The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) elite youth teams were thrown into varying levels of disarray this week, as the Boys National Under-14 and Women’s National Under-15 Teams struggled to get to their respective competitions in Curaçao and the United States. On Friday night, the TTFA chartered a Liat …
Read More »Sport Ministry: Audits missing for W Connection and Pt Fortin; taxpayers spent $76 million on Pro League
The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs has identified W Connection and Point Fortin Civic as the two Pro League clubs who are yet to submit relevant information to the government—including audited financial statements—so as to make themselves eligible for funding. Minister Shamfa Cudjoe has so far refused to approve …
Read More »TTSL: “Savannah” team strike again, Prowler’s RSSR hold defending champs, Guaya
Defending Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) champions Guaya United failed to make ground on table toppers Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) as they played to an intriguing 1-1 draw with RSSR at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last evening. Five points separates Guaya from QPCC (21 points), who themselves played …
Read More »CPL 2018: NLCB joins TKR as local cricket franchise chase T/20 history
The National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) announced today that it will remain in the Trinbago Knight Riders’ camp, as the local cricket franchise chase history in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T/20 competition. TKR are the defending CPL champions and the joint most successful team in the history of …
Read More »TTSL result: Santa Rosa go second, after whipping P’Valley/D’go Martin
FC Santa Rosa leapfrogged Cunupia FC and Matura Re-United FC to second place in the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) this evening, albeit having played a game more than their rivals. Called into action on Emancipation Day, Santa Rosa came from behind to whip table proppers, Petit Valley/Diego Martin …
Read More »“[Why] the urgency?” John-Williams stalls for time over request to see Home of Football contracts
It has been seven weeks since Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams assured stakeholders at an extraordinary general meeting that, although he had not handed over documents related to the US$2.25 million FIFA-funded project, members were free to drop in at the local football body’s headquarters to …
Read More »Pro League delays start by further week; Fakoory: Our CEO was right, but things changed
The Trinidad and Tobago Pro League is now due to kick off on Friday 10 August, according to a statement from the local top flight administrative body. The decision was taken after a meeting of the League’s board of directors at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Monday. Chairman Richard Fakoory …
Read More »CAC: Venezuela take bronze; T&T women fail to manage a single shot in play-off
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team had a chance to bring home bronze from the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games this afternoon. But they did not even come close, as they were thoroughly outplayed by Venezuela in this evening’s third place play off in Barranquilla, Colombia. A fine …
Read More »TTSL round-up: QPCC lead cut in Bethel, Prisons edge PVDMU and Police spank RSSR
QPCC FC’s lead atop to Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) standings was cut from five points to just three this weekend, after the “Parkites” were forced to settle for a draw away to Bethel United in Tobago. Bethel were second bottom in the standings at kick off but their …
Read More »TTSL: Santa Rosa enjoy dish of revenge, as Fry-inspired “Cannons” flog UTT at O’Meara
FC Santa Rosa closed the gap between themselves and Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) leaders Queen’s Park Cricket Club to four points yesterday, as they scalded UTT in route to a 4-1 triumph at the UTT campus in O’Meara. Rosa weren’t the only ones to keep the pressure on …
Read More »Nakhid: On politics and football; why Manning was irrelevant and Deschamps is a failure
A year or two before former Prime Minister Patrick Manning passed away, I wrote an article stating—among many other things—that Manning no longer held any relevance for politics in Trinidad and Tobago. Of course multiple queries followed from readers. I did not explain myself then as I found the statement …
Read More »Dixee joins CPL marquee sponsors; Wired868 prepares for 2018 T/20 season
Crackers about the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) cricket competition? Dixee Crackers were unveiled today as the official biscuit sponsor of the 2018 Hero CPL tournament, as the region gets ready for the sixth edition of the annual six week tournament. The 2018 CPL season bowls off at the Queen’s Park …
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