“It is a lonely life,” said Rio-bound Trinidad and Tobago international cyclist Njisane Phillip. “I am up at 6am and I’m out of the house at 7am. I’m on the track at 9am, I’m off the track at 12pm and I am back in the gym at 3pm. “I’m out …
Read More »Extraordinary TTFA meeting fails to reach quorum as delegates stay away
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams is contesting higher office and used local football money for a workshop with Caribbean Football Union (CFU) delegates, he might have ascended to office in a flawed election to begin with, vice-president Joanne Salazar wants to adjust the constitution to allow a …
Read More »Thank you! Njisane grateful to TTCF but explains why Rio will be his swan song
Trinidad and Tobago international cyclist Njisane Phillip has expressed gratitude to local cycling official David Francis and the Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation (TTCF) for allowing him to take his proposed soigneur, Varun Maharaj, to next month’s Olympic Games. However, Phillip said the TTCF’s change of heart will not affect …
Read More »Francis withdraws: TTCF backs down over Njisane’s support staff demands
Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation (TTCF) racing secretary David Francis has voluntarily conceded his position as team manager for national cyclist Njisane Phillip for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Francis’ withdrawal follows a Wired868 article on Friday 15 July, which detailed Phillip’s bitter disappointment that his teammate and proposed soigneur, …
Read More »Worse than gymnastics! Njisane cries sabotage over late staff alteration by TTCF
As Trinidad and Tobago’s 32 elite athletes celebrated the formal announcement of their qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic games, 25 year old national cyclist Njisane Phillip was left confused and incensed after discovering, through the media, that a key member of his support staff will not fly to Brazil …
Read More »DJW launches CFU manifesto amidst hints of UEFA interference in Caribbean election
Suspicions that CONCACAF and UEFA have lent to their support to one of three candidates in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) election race might harden after presidential candidate David John-Williams released his manifesto, which suggested that his proposed Caribbean Professional Football League (CPFL) is an integral part of his bid …
Read More »We don’t need the TTFA board! DJW and Salazar lift the lid in explosive I95.5 interview
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and vice-president Joanne Salazar said yesterday that they, along with vice-president Ewing Davis, acted on more than one occasion without approval from the TTFA’s board of directors and sought to justify their doing so in a radio interview on I95.5FM. John-Williams …
Read More »Jehue’s web: T&T’s 400m hurdle prince on injuries, fair-weather fans and his Rio revival
“It has been a difficult road,” Trinidad and Tobago star 400 metre hurdler Jehue Gordon told Wired868. “I would say I have gotten over my surgery but the area just doesn’t feel the same since. It is my abdominals [and] that is where I get all the power from, especially …
Read More »Give us our due! Why T&T’s sprint quartet wants more than shinier medals
Trinidad and Tobago’s 4×100 metre relay quartet of Richard “Torpedo” Thompson, Keston Bledman, Marc Burns and Emmanuel Callender finally has the silver medals to match the performance at the London 2012 Olympic Games. But whether the sprinters have the ‘right reward’ to go with their silverware is another story, which continues to frustrate the …
Read More »DJW allegedly used TTFA funds for CFU bid; accused of selling out Caribbean
Just six months into his tenure as Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president, David John-Williams has already turned his gaze towards higher office. The W Connection football club owner will run for the post of Caribbean Football Union (CFU) president on 23 July 2016. The election will be held …
Read More »Ahye sets T&T 200m record; Keshorn, Sorrillo, Cleo and Cedenio among winners
It was a double coronation for 24 year old Michelle-Lee Ahye with a national record to boot, as the Rebirth athlete underlined her form with an impressive 22.33 finish in the 200 metre final at the 2016 NGC/Sagicor NAAA National Open Championships this evening in the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port …
Read More »Torpedo strikes to take 100 metre crown alongside Ahye; Khalifa sets junior record
Thirty one year old Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Richard “Torpedo” Thompson reaffirmed his status as the country’s flag bearer in athletics’ showcase event last night, as the Rebirth athlete flew down the track to clinch the men’s 100 metre crown in the 2016 NGC/Sagicor NAAA National Open Championships at the …
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