On a cool Thursday afternoon, Unity Sports Club, in their pink and black uniforms, and the Police Netball Youth Club (PNYC), in their purple kit, played the first of four matches of the Republic Bank Laventille Netball League matches at the Nelson Mandela Park Public Courts. A few hours earlier, …
Read More »Nine years since TTFA started its elite/high performance model, is T&T’s youth football better or worse off?
On 25 July, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards suggested that “progress” was being made with regards to the country’s eligibility law, which would widen the pool of players available for the national football team. The TTFA, said Edwards, was “already putting systems in place […] with …
Read More »Vaneisa: Can West Indies cricket escape cycle of toxicity?
I’ve been going through files from the West Indies Cricket Board of Control from the 1950s. I was fortunate to get access to these rare documents which go back 75 years, and I am revisiting them because I feel a sense of responsibility to put the information surrounding the career …
Read More »Quintero strikes again and Roberts shines, as T&T U-15s hold off 10-man Guatemala
Trinidad and Tobago closed off their 2025 Concacaf Under-15 Championship campaign on a winning note this afternoon, as they edged Guatemala 1-0 at Oranjestad in Aruba today. The game was decided on two rapid counter-attacks in the first half—both involving burly makeshift centre-forward Jaylon Roberts. First, in the 13th minute, …
Read More »SSFL 25 Premier fixtures: Fatima, Benedict’s skip opening weekend while Eve-led ‘Naps’ spy chance
Naparima College, again led by former Soca Warriors head coach Angus Eve, will have the opportunity to make the early running in the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season, when they host Trinity College East on Saturday 13 September—on the first competitive match day of the new …
Read More »Brown bombers run riot; T&T U-15s fall 6-2 to Jamaica, despite Adasa wondergoal
The Trinidad and Tobago Boys’ National Under-15 Team lost their first outing of the 2025 Concacaf Under-15 Championship today, and it was a heavy one. The young Soca Warriors conceded three goals to Jamaica in each 35-minute half, as they were trounced 6-2 by their north Caribbean neighbours—in what has …
Read More »Jereem, Bertrand headline star-studded NAAATT Senior Championships
National sprint star Jereem “The Dream” Richards and rising speedster Leah Bertrand delivered standout performances at the 2025 NGC/National Association of Athletics Administration (NAAATT) Senior Track and Field Championships, reinforcing their status among Trinidad and Tobago’s elite athletes. Richards, 31, secured his fifth national 200m title—and his eighth national crown …
Read More »Quintero doubles up as T&T U15s thump Barbados 3-0; Jamaica are next
Trinidad and Tobago made it three wins in a row with as many clean sheets this morning, as the young Soca Warriors whipped Barbados 3-0 in Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship action in Oranjestad, Aruba. The outing, a rescheduled fixture due to Trinidad and Tobago’s late arrival on the Dutch-speaking island, …
Read More »Dear Editor: Did TTFA breach own safeguarding rules with U-15 Boys troubling travel ordeal?
“[…] Safeguarding in youth sports does not simply mean preventing abuse; it encompasses a proactive commitment to avoid all unnecessary physical or emotional risks for children. “[…] By dividing travel into separate groups, often hours apart and involving exhausting overnight layovers, the TTFA created circumstances where proper adult supervision became …
Read More »Best: Lost in the rubble? Why West Indies Test cricket can’t avoid relegation to the second tier
If David Rudder had had his way, there would be no scary future awaiting West Indies Test cricket. “Pretty soon the runs are gonna flow again like water,” he declared, “bringing so much joy to each and every son and daughter.” Easy as it is to get the wrong impression, …
Read More »Adasa scores again as T&T U15s produce imperious 2-0 win over Bermuda
Trinidad and Tobago booked their place in the semifinal round of the Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship with a game to spare today, as they downed Bermuda 2-0 at the CD Jose Wever Stadium in Oranjestad. It was the young Soca Warriors’ second successive 2-0 win of the tournament, after a …
Read More »King, Jangoo among WI ODI inclusions; Sammy wants to “continue momentum” against Pakistan
Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph remains on “extended rest to continue workload management” as he was not named in the West Indies’ 15-member squad to face Pakistan in three CG United One-Day Internationals (ODIs) on 8, 10 and 12 August at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad. Batsman Brandon …
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