The quarterfinal fixtures of the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football (NYFL) will resume tomorrow, on Indian Arrival Day, as tournament organisers adjust to yesterday’s rained-out matches. Only two matches were played in full on Sunday, as Defence Force made light of a 2-2 halftime score to trounce Ste Madeleine …
Read More »NYFL 2023: Webb tricks TSA, as Premier, Point and Pro Series advance, with flourishes by T&T U17 players
On a wild day of Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) knockout action in St Augustine yesterday, a pair of South Zone teams in Point Fortin Youth Academy and Premier Sports Club booked their ticket through to the 2023 semifinals, alongside North champions Pro Series. On an intriguing day …
Read More »NYFL 2023: Trinidad’s top youth teams enter ko phase; Cox, Pro Series, D/Force among title hopefuls
There are 32 Trinidad youth teams left standing in the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) competition. However, there are only four available trophies. Something will have to give over the next two weeks then, as the nationwide youth competition enters the knockout stage—albeit without invitations to Tobago …
Read More »NYFL 2023: “Mini Me” bails Police U17s; Manswell rescues draw against QPCC to make Crown Trace wait
With one quarterfinal spot left in the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL), QPCC’s Under-17 team will hope for a huge favour from the already-eliminated Boyce Sports Coaching School as they look to edge Police FC to the last qualifying spot in the North Under-17 division. Last night, …
Read More »ICC provisionally suspends Windies batsman Thomas, lays seven corruption charges
West Indies batsman Devon Thomas, 33, has been provisionally suspended from international cricket with immediate effect by the International Cricket Council (ICC), after being charged with seven violations of the Anti-Corruption code. The charges specifically include his behaviour while at Caribbean Premier League (CPL) team St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, …
Read More »Sammy: “We know what’s at stake!” WI open W/Cup Qualifier series against USA
West Indies will start their 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier campaign against the USA on Sunday 18 June at the Takashinga Cricket Club in Zimbabwe, as they face as many as eight games in three weeks in their bid for a Cricket World Cup place. The Maroon Men, …
Read More »NYFL 2023: Jaguars and AIA U20s made to wait as rains temporarily halt Ginga showdown
The owner of the last quarterfinal spot in the Under-20 division of the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) will now be decided on Wednesday, as yesterday’s crucial East Zone fixture between FC Ginga and knockout hopefuls Eastern Jaguars was abandoned just before halftime—after a heavy early morning …
Read More »NYFL 23: East U-17 frontrunners, FC Ginga and Tinto FA, near quarterfinal places
FC Ginga moved to the top of the Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) this evening, thanks to a 2-1 win over Arima Semi-Pro Blasters Youth Academy. Utility player Criston “CJ” Gomez put Ginga ahead after just 16 minutes while Kaheim Rama doubled their lead just before the interval. …
Read More »NYFL 23: QPCC, Defence Force could meet in U-20 finals, as KO match-ups revealed
The knockout bracket for the Trinidad-based teams in the 2023 Republic Cup National Youth Football League (NYFL) was revealed today, with Defence Force and QPCC drawn on opposite sides of the bracket in the Under-20 competition. If the current form of both teams holds, it could be a mouth-watering clash …
Read More »T&T grouped with Dominican Republic in League B, while Concacaf widens segregation
Trinidad and Tobago will face only Caribbean opposition in the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League B competition, as the two-island republic make their second attempt to return to the confederation’s top tier national competition. The Soca Warriors, who finished second to Nicaragua in the 2022-23 competition, were grouped with the Dominican …
Read More »Get Shiggy with it! Army pip Rangers to near Caribbean spot, while Joevin makes Police debut
As Terminix La Horquetta Rangers owner Richard Ferguson strolled away from his Sportsmax interview in the aftermath of his team’s 1-0 loss to Defence Force at the St James Police Barracks—their second Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League (TTPFL) loss in four days—opposing coach Lloyd Andrews playfully rubbed salt in …
Read More »CPL 23: DJ Bravo, the CPL’s most successful player, rejoins TKR; Pollard: “Very exciting times…”
Five-time Caribbean Premier League (CPL) champion Dwayne “DJ” Bravo will return to the Trinbago Knight Riders for the 2023 Republic Bank CPL competition. The move was confirmed by the TKR management today, just hours after the appointment of former West Indies coach Phil Simmons as head coach of the franchise. …
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