Thirty-nine-year-old Central FC veteran Marvin Oliver rolled back the years this evening with a double on the opening day of the 2013/14 Digicel Pro League season as the “Couva Sharks” romped to a 7-0 trouncing of St Ann’s Rangers at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya. The margin of victory …
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Kenwyne heads Warriors roster; Hart keeps shallow player pool
Twenty-nine-year-old Cardiff City forward Kenwyne Jones will make his regional debut for Trinidad and Tobago next month when he leads the “Soca Warriors” into the Caribbean Cup qualifying series in Couva. Trinidad and Tobago opens its Caribbean Cup tournament against the Dominican Republic from 8.15 pm on Wednesday October 8 …
Read More »The Black Butterflies: Closer to a drug kingpin…
The Black Butterflies: Chapter six December 18th, 1992 Four days later. I was in the house waiting for everyone to return. I had paced the area of the study, my room and the living room enough times, and I was sure the floor was wearing away under the soles of …
Read More »Omertà (part nine): The Belly Eats FIFA
Chapter 9: Blazer’s Michelin Guide to the World CHUCK STUFFED HIS FACE in the world’s most expensive restaurants. Football paid. When, at the end of 2012, the new people at Concacaf sacked him, they forbade him to pay himself any more money. The money tap was being turned off. But …
Read More »Hwy Re-Route: PM puts greed over T&T environment
The Highway Re-Route Movement claims that Trinidad and Tobago faces an environmental tipping point in the fight to save endangered wetlands: Even as Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was boasting to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday that her Government emphasizes human development and not “concrete, steel and …
Read More »Jabari rescues Naparima against Green Machine
“Heat in the place… Go ‘Gustine! Heat in the place… Go ‘Gustine!” St Augustine Secondary was in fine voice this evening at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. But Naparima College had the final word as Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 midfielder Jabari Mitchell curled home a superb free kick …
Read More »An offbeat look at: Drug dealing
Wired868 abandons satire to go straight for the forehead in this new series called: “An offbeat look at…” Scene: A police station interrogation room. A young man wearing handcuffs looks across the table at a police sergeant and constable. Young man: Man is born free and everywhere he is in …
Read More »Adios Two Pull; weed-loving reporter steals Anil’s thunder
A marijuana-loving public figure has become an internet sensation after walking off the job with a shrug and “f**k it.” Mr Live Wire is thinking that former Sport Minister Anil Roberts probably wishes he could redo his resignation letter right now. KTVA reporter Charlo Greene decided that her time was …
Read More »Grosvenor: Easy refs! St Anthony’s is not a dirty team
St Anthony’s College has played five SSFL Premier Division matches so far this season—since one result was given to them due to the poor state of the ground; the “Westmoorings Tigers” have received four red cards. Jared Flement and Andrew Rullow both received straight red cards for violent conduct while …
Read More »Satirical shorts: Bashing Balotelli, timeless Platini and small-minded Pellegrino
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli saw something that tickled him during Manchester United’s controversial 5-3 loss to newly promoted Leicester City yesterday and tweeted: “Man Utd… LOL.” Naturally, it was met with an explosive response from sad, little “fans” who saw it as an excuse to abuse the 24-year-old Italian football …
Read More »Arcia shines as Connection beats Central to Charity Shield
Defending Pro League champions DIRECTV W Connection started the new season in the same way that it ended the old one; and that is picking up trophies. The Connection team sheet did not look as threatening without names like Joevin Jones, Stefano Rijssel, Neil Benjamin Jr, Daneil Cyrus and Alvin …
Read More »Woo Ling shines on debut as St Anthony’s whips St Augustine
Who can tame the “Westmoorings Tigers?” St Augustine Secondary joined the list of overwhelmed school teams this season as the “Green Machine” fell 3-0 to St Anthony’s College despite playing at home. The Tigers have won all six SSFL Premier League Division matches thus far this season and, at this …
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