The England Premier League table’s top four clubs at the end of match day six were Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Manchester United. You may quibble about the order of the quartet—justifiably! (cough cough)—but things look to be settling down. For Wired868 Lime Kickers fantasy players, the devil was in …
Read More »Tourism Trinidad announces Kurtis Rudd as new CEO, as body seeks to ‘re-energise tourism economy’
Tourism Trinidad formally announced today the appointment of Kurtis Rudd as its new chief executive officer. Rudd, a former Prestige Holdings marketing vice-president, officially started work on Monday 20 September. He replaced acting CEO Heidi Alert, who reverted to her substantive post as manager of destination development. Rudd, a senior lecturer …
Read More »Ex-West Indies star, Marlon Samuels, charged by ICC with four breaches of Anti-Corruption Code
Former West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels has been charged by the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit for four breaches of Emirates Cricket Board’s Anti-Corruption Code. The charges are related to his participation in a T10 League in Abu Dhabi in 2019. The 40-year-old Samuels is accused of failing to …
Read More »Fantasy football: Mo Salah, more points! Liverpool ace helps Kapil, Schmidhammer and J Ali soar
Mo Salah, more goals, mucho points! It has often been that simple for fantasy football players who bank on the Liverpool flanker’s devilish left foot. And on match day five, there were cheers all around from fantasy football players who captained the Egyptian ace, as he scored one and engineered …
Read More »Hola, tout moun! Caribbean Yard Campus offers attractive language package for learners
Since physical travel remains risky in these times, Caribbean Yard Campus is offering an inclusive package of virtual education and Caribbean tours in its Rainy Season Programme 2021. Many of us may have ‘done Spanish’ at some level in school, yet cannot speak the language. The course ‘Vamos a Hablar’ …
Read More »Maylee’s back! Ex-Women Warriors skipper named in 20-member T&T training squad
Former Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson looks set to return to competitive international football, after she was named in head coach James Thomas’ 20-member training squad today. Attin-Johnson, who is based in the United States, was one of the Women Soca Warriors’ most recognisable faces …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Ronaldo struts as ‘Scotty’, ‘Bor Bor’ and Springer cash in, but Geeze and Ages still rules
Glory glory! It was a good weekend for Fantasy Football players who recognise a goal machine when they see one. The Portuguese life-like ‘Ken doll’ returned to Old Trafford with a double in a 4-1 win that settled the debate as to what the Manchester United squad needs to win …
Read More »W/C Corner: Shamar grabs lifeline for off-tune Reggae Boyz, as Mexico, Canada and USA make early runnings
Eh? So is that what all the fuss was about? Jamaica Men’s National Senior Team head coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore might have suffered a severe case of buyer’s remorse in the opening match window of Concacaf’s Octagonal 2022 World Cup qualifying round. Coveted West Ham United forward Michael Antonio made …
Read More »Harper: WI can keep title with ‘rub of the green’; Rampaul, Roston, Gayle in 15-man squad—Holder in reserves
Thirty-six-year-old fast bowler Ravi Rampaul and 29-year-old all-rounder Roston Chase today both successfully forced their way into the 15-man West Indies squad for the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. West Indies are the defending champions and only two-time winners of the title—after triumphs …
Read More »NC announces TTFA posts for Solange Gomes and Michael Ragoonath—no CVs or details provided
The Fifa-appointed normalisation committee announced two more appointments today, as Solange Gomes and Michael Ragoonath were named as Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) finance manager and interim head of refereeing department respectively. Ragoonath, a former Fifa assistant referee who officiated at the South Korea/Japan 2002 World Cup, replaces Boni …
Read More »MSJ: Let’s stop trying to change the party in power and try changing the political arrangements
On the occasion of the 59th Anniversary of the Independence of Trinidad and Tobago, political leader of the Movement for Social Justice David Abdulah is calling on citizens and patriots to embrace the vision of the Second Republic offered by his party. It should be clear to all, says he, …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Antonio drops the Hammer as August ends with three-way split on top
Future ‘Reggae Boyz’ forward Michail Antonio not only toted West Ham United on his back this month. ‘Grandmaster Bubbles’ also put at least one giant meal on the tables of Daniel Geelalsingh, Nigel Seerattan and Andre Roberts as well, as the trio ended at the Wired868 Lime Kickers leaderboard for …
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