If long-standing Concorde Athletic Club coach Ken Barton were still guiding Commonwealth Games 100m gold medal winner Michelle-Lee Ahye, she would have run in the 4x100m relay. And if he were in charge of the National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT), the umbrella body would not …
Read More »“Some have hit their ceiling!” Lawrence knocks capabilities of squad members after Panama loss
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence questioned the technical level and capability of some of his locally-based players last night, after a sub-par performance in a 0-1 loss to an experimental Panama team at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The Soca Warriors, who fielded …
Read More »Youthful T&T seek to extend unbeaten run; Panamanians bid to seal W/Cup squad places
The two sets of players from the national senior teams of Trinidad and Tobago and Panama will be staking altogether different claims when the countries square off in an international friendly at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva from 7:30pm on Tuesday. The game falls outside the official FIFA match …
Read More »TTCB feels ‘targeted’ by Dinas-led SPORTT; CEO says body must submit proper audits
The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) feels it is being “singularly targeted” by the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT), where the Chairman of the Board, Dinanath Ramnarine, is an official who is at loggerheads with the Executive of the governing body for local cricket. The TTCB is …
Read More »Drugs, testosterone, invasion of privacy: The UWI’s Sports Law workshop addresses global sport issues
Former Jamaican Olympian Grace Jackson is not against the idea of legalising doping in track and field. Insisting that she is not an advocate for drug usage in the sport, she, nevertheless, floated the idea that the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) might work with the global governing bodies to achieve …
Read More »Trinity Moka sack North Intercol-winning coach; Minguel laments dismissal for off-field incidents
Trinity College (Moka), the 2016 North Zone Intercol champions, have axed football coach Marlon Minguel from the position which he held for the last six years. But Minguel’s firing, Wired868 understands, has nothing to do with his team’s performance on the field of play. Instead, the coach was allegedly shown …
Read More »RBNYL: Goals galore as QPCC, Santa Cruz and Maestros run amok; Laventille, North Coast shine
Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) got their 2018 Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) season off to a rollicking start yesterday, recording handsome victories in all three age-group categories—Under-12, Under-14 and Under-16—at the Queen’s Park Savannah. The “Parkites” “A” team hammered Harvard 12-0 in the Under-14 Division while the “B” …
Read More »Shabazz: “I could see rust falling off [team];” hails St Louis but wants more urgency after Panama loss
For a team which is set to begin its 2019 World Cup qualifying campaign in two months, last night’s friendly match against Panama was almost exactly what the doctor ordered. So says Trinidad and Tobago Senior Women’s team head coach Jamaal Shabazz whose side has had to endure a year …
Read More »Harford: RBNYL now bigger than YPL; QPCC and Rosa throw down gauntlet for 2018 season
Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) and FC Santa Rosa threw down the gauntlet for the 2018 Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) season at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar yesterday. The two clubs notched victories over a Southern Football Association (SFA) XI (Under-12s) and a Northern Football Association (NFA) …
Read More »Levi and Joevin head nine overseas-based players in Lawrence’s 20-man Warriors squad
Germany-based wing-back Joevin Jones and Netherlands-based winger Levi Garcia were among nine overseas-based players selected in a 20-man Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team squad today to face Guadeloupe and Martinique on 23 and 25 March respectively. Jones moved to German Second Division club Darmstadt 98 in January while Garcia …
Read More »A little too late! Pro League blanks T&T National U-17s; half-measure in the works
A little too late! That, according to TT Pro League acting CEO Julia Baptiste, is the reason why the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s Under-17 Team has not had its application to play in the Under-18 Division of the ongoing Youth Pro League (YPL) approved. The application simply came a little …
Read More »CFTL fails to honour TT$.5m Cup contract; Look Loy confident about 2018 TTSL prospects
Despite being the all-conquering team in the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) in 2017 when they walked away with both the League and League Cup competitions, Guaya United are still to receive their prize money. The TTSL membership had agreed to play without monetary rewards for the 2017 League …
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