West Indies limited overs captain Kieron Pollard announced his retirement from international cricket today, via social media, in a move that appeared to have blindsided Cricket West Indies (CWI). The 34-year-old allrounder is at present plying his trade in India where he represents the Mumbai Indians in the lucrative IPL …
Read More »T&T Women get promising W/Cup draw, W/Warriors can advance with Panama result
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team avoided the more testing group of the 2022 Concacaf W Championship tonight as they were drawn with Canada, Costa Rica and Panama in Group B. Group A, on the other hand, comprises Concacaf superpower the United States, hosts Mexico, Jamaica and Haiti. …
Read More »T&T Women enjoy 13-0 mauling of Turks & Caicos despite resting six starters for Guyana
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team warmed up for Tuesday’s decisive Concacaf W Championship qualifier against Guyana with a 13-0 mauling of the Turks and Caicos Islands this afternoon at the TCIFA National Academy in Providenciales. It was a feat made all the more remarkable by the fact …
Read More »Guyana women held by Nicaragua; T&T can top group with Turks & Caicos win
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team’s chances of advancing to the 2022 Concacaf W Championship received a strong boost earlier this evening as Guyana were held goalless by Nicaragua in tonight’s qualifying fixture in Lenora. The result eliminates Nicaragua as a contender for the sole qualification spot at …
Read More »Ex-Pro League star, Akeem Benjamin, shot dead after alleged ‘confrontation’ with police
Former Pro League stand-out Akeem ‘Battery’ Benjamin was one of two men shot dead today during an alleged confrontation with police officers at the out-of-commission Flavourite Ice Cream compound at Boundary Road in San Juan. The second deceased man remains unidentified while a TTPS release said North Eastern Division Task …
Read More »T&T start Nations League away to Nicaragua, Wired868 looks at Caribbean fixtures
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will start their 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League campaign away to Nicaragua on Friday 3 June 2022 and finish it at home on Monday 27 March 2023. The tournament will take place in a round-robin format with each team playing its fellow group …
Read More »CPL 2022: TKR sign Pooran and Russell; Bravos reunited at Patriots; King, Allen join Tallawahs
The Trinbago Knight Riders made a bold statement in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) pre-draft today as they announced the signatures of wicketkeeper/batsman Nicholas Pooran and allrounder Andre Russell, who represented the Guyana Amazon Warriors and Jamaica Tallawahs respectively last season. The 2022 CPL season bowls off on 30 August …
Read More »Trinidad and Tobago slip two places in Fifa rankings, plus Wired868 looks at Eve’s 35-man pool
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team dropped two places to 103rd in the latest Fifa rankings released on 31 March 2022, while they remain 11th in the Concacaf region. The Soca Warriors are ranked as the fourth best nation in the Caribbean, behind Jamaica (64th), Curaçao (79th) and …
Read More »TTFA moves Women’s W/Cup qualifier against Guyana to Tobago, Jones names 23-member squad
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team will face Guyana at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet on 12 April in their potentially decisive Concacaf W Championship qualifying affair. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) announced the venue today in a media statement on head coach Kenwyne Jones’ …
Read More »Form three St Benedict’s midfielder, Josiah Ochoa, wins SSFL Ball Juggling competition
St Benedict’s College midfielder Josiah Ochoa is the Secondary Schools Football League’s first trophy-holder in close to three years, after the 15-year-old form three student won the SSFL Online Ball Juggling Competition earlier this month. Ochoa emerged best of a field of 10 participants to cop the award. Nine entrants …
Read More »Soldier vs Muslimeen: Eve fires back at Shabazz, as T&T call-up Alvin Jones and Waldrop
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve has made two changes to his squad before Tuesday night’s final Courts Caribbean Classic outing against Guyana at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Soca Warriors right back Alvin Jones has been recalled to the squad, after …
Read More »Blaxx passes away; soca star fails to recover from Covid-19
Trinidad and Tobago soca star Dexter ‘Blaxx’ Stewart died today after failing to recover from Covid-19. The 59-year-old singer, who had underlying health issues or comorbidities, was warded at the intensive care unit of the Arima General Hospital. Blaxx’s management team released a statement today, which read: ‘The family of …
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