Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain Kenwyne Jones vowed that the “Soca Warriors” will not be overawed on Wednesday June 4 when they meet 2014 World Cup title contenders, Argentina, in a friendly international at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. The fixture kicks off at 6.30 pm (TT …
Read More »Warriors vs Argentina live on GISL; Carlos pulls out
Football fans can catch the Trinidad and Tobago national football team’s glamorous upcoming international friendly against 2014 World Cup contenders, Argentina, live on Government Information Services Limited (GISL) Channel 4 from 3.30 pm on Wednesday June 4. The “Soca Warriors” are scheduled to leave the Piarco International Airport at 9 …
Read More »Beyond the maroon: Race, identity, history and West Indies cricket
I was, as a young boy, obsessed with cricket. Up until age nine, I was still an only child and had learned to occupy myself for hours on end by imagining entire Test series played out in the backyard of my grandparents’ house. I knew by heart the rosters and …
Read More »Star struck: Wired868 selects its Pro League players of the season
There were six trophies at stake in Trinidad and Tobago’s top flight this season but DIRECTV W Connection and Central FC were not into sharing. Connection grabbed four while Central pocketed the other two. Similarly, the two Couva-based clubs hogged much of the space in the second Wired868 All Star …
Read More »Connection whips Police for fifth title this season
DIRECTV W Connection brought an impressive 2013/14 season to a close tonight as it picked up its fifth title this term with a 3-0 win over Police FC in the Digicel Pro Bowl final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Three second half goals—two from Surinamese international …
Read More »Cyrus makes Vietnam debut with Hanoi T&T
Trinidad and Tobago international defender Daneil Cyrus made his V-League debut today as the versatile 23-year-old player played the full 90 minutes in a 2-0 Hanoi T&T win over Dong Nai in Hanoi, Vietnam. Cyrus, who left local Digicel Pro League champion club DIRECTV W Connection to join Hanoi last …
Read More »Police seeks Connection revenge in tonight’s Digicel Pro Bowl final
Police FC will seek its first top flight trophy in 20 years from 8 pm tonight when the “Lawmen” tackle defending champions DIRECTV W Connection in the Digicel Pro Bowl final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Police’s last titles came in 1994 with the National League …
Read More »Edwards drafted for South American tour; Messi buzzing
Trinidad and Tobago national football team head coach Stephen Hart has gone for more experience in his squad for next month’s South American tour by drafting in 35-year-old right back Carlos Edwards. Edwards, a “Soca Warriors” stand-out at the 2006 World Cup, has played just once since the 2013 CONCACAF …
Read More »Marcus takes scoring title as Point Fortin closes on high note
Twenty-three-year-old Trinidad and Tobago attacker Marcus Joseph brought Point Fortin Civic’s 2013/14 Digicel Pro League campaign to an end on a high note tonight. Joseph scored a stoppage time winner as Point Fortin from a goal behind to edge Caledonia AIA 2-1 in the final fixture of the regular season …
Read More »Great Expectations: Pro League’s hottest young talent
The likes of DIRECTV W Connection star Joevin Jones and Point Fortin Civic attacker Marcus Joseph have become regular names for knowledgeable Trinidad and Tobago fans due to their Pro League exploits. But Wired868 has highlighted some gifted young players who may take their places in a season or two. …
Read More »Shoot-out: Marcus and Caesar clash for Pro League scoring title
Point Fortin Civic attacker Marcus Joseph and North East Stars striker Trevin Caesar will hope to take their scoring boots to Couva tomorrow on Tuesday May 19 when the Digicel Pro League season comes to a halt at the Ato Boldon Stadium. At present, Joseph, who is played in a …
Read More »Ramdin faces challenge to shed bad image and revitalize West Indies
Eight of the 12 people I asked to share the first thought that came into their heads when they heard the name Denesh Ramdin said, “Yeah Viv, Talk Nah;” only three of the eight remembered without prompting that the “Talk Nah” incident had followed a century made by the West …
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