Nathan Lewis and Akeem Roach came off the substitutes’ bench to score their maiden international goals for the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team tonight but it was only enough to secure a 2-2 draw against Grenada at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium in St George’s. Remarkably, the result stretched …
Read More »We had to take Dick! TTOC offers curt Thema response and vows to “resist potential distractions”
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) reiterated today that it had “no choice but to include Ms Marisa Dick in the TeamTTO Rio 2016 delegation.” However, the local Olympic body was mostly tight-lipped about the nine questions tabled by the legal team of Trinidad and Tobago gymnast Thema Williams, …
Read More »CFU president faces four-year ban; John-Williams could benefit from FIFA hounding of rival
Embattled Caribbean Football Union (CFU) president Gordon Derrick could find himself crowbarred out of office by FIFA, after the world governing body’s ethics committee today recommended a four-year ban from all football activities for the Antigua and Barbuda native. The ethics committee, which is chaired by Dr Cornel Borbély, focused …
Read More »Team Thema to TTOC: Come clean on Dick choice! Nine questions for Brian Lewis-led body
Eleven months after Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis announced that Marisa Dick would represent the two- island republic at the Rio Olympic Games, 21-year-old gymnast Thema Williams and her legal team have urged the body to be transparent about the process used to arrive at their …
Read More »Thema’s case is a matter of national importance! Judge sends TTGF to High Court
Thema Williams’ first legal bout with the Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) and its current and past officials David Marquez, Akil Wattley, Ricardo Lue Shue and his wife Donna Lue Shue ended with a resounding victory this morning, as Justice Frank Seepersad decided that the 21-year-old gymnast had a …
Read More »Connection make “Lobo” move, Jan-Michael sees Stars and Central FC go Haitian
DirecTV W Connection might have their eyes on the Pro League title again after adding former Central FC and Point Fortin Civic forward Marcus “Lobo” Joseph to their offensive line-up for the upcoming TT Pro League season. Joseph’s move to his former employer’s bitter Couva rivals looks like one of …
Read More »QPCC, Santa Cruz, Central and Trendsetter shine as RBNYL kicks off with POS goal rush
The QPCC Under-11 football team got the 2017 Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) off to a memorable start yesterday morning with an emphatic 5-1 win over a Trendsetter Hawks outfit, as the North Zone kicked off the proceedings at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain. And by …
Read More »$20m a year! Lewis sets new target for TTOC, admits impact of Thema/Dick controversy
Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis hopes to help the local sporting body to more than double its annual revenue before he vacates office in 2021. Lewis was elected unopposed this afternoon for his second term at the helm of the TTOC. And, having already set sport …
Read More »Constitutional cage-fight? How standoff between DJW, Look Loy and Gosein could change TTFA
In one corner stands the Central Football Association (CFA) and its general secretary Clynt Taylor and president Shymdeo Gosine as well as the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) and its interim president Keith Look Loy, who have a joint motion. In the other is the Trinidad and Tobago Football …
Read More »Presentation survive Shiva Boys protest over Lee Yaw; San Juan North sunk
A late protest threatened to produce a final unexpected twist to the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division honour role, as a Shiva Boys Hindu College challenge against Presentation College (San Fernando) offered a glimmer of hope to relegation-threatened San Juan North Secondary. Presentation forward James Alex Lee Yaw …
Read More »TTFA failing its clubs! Maple complain about cost of incompetence after refs’ no-show
Too bad that Pablo Aimar wasn’t a Maple FC player. Just 48 hours after Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams wined and dined FIFA president Gianni Infantino and staged a celebrity match that included Aimar, a former Argentina World Cup playmaker, and ex-Colombia international striker Juan Pablo …
Read More »Racism? Infantino says FIFA didn’t care much before; offers odd show of current concern
On a warm, breezy afternoon in Couva, FIFA president Gianni Infantino—dressed in a tee-shirt, short pants and sneakers—was happy to give the impression that he did not take himself too seriously. But, as any good football coach will tell you, once you kick off in a less than professional manner, …
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