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Central FC is set for familiar new owners after Bankers Insurance CEO Vance Gabriel introduced himself to the “Couva Sharks” as their new boss on Saturday morning at the Kampo Vibes Restaurant on Ramsaran Street, Chaguanas. And, at Gabriel’s side, were the controversial duo of former Central chairman Brent Sancho …

Defence Force surged to the top of the Premier Division of the CNG National Super League yesterday evening with a comprehensive 4-2 victory over Guaya United in a top-of-the-table clash at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium’s training ground in Marabella. The Army/Coast Guard combination got a double strike from captain Christopher …

“The result is a cruel one for the boys and the team,” said St Mary’s College coach Ryan Shim yesterday afternoon. “But I think at the end of the day we did not do enough to win and Naparima did.” The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division is in …

Earl Best comments on the dumping of the relatively recently appointed captain Denesh Ramdin and the very recent selection of his young successor: If there were an election to determine the position of West Indies cricket captain, we might all have been getting e-mails and text messages from the newly …

Central FC found a silver lining amidst the dark clouds yesterday as the “Couva Sharks” tasted their first success at CONCACAF Champions League level with a 1-0 win over Guatemalan outfit, Comunicaciones, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. For the first 45 minutes, Central looked in danger …

Former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-23 Team captain Alvin Jones cracked home a brilliant free kick last night as Pro League outfit, DIRECTV W Connection, stunned Costa Rican club, Deportivo Saprissa, 2-1 in a memorable CONCACAF Champions League affair at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. It was …

Second half strikes by Shane Sandy and substitute Shobal Celestin ensured that reigning SSFL Premier Division champions Naparima College defeated 10-man San Juan North 3-1 and kept with pace with front runners St Mary’s College and Shiva Boys Hindu College. All three schools have a maximum of nine points from …

Former Sport Minister Brent Sancho and his advisor Kevin Harrison were subjected to a new low today, as 24 of Central FC’s 29 football players signed a petition that urged their board of directors not to allow them back to the Pro League club. The petition, which was addressed to …

Coaches and players raging at match officials is nothing new in football at any level. But when the infuriated team is the one that won the match, something more than the mortar is in the pestle. The Queen’s Park Cricket Club football team left the D’Abadie Recreational Ground with all …

The CNG National Super League’s Premiership Division clash between Guaya United and Defence Force FC will take place at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium’s training ground, rather than the Hasely Crawford Stadium. The following are the remaining fixtures this week from the various Trinidad and Tobago football competitions covered by Wired868: Saturday September …

A classy second half double by substitute Jody Allsop ensured that Guaya United remained atop the CNG National Super League’s Premiership Division this evening after their clash with FC Santa Rosa, who are 10th in the 15-team table. Introduced in the 70th minute, it took the lanky Allsop all of …

Reigning Premier Division champion school, Naparima College, and challenger, St Mary’s College, took the plaudits on Round Two of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) on Saturday evening. But, on Mucurapo Road, the less-heralded Shiva Boys Hindu College continued its own quiet campaign with a second successive win for the …