It is the Trinidad and Tobago women versus the señoritas of Venezuela on Tuesday evening, as the two neighbours go head to head for bronze medals in the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games women’s football competition in Barranquilla, Colombia. The Women Soca Warriors—who, improbably, made it to the semifinal …
Read More »CAC: T&T women advance to semis on goal difference; but Colombia rout T&T U-20 men 5-1
FC Santa Rosa midfielder and QRC student John-Paul Rochford got his second goal of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games tournament tonight; but it was a rare bright moment for the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team, as they were overwhelmed 5-1 by hosts Colombia in their final …
Read More »CAC: T&T women held by Nicaragua after squandering two-goal lead; Rochford strikes but U-20s kayoed by Costa Rica
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team must wait to learn if they will appear in the semifinal round of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games, after squandering a two-goal lead tonight against Nicaragua in Barranquilla, Colombia. The surprise withdrawal of Haiti from the women’s tournament meant that …
Read More »Latapy: Not a bad performance; we will get there! U-20 coach sees positives after Honduras loss
“We were solid enough in the second half but, all in all—keeping in mind that this is development and preparation for November—we are heading [in the right direction], although we have a lot of work to do. “As a nation, we have to face the reality that we are playing …
Read More »CAC: Mexico women spank T&T 5-1; Men’s U-20 Warriors lose 2-0 to Honduras
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team and Women’s National Senior Team got off to losing starts in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games tonight at the Romelio Martínez Stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia. The Women Soca Warriors were crushed 5-1 by defending CAC champions, Mexico, in their …
Read More »T&T U-20s take Hodge, Isaiah and Dass as over-age players for CAC Games
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team will start their 2018 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games adventure in Barranquilla, Colombia on Friday, as coach Russell Latapy tries to make his mark with what is expected to be the youngest squad in the competition. The young Soca Warriors face …
Read More »TTOC set to veto men’s table tennis from CAC Games, after TTTTA disregards arbitration ruling
The Trinidad and Tobago men’s table tennis team looks set to miss this month’s Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Colombia, after the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) received legal advice today that the local table tennis association failed to follow a ruling by its three member arbitration …
Read More »“How come it was flawed?” Table Tennis body snubs arbitration order to reselect CAC team
The Trinidad and Tobago Table Tennis Association (TTTTA) has put itself on a collision course with the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC), after defying a ruling by the TTOC’s arbitration panel regarding its team for next week’s Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia. Yesterday, a three-member …
Read More »Shabazz targets CAC medal as groups announced for U20 men and senior women teams
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Jamaal Shabazz declared that the Woman Soca Warriors will be hunting for a medal when they head to Colombia next month for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games. The Women Warriors open their campaign in Group B against Mexico …
Read More »“I tried to call them off!” Shabazz says T&T players refused to show Grenada mercy; reveals future plans
Crisis? What crisis? A potentially tricky assignment was last night transformed into a “coming out” party at the Ato Boldon Stadium, where the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team put a humbling 13-0 whipping on their Grenadian counterparts. The Women Soca Warriors needed only six goals to qualify and, …
Read More »“We’re in the medal-winning business!” TTOC president on Khalifa, Ato/Ahye spat and his Tokyo 2020 vision
“My objective is to get a gold medal. Whether people agree with me or not, I believe the TTOC is not the United Nations of nothing… The TTOC, by virtue of the sports we control, are in the medal-winning business. “Our role is, as far as possible, to create an …
Read More »“I can’t argue with gold!” TTOC president speaks on Ahye, St Louis, elite funding and the Commonwealth Games
“I think what has happened is more and more you are seeing athletes in various sports exercising their right to choose or take decisions that they believe are in their best benefit. It is no longer the athletes are pawns to be used. “[…] People talk about accountability and taxpayers’ …
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