Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve today announced a 25-man squad to face Saint Martin on Sunday, which includes veteran utility player Joevin Jones and the teenaged duo of Real Gill and Kaihim Thomas. The two nations will square off from 6pm on 29 January …
Read More »Lara takes “performance mentor” job to “improve game sense” of Windies players
West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara was unveiled today as the Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) new performance mentor with a remit to improve the “game sense” and tactical nous of international players and coaches in the region. A CWI release said Lara, a former West Indies cricket captain and record …
Read More »Soca Warriors host Saint Martin in Sunday friendly at Hasely Crawford Stadium
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve will get the chance to assess his local-based players on Sunday when the Soca Warriors host Saint Martin in a friendly international at the Hasely Crawford Stadium from 6pm. The outing is likely to be the closest thing to …
Read More »Cooper names long-list for Concacaf U-17 tournament; T&T eye Jamaica friendlies
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team look set to play two practice games away to Jamaica next month, as part of their preparation for their February Concacaf Championship in Guatemala. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has not yet confirmed the fixtures, although Wired868 understands they were …
Read More »Test cricket for white-ball players, fitness consensus, center wicket practice: the CWI’s 34-point Report on T20 W/Cup exit
“[…] It is not in the best interests of West Indies Cricket that our best players play in every global league and play for the WI Team on an optional basis. It is imperative that the Board and the players have a frank and honest discussion with each other in …
Read More »Eve targets Caribbean friendly opposition, disinterested in “corruption and boardroom stuff”
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve is targeting friendly Caribbean opposition to give local-based players a chance to feature in March’s decisive Concacaf Nations League fixtures. The Soca Warriors, who are second in Group B in tier two of Concacaf, need a win away to …
Read More »Cooper hails attitude of National U-17s as squad whittled down, still no friendlies announced
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper has credited the work ethic and competitiveness of his pool of players, as they come to the end of a residential training camp at the TTFA Home of Football in Couva. The young Soca Warriors are preparing for next …
Read More »Sobers, Hinds and Kwinsi among six T&T referees on Fifa’s international list
Trinidad and Tobago will have six referees on Fifa’s international list of officials for 2023, after the Fifa Referees Committee accepted recommendations from the TTFA’s Referees Department. Crystal Sobers, Cecile Hinds and Kwinsi Williams were all accepted on Fifa’s referees list while Caleb Wales, Ainsley Rochard and Evelyn Douglas-Jacob got …
Read More »CWI gives Academy coach, Coley, interim WI post for Zimbabwe, S/Africa tours
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) today appointed CWI Academy head coach Andre Coley as interim head coach of the West Indies men’s team for next year’s trips to Zimbabwe and South Africa. Coley, who assisted outgoing coach Phil Simmons during the 2016 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, spent much of …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Arima North return to Velodrome for final Big 5 clash with St Mary’s
Arima North Secondary will return to the Arima Velodrome this weekend, for the first time in over a decade, as the National Big 5 competition draws to a close with a top of the table clash from 3.30pm on Sunday 11 December. Arima North and St Mary’s College both top …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Seales strikes to put Arima back in Premier Division, Bishop’s finish third
Arima North Secondary will play Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division football in 2023, after a nine-year hiatus in the lower divisions. This evening, the Dial Dynamos confirmed their promotion to the SSFL’s top-flight competition with a 1-0 win over Siparia West Secondary in National Big 5 action at …
Read More »SSFL 2022: Arima down Bishop’s to near Premier return, Siparia whip Miracle Min to stay alive
Arima North Secondary moved within one point of promotion to the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division yesterday with a 3-0 win over Bishop’s High School in National Big 5 action at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago. The “Dial Dynamos” enjoyed the lion’s share of possession in …
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