Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 coach Jamaal Shabazz named his 22-member squad today to challenge for a France 2018 World Cup berth. Trinidad and Tobago host the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva from 18-28 January. The top three nations on the final table …
Read More »Sport Ministry hands TTOC TT$3 million for Commonwealth, CAC and Youth Olympic Games
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) declared that local athletes will participate in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, CAC Games and Youth Olympic Games, after receiving a TT$3 million cash injection from the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs. The Commonwealth Games will be held in Australia in April while …
Read More »Football Festival VI: “Speng” Lewis XI recruits Glen in bid to dethrone Wired868 XI on Saturday
Feeling nostalgic for proper football? Well, the Wired868 Football Festival marks its sixth year on Saturday 6 January at the UWI Admin ground in St Augustine and a host of stars from several eras will be there to do friendly battle from 4.30pm. The Wired868 XI won the most recent …
Read More »Men’s 4×400 Team, Ahye and Stewart take top TTOC titles; “Dada” awarded for Trendsetter Hawks work
The Trinidad and Tobago men’s 4×400 team, sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye and Paralympian Akeem Stewart were the big winners on Friday as the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) held its 23rd Annual Awards Gala at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port-of-Spain. In a break with tradition, the relay team of …
Read More »Laventille United win twice, Cox Coaching lose thrice in Attin-Johnson’s 3v3
Laventille United walked away with two trophies at the end of the fourth edition of the AJI 3v3 Kids Soccer Tournament held at the Hasely Crawford Training Field on Saturday. And, despite reaching the finals in three divisions, Cox Coaching School came away empty-handed. Cox went down in sudden-death penalties to …
Read More »Discussion: Does Rowley’s offer of drinks to Faine merit a national conversation?
In a recent TV6 interview entitled “All Things Considered” and meant to be a mid-term review of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s administration, there was a brief exchange between the Prime Minister and reporter Faine Richards. Faine Richards: Prime Minister, I’d like to move the conversation to a more social climate; …
Read More »Khaleem Hyland loses mom, Carol; TTFA offers condolences to Warriors captain
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team captain Khaleem Hyland lost his mother, Carol Hyland, today as she passed away on the morning of her 65th birthday after ailing for months. The Soca Warriors captain, who now plays professionally in Saudi Arabia, is 28 years old. Funeral arrangements for Carol Hyland …
Read More »Judah, Jordan, Tyrese, Yohannes… Wired868 selects its 2017 SSFL All-Star team
So by now we know the best Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) teams for 2017—Monday’s Coca Cola National Intercol final notwithstanding—but what about the best players? Once more, Wired868’s SSFL writers take on the thankless task of selecting the best performing players—not necessarily the most talented players, mind you!—in the …
Read More »Intercol 2017 (Video): Pleasantville, Bishop Anstey (POS) review trip to Girls Intercol final
Jasandra “Mama” Joseph is minding her Ps and Qs as Pleasantville Secondary are in extempore mood against Afiyah Cornwall’s Carapichaima East Secondary; while Bishop Anstey High School (POS) are in a boisterous mood after edging past East rivals in “BOB” derby. Wired868 reviews the road to the Coca Cola Girls …
Read More »Where winners trump winning; celebrating quintessential QRC quality
The following account of the 45th Anniversary Celebration of the Intercol victory of the 1972 Queen’s Royal College cricket team was submitted to Wired868 by Valentino Singh, retired Trinidad Guardian sports editor. The function was held at the Harvard Club on Serpentine Road on Saturday 18 November. The surviving members …
Read More »Intercol 2017 (Video): San Juan North target new Coca Cola National Intercol landmark
Will lightning strike twice for San Juan North Secondary? The Bourg Mulatresse boys look to create their own bit of history by becoming the first school in the Premier Division era to repeat as Coca Cola National Intercol champions: More from Wired868 Wired868TV (Video): “We want to stay up!” East …
Read More »Molino and Villaroel ruled out of Guyana clash; Shahdon rejoins Soca Warriors
Trinidad and Tobago will not have the services of free-scoring attacking midfielder Kevin Molino when they tackle Guyana in international friendly action at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva from 7:30pm on Tuesday 14 November. Molino, who scored a stoppage time equaliser in the Soca Warriors’ 2-2 draw with Grenada …
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