Speyside High School jumped to the eighth spot in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division standings after defeating Trinity College East (TCE) by a 2-1 margin in Trincity Saturday afternoon. The visitors opted for a direct style of counter-attacking football, and goals either side of halftime by Nicholas …
Read More »Ross rampant again as Rangers rout Jabloteh 5-0 to hand Ascension title to Defence Force
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers leapfrogged San Juan Jabloteh on their final match day, to claim second spot in the Ascension Invitational Tournament Division One after clobbering the ‘San Juan Kings’ 5-0 at the Phase 2 Recreation Ground on Friday night. It was a victory that was also celebrated in Tetron, …
Read More »Red, white, black and green: Women Warriors begin Olympic qualifiers with array of fresh faces
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team begin their 2020 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship campaign on Monday 30 September. The fresh-faced squad—more than half of whom are newcomers at senior international level—will face Aruba at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Head coach, Stephan De Four, said the team …
Read More »Ascension: Seven clubs chase TT$650,000 on closing weekend; plus Shabazz, refs and organisers on Mv’t Caledonia fall-out
The inaugural Ascension Invitational Tournament will be concluded this weekend with seven clubs chasing a share in the TT$650,000 cash pot available across Division One and Two. In Division One, leaders Defence Force need only to avoid a heavy defeat against table proppers Matura ReUnited on Sunday afternoon to secure …
Read More »My body of work: 1971 Mr World reflects on his life as a T&T bodybuilder
Steve Burnett competed extensively for Trinidad and Tobago in bodybuilding in the 1960s and early 1970s. He was Trinidad’s first Mr World, winning the competition in 1971, while the United States had their first black Mr World in 1974. Steve competed with the world’s best, who at the time included …
Read More »Sheppard steers ‘Pres’ past East Mucurapo, as southern giants stay close to rivals ‘Naps’
Presentation College (San Fernando) put on a clinical display to shut out East Mucurapo Secondary 3-0 at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella this afternoon, as they remained within striking distance of SSFL Premier Division leaders and defending champions, Naparima College. Presentation, who lost 2-1 to Carapichaima East Secondary on …
Read More »De Four names 18 overseas players in training squad for Olympic qualifiers; ‘Baby’ appointed skipper
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Stephan De Four named 18 overseas-based players in his 29-member squad for a residential camp, as they prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying series. The team will be led by Iceland-based midfielder Karyn ‘Baby’ Forbes and lists her sister and …
Read More »Pro League votes to become ‘Ascension Premier League’; Ferguson wows clubs with tv rights offer
Say goodbye to the Pro League and hello to the Ascension Premier League. Barely a month after the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) refused to permit a second round of the Ascension Invitational Tournament, the competition’s founder, Richard Ferguson, got the TT Pro League to rebrand its own 20-year …
Read More »Women Soca Warriors start Olympic qualifying campaign against Aruba on 30 Sept
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team will kick off their Tokyo 2020 Olympic campaign on Monday 30 September when they face Aruba from 5pm in the second game of a double header at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. St Kitts and Nevis and Dominican Republic open Group …
Read More »TTFA announce 24 November election day; potential presidents have three weeks to declare ambition
The post of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president will be up for grabs on Sunday 24 November 2019, as incumbent David John-Williams has finally announced an election date. As the country buckled down today to see off Tropical Storm Karen, TTFA general secretary Camara David forwarded notice of …
Read More »‘Karen’ postpones final Ascension fixtures with ‘Army’, Deportivo, Giants and UTT chasing glory
Tropical Storm Karen has disrupted the Ascension Invitational Tournament’s final round of fixtures with Defence Force FC on the verge of the Division One crown and Deportivo PF, San Fernando Giants and UTT FC all within touching distance of the Division Two title. Tournament organisers informed all participants this morning …
Read More »SSFL: Shippley sinks Malick with stoppage-time winner, ‘Naps’ and Malick reveal 2019 ambitions
Substitute Seon Shippley scored in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time to gift three-time Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division winners, Naparima College, a nervy 2-1 victory over a plucky Malick Secondary outfit in Trincity this afternoon. With the victory, ‘Naps’, who completed a League and National Intercol …
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