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The 30-year-old Kevon Carter got his wings long before his untimely passing yesterday afternoon. The barrel-chested Trinidad and Tobago and Defence Force flanker never ran; he flew. With an economy of leg movement, Carter propelled himself to scary speeds. And, although a quiet and assuming figure off the ball, he …

Trinidad and Tobago national football team player and Defence Force Football Club vice-captain Kevon Carter died this morning of a suspected heart attack at the Seventh Day Adventist Community Hospital in Cocorite. Carter, who has two daughters aged 10 and three, turned 30 on 11 November 2013. Defence Force coach …

A fortuitous equaliser, a harsh red card and the upright all went in favour of North East Stars last night as the Sangre Grande-based team held Defence Force 1-1 at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya in the last Pro League outing before Carnival. The point did little for either team. …

Trinidad and Tobago attacker Willis Plaza notched the first hattrick since his January move to Central FC as his outfit thrashed St Ann’s Rangers 6-0 in Couva yesterday to ease further away from its mid-season Pro League slump. Plaza has now scored six goals in the last three games and …

Reigning Pro League champion team, Defence Force, was left with little doubt about the scale of its 2014 mission this evening as the army/ coast guard combination returned to active football duty with a 2-0 loss to Central FC at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Coach Ross Russell’s men …

The defending Pro League champion football team, Defence Force, is back in business. Defence Force assistant coach Marvin Gordon told Wired868 that the team got the good news this morning from its superiors and the players cannot wait to resume training tomorrow. “(Head coach) Ross (Russell) called me and said …

It has been four weeks since the Defence Force football team along with all other sport and cultural teams within the local regiment have suspended all “involvement in national, regional and community type/level sporting activities.” No one has ever explained how the likes of Curtis “Boyo” Gonzales, Kevon Carter and …

Runaway Digicel Pro League leader DIRECTV W Connection will expect to extend its unbeaten nine match unbeaten streak tonight when the “Savonetta Boys” face table proper, St Ann’s Rangers from 7 pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Connection romped to a 7-0 win when these teams met on …

Defence Force’s 2013/14 Pro League football season was thrown into limbo today after a directive from civil military affairs officer, Major Al Alexander ordered that “with immediate effect, all Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force’s involvement in national, regional and community type/level sporting activities is suspended in favour of the operational …

Police FC coach Richard Hood sent his players text messages this morning that read: “The game is on.” At 6 pm today at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Police will face DIRECTV W Connection in Digicel Pro League action. At present, Connection is top of the standings …

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s response to Trinidad and Tobago’s crime problem might again spell chaos for the local Pro League competition as the Defence Force and Police football clubs admitted that they were waiting anxiously for news on their immediate futures. Defence Force is the defending Pro League champion club …

DIRECTV W Connection welcomed 21-year-old starlet Shahdon Winchester backed into its fold last night but was forced to settle for one point after a 1-1 draw against Defence Force at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Jerrel Britto, another 21-year-old, put Connection ahead in the 48th minute but Defence …