The Power to Make a Difference and the Right Start All-Star teams got the green light to showcase their talents at the Valsayn South Recreation Grounds on Sunday, as the 2022 edition of the Republic Bank youth football competition—powered by Gateway Athletics—hosted its All-Star event for boys and girls. This …
Read More »Open season: Jereem lives the dream, Keshorn sets new Javelin challenge, and Antoine leaps towards history
It was more than a Dream! As athletes braced sporadic showers and fans “oo-hed” and “ahh-ed” as lightning lit up the overcast skies over the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago’s ace sprinter Jereem “The Dream” Richards smashed his personal best time in the 200m event at the NGC-NAAATT National …
Read More »NLCL: Easy does it ; Miller and Soccer Made Simple make light work of Cox FA to take crown
They made football look simple and they are now TT$7,000 richer. On Monday evening, at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, the Arouca/Trincity-based Soccer Made Simple (SMS) team copped the Next Level Consultant Ltd (NLCL) Under-19 Community Cup as they strolled to a 4–1 win over their southern counterparts Cox …
Read More »Powder and Levi vow to play anywhere for T&T, Eve laments long Nations League layoff
“Coach [Angus Eve] has a lot of confidence in me, so wherever I play I’ll give 100% for the country,” said Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team utility player Noah Powder, at last night’s post-match press briefing. “It’s honestly an honour to play for this country, so if I’m …
Read More »Cox FA fight their way past Cantaro in NLCL brawl, SMS’ ‘Killer Miller’ clips Eagles’ wings
The semifinals of the Next Level Consultant Ltd (NLCL) Under-19 Community Cup were marred by an ugly brawl in the second contest played at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva yesterday, with a total of five players being sent off by referee Ashton Benjamin in a contest which ultimately saw …
Read More »Eve: Much better from T&T, Bahamas had no ambition; Warriors coach reviews opening CNL win
It wasn’t the smoothest, silkiest or prettiest display of football. But last night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, coach Angus Eve and his Trinidad and Tobago Senior Men’s Football Team got an important 1-0 win over the Bahamas to earn their first points in Concacaf Nations League B play. If …
Read More »NLCL 2022: ‘Rodrygo’ Bubba helps Cantaro stage Real comeback but Malabar still into quarters
In the semifinals of this season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL), 13-time winners Real Madrid got a pair of stoppage-time goals from Brazilian substitute Rodrygo, contriving to earn an epic extra-time win against Manchester City and move on to this weekend’s finals. With no Rodrygos or Karim Benzemas around last night …
Read More »NLCL 2022: Mama’s Gasparillo best Watson’s Cox FA to top Group B as Moruga lose 3 straight
Thirteen years on from a vehicular accident that changed the course of her life and her footballing career, former Trinidad and Tobago Senior Women’s footballer Tamar Watson is trying to make a difference from the technical area The 34-year-old Watson would have had many battles on and off the field. …
Read More »Off-colour goalie helps Point Fortin YA upset Moruga FC in NLCL match-up at Techier
What do you get when the top-of-the-table team meets the cellar-placed team in the Next Level Consultant Ltd (NLCL) Under-19 Community Cup? A 3-0 win, right? Right! Well, that was the margin in NLCL action last evening at the Techier Ground in Point Fortin where Point Fortin Youth Academy (PFYA) …
Read More »Lights out at the Velodrome! Police intervention thwarts Malabar in NLCL U-19 clash with leaders, SMS
Malabar Young Stars were leading Soccer Made Simple 3-1 in the 83rd minute of their Next Level Consultant Ltd (NLCL) Under-19 Community Cup match at the Arima Velodrome when a police officer strolled on to the field and ordered referee Oswald Samuel to instantly blow off the game. Less than …
Read More »‘Bubba’, ‘Papa’ bring Santa Cruz joy as Cantaro Utd see off Trendsetter in 5-goal NLCL Community Cup thriller
Introducing ‘Bubba’ and ‘Papa’. The combination of nicknames might sound like the makings of a sitcom or a witty cartoon show. But last night in Cantaro Village in Santa Cruz, the two young men with those nicknames strained their last sinew to ensure that home team Cantaro United got a …
Read More »Battling Covid-19 and Azam in Karachi; things look brown for Pooran’s green Maroon Men
And then there were 12. The 2012 and 2016 T20 World Cup champions West Indies will start a 3-match T20I series against Pakistan with a team which sees several different names on the team sheet when compared to the team which represented the region in such eminently forgettable fashion at …
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