Hero Caribbean Premier League press officer, Peter Miller, revealed this afternoon that the League has invalidated over 30 tickets for T20 cricket action in Trinidad, after discovering that they were allegedly “bought fraudulently.” “Hero Caribbean Premier League would like to advise patrons in Trinidad of tickets that have been bought …
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“This is as far as I could carry it!” Shabazz quits as T&T women’s football coach
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team coach Jamaal Shabazz handed in his resignation to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today, just 13 months after he replaced Italian Carolina Morace at the helm of the local women’s programme. Shabazz served as head coach for the Women’s National Under-17, …
Read More »CPL 18: “The best vs the best!” Bravo and Pollard share barbs ahead of TKR’s season opener
“No pressure on our team, the pressure is on their team. They haven’t won anything in a while and the pressure is there with them.” Trinbago Knight Riders captain Dwayne Bravo threw down the gauntlet to his countryman and new St Lucia Stars captain Kieron Pollard on the eve of …
Read More »Demming: The Captain vs the Major General; will T&T benefit from Dr Rowley’s new direction?
Is it any surprise that National Security Minister Edmund Dillon has been removed? The Prime Minister has chosen to sacrifice one of the persons who brought home his political victory in preference for an opposition player. PM Dr Keith Rowley is either a masterful collaborator or the rocks he studied …
Read More »NCRHA slams Guardian over Powell’s cancer and surgery claims; threatens legal action
“The report claims that Michael Powell lost half of his right foot to cancer. Fact: Cancer has not been diagnosed in any patient with that name ‘who lost half of their right foot’ currently being treated by the NCRHA… “We’ve taken the strong position that this trend of inaccurate reporting …
Read More »Goals like rain; T&T U-14 Boys whip Bonaire 11-1 in CFU competition
Trinidad and Tobago ran riot again in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Boys Under-14 National Under-14 this evening, as they whipped Bonaire 11-1 in their second outing of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Boys’ Under 14 Challenge Series. On Saturday evening, Abdul-Quddoos Hypolite scored twice as the young Soca Warriors …
Read More »Concacaf withdraws invitation to T&T U-15 Women; St Rose mum as “elite team” grounded
The efforts of the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-15 Team players over the past year and a half ended on an anticlimactic note today, as Concacaf withdrew its invitation for the young Women Soca Warriors to participate at the confederation’s 2018 Women’s Under-15 Championship in Florida. Trinidad and Tobago …
Read More »Young gets National Security post; Attorney will be Griffith’s line minister as silver spoon gang widens influence
Has Gary Griffith’s bug spray taken its first victim? By the time the new Commissioner of Police is sworn in, his line minister will not be retired Major General Edmund Dillon; but political neophyte Stuart Young, who has been hoovering up portfolios like a fat child at a buffet. Young—an …
Read More »TTSL round-up: Rosa go top after Prisons win; “Big Cannons”, QPCC and Cunupia all on 21 points
FC Santa Rosa took advantage of a stumble by early leaders, Queen’s Park Cricket Club, this afternoon, as the “Big Cannons” moved to the top of the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) with a 2-0 win aways to Prisons FC at the YTC ground in Arouca. Silky midfielder Ryan …
Read More »TTSL: Limp Dick fails to save Parkites, as Guaya edge QPCC to ignite title chase
Defending Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) champions Guaya United pulled to within two points of the TTSL summit yesterday, after defeating table-toppers Queen’s Park Cricket Club 2-1 at the Guayaguayare Recreation Ground. A few nights ago, after an indifferent performance against RSSR which ultimately led to a 1-1 stalemate, …
Read More »Daly Bread: Our true treasure trove; T&T must let culture relieve the gloom
Being uncertain whether the appointment of glory Gary as Commissioner of Police, will make a difference, I am referring to some of our steadily growing international successes in arts and culture in an attempt to relieve the murderous gloom. This sector holds the key to diversification of the economy, despite …
Read More »Cover Drive (Video): Brian Lara talks CPL, Test v T20 and West Indies’ missing ingredient
West Indies cricket legend and multiple world record holder Brian Lara discusses the potential talking points for the 2018 CPL season, Test vs T20 cricket, the strengths of reigning champs, the Trinbago Knight Riders, and the missing ingredient for the current crop of West Indies players, in the maiden episode …
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