Three past and present Trinidad and Tobago internationals were ejected while a fourth left the Hasely Crawford Stadium with blood gushing from his nose in an eventful Pro League double header in Port of Spain yesterday. When the dust settled, Police FC and Caledonia AIA had most to feel pleased …
Read More »Sizzling Shahdon takes Connection 15 points past Stars
Twenty-two year old Shahdon Winchester lit up a drab top of the table clash at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last night as Digicel Pro League leader, DIRECTV W Connection, stormed a whopping 15 points clear of the pack with a 2-0 win over second place North East Stars. Winchester, who …
Read More »Baptiste strikes down Rangers; Stars hold Civic goalless
Another weekend and another goal for Kerry “El Corbeux” Baptiste. Baptiste, the 32-year-old San Juan Jabloteh captain, decided a drab affair with a close range header off a Rennie Britto cross that helped the “San Juan Kings” to a 1-0 win over St Ann’s Rangers at the Larry Gomes Stadium, …
Read More »Central calamity as Jabloteh spoils Guerra’s homecoming
Central FC managing director Brent Sancho declared last week that the recruitment of “Soca Warrior” Ataullah Guerra was a key step to challenging for a top two Pro League finish and a place in next year’s Caribbean Club Championship. It can still happen, of course. But yesterday’s 1-1 draw with …
Read More »Cleon holds off Jabloteh; Police FC cruises past Rangers
A remarkable second half performance from Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Cleon John saved the day for a depleted North East Stars team tonight as a late Kennedy Hinkson winner helped the Sangre Grande-based outfit escape with a 1-0 win over San Juan Jabloteh at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port …
Read More »Highley entertaining: Malabar stuns Jabloteh in seven-goal thriller
The unmistakable scent of marijuana wafted through the night’s breeze at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya last night and, inadvertently or not, everyone got a sniff or three. But, by the final whistle, the Centre of Excellence was high off Gorian Highley as the former youth prodigy scored a …
Read More »Caledonia starves Baptiste for first League win while D/Force stutters
Well, it took Caledonia AIA long enough. After 450 minutes without a win in local competition and 16 and a half hours in total if one includes CONCACAF Champions League action, Caledonia AIA finally got the monkey off its back with a 4-1 victory over San Juan Jabloteh last night …
Read More »Jan shines as Central recovers from Harris show
Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper and former DIRECTV W Connection captain and MVP Jan-Michael Williams bit the hand that once fed him last night with a clean sheet and two penalty saves as he helped 10-man Central FC to a 3-2 shoot-out win over Connection after a goalless draw in the …
Read More »Caledonia crisis continues; Defence Force KOs defending champs
Last night, First Citizens Cup holders Caledonia AIA crashed out of the competition at the first hurdle as the “Eastern Stallions” slumped to a 1-0 quarterfinal loss to Defence Force at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya. The “Eastern Stallions” have now gone eight successive competitive games without a win …
Read More »Mahaica thriller: Point Fortin hosts W Connection in First Citizens Cup
Top flight football is set to make a thrilling return to Mahaica Oval this Saturday as Pro League rookie outfit, Point Fortin Civic, hosts giants DIRECTV W Connection at the Point Fortin venue from 3.30 pm in the quarterfinal round of the First Citizens Cup. Connection and Point Fortin are …
Read More »Million dollar league: Pro League’s back with big pay-out and new teams
Trinidad and Tobago’s Digicel Pro League football competition will offer a $1 million first prize to its champion club for the 2013/14 season, which kicks off at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva on Friday 13 September. The first prize is more than double last season’s cash award of $400,000, …
Read More »The remarkable Jason Scotland
Can you recall a day in your life that you wish you could take back? Jason “Scotty” Scotland, a former trainee electrician from a poor neighbourhood in Morvant, Trinidad, does. His mother, Ann, now lives in a comfortable and sizeable two-storey home in Barataria. He drives a Range Rover. This July, …
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