The financially beleaguered Trinidad and Tobago Football Association is considering withdrawing both their male and female teams from the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games Qualifiers. The Men’s National Under-23 Team were drawn in Group B of the qualifying series alongside Cuba, US Virgin Islands and Barbados, which is due to …
Read More »Inside the YPL: Wired868 finds familiar issues around player registration and club ‘adoptions’
After three shaky rounds with just 27 from 45 scheduled matches taking place, the Youth Pro League (YPL) finally had a full quota of games on the weekend. Once again, TT Pro League CEO Julia Baptiste blamed registration issues for the barrage of defaulted fixtures and forfeited points. “If you …
Read More »Here comes the boom! World Junior powerlifting champ, Hunte, targets global domination
“This year, going into next year, we could really see a big boom in powerlifting in Trinidad and Tobago.” Twenty two year old Junior Powerlifting world record holder Rondel Hunte, for one, is excited about 2019, as he aims to lift his sport to the forefront of the local sport …
Read More »Lawrence concerned about fitness; only seven Soca Warriors active with Wales looming
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence admitted to concerns about match fitness, as he prepares to selects his final squad to face Wales in a friendly international on 20 March in Wrexham. Lawrence, whose contract was recently extended to mid-2021, identified the fitness—or lack there of—of …
Read More »SSFL 2018: Ode to Naparima juggernauts; and three cheers to our Premier Division stars
The curtain has fallen on the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) with the juggernauts of Naparima College claiming a historic treble of titles in a season that offered exciting twists at the end. Coach Angus Eve’s team never tasted the bitterness of defeat, as they claimed an unbeaten 2018—an …
Read More »Intercol 18: ‘Naps’ and ‘P-ville’ rule as Levi and Alexcia bring SSFL season to exciting climax
Naparima College and Pleasantville Secondary each capped off historic unbeaten 2018 seasons after claiming the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) National Boys and Girls Intercol titles respectively at the expense of San Juan North Secondary and Signal Hill Secondary at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva yesterday. While Pleasantville romped …
Read More »Intercol 18: More than silverware at sake as Pleasantville and Signal Hill clash in Girls final
Pleasantville Secondary and Signal Hill Secondary will face off in the 2018 National Girls Intercol Final on Tuesday 4 December with more than silverware on their minds. The match, which kicks off at 3pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium, looks set be an emotionally trying one with both teams eager …
Read More »Intercol 18: Marcelle fizzles in drab affair, as Naparima beat St Anthony’s to final spot
Naparima College will contest the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) National Intercol Finals after an untidy 2-0 semifinal victory over St Anthony’s College at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella this evening. Naparima will face San Juan North Secondary at a venue to be determined—although the Ato Boldon Stadium in …
Read More »Intercol 18: ‘Tigers’ roar in Couva; St Anthony’s blitz ‘Caps’ to book Naparima showdown
St Anthony’s College had their National Intercol semifinals berth all but sewn up by the halftime whistle today, as they walloped Carapichaima East Secondary 4-1 in the quarterfinals at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. “We are on a mission,” St Anthony’s College head coach Ronald Daniel told Wired868. “The Tigers …
Read More »Intercol 18: Swashbuckling St Anthony’s hold off Trinity Moka to claim North title on penalties
St Anthony’s College overcame a titanic comeback from Trinity College (Moka) to claim the 2018 North Zone Intercol North title on penalties after a 3-3 score at the St Mary’s College grounds this evening It meant heartbreak for the Moka faithful, as St Anthony’s custodian Josiah Perez kept out Anfernee …
Read More »Intercol 18: Five Rivers overflow with promise; Sarjeant’s new lease on life with Mia and company
“Life is a cycle. This is a circle.” Desiree Sarjeant beamed with the 2018 Girls National Intercol East Zone trophy as Five Rivers Secondary players celebrated a historic 4-1 finals victory over Valencia Secondary yesterday at St Augustine Secondary Ground. Life, as she put it, is definitely not without its …
Read More »Intercol 18: Naparima and Presentation win to set up South Clasico final
Naparima College and Presentation College (San Fernando) will resume their arch rivalry in next Monday’s 2018 National Intercol South Zone finals, after wins over Pleasantville and St Benedict’s College respectively in Marabella today. It means a final tasty ‘South Clasico’ for the 2018 season, after ‘Naps’ pipped the ‘Pres Lions’ …
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