The Suarez brothers would probably exchange text messages about Trinidad today. And there is no guarantee either will say anything that Caledonia AIA players, coaching staff and supporters would appreciate. Next to warm weather and friendly people; add pliant football teams and no visible sporting culture. The “Eastern Stallions” had …
Read More »Respect! Caledonia aims to make point against Comunicaciones
Caledonia AIA will be looking for respect at the Hasely Crawford Stadium from 8 pm tonight as the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League football club takes on top Guatemalan team, CSD Comunicaciones, in CONCACAF Champions League action. Anything but a win could leave one or both of tonight’s opponents on …
Read More »Williams heads new MATT executive
Trinidad Guardian energy reporter Curtis Williams is the new president of the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) after being voted in by the majority of his media colleagues in today’s election, which was held at TSTT’s video conferencing rooms in Port of Spain and San Fernando. Williams, who …
Read More »Election fever: Meet the MATT candidates
The Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) will elect a new executive committee tomorrow on Saturday 24 August at TSTT’s office on the corner of Independence Square and Edward Street in Port of Spain and at 32 St James Street in San Fernando. The two locations will be linked …
Read More »TTFA denies Sport Minister’s accusations but vows to avoid war
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips has denied charges of incompetence and a host of allegations by Sport Minister Anil Roberts at a press conference yesterday. However, Phillips, who officially took up the football portfolio on 9 May 2013, was at pains to stress that the …
Read More »Joevin stutters as Connection held goalless by Houston Dynamo
DIRECTV W Connection improved on its opening 3-1 CONCACAF Champions League loss away to Arabe Unido but it was still not enough for its first win of the 2013 campaign. At the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain last night, the “Savonetta Boys” left with mixed feelings after being held …
Read More »Roberts scores another own goal as T&T withdraws from Pan Am Juniors
Sport Minister Anil Roberts went on the counter-attack yesterday regarding the Government’s support of local football after criticism about the late funding offered to the Trinidad and Tobago national under-15 team, which was forced to withdraw from an ongoing CONCACAF tournament in the Cayman Islands. But Roberts’ indignation was arguably …
Read More »Hockey triumph is inadequate cover for Sport dopes
The Trinidad and Tobago national men’s hockey team returned home this morning with bronze medals draped around their necks. No big deal really. It was only the first Pan American medal for a men’s national hockey team in 46 years. Sport Minister Anil Roberts, Permanent Secretary Ashwin Creed and the rest …
Read More »Late Sport Ministry payment KOs T&T U-15 footballers
Twenty-one year old Trinidad and Tobago track star Jehue Gordon lifted the mood of sport enthusiasts today with a golden run in the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia. The Trinidad and Tobago national under-15 football players might not have felt like celebrating, though. The young “Soca Warriors” today …
Read More »Heart-to-Hart: T&T coach discusses Gold Cup and immediate goals
In many fields of endeavour, a move from Canada to Trinidad and Tobago would be considered a demotion. But the business of football or soccer, as the North American nation refers to the sport, is not one of them. New Trinidad and Tobago national senior team head coach Stephen Hart …
Read More »Heart-to-Hart: To Halifax and back, the making of a Warrior coach
Trinidad and Tobago national senior team football coach Stephen Hart responded to persons who doubted his local credentials, after more than three decades living in Canada, with a question of his own. “If a cat climbed in an oven and made kittens,” Hart asked, “would you call it bread?” DIRECTV …
Read More »Sticks and stones please: why Carmona’s address failed
Trinidad and Tobago President Anthony Carmona gave a typically insightful and rousing address to Parliament last Friday, which the equally articulate and astute Clarence Rambharat described as “a well-deserved whipping” in his Trinidad Express column. Here are some highlights from Carmona’s speech: “The elected government of the day is not …
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