Current Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions, Shiva Boys’ Hindu College, got their 2016 Intercol campaign off to a fine start yesterday, as they pummelled St Benedict’s College 3-0 in the South Zone quarterfinal fixture, to maintain their quest for double title glory. The boys from Penal made light work of …
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Bard women; fickle goddesses: Best considers dynamics of Calypso and her women
It is 2016. Do you know where Jean and Dinah are? And why? It says a lot for the Mighty Sparrow that sexagenarians and teenagers alike—and all the age-groups in between—often answer that question in the affirmative. Round de corner posing; bet yuh life is something dey selling… In Calypso …
Read More »Hello and goodbye! Bostock pulls out of T&T squad again and will miss Costa Rica game
He is here. And then he’s not. He is in. And then he is back out again. Former England National Under-17 Team captain John Bostock will not make his senior international debut with Trinidad and Tobago on Friday against Costa Rica, despite being granted approval to play by FIFA. Within …
Read More »Guerra gets surprise Warriors call-up; playmaker in T&T squad to face Costa Rica
Twenty-eight-year-old United States-based midfielder Ataulla Guerra will be a surprise inclusion in the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team training squad today, after he received a late-up call from head coach Stephen Hart. Guerra’s return to the fold means the Soca Warriors will have 24 players available to face Costa …
Read More »The boy from La Lune who shoots for the moon: One on one with Sharkeel Louison
Inside the chest of Fyzabad Secondary school football captain, Sharkeel Louison, beats the heart and soul of a true warrior. His dream is to put his small home town of Moruga on the international map, which he hopes will entice scouts to come and see the many sporting talents of the area. Wired868 chatted with …
Read More »Heeeere’s Johnny! FIFA gives Bostock green light to represent T&T against Costa Rica
He is Johnny English no more! FIFA today gave the green light for former England National Under-17 captain John Bostock to represent his father John Bostock Senior’s birthplace, Trinidad and Tobago. And Bostock, after a seven month wait, can finally put on the red, white and black strip. The deep-lying …
Read More »Hackshaw and Orr star as Trinity/E edge Malick to join promoted Carapichaima and Speyside
Guess who’s back? Carapichaima East Secondary, Trinity College East and Speyside Secondary each claimed a promotion spot in the SSFL Championship Big 5 Play Off yesterday to return to the Premier Division for the 2017 season. All three schools were relegated at the end of the 2015 season with Carapichaima East and …
Read More »Belgrave helps Army cut Santa Rosa’s lead to three points, Look Loy worried by refereeing
Defending National Super League (NSL) Premiership champions Defence Force will meet current Premiership frontrunners Sports and Games FC Santa Rosa in a top-of-the-table clash at the Defence Force Headquarters in Chaguaramas this coming Sunday, and the stakes could not be any higher. After a sloppy start to the NSL season, …
Read More »Tyrone nets hattrick as Jabloteh maul Civic, Scotland double paces Ma Pau Stars
San Juan Jabloteh remained on the heels of leaders and defending champions Central FC today with an emphatic 5-1 whipping of Point Fortin Civic in Pro League action at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Tyrone Charles scored a hattrick for the “San Juan Kings” who have 15 points from …
Read More »Mucurapo face potential relegation over “illegal player”; Fatima, Pleasantville could benefit
Oh, how quickly things can change. Less than a fortnight ago, East Mucurapo Secondary were one of three schools to escape relegation from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division on the final day of the season. Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 player, Jesse Williams, scored twice in a …
Read More »Hackshaw and Yorke star as Trinity/E try to follow Carapichaima to SSFL promotion; Malick in the way
Trinity College East and Malick Secondary meet each other from 3.3pm in Trincity today with a 2017 SSFL Premier Division berth on the line in the final round of the Championship Division Play Off. Carapichaima East Secondary are already through after three straight wins helped them to an unsssailable nine …
Read More »Shuffle, reshuffle, we still in trouble: Daly explains why Rowley’s changes won’t deliver results
I entirely agree that the Cabinet reshuffle announced last week is not likely to produce better or cleaner Government. Our governance structures and processes are out of date, unreformed, tainted with partisanship and in some cases riddled with corruption. They lack public trust. By analogy to Chalkie’s “The Driver Can’t Drive”, …
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