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Chapter 7: I had some dark days… Imagine moving from a place of ‘normal’ to being told you have breast cancer and having to process that. Now, imagine being told that the lump can be removed, but not before an MRI is done to get a better image. Next, imagine …

(Part 37.) West Indies too professional. With 14 days to go to the 50th anniversary of the West Indies victory over Australia in the 1975 World Cup final, Tony Cozier reports on the Caribbean side’s opening match of the tournament against Sri Lanka, which was carried originally in his celebratory …

“[…] Far less visible [than the upper tier citizens at yesterday’s World Cup qualifying match], was a single, unemployed mother from one of our struggling communities, who had made an extraordinary effort to bring her young son to the game. “[…] Whether by sacrifice, missed bills, or borrowing, she gave …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke suggested that the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) might have spent last night with their head in hands, after CF Montreal winger Dante Sealy made his senior international debut with the Soca Warriors—rather than the Stars and Stripes. Sealy, …

“[…] The West Indies tacticians, in their wisdom, chose to give the new ball to Matthew Forde to accompany Jayden Seales in the first two games. In the third game, even with Forde missing, they again overlooked Alzarri and entrusted the new ball to Shamar Joseph. That, I believe, was …

A double from debutante Dante Sealy, a goal on return from Levi Garcia and another from veteran Kevin Molino, and a sell-out crowd at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. There was plenty to please Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards and, more importantly, football fans in red, white …