Trinidad and Tobago will now almost certainly miss out on the Concacaf Hex qualifying series for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, after a 2-0 loss to Honduras in Port of Spain last night saw the Soca Warriors slip to the bottom of Group C in the Concacaf Nations League tournament. …
Read More »Lawrence’s Martinique beef, the TTFA’s CPL clash and the Warriors’ passing problems
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence appeared to have stretched the truth when he claimed to be ‘totally unaware’ of the Martinique squad up until match day of the Concacaf Nations League contest on Friday 6 September in Fort-de-France. The two Caribbean nations played to …
Read More »SSFL 19: ‘Naps’ tame ‘Westmoorings Tigers’ to stretch Premier lead
Defending champions Naparima College stretched their lead atop the SSFL Premier Division standings to four points today after a 3-2 win over title rivals St Anthony’s College in Westmoorings. Naparima College head coach, Angus Eve, explained that he simply mirrored his opposition. “It’s a small pitch, a tight pitch so …
Read More »Mystery Warriors: Lawrence refuses to name T&T squad before Honduras game in bid to gain advantage
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence attempted an unusual new tactic to gain an advantage over his next opponent this afternoon when he refused to announce his team to play Honduras in Concacaf Nations League action from 7pm tomorrow at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in …
Read More »De Four: ‘Setback’ won’t stop rebuilding process; T&T women’s coach ‘pleased’ after 0-0 draw with Dominican Republic
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Stephan De Four said his players are already showing signs of improvement in their ‘rebuilding process’ after they followed up on Sunday’s 4-1 defeat to St Kitts and Nevis with a goalless draw against the Dominican Republic at the Ato Boldon …
Read More »CPL 19: How Shoaib makes the Warriors click; young West Indians praise senior Pakistani statesman
Both as batsman and as captain, Shoaib Malik eschews extravagance and unapologetically espouses a policy of risk reduction. It is a choice which, so far in 2019, has paid rich dividends. Additionally, swimming steadfastly against the regional tide, he has often opted for finesse over force, for six singles rather …
Read More »Dear Editor: Rooting for Tridents, sincerely, an Amazon Warrior fan
“GAW is far and away the best team in CPL 2019. But sport isn’t linear, and the best doesn’t always win the prize. […] I’d feel better about the Amazon Warriors’ chances in an NBA-style best of 5 maybe, not in a single game, because TKR could win a one-off, …
Read More »De Four: ‘We are in a rebuilding process’; T&T women’s coach asks for time after 4-1 loss to St Kitts
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Stephan De Four said his outfit are rebuilding and need more time to improve their chemistry, after a 4-1 loss to St Kitts and Nevis yesterday evening pushed them to the brink of early elimination from the 2020 Olympic qualifying series. …
Read More »St Kitts stun T&T women 4-1, W/Warriors face Olympic elimination with a game to spare
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team are facing elimination from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying series after just three matches, following a 4-1 loss to St Kitts and Nevis at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva this evening. The shock result means the Women Soca Warriors are third …
Read More »TTSL 19 round-up: Big triumphs for UTT and Prisons while Giants and Matura also prevail
San Fernando Giants and UTT FC picked up where they left off at the Ascension Invitational Tournament with opening day wins in the 2019 Terminix Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) competition this weekend. Giants, who copped the Ascension Division Two title, held off Police FC 2-1 at the Mannie …
Read More »SSFL 19: ‘Hulk’ smashes San Juan North, Presentation (San F’do) stay in title hunt
Presentation San Fernando’s 2-1-win condemned San Juan North to their fourth loss in seven games in Secondary School Football League (SSFL) round eight action at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium on Saturday. Ackeel Jacob was the match-winner with a fine goal in the second half to propel the south giants to …
Read More »Lawrence: ‘Mexico are phenomenal no matter what players they select’; T&T coach ‘proud’ of squad despite loss
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence expressed pride in his outfit’s showing in Toluca last night, despite being comprehensively outplayed in a 2-0 loss to a youthful Mexico team. Mexico coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino selected 19 debutantes in his 24-man squad of local-based players to …
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