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Read More »‘Angus won’t be disappointed’; NACTM director discusses Soca Warriors combine in DC
“[…] A lot of the players who will attend are playing in college or maybe a MLS reserve team or the UPSL, which is like semi-professional football and has former college players or pro players who may have fallen off the grid due to injury or other reasons. “[…] I …
Read More »Early Bird: Football’s human face; the lowdown on Garrincha and Pelé from a picoplat
In my life, there are two men—your mind’s in the gutter, wretch!—whose knowledge of football is encyclopaedic. One is Wired868 Editor Lasana Liburd. From him, I got an unsolicited lecturette on Marcelo Bielsa’s family history. In five minutes, I learned more about the just fired Leeds coach than I know …
Read More »Eve names Levi and Julien in 24-man T&T squad; Caribbean friendlies available on pay-per-view
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve will have the gifted Europe-based duo of attacker Levi Garcia and left-back Keston Julien in his squad for the first time this weekend, as the Soca Warriors prepare for the Concacaf Nations League competition with friendlies against Barbados and …
Read More »Marathon man Brathwaite holds off England again, winner-take-all in Grenada finale
Led by another immense feat of endurance and concentration from skipper Kraigg Brathwaite, the West Indies earned a second honourable draw in the Second Test of the three-match Apex Series at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados today All three protagonists played their part to ensure that the predictable outcome was …
Read More »McWatt: ‘Very special’ Hayley Matthews comes of age for West Indies at W/Cup in N/Zealand
“She’s a very special person!” That was the Facebook description of one adoring fan immediately after Hayley Matthews posted her career-best bowling figures of 4/15 off 10 overs to help the West Indies to yet another nail-biting win in their 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup campaign. Matthews’ outstanding performance deservingly …
Read More »Brathwaite’s 489-ball century keeps England close, as WI head into Day Five
When bad light ended play at the end of Day Four of the Second Apex Test at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite’s led all scorers with a 710-minute, 489-ball 160. But all the other numbers seemed to say a draw. There were three sessions …
Read More »Cudjoe promises ‘incentive’ for ‘phenomenal’ Jereem; 400m champ dedicates title to Lendore
Minister of Sport and Community Development Shamfa Cudjoe described Trinidad and Tobago quarter-miler Jereem Richards as ‘phenomenal’, after the 28-year-old Point Fortin sprinter snatched gold in the 400-metre event at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia today. Richards, who is also the reigning Commonwealth Games 200m champ, crossed …
Read More »Early Bird: Monty who? Blackwood brings WI batting coach into sharp focus
It’s not cricket that is my editor’s forte; it’s football. So it’s mainly the beautiful game we’d discuss if, instead of walking by himself on evenings, he decided to walk on mornings with Bobby and me. But today he called about the game of glorious uncertainties. “I just sent you …
Read More »Soca Warriors set to play Barbados and Guyana in March friendlies at Hasely Crawford Stadium
For the first time since he was hired as Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach, Angus Eve will play a friendly game within a Fifa international match window. The flip-side, though, is Trinidad and Tobago’s sparring partners, Barbados and Guyana, have already indicated that they will not …
Read More »Brathwaite, Blackwood lead from front, make WI day with double centuries
When West Indies vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood walked to the middle of Kensington Oval in Barbados in the Second Apex Test match against England today, his team was on 101 for 3, still 407 runs shy of avoiding the follow-on. When he departed some 68 overs later, West Indies were on …
Read More »Grenada ends ‘vaccine differentiation policy’; unvaccinated cricket fans can attend Third Test
Grenada will allow unvaccinated cricket fans to attend the third and final Apex Test match between the West Indies and England, which starts next Thursday at the Grenada National Stadium. West Indies and England played to a draw in the First Test in Antigua while Day Three of the Second …
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