So by now we know the best Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) teams for 2017—Monday’s Coca Cola National Intercol final notwithstanding—but what about the best players? Once more, Wired868’s SSFL writers take on the thankless task of selecting the best performing players—not necessarily the most talented players, mind you!—in the …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Extra extra; poet predicts Shiva Boys’ triumph over San Juan North
Extra extra… Spoken word poet and Shiva Boys’ Hindu College staff member Romero Gowrie drops another cheeky number on the eve of their 2017 Coca Cola National Intercol final date against San Juan North Secondary: More from Wired868 Big Five 24: ‘Caps’ clinch title, ex-Shiva Boys coach leads Scarborough to history—in …
Read More »Intercol 2017: San Juan chase history while Shiva Boys eye greatness; SSFL reveal All-Star squads
When they tackle Shiva Boys’ Hindu College at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Monday, 2016 Coca-Cola National Intercol Champions San Juan North Secondary will be bidding to become the first school in five years to cop back-to-back National Intercol titles. St Anthony’s College were the last side to achieve the …
Read More »SPORTT employees told to look for jobs; State board in financial dire straits
Just three weeks before Christmas, employees at the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT) have been advised by acting CEO Jason Williams to “actively explore alternative employment.” The advice, sent to staff via email, follows weeks of speculation about the financial health of the State body. Williams confirmed that …
Read More »World Cup 2018: Messi v Ronaldo? Hazard for Neymar? Mr Live Wire looks at Russia draw
Finally, Russia does not have to share a news headline with United States President Donald Trump! The 2018 World Cup is around the corner, is going to be huuuge and Mr Live Wire has got the ‘covfefe.’ Naturally. Warning: Italy, Netherlands and United States fans, please look away now. (Soca …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Alexander brings the pain as Bishop POS kayo their East counterparts
Bishop Anstey High School (Port of Spain) booked their maiden appearance in a Coca Cola Girls National Intercol final this afternoon, as they edged namesake Bishop Anstey High School East 1-0 in a bruising affair at the St Augustine Secondary school ground. Forward Kiana Alexander got the decisive goal for …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Boyce and Denzil star as San Juan North and Shiva Boys advance to final
San Juan North Secondary will have the opportunity to defend their Coca Cola National Intercol title on Monday evening after they edged Signal Hill Secondary 1-0 in semi-final action at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva today. Captain Renaldo Boyce got the decisive goal for the Bourg Mulatresse boys with …
Read More »Where winners trump winning; celebrating quintessential QRC quality
The following account of the 45th Anniversary Celebration of the Intercol victory of the 1972 Queen’s Royal College cricket team was submitted to Wired868 by Valentino Singh, retired Trinidad Guardian sports editor. The function was held at the Harvard Club on Serpentine Road on Saturday 18 November. The surviving members …
Read More »One-on-one with Anfernee Stokes: Football in my blood
Anfernee Stokes was just four years old when he kicked his first football; he has not stopped kicking them ever since. Now 18, he is the captain of the Queen’s Royal College SSFL Premier Division team although, truth be told, a serious knee injury slashed his season in half. Half …
Read More »Shocked and disappointed! Yorke condemns Jomo Pitt’s statement on Bacolet national stadium
“It’s disappointing that […] athletes are now refusing to even go to the [Dwight Yorke Stadium] and are now forced to train in foreign countries. “What to me was also very disappointing is that the individual who was put there in a position to represent in the best interest of …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Mama mia! Jasandra propels Pleasantville past Cornwall’s “Caps” and into final
Carapichaima East Secondary, powered by talented Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team attacker Afiyah Cornwall, gave Big Five champions Pleasantville Secondary a scare today in the Coca Cola Girls National Intercol semifinals at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. But, in the end, Jasandra “Mama” Joseph’s 20th minute item proved …
Read More »Referees and Super League call cagey truce; Taylor eyes Look Loy’s Facebook page
The Trinidad and Tobago Referees’ Committee and Referees’ Football Association (TTRFA) and the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) have agreed a truce until the end of the current domestic season, according to a press statement from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). All four parties, according to a …
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