January: The year of our Lord, 2016, started with a swing and a miss as West Indies cricket star Chris Gayle went charging down the wicket to Australian television reporter Mel McLaughlin with a cheeky and inappropriate request for a date during a live interview. In the end, it was …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Tom Saintfiet will have W Connection winger Aikim Andrews and United States-based midfield hardman Kevan George available tomorrow, as the Soca Warriors face Nicaragua in the second outing of a two-game series in Managua. Kick off on Friday is at 8:30pm (TT time). …

Coach Tom Saintfiet got his Trinidad and Tobago football career off to a historic start tonight in Managua. But it was not the sort of history that local football fans would have hoped for, as his debut ended in a 2-1 loss to Nicaragua. It was the first time that …

The following Letter to the Editor on the emotive response to the murder of Shannon Banfield was submitted to Wired868 by Kenna Clarke: “Bring back the noose!” is the sentiment expressed by many following the murder of Shannon Banfield. Her tragic death shook us to our core. If a young and innocent …

Former World Cup 2006 midfielder and England Premier League player, Carlos Edwards, will wear the armband tomorrow when Tom Saintfiet makes his bow as Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach in a friendly away to Nicaragua. The two nations kick off in Managua from at 8:30pm (TT time)—6:30pm in …

Shiva Boys Hindu College, San Juan North Secondary and Naparima College took the national titles. But who got the best snaps of the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season? Wired868 looks back on a colourful competition:   More from Wired868 1975 CWC: When WI ruled the world! Lloyd’s …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Tom Saintfiet will travel to Managua with just 19 players on Christmas Day after, bizarrely, opting not to replace injured goalkeeper Marvin Phillip. The Soca Warriors will be joined in Nicaragua by India-based striker Cornell Glen and, belatedly, United States-based defensive midfielder Kevan …

The Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) made out cheques to eight of the Pro League’s 10 member clubs—Defence Force and Police FC are excluded for obvious reasons—after newly appointed CEO Adam Montserin met representatives from the teams at the SporTT office in the National Cycling Velodrome on Thursday …

Pro League leaders and defending champions, Central FC, are continuing to question the omission of goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams and Nathaniel “Spanish” Garcia from the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team, after postponements meant both players are available for the rest of the year. Central controversially refused to release the duo, despite …

The national bird of Trinidad and Tobago should not be the Scarlet Ibis or Cocrico. It should be the corbeau! In the season of peace and goodwill, “Raisa” might have had something else in mind entirely when “she” created a Facebook post to hawk #iamshannon caps at TT$250 each. “All …

Presentation College (San Fernando) defender Kori Cupid turned out to be Queen’s Royal College’s most influential player in the 2016 season. But he is no god of love for San Juan North Secondary. Two months after the final 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division match was played, San …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet selected his 23-man squad to face Nicaragua today with 15 Pro League players and eight overseas-based players, including two who will join the team in Central America. Thirty-six year old veteran Cornell Glen, as reported in Wired868, returns to the …