In a mouth-watering clash that was fit for a final, Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division powerhouses St Anthony’s College and Shiva Boys Hindu College left it all on the field in a 2-2 draw at Westmoorings. It meant a second straight winless outing for Shiva Boys, who also …
Read More »TTFA concedes to Ramdhan in High Court, tries to explain stadium rental claim
While Trinidad and Tobago’s “Soca Warriors” will try to avoid a seventh straight defeat when they tackle Mexico in World Cup qualifying action tonight, their bosses at the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) suffered a loss of their own today when they conceded to former FIFA referee Ramesh Ramdhan …
Read More »Pappy answers Shiva Boys’ call as “Penal Princes” gun down Fatima to stay top
Defending Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Shiva Boys Hindu College got back to winning ways today, defeating a dogged Fatima College team 4-1 at Mucurapo Road. At kick-off, just one point separated table-toppers Shiva from fourth-placed Fatima. And at the halfway stage, coach Hayden Ryan’s charges knew …
Read More »More delays for TTSL gala; T&T to get pre-Christmas Ronaldinho treat?
The Trinidad and Tobago Super League’s (TTSL) bid to bring Brazilian legends Ronaldinho and Rivaldo to a playing field in Trinidad has hit a snag—another one! Caribbean Football Trust Limited (CFTL), sponsors of the TTSL’s proposed “All Star” showdown, have confirmed that the event will now be pushed back by …
Read More »SSFL 2017: Back to the drawing board; Shiva Boys held goalless by San Juan
Call them the draw specialists if you will. San Juan North played to their fifth draw of the 2017 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season today when they held defending champions Shiva Boys Hindu College to a goalless draw at home in Bourg Mulatresse this afternoon. Shiva, who had a …
Read More »Benny rescues ‘Tigers’, Naps call foul as St Anthony’s overturn two-goal deficit
A sublime 75th minute free kick by former National Under-17 midfielder Che Benny earned a share of the spoils for St Anthony’s College, who clawed back at home to hold Naparima College 2-2 in 2017 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division action in Westmoorings today. The affair was often …
Read More »Carabon’s World Cup dream ended by a bullet; tribute paid to young Rio Claro official
Kyle Carabon had a dream. The 25-year-old Rio Claro native had captained the Rio Claro East Secondary football team as a schoolboy but it was not as a player that he harboured a burning ambition to make it to a FIFA World Cup Finals tournament. Instead, his ultimate dream was …
Read More »Green Machine roll over Benedict’s; St Augustine keep 100% record
St Augustine Secondary maintained their 100% record to start the 2017 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season, defeating St Benedict’s College 4-2 in a thrilling encounter in St Augustine this afternoon. It was a tale of two halves for coach Adrian Romain and his “Green Machine” team, who stormed to …
Read More »Can coaches resuscitate T&T football? King, Jordan give benefits of coaching body
You are nine games into the season and your team sits atop the TT Pro League standings with 18 points. Additionally, you have only this week been on hand to witness your veteran marksman, Kerry Baptiste, grab his 150th league goal on Tuesday night. Surely North East Stars coach Derek …
Read More »CPL 17: Cooper gets a lover, Pollard gets a blank as TKR seal title number two
“Aye, Cooper, ah love yuh,” he shouted (Yes, he! No mistake! An older, balding gentleman whose gait suggested a certain unsteadiness that was perhaps liquid-provoked). “TKR is the greatest side in the world.” He was dressed in a Trinbago Knight Riders tee-shirt and waving a red bandanna energetically to and …
Read More »CPL 17: Knight Riders fight off Warriors; bid to avenge Patriots defeat in Saturday final
For the tenth time in twelve matches this season, Trinbago Knight Riders skipper Dwayne Bravo won the toss. And for the third time, his side last night got the better of the Rayad Emrit-led Guyana Amazon Warriors in yesterday’s second Eliminator of the Hero Caribbean Premier League at the Brian …
Read More »CPL 17: Rashid, Luke find right key as Warriors get Tallawahs monkey off back, TKR await…
A Rashid Khan hat-trick in the 15th over proved enough to allow the Guyana Amazon Warriors to shake one of the monkeys off their back at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba last night and set up a showdown tonight with the Trinbago Knight Riders The Warriors’ Afghan leg-spinner …
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