The Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain was the latest venue for a Digicel Pro League Civic forum last night; and one gets the feeling there is a lot more to come from the rookie team out of Point Fortin and its boisterous fans this season. Last week, on …
Read More »Arabe eliminates lively Connection from Champions League
DIRECTV W Connection followed Caledonia AIA out of the 2013/14 CONCACAF Champions League last night as the “Savonetta Boys” were eliminated from the confederation’s showpiece club competition in the group stage. There was, arguably, some consolation in the manner of Connection’s exit as they produced a lively performance that was …
Read More »Connection promises upbeat Champions League show against Arabe
Do not count out the DIRECTV W Connection Football Club just yet. Trinidad and Tobago football fans left the Hasely Crawford Stadium in a sombre mood last night after watching Mexican outfit, Toluca, thrash Caledonia AIA 5-1. But Connection coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier promised a livelier affair tonight when the “Savonetta …
Read More »Take five: Mexico’s Toluca humiliates Caledonia
Caledonia AIA has one game left in its 2013 CONCACAF Champions League campaign and one feels the “Eastern Stallions” might prefer doing something more fun if given the choice; like maybe going to the dentist. It could not be more painful than facing the sort of spanking that Caledonia received …
Read More »Bully Bain joins Caledonia for Toluca test
Morvant/Laventille-based Pro League football club, Caledonia AIA, will try to inject some impetus into its 2013/14 season tomorrow on Wednesday September 18 when it hosts Mexican outfit, Toluca, in CONCACAF Champions League action from 8 pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. If Caledonia coach Jamaal Shabazz appears …
Read More »Connection triumph, Caledonia stunned in P/League double header
DIRECTV W Connection and Caledonia AIA, Trinidad and Tobago’s two CONCACAF Champions League participants, opened their 2013-14 Digicel Pro League campaigns with contrasting results last night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Connection romped to a clinical 7-0 thumping against St. Ann’s Rangers but the “Eastern Stallions” …
Read More »Central FC and Point Fortin Civic make flying Pro League starts
Central FC kicked off its 2013/14 Digicel Pro League campaign in style tonight as the “Couva Sharks” recovered from a one-goal deficit to stun defending champions Defence Force 3-1 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. There was as much action off the field as on it with over 2,000 …
Read More »Diary of a dope: The Sport Ministry’s uncivil war over banned sprinter
Sport Minister Anil Roberts called off his crusade against the National Amateur Athletics Association (NAAA) yesterday in typical fashion; with insults and threats, selective facts and full volume. It was a less than classy retreat after the IAAF made it clear that it neither needed nor wished to have the …
Read More »NAAA: Sport Minister exposed T&T to international sanctions
The National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAA) has retorted to criticisms from Sport Minister Anil Roberts by accusing the minister of lacking patience and respect for World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) legal procedures. The NAAA further claimed that Roberts’ probes and public pronouncements on the Semoy Hackett …
Read More »Million dollar league: Pro League’s back with big pay-out and new teams
Trinidad and Tobago’s Digicel Pro League football competition will offer a $1 million first prize to its champion club for the 2013/14 season, which kicks off at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva on Friday 13 September. The first prize is more than double last season’s cash award of $400,000, …
Read More »Riyadh romp: Jones inspires Warriors to Saudi Arabia triumph
A two goal blast from Kenwyne Jones within the opening five minutes of today’s 2013 OSN Cup third place playoff contest lifted the “Soca Warriors” to an impressive 3-1 win over host nation, Saudi Arabia, at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. Jones was replaced after 38 minutes and …
Read More »Warriors look to ambush hosts Saudi Arabia
The Trinidad and Tobago national senior football team spent Friday night enjoying the warmth and culture of Saudi Arabia as the “Soca Warriors” were guests at the Al Masmac Palace of King Abdul Aziz in Riyadh. Tomorrow at 11.45 am (T&T time), the Warriors will try to repay their generosity …
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