Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper credited the desire of his players and the physical preparation of the teenaged team, as they advanced to the Round of 16 phase of the Concacaf Under-17 Championship after yesterday’s 1-1 tie with Barbados. The result, at the Estadio …
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Piggy, pussy and politics: Live Wire on Watson Duke’s bizarre local govt campaign launch
If you know you lack the muscle to handle the weight of a woman’s expectation, sometimes it is best to say upfront: I cyah make, darling. You’re not helping anyone when you take the keys to a Heavy T van when you know full well that you’re accustomed to riding …
Read More »Sween rescues T&T, as young Warriors stumble into knockout stage after 1-1 Barbados tie
Trinidad and Tobago are through to the knockout stages of the 2023 Concacaf Under-17 Championship but coach Shawn Cooper will not want to dwell on how they got there. Having tussled with Canada and the United States in their opening two Group F matches, Soca Warriors supporters would have hoped …
Read More »“Greatest honour of my career”, “Dream come true”—Hope and Powell named WI white-ball captains
Wicketkeeper/batter Shai Hope and batting allrounder Rovman Powell will lead the West Indies cricket team in the One-Day International (ODI) and T20 formats. Hope and Powell were confirmed in their respective roles today by the Cricket West Indies. The talented cricketers replace Nicholas Pooran, who quit his post in both …
Read More »Outclassed but not embarrassed, T&T U-17s fall 3-1 to US in second Concacaf outing
Trinidad and Tobago lost their second successive outing of the Concacaf Under-17 Championship tonight in Antigua, Guatemala. But, once again, they did not go meekly—as they fell 3-1 to the Group F leaders, the United States of America, at the Estadio Pensativo. The result was arguably settled within the first …
Read More »Daly Bread: Ten thousand flowers bloom in panyards, but ole mas in Office of the AG
Trinidad and Tobago Television (TTT) has provided quality coverage of this season’s Panorama competitions, particularly through the engagement of knowledgeable commentators. In the course of her closing remarks last Sunday morning when the medium and large band semi-finals concluded after midnight, Michelle Huggins-Watts, musicologist and formidable pan practitioner, commented on …
Read More »“He didn’t touch the ball!” Cooper defends Cardines and explains tactical tale of Canada contest
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper defended right back Rio Cardines over his expulsion in yesterday’s Concacaf Under-17 Championship match against Canada, which forced his teammates to play for 70 minutes with 10 players. There were barely 19 minutes on the clock at the Estadio …
Read More »TTFA Members unanimously pass motion on Normalisation Committee to appease Fifa
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) membership yesterday voted to annul its motion of 10 December 2022, which gave an 18 March 2023 deadline for the Robert Hadad-led Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee to end its occupation of the local football body. The new motion—again moved by Trinidad and Tobago Football …
Read More »Noble: Playing chess with The Dragon; Dr Rowley’s gas gamble
“For any developing economy dependent on a single export commodity, powerful economic and political forces, both domestic and external, qualify the choices open to governments and structure their incentives. “[…] It is tempting to put the blame on poor leadership and examples of questionable public policy. In the end, governments …
Read More »Sween scores stunner but 10-man T&T U17s fall 3-2 to Canada in Concacaf opener
Trinidad and Tobago started their 2023 Concacaf Under-17 Championship campaign with a 3-2 defeat to Canada this evening at the Estadio Pensativo in Antigua, Guatemala. However, the young Soca Warriors could take heart from making things difficult for their North American counterparts, despite playing a man short for much of …
Read More »Connection and Central set to kick off TTPFL, no break for international match window
The TT Premier Football League now has a kick off date. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today revealed draft fixtures for the new domestic top-flight competition, with the first outing scheduled for Friday 10 March. W Connection FC and Central FC, the two most successful teams in the …
Read More »The “Cardines Clause”; Rio gets passport to represent T&T U17s in potentially ground-breaking case
Rio Cardines has got his Trinidad and Tobago passport and will join the National Under-17 Team in Guatemala tomorrow, just hours before their opening Concacaf Under-17 Championship match against Canada. Almost certainly, Cardines will not be named in coach Shawn Cooper’s starting team and is unlikely to feature at all. …
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