Way to go, ladies! The Women’s Premier League (WPL) is up and running and, despite the obvious rust, some players have already begun to assert themselves. Wired868 wants to recognise the best performers in each round. These might not necessarily be the WPL’s best players. But they sure played well this …
Read More »Taylor dazzles but Shade and Forbes give Oilers and Rush share of spoils
Petrotrin Oilers and CNGC Rush wrapped up week one of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) last night with an intriguing one-all draw at the St James Barracks. Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Team players Karyn Forbes and Mariah Shade both hit the back of the target during an action-packed first …
Read More »Mollon caught in crossfire; W/Warriors star’s car shot up in Chaguanas
Trinidad and Tobago National Women’s Team football star Ahkeela “Lady Latapy” Mollon considered herself lucky to escape with her life last night after her Nissan Primera vehicle was caught in a cross outside her Longdenville home. Mollon, who is due to make her Women’s Premier League (WPL) debut tonight with CNGC …
Read More »Stars replace ‘excellent Eve’; Clarke takes the reins at North East
North East Stars has parted ways with its former head coach Angus Eve in the first step of the Sangre Grande-based Pro League club’s financial restructuring. Stars gave Eve, who club owner Darryl Mahabir once referred to as “the Maestro”, his first opportunity as head coach at Stars. And, three …
Read More »Liverpool legends take the crown: Fiery final to Tobago tournament
Liverpool FC, led by tempestuous the Stan Collymore—an English striker with a Barbadian parent—were crowned the new British Airways Tobago Legends Football Challenge champions this evening in an exciting finale to the six-a-side competition at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet. But they had to beat stiff local competition along …
Read More »Guess who joined the Legends: Updated squad lists
Legendary cricket batsman Brian Lara wore the number 10 jersey for Manchester United today while World Cup 2006 players Marvin Andrews and Cyd Gray and 2001 Under-17 World Cup midfielder Devon Leacock all made surprise appearances. Here are the full squad rosters for the British Airways Tobago Legends Challenge: Arsenal …
Read More »Legends live: Day one of the Legends Football Challenge
The British Airways Tobago Football Legends tournament kicked off this afternoon at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago. Wired868 has you covered: Tobago Football Legends (Group A) Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Paul McVeigh, Ruel Fox, Devon Leacock), Manchester United 2 (Ben Thornley, Bojan Djordic) Former Manchester United star and 2006 …
Read More »Legends hit Tobago countryside; Speyside nearly forgot the memo
A Jamaican Gayle hit the Tobago countryside yesterday but his first name was not Chris and so he didn’t exactly take the island by storm. The towering former Jamaica international, whose first name is Marcus, was one of three ex-Premiership players in the sister isle for this weekend’s Tobago Legends …
Read More »Maylee and St Louis shine as Angels and Fuego take early WPL honours
It was a spanking new competition but some familiar faces hogged the opening credits. Veteran Trinidad and Tobago internationals Maylee Attin-Johnson and Tasha St Louis produced the golden touches yesterday evening at the Police Barracks in St James as the Women’s Premier League (WPL) got off to a rousing and …
Read More »The Legends are here! Yorke, Lara, Latapy, Saha and more hit Tobago
Dwight Yorke, Russell Latapy, Louis Saha, Shaka Hislop, Deon Burton, Stern John, Stan Collymore, Pierre Van Hoojidonk, Dennis Lawrence, Patrick Berger and, as a special treat, cricket’s world record holder Brian Lara. It is an all-star week for football fans as the Caribbean’s most famous past players and a host …
Read More »Meet the WPL players: Sport Ministry reveals squad rosters
The Sport Ministry has revealed the rosters for five of the six participating Women’s Premier League (WPL) clubs as the inaugural women’s tournament prepares for kick off on Thursday June 18 at the Police Barracks in St James. The Dragons, led by first draft pick and Trinidad and Tobago’s 2014 …
Read More »Arin is WPL’s first round draft pick; but sponsors and fixtures missing
Trinidad and Tobago’s 2014 Player of the Year and “Women Soca Warrior” defender Arin King had the distinction of being the first selection of the inaugural Women’s Premier League League (WPL) draft, which was held yesterday afternoon at the Hasely Crawford Stadium’s VIP Lounge in Port of Spain. The six-team …
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