Former Defence Force coach and two-time Pro League champion, Ross Russell, lasted just under five months as head coach at Central FC. Wired868 understands Russell, a former Trinidad and Tobago stand-out goalkeeper and national youth team coach, was fired within an hour of last night’s 1-0 Pro League defeat to …
Read More »Troublemakers or trailblazers: Do athletes deserve to voice an opinion on sport?
Ask a PTSC bus driver whether: more maintenance work is needed on buses, which routes are unprofitable, are the roads good, or are his working hours bad? Nine out of ten times, he or she would have an opinion worth sharing. And we would be glad to hear it. But …
Read More »Defence Force stun Connection; Gay hattrick as Jabloteh rout Sando
Former 2009 Under-20 World Cup forward Jamal Gay grabbed the second hattrick of the season last night, as Play Whe San Juan Jabloteh routed Pro League table proppers, Club Sando, 6-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium. San Juan North Secondary schoolboy Brent Sam also got a goal on his return …
Read More »Blackout hits final Championship fixtures; title and relegation undecided
A power outage in Woodbrook and surrounding areas this evening added some late intrigue to the CNG National Super League (NSL) with two vital fixtures postponed. At the Hasely Crawford Stadium, first placed Prisons FC and second placed QPCC were scheduled to play for the title from 7 pm. Prisons …
Read More »“Judgment” delivered as Guaya down Police FC to stay top of Premiership
Guaya United maintained their two-point lead atop of the CNG National Super League (NSL) Premiership Division yesterday with a 3-1 triumph over Police FC at the St James Barracks. The league leaders sailed into a comfortable 2-nil first half lead after dominating and creating a host of chances, before being …
Read More »Take no prisoners: One on one with Prisons FC star Ricardo Alleyne
T&T Prison Service FC is just one game away from the CNG National Super League (NSL) Championship Division title and automatic promotion to the Premiership Division. Free-scoring winger Ricardo Alleyne, 29, is a vital part to Prisons’ success and, from 7 pm on Tuesday December 15, his performance against Queen’s Park …
Read More »Jomal nets hattrick as Connection clobber Rangers; Civic stops Sando
It took less than 30 minutes for DIRECTV W Connection to brush aside a woeful St Ann’s Rangers outfit in Couva this evening, as the “Savonetta Boys” cruised to a 5-0 triumph which took them to within one point of the Pro League’s summit. In today’s other fixture in Couva, …
Read More »Fast and furious: One on one with T&T star Ahkeela Mollon (Pt 2)
Trinidad and Tobago winger Ahkeela Mollon has a memorable past 12 months, as the “Women Soca Warriors” moved from the 2015 World Cup qualifiers to the Women’s Premier League (WPL) and are now preparing for the CONCACAF phase of their Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualifying competition. Mollon took some time off …
Read More »Foncette saves Police; D/Force, Central fail to extend Pro League gap
TT Pro League table-toppers Defence Force and Bankers Insurance Central FC missed the opportunity to extend their advantage at the top of the 2015/16 standings last night, as they both succumbed to 1-nil defeats at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. The Army/Coast Guard combination fell prey to their law enforcement counterparts, …
Read More »Silent Warrior: One on one with Club Sando’s Akeem Humphrey
“I am a fighter till the end,” Club Sando midfielder Akeem Humphrey told Wired868. Soft-spoken but tenacious, Humphrey came to prominence last year as a member of the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team that lifted the Caribbean crown in 2014. He is making his debut in the Pro League this …
Read More »Central eke past Police; Connection open Pro League account against Stars
Defending Pro League champions Bankers Insurance Central FC kept their unbeaten Pro League run intact last night but it was a much closer shave than anticipated, as the “Couva Sharks” squandered a three goal lead to hold off Police FC 4-3 in Couva. The result saw Central return to the …
Read More »Fast and furious: One on one with T&T star Ahkeela Mollon (Pt 1)
Plain spoken but quick witted, Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team attacker Ahkeela Mollon is one of the most dynamic players in red, white and black strip at present. It hasn’t been an easy road for Mollon—both on and off the field—but her resilience and faith in God has seen her through. Wired868 caught …
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