Are you longing to see Arsenal lift a major trophy? Care for a reminder of how good Dwight Yorke was? Want to see Cristiano Ronaldo in a Manchester United shirt again? DIRECTV has you covered with its FA Cup Classics which continue on Wednesday 31 July with a Manchester United …

TV6 journalist and moderator Marlan Hopkinson successfully defused a remarkable hostage situation at the CCN building last night that involved a former Minister, a veteran journalist and an elderly gentleman who claimed to be a political analyst. TV6 had constructed a panel to discuss the Chaguanas West by-election but, inadvertently, …

Sixty-nine percent of Chaguanas West yesterday decided that disgraced football administrator, foremost anti-transparency advocate and truth-challenged politician Jack Warner was more trustworthy than Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her cardboard cut-out candidate Khadijah Ameen. The Chaguanas West by-election ended a surreal three month period for the constituency …

Pole position in the Blink/bMobile National Super League (NSL) changed hands this afternoon in Guayaguayare as host team, Guaya United, whipped Westside Superstarz 4-2 in the meeting between the League’s first and second placed teams at the Guaya Recreation Ground. The result saw Guaya leapfrog Superstarz to first place while …

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team will begin its new phase under head coach Stephen Hart in Saudi Arabia this September after agreeing to compete in a four-nation tournament with United Arab Emirates, New Zealand and host Saudi Arabia in Riyad. The “Soca Warriors” will face the UAE on …

Scene: Campaign lunch for the Independent Liberal Party. A skinny bearded man approaches Jack Warner. Man: “Ah Mr Warner, I thought I would pass by and show my support.” Jack: “Kublasingh, what are you doing here? The buffet’s over there.” Wayne: “Jack, I’m a philosophical person. Just because you and …

Former World Cup 2006 coach “Don” Leo Beenhakker returned to Trinidad and Tobago last night and is already encouraging local football fans to start looking ahead to the Russia 2018 World Cup as the national football team aims to maintain momentum after its 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup showing. The “Soca Warriors” …

Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal demonstrated his earthiness and grasp of the issues relevant to Chaguanas West voters yesterday by suggesting that former MP Jack Warner wants constituents to give up their Range Rovers and return to “bull-carts.” “I driving the same vehicle for two years, a Rover SUV and …

It was not all doom and gloom in the Williams family this weekend. Trinidad and Tobago national goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams and the “Soca Warriors” were heartbroken in Atlanta after being edged out 1-0 by Mexico in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals yesterday. But the 28-year-old custodian may find some …

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, minus its foreign-based contingent, is scheduled to return home at 8 pm tonight at the Piarco International Airport. Head coach Stephen Hart and director of football, Leo Beenhakker, will be among the group that disembarks at Piarco. The “Soca Warriors” were eliminated from …

In the end, the “Soca Warriors” just did not have the legs. And the result was cruel but inevitable as Trinidad and Tobago was eliminated from the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup tonight 1-0 by Mexico after a 84th minute goal from striker Raul Jimenez. Goalless for the first hour, Mexico enjoyed …

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team has promised not to be overawed when it faces the six-time CONCACAF Gold Cup champion and present title holder, Mexico, in tomorrow’s quarterfinals from 6.30 pm at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The “Soca Warriors” have only advanced to the knockout stage of the …