Terminix La Horquetta Rangers attacker Tyrone Charles finished last night with a swollen jaw and blurred vision. But imagine how the Guaya United goalkeepers felt. Another outing, another Rangers rout. The star-studded La Horquetta-based team continued their habit of being insensitive hosts as they thumped Guaya United 7-0 in Ascension …
Read More »Did you pay your players? SporTT awaits payroll info before fresh pay out to Pro League clubs
Can you provide payroll information, salary slips and/or NIS information for your players for the 2018 TT Pro League season? The TT Pro League’s eight clubs which receive government subventions, according to a source at the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT), have been asked to prove they paid …
Read More »A hello from Headingley; lasting lessons for WI to learn from Australia’s loss
There is never, I don’t think, a good time to lose a Test match—especially if you really don’t have what Viv Richards liked to call the winning habit. But if learning is the name of the game, then the management of Jason Holder’s West Indies side should be grateful that …
Read More »Pro League invites TTSL clubs to form its ‘second division’ but mum on benefits; Look Loy declines
The Trinidad and Tobago Pro League (TTPL) has offered Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) clubs the chance at a slot in the top flight competition. Sort of. Just days after announcing its intention to start the 2019 TTPL season on 4 October—after growing tired of waiting for the Trinidad …
Read More »Shaquille nets hattrick as Jabloteh edge Sando 4-3; Police shock Deportivo PF as Giants go first
A dramatic late hattrick by Shaquille John paced San Juan Jabloteh to a 4-3 win away to Club Sando today as the ‘San Juan Kings’ leapfrogged two places to third in the Ascension Invitational Tournament standings. Sando, who started the match in fourth, led on three occasions through Michael Basdeo, …
Read More »‘Showtime’ strikes but clinical Corbin inspires Rangers to 4-1 thumping of Cunupia
The star-studded Terminix La Horquetta Rangers (LHR) team flexed their muscles again last night, as they thumped Cunupia FC 4-1 in their Ascension Invitational Tournament encounter at the Phase 2 La Horquetta Recreation Ground. After following up on their opening 10-2 win against Matura ReUnited with a goalless draw against …
Read More »Rochford delights again as Santa Rosa ease past Guaya; spectator injured in off-field fracas in Arima
FC Santa Rosa jumped to fourth spot in Division One of the Ascension Invitational Tournament last night after defeating Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) rivals Guaya United by a 3-1 margin at the Arima Velodrome. When the ‘Big Cannons’ of Santa Rosa and Guaya meet—both have rotated the TTSL …
Read More »Boyo boy! Gonzales gets collector’s item as Defence Force edge Jabloteh to reclaim top billing
Defence Force reclaimed pole position in the Ascension Invitational Tournament yesterday, however it was anything but comprehensive, as they eked out a come from behind 2-1 win over San Juan Jabloteh at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. The fact that Defence Force’s decisive late item came from veteran defender …
Read More »If WI-shes were horses, Holder wouldn’t have to worry about hurricanes
Buoyed by the recent receipt of awards and bestowal on him of new accolades, Jason Holder may well believe that the home side he leads can match the visitors in the two-Test series which starts in Antigua today. I honestly hope he does not. Named West Indies Test Player of …
Read More »Usain’s last lap—Pt 2: Bolt gets rare rear view on red-letter day
Usain Bolt came on the sprinting scene as a highly talented 15-year-old with an awkward running style. Today, a decade and a half later as he prepares to say farewell to track and field, the Leo St Leo has, under the guiding hand of home-based Jamaican coach Glen Mills, changed …
Read More »Pro League and TTSL go separate ways as T-League hopes fade for 2019; Guardian $3 million claim refuted
The Trinidad and Tobago Pro League has confirmed that their clubs will go it alone this season, after a board meeting this morning. The decision, relayed via a press statement by CEO Julia Baptiste, means curtains for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s proposed T-League, which should have been an …
Read More »Usain’s last lap; happy 33rd birthday, Bolt from the Caribbean blue
Usain St Leo Bolt turns 33 tomorrow. As a birthday salute to the Caribbean’s most decorated sprinting legend, Wired868 shares this tribute with our readers. The original version of this story was written for a now disappeared magazine just over two years ago when the Jamaican icon finally bowed out …
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