A brilliant half volley by Jesse Downing and two second half items from Amritt Gildharry and Kerron Mitchell led to a historical outing for Club Sando FC yesterday, as the newly promoted team finally recorded their first Pro League victory with a 3-0 win over Morvant Caledonia United at the …
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Parent trap: Live Wire on Beetham’s late golden child and forgetful papa Noel
Six-year-old Jodal Ramnath, who was gunned down on New Year’s Day in the Beetham Gardens, was possibly a young thug-in-training and a future scourge of Trinidad and Tobago’s society. Or maybe Jodal would have grown up to be the next Calypso Monarch champion and serenade a sitting Prime Minister like …
Read More »Warriors captain Kenwyne Jones seals loan move to UAE
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team captain Kenwyne Jones will spend the rest of the 2015/16 season in the United Arab Emirates, after the 31-year-old forward sealed a loan move today from England Championship League club, Cardiff City, to Al Jazira in the Arabian Gulf League. Jones, who represented the …
Read More »This week in football: Wired868’s calendar of events for January 5-10
The following are this week’s fixtures for the various Trinidad and Tobago football competitions covered by Wired868: Tuesday January 5 (TT Pro League) Club Sando v Morvant Caledonia United, 6 pm, Ato Boldon Stadium; Thursday January 7 (CNG National Super League Premiership) Siparia Spurs v La Horquetta SA, 4 pm, …
Read More »Eye of the Tiger: Gayle sparks outrage with swing and miss at Aussie presenter
You don’t earn a reputation as one of the most feared batsmen in the manic-paced 20/20 cricket arena by measured and judicious stroke play. And when the people writing your cheques see it fit to name their enterprise the “Big Bash”, a sorta adventurous, free-spirited nature is implied. Boy did …
Read More »Ageing in this cussed country: Raffique Shah on how T&T treats senior citizens
In a few months, I shall cross another threshold of ageing, scoring seventy years of life and officially transitioning into the status of “old geezer.” The dawning of a new year set me thinking about the past and the future, although I know I have fewer years ahead of me …
Read More »Standing in last chance saloon: Daly demands sensible approach to 2016
Once again I am unable, on the opening Sunday of a new year, to write in a positive mood, even though last year, 2015, was a fulfilling year for me, as I waded deeper into the very positive, but under resourced, world of arts and entertainment: assisting in getting St …
Read More »Yes, small is beautiful; Sunity takes sides in PoS Mayor vs Vendors
The escalating confrontation between the Mayor of Port of Spain and food entrepreneurs at the Queen’s Park Savannah is only the latest example of the historic refusal to recognise, validate and support enterprise and initiative emerging from within the people’s sector. It is undeniable that the mushrooming food court en …
Read More »Warriors lose Hoyte to injury; Hart and Abu Bakr wary of Haitian challenge
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart suffered another withdrawal yesterday, as veteran right back Justin Hoyte pulled out of Friday’s 2016 Copa America Centenario play off clash against Haiti with a hamstring injury. Hoyte’s pull-out means the “Soca Warriors”—already without midfielders Kevin Molino and Hughtun Hector, as …
Read More »Snap: Darin, Glasgow, Leonson and the Wired868 Football Festival IV in photos!
Steups! For the second straight year, the Wired868 XI lost in its Football Festival by a solitary goal. The Darin Lewis Invitational XI stole bragging rights yesterday with a 6-5 win over a decidedly more mature Wired line-up at the UWI SPEC ground in St Augustine. Darin “Speng” Lewis turned …
Read More »Why FIFA should pay association presidents to address corruption
The charges laid against the presidents of several football associations would suggest that FIFA needs to light a candle rather than curse the darkness when it comes to regulations regarding the presidency of its member associations. The high number of CONMEBOL and CONCACAF presidents and ex-presidents who have been charged …
Read More »Keithos, Fazeer, Machel: Live Wire reads T&T’s New Year Temperature gauge
Scene: Office of the Minister of Satire. The phone rings. Mr Live Wire: Hello? Caller (singing): Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind… Live Wire: I hope you referring to Kamla. Caller: What? No my brother. Auld Lang Syne means to ‘times gone past’. I am calling …
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