Pro League defending champions, Central FC, parted company with their veteran midfield star and former captain, Marvin Oliver, in controversial fashion this morning at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The evergreen Oliver, who turns 41 in August and was the club’s best player last season, was handed an oddly …
Read More »Costa Rica tour cancelled; T&T women miss out on Olympic warm-ups
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team again look set be sent to battle with minimum preparation and no warm-up international games, as a pre-Olympic qualifiers training camp appeared to have been scrapped yesterday. The “Women Warriors” were supposed to travel to Costa Rica for friendly internationals on January …
Read More »Guerra penalises Connection; Couva rivals fail to close gap on “Army”
DIRECTV W Connection and defending TT Pro League champions Bankers Insurance Central FC failed to make much ground on 2015/16 Pro League leaders Defence Force yesterday, as the second and third-placed teams finished the “Couva Clásico” in a 1-1 draw at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Defence Force coach …
Read More »Levi debuts for AZ; starlet becomes T&T’s youngest professional in Europe
Former Shiva Boys Hindu College student Levi Garcia became the youngest Trinidad and Tobago player ever to play in the Europe top flight this morning when the 18 year old winger debuted for mid-table Eredivisie club, AZ Alkmaar, as they whipped Feyenoord 4-2 at home. Garcia, who represented Trinidad and …
Read More »Defence Force/Police rue joint outing as Sando and Jabloteh strike in Couva
“For what?!” Defence Force coach Marvin Gordon asked fourth official Rashby McPhee, at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night. It was more an accusation than a question. “For what?!” Gordon repeated. By the final whistle, Club Sando had continued their remarkable new year’s form with a 1-1 draw …
Read More »Club Sando Moruga turn back Santa Rosa; Look Loy berates local refereeing
Club Sando Moruga handed FC Santa Rosa a 2-nil defeat at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya yesterday to deprive the Keith Look Loy-coached team of a precious fourth place finish in the CNG NSL Premiership. The Premiership division’s fourth placed team will receive a cash reward of $80,000 while …
Read More »Della-Marie’s family opens accts for donations to offset chess star’s medical expenses
The family of 14 year old Trinidad and Tobago chess olympiad and St Joseph’s Convent (Port of Spain) student, Della-Marie Walcott, have opened a bank account and online crowd source account for funding and will host a curry q and movie showing to raise money to offset rising medical expenses. …
Read More »Naps take 2015 honours; Signal Hill and Malick girls top SSFL 50 year awards
Naparima College and Fyzabad Secondary scooped up awards for the boys and girls 2015 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) divisions respectively last Saturday in the annual award ceremony at Naparima College school auditorium in San Fernando. But, as the SSFL celebrated its 50th year anniversary from 1964 to 2014, Signal …
Read More »Army maintain three point lead with win over Jabloteh; Police flog Caledonia
Defence Force FC maintained their three point lead atop the 2015/16 TT Pro League standings yesterday with a deserved 2-0 win over Play Whe San Juan Jabloteh at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya. The Army/Coast Guard combination overcame a first half penalty stop by Jabloteh goalie Shemel Louison to …
Read More »Family of comatose T&T junior chess star, Della-Marie, clears air
The following press release was sent to Wired868 by the friends and family of 14 year old Trinidad and Tobago chess olympiad and St Joseph’s Convent, Port of Spain student, Della-Marie Walcott: The family and friends of Della-Marie Walcott would firstly like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the …
Read More »This week in football: Wired868’s calendar for January 19-24
The following are this week’s fixtures for the various Trinidad and Tobago football competitions covered by Wired868: Tuesday January 19 (Pro League) North East Stars v St Ann’s Rangers, 3.30 pm, Larry Gomes Stadium; Central FC v Club Sando, 6 pm, Ato Boldon Stadium; W Connection v Point Fortin Civic, …
Read More »NSL: “Lucky” WASA scrape past La Horquetta; Army go four points clear
“The Lord has smiled on us today because if(La Horquetta) were a bit more clinical we would have been about 4-1 down,” WASA FC coach Shurland David told Wired868. “We were very, very lucky.” WASA FC managed to hang on to 1-0 lead by the final whistle in yesterday’s CNG …
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