Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve got his first win of 2024 last night as the Soca Warriors held off Guyana 2-1 in a friendly international match at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. After over 20,000 patrons turned out to see a …
Read More »RBNYFL 24: Upsets galore as favorites tumble out; AIA, Evolution, Union Hall among survivors
The football gods were in a fickle mood on Saturday as the semifinal round of the Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) produced an unrelenting series of upsets. The form book was ripped apart and discarded into the winds, fluttering like a battered kite in a hurricane. Whether you …
Read More »Legendary All-Star Cyat in Bag purchase: Tana reviews trumpeted exhibition affair
“[…] Needless to say, I was more than a little upset for buying cyat in bag when the team list came out the day before the game. “They played fast and loose with their legend and all-star titles. It seemed like anyone who ever played for Trinidad and Tobago was …
Read More »Open letter to Scyld Berry: does plucking feathers from Lara’s wing float your boat?
These growing feathers plucked from Lara’s wing Will make him fly an ordinary pitch. Who else would soar above the view of batsmen And keep them all in servile fearfulness? Dear Mr Scyld Berry, Beriberi, on the slave ships that sailed to the Caribbean, was not very kind to our …
Read More »Sween, Bateau, and Muckette in Soca Warriors squad to face Guyana
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve summoned 17-year-old San Juan North Secondary student and Caledonia AIA attacker Lindell Sween to his 26-man squad to face Guyana next week in two friendly matches. The Soca Warriors and the “Golden Jaguars” square off from 7pm on 13 …
Read More »T&T U17s close Jamaica tour with 1-0 loss to Mt Pleasant Academy
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team closed off their tour to Jamaica yesterday evening with a 1-0 defeat to the Mount Pleasant Academy in St Ann’s, Jamaica. The young Soca Warriors played three times in Jamaica and, on each occasion, a solitary goal separated the two teams. Trinidad …
Read More »Eve recalls Bateau for T&T friendlies against Guyana on 13 and 15 May
Veteran Belgium-based defender Sheldon Bateau appears set to make his first international appearance since the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup, as Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve today confirmed two international friendlies against Guyana at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on 13 and 15 May. The international …
Read More »RBNYFL 24: Webb, Fraser, O’Brien, Archer and Mariah among all-star standouts
Seventeen-year-old Premier Sports Club forward Malachi Webb had another chance to show his worth on the weekend, as Gateway Athletic put on the 2024 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) Student-Athlete College Fair & Showcase. And, as a growing number of defenders and goalkeepers across Trinidad and Tobago could …
Read More »Soca Warriors draw Jamaica, Honduras and Nicaragua in Nations League A
Trinidad and Tobago will retain their spot in the Concacaf Nations League A if they can navigate a six-nation group with five Caribbean teams. Today, the Soca Warriors were drawn with Jamaica, Honduras, Cuba, Nicaragua and French Guiana in Group B with Costa Rica, Guatemala, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Suriname, and Guyana …
Read More »Dear Editor: The problem with the IPL; and how it affects teams like the West Indies
“[…] When the IPL started back in 2008, it was a six-week tournament. The BCCI has since increased the official time span to eight weeks, but the true time is closer to 10 to 12 weeks. “[…] Despite all of that, the compensation package for the player’s home board has …
Read More »Cooper checks positives as fresh-faced T&T U17s fall 2-1 to Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper said his troops will leave Jamaica with their heads held high, despite losing 2-1 to the host team today at the Jamaica Football Federation’s Technical Centre in Kingston. The young Soca Warriors edged Jamaica 1-0 on Friday, thanks to …
Read More »Vaneisa: Questions of legality and integrity still haunt West Indies cricket
A few days ago at Lord’s, Sir Viv Richards and Sir Curtly Ambrose had a conversation with Machel Hewitt of talkSPORT radio in their capacity as ambassadors of the Antiguan Tourism Authority. Naturally, the talk turned to the state of West Indies cricket, and what they thought could be done …
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