A late double from substitute Jody Harragin helped Pro Series cement top spot in the Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) Girls Trinidad U-17 Division yesterday, as the Port of Spain-based team routed Blue Hawks FC 7-0 at the UTT Campus in Valsayn. Six of their goals came in …
Read More »T&T U-17 and ‘Pres’ coach Shawn Cooper banned from coaching minors; Corneal: This is unheard of!
Trinidad and Tobago Safeguarding manager Gary St Rose has banned Men’s National Under-17 team head coach Shawn Cooper from coaching minors in an unprecedented move within the national setup. On Saturday 15 March, St Rose issued a release on a TTFA letterhead that took aim at the veteran coach, who …
Read More »CWI: Dr Rowley is a giant amongst men and a true champion of West Indies cricket
“[…] For all he has done—not just for cricket, but for the advancement of our Caribbean civilization—Dr Keith Rowley ought to be respected by every citizen of this region. His dedication, integrity, and commitment to high standards have left an indelible mark, and he will forever be regarded as one …
Read More »Levi, Phillip and Spicer in Yorke’s 26-man squad to face Cuba; Bateau and Muckette miss out
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke will have the services of Spartak Moscow flanker Levi Garcia when he travels to Santiago next week for the first of a two-legged Concacaf Gold Cup qualifying tie against Cuba. The Soca Warriors face Cuba in Santiago on 21 …
Read More »Early Bird: India win Champions Trophy—with a little help from their ICC friends
“If India don’t win the Champions Trophy,” Bobby greeted me early on Friday morning, “it won’t be the ICC’s fault.” “After all,” he added before I could respond, “they have certainly done all they can to hand the Indians the trophy.” And Rohit Sharma’s side, always favourites to walk away …
Read More »Hassani’s Saints and Mercedez’s SJC fall just short, as Combined take Form 1 Water Polo titles
Goal difference separated the top three boys’ teams in the Form One Division of the 2025 Republic Bank ASATT National Secondary Schools Water Polo League last Sunday, as the final match day ended in a blitz of goals at the Diego Martin Community Pool. Hassani Wells scored four times to …
Read More »RBNYFL 25: FC Tigers snatch Central U14 top spot; Premier SC rout Maloney
Kaden Fournillier notched a hat-trick to inspire FC Tigers to a 5-1 win over Evolution FC on Saturday and take over the top spot in the Central Zone U14 Division of the 2025 Republic Bank National Youth Football League at the Ancil Elcock Recreation Ground in Frederick Settlement, Caroni on …
Read More »Early Bird: Do insular selectors pick and choose Test players they want for WI?
As many as 15 of the 74 players selected to play for West Indies in Tests since 2000 never got a second chance. If you’ve neither researched it nor given it too much thought, you might easily get the wrong impression. Bobby, my fo’daymorning walking pardnah, pretended not to care. …
Read More »‘JB’, ‘Bound to Score’, ‘Marvellous’ and ‘The Little Magician’: My all-time T&T football XI
Britain-based author Richard Blackett, who, at present, is working on A History of Football in Trinidad and Tobago, 1908-2006, made an interesting challenge to me: Who would I pick on my all-time Trinidad and Tobago XI? Of course, such selections are highly prejudiced by their very nature. But it did …
Read More »Mascall: We paid for our mistakes; T&T U-20s crushed 12-0 by Canada
Trinidad and Tobago’s push for qualification to the Poland 2026 Fifa U-20 Women’s World Cup ended—after just three games—with a heavy defeat last night as the young Women Soca Warriors were thumped 12-0 by Canada at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. If anything, the lopsided score summary flattered the …
Read More »U17 Women draw USA in W/Cup qualifiers, T&T host 7th international tournament in 13 mths
Trinidad and Tobago will host one of three Concacaf qualifying groups for the Morocco 2025 Fifa Women’s Under-17 World Cup from 31 March to 6 April as 12 teams compete for four World Cup spots. The young Women Soca Warriors are grouped with the formidable United States, El Salvador and …
Read More »RBNYFL 25: Tied up—Santa Cruz, Trendsetter, City and Moka draw, as Pro Series U14s go clear
On a sweltering hot Saturday at Moka, Santa Cruz United and Trendsetter Hawks could not keep pace with Pro Series on a potentially pivotal day in the North Zone Under-14 Division of the 2025 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL). Santa Cruz United and Trendsetter Hawks started match day …
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