DIRECTV W Connection will meet bitter Couva rivals, Central FC, for the final time this season on Friday May 16 in the Digicel Pro Bowl semi-final match from 8 pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. “The Amazing Spiderman 2” probably has little on “El Clásico Couva 7.” Judging …
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One-on-one with Dwane James
Trinidad and Tobago football’s most valuable brothers, arguably, were goalkeeper Lincoln and “Tiger” Phillips and defender Winston Phillips who played side-by-side in the 1974 World Cup qualifying campaign when the two island republic was robbed of a place in the FIFA showcase tournament. Since then, examples of siblings who both …
Read More »W Connection starts Pro Bowl title defence
DIRECTV W Connection will be aiming for its fourth major domestic trophy this season when the “Savonetta Boys” kicks off their Digicel Pro Bowl title defence at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain tonight. W Connection plays Caledonia AIA from 8 pm in a double header, which kicks …
Read More »Million dollar team: W Connection whips D/Force to grab Pro League crown
Defence Force made sure any team that wanted its Digicel Pro League trophy would need to prise it from its cold hands. And, in the end, DIRECTV W Connection did just that as the “Savonetta Boys” romped to a 4-1 win over the defending champions at the Ato Boldon Stadium …
Read More »Seetahal update: PM wants to make snitch rich; Police suspect criminal killed SC
The Trinidad and Tobago Government yesterday went into overdrive to locate potential whistle blowers with information on the slaying of former Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal. But it’s different this time. On this occasion, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar vowed that the People’s Partnership does not want to name, shame, fire and …
Read More »One-on-one with Weslie John
The paternal nephew of Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup defender and Chaconia Medal holder Avery John, 23-year-old Point Fortin Civic defender Weslie John has football running in his veins. John, like his uncles Quentin and Quincy, were stand-outs at Vessigny Secondary school and he was only half-joking when he …
Read More »True Silk: What Dana’s passing means to T&T
If the assassination of Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal is a wake-up call to you; then something’s wrong with you. If a little boy being raped and killed in a swimming pool at a birthday party wasn’t a wake-up call then, Dana’s assassination can’t wake you up to nothing. You’re in …
Read More »Cricket’s ‘greatest’ debate (Epilogue): Bradman, Lara or Tendulkar?
Reflecting on his conversations with Frank Hernandez, a now 69-year-old Santa Cruz native who keeps cricket’s “Bible” at his bedside and who knew Brian Lara when he was just a boy in short pants, Earl Best arrives at his own conclusions. Unquestionably the greatest batsman in the game, arguably the …
Read More »AG eulogises murdered lawyer; right after some comforting words to himself
News about the shocking murder of former Law Association president Dana Seetahal SC, which occurred just after midnight today, was swiftly followed by a tribute from Attorney General Anand Ramlogan, who claimed a long-standing friendship with her. He offered the Trinidad Express an anecdote of his relationship with the brilliant …
Read More »No surrender: Defence Force and W Connection refuse to back down
“We need to win on Tuesday and we will be going to win,” Defence Force assistant coach Marvin Gordon told Wired868. “You know what we have been through this season. We had to stop for a month to do work for the country and then losing Kevon Carter… The Pro …
Read More »Alvin pegs back D/Force; Connection snatches 2-2 tie
DIRECTV W Connection Alvin Jones kept his team in the driver’s seat tonight with a late leveller as the “Savonetta Boys” remained on course to snatch the 2013/14 Digicel Pro League crown and the one million dollar first prize. But Defence Force will not relinquish its crown without a fight. …
Read More »Jabloteh deflates sorry Rangers in Pro Bowl qualifier
There are just two games left in the 2013/14 Digicel Pro League campaign for St Ann’s Rangers and everyone at the club probably cannot wait to get them out of the way. Rangers chairman Richard Fakoory envisioned a dignified close of the season and decent cup run when he replaced …
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