Trinidad and Tobago will contest its second regional football final in a month on Friday evening when the young “Soca Warriors” line up in the 2014 Under-20 Caribbean Championship finale from 7.30 pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Almost certainly, the Warriors’ final dance partner will …
Read More »Cura-chow: T&T U-20s savour goal feast against Dutch islanders
After an anaemic opening result against Suriname, the Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 team found Curaçao to be more to its liking as the young “Soca Warriors” romped to a 4-0 win that virtually assured their progress to the CONCACAF stage. The Warriors have six points from their opening two …
Read More »Tigers strike again; St Anthony’s edge Arima 2-1
The Arima North Secondary football ground is a beautiful, scenic spot down a steep, grassy incline and with the majestic northern range as a backdrop. But the “Westmoorings Tigers” did not travel up the Arima Old Road to enjoy the view. Another outing and another three points for St Anthony’s …
Read More »Jabari gets the job done; T&T U20s edge Suriname 2-1
A burst of inspiration off the substitutes’ bench was the difference tonight for Trinidad and Tobago as the host started its Under-20 Caribbean Championship campaign with a 2-1 win over Suriname at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Suriname scored first after just four minutes as Orveo Faerber …
Read More »Satirical shorts: Sweetman Maicon and Ronaldo’s Messi thoughts
Who says friendly international football matches are meaningless? Adventurous Roma right back and two-time World Cup player Maicon certainly charged into mythical status last weekend after getting expelled from the Brazil international team and simultaneously pioneering a whole new range of uses for condensed milk. Football fans and pranksters worldwide …
Read More »Shannon named U-20 captain; young Warriors kick off on Friday
Seventeen-year-old former St Augustine Secondary stand-out Shannon Gomez will captain the Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 team on Friday as the young “Soca Warriors” kick off their 2014 Under-20 Caribbean Championship campaign against Suriname from 7.15 pm in the second game of a Hasely Crawford Stadium double header in Port of …
Read More »Fatima stuns St Mary’s while St Anthony’s go top in SSFL
St Mary’s College never saw it coming. One minute, the “Saints” supporters were “razza tazzing” at the touchline, taunting their opponents and having a merry old time in the setting sun. In the next, Fatima College students were everywhere; jumping and whooping and delighting in the cold plate of revenge …
Read More »Ford focus: Nelson St starlet promises to lift T&T U-20s in Caribbean Cup
Seventeen-year-old Trinidad and Tobago defender Maurice Ford hopes to see his Nelson Street friends at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Friday evening when the national under-20 team kicks off its Caribbean Under-20 Championship campaign against Curacao from 7.15 pm. The CFU competition is the first step on the road to …
Read More »U-20s shine as makeshift Warriors hold Guadeloupe
Sixteen-year-old Central FC attacker Levi Garcia had a senior debut to remember today as a makeshift Trinidad and Tobago national football team outfit held Guadeloupe 1-1 at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet. The outing would not go down as an official international cap since Guadeloupe is not a FIFA …
Read More »St Augustine routs Pres; CIC, Arima keep 100 percent records
There was no place like home for St Augustine Secondary as the “Green Machine” kicked into gear with a 5-2 win over Presentation College (San Fernando) this evening in SSFL Premier Division action in St Augustine. St Augustine was hammered 3-0 in its season opener against St Mary’s College on …
Read More »Can Bangladesh push West Indies in two-Test series?
Earl Best comments on what the fans can expect in the two weeks ahead: To the extent that performances in the three ODIs are a reliable guide to what to expect in the two-Test series which starts tomorrow, Mushfiqur Rahim’s touring Bangladeshis are deep in trouble. Obviously, statistics do not …
Read More »Nine-man St Anthony’s execute smash and grab at Trinity East
It was billed as a SSFL Premier Division match but it closer resembled wrestling in the vicinity of a football. And, as it turned out, St Anthony’s College is not too bad at that game either. There were two score summaries at the final whistle: Two St Anthony’s ejections to …
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