The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 women’s team will hope for a winning start today as it continues its Canada 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign with a CONCACAF Group B contest against Honduras from 6 pm at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, Cayman Islands. The “Soca Princesses” …

Police FC coach Richard Hood sent his players text messages this morning that read: “The game is on.” At 6 pm today at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Police will face DIRECTV W Connection in Digicel Pro League action. At present, Connection is top of the standings …

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s response to Trinidad and Tobago’s crime problem might again spell chaos for the local Pro League competition as the Defence Force and Police football clubs admitted that they were waiting anxiously for news on their immediate futures. Defence Force is the defending Pro League champion club …

The National Security Ministry looks set for a fresh round of musical chairs. Mr Live Wire was unreliably informed that Minister Gary Griffith is now under investigation for impersonating a statistician, molesting common sense and reproducing an unauthorised bootleg of Charlie Sheen’s infamous “I am winning” rant. Griffith was certainly …

The words that I’ve heard used to describe Therese Mills over the last week have not been surprising. Grand Dame. Iron Lady.  They are descriptions that seek to wrap the achievements of a strong-willed and determined woman in the armour of a fighter and crusader. That’s one way of seeing …

Trinidad and Tobago national football team head coach Stephen Hart has promised to take a “sensible” approach when the “Soca Warriors” face Argentina on 4 June 2014, just two weeks before the two-time World Cup champion team kicks off its Brazil 2014 campaign. At present, Argentina is ranked third in …

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has offered to rename a village on his island after Kamla Persad-Bissessar if the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister aids the relocation of a significant portion of the 250 residents in its South Windward constituency. The Vincentian PM said the …

Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams served further notice of his immense suitability to lead a hapless police force when he refused to inform the Trinidad Express about the law with regards to failure to report a crime. Williams, who once called Jack Warner the best Minister he ever worked with …

Central FC managing director Brent Sancho declared last week that the recruitment of “Soca Warrior” Ataullah Guerra was a key step to challenging for a top two Pro League finish and a place in next year’s Caribbean Club Championship. It can still happen, of course. But yesterday’s 1-1 draw with …

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team looks set for a glamour international friendly with Argentina just two weeks before the heralded South American football nation kicks off its Brazil 2014 World Cup campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Rio de Janeiro. The Argentina FA revealed the fixture to international …

If ever there was a game to recapture the imagination of Arima’s football fans, this was not it. At the final whistle, North East Stars had jumped three places from sixth to third spot in the 2013/14 Digicel Pro League standings but the unconvincing manner of its 1-0 win over …

DIRECTV W Connection welcomed 21-year-old starlet Shahdon Winchester backed into its fold last night but was forced to settle for one point after a 1-1 draw against Defence Force at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Jerrel Britto, another 21-year-old, put Connection ahead in the 48th minute but Defence …