Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence appeared to have stretched the truth when he claimed to be ‘totally unaware’ of the Martinique squad up until match day of the Concacaf Nations League contest on Friday 6 September in Fort-de-France. The two Caribbean nations played to …
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SSFL 19: ‘Naps’ tame ‘Westmoorings Tigers’ to stretch Premier lead
Defending champions Naparima College stretched their lead atop the SSFL Premier Division standings to four points today after a 3-2 win over title rivals St Anthony’s College in Westmoorings. Naparima College head coach, Angus Eve, explained that he simply mirrored his opposition. “It’s a small pitch, a tight pitch so …
Read More »Mystery Warriors: Lawrence refuses to name T&T squad before Honduras game in bid to gain advantage
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence attempted an unusual new tactic to gain an advantage over his next opponent this afternoon when he refused to announce his team to play Honduras in Concacaf Nations League action from 7pm tomorrow at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in …
Read More »De Four: ‘Setback’ won’t stop rebuilding process; T&T women’s coach ‘pleased’ after 0-0 draw with Dominican Republic
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Stephan De Four said his players are already showing signs of improvement in their ‘rebuilding process’ after they followed up on Sunday’s 4-1 defeat to St Kitts and Nevis with a goalless draw against the Dominican Republic at the Ato Boldon …
Read More »CPL 19: How Shoaib makes the Warriors click; young West Indians praise senior Pakistani statesman
Both as batsman and as captain, Shoaib Malik eschews extravagance and unapologetically espouses a policy of risk reduction. It is a choice which, so far in 2019, has paid rich dividends. Additionally, swimming steadfastly against the regional tide, he has often opted for finesse over force, for six singles rather …
Read More »Dear Editor: Rooting for Tridents, sincerely, an Amazon Warrior fan
“GAW is far and away the best team in CPL 2019. But sport isn’t linear, and the best doesn’t always win the prize. […] I’d feel better about the Amazon Warriors’ chances in an NBA-style best of 5 maybe, not in a single game, because TKR could win a one-off, …
Read More »De Four: ‘We are in a rebuilding process’; T&T women’s coach asks for time after 4-1 loss to St Kitts
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Stephan De Four said his outfit are rebuilding and need more time to improve their chemistry, after a 4-1 loss to St Kitts and Nevis yesterday evening pushed them to the brink of early elimination from the 2020 Olympic qualifying series. …
Read More »St Kitts stun T&T women 4-1, W/Warriors face Olympic elimination with a game to spare
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team are facing elimination from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying series after just three matches, following a 4-1 loss to St Kitts and Nevis at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva this evening. The shock result means the Women Soca Warriors are third …
Read More »TTSL 19 round-up: Big triumphs for UTT and Prisons while Giants and Matura also prevail
San Fernando Giants and UTT FC picked up where they left off at the Ascension Invitational Tournament with opening day wins in the 2019 Terminix Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) competition this weekend. Giants, who copped the Ascension Division Two title, held off Police FC 2-1 at the Mannie …
Read More »Noble: White Knights or Piranhas? Examining the Petrotrin sale
On 18 October 2018, almost one year ago, a doleful Mr Ancel Roget was pictured, in a photograph supplied by the OWTU, between two prospective partners, announcing their bid to acquire the Petrotrin assets. One company, Sunstone Equities, appeared from the news report to be a facilitator of government-private sector …
Read More »Daly Bread: Are the malls becoming crime hot spots? T&T’s state of anxiety is growing
Two ladies in the early afternoon—to which we refer colloquially as after lunch—park a vehicle in an area, not isolated from one of its entrances, and enter a shopping mall. An hour later, as they are exiting the mall, they see a man standing adjacent to their vehicle. They have …
Read More »Youth programme battles mental illness through sports
“Mental health and physical health are fundamentally linked. There are multiple associations between poor mental health and chronic physical conditions … so we are hoping that S.I.M. would be able to offer a refuge, which is a safe space to rebuild oneself, for those in schools and others. “ The …
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