DIRECTV W Connection recorded its second straight clean sheet last night. So there was no sign yet of a flutter in the team’s performances following coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier’s decision to axe captain and custodian Jan-Michael Williams. It is upfront that Connection’s problems lie as the “Savonetta Boys” produced another largely …
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Defence Force edges Stars for sixth straight win
A brilliant individual performance from North East Stars captain and goalkeeper Cleon John was not enough to deny Defence Force tonight as the army/coast guard combination clinched a 1-0 win at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. It was Defence Force’s sixth straight win as coach Ross Russell’s men …
Read More »W Connection freezes out national football captain
Trinidad and Tobago national football team captain and goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams has apparently already played his last game for defending Pro League champions DIRECTV W Connection after being told by coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier that he will never represent the club again. Williams, 28, had a stellar 2012 on the field …
Read More »Moderate THA debate leaves candidates un-flushed
The three candidates for the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary post turned up and there was a respectful tone with no cross-talk. Otherwise, the THA debate was as illuminating as a campaign advertisement and all candidates coasted through with the facilitator, Ronald Ramkissoon, interested in little besides the …
Read More »Wired868 serves up football treat
The Wired868.com online newspaper served up a treat for football fans on 9 January 2013 with the inaugural Wired868 Football Festival at the UWI SPEC ground in St Augustine. An exhibition match between a Wired868 XI and an Earl “Mango” Pierre XI was the highlight of the evening and ended in …
Read More »Referees abandon TTFF FA quarterfinals
An inexplicable no-show from match officials put local football into disrepute once more as Caribbean champions Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA and Super League club Stokely Vale were forced to abandon their TTFF FA Trophy quarterfinal fixture today at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. On 6 November 2012, …
Read More »Warriors must choose between Gold Cup and lucrative Vietnam offer
Trinidad and Tobago national football players Hughtun Hector, Daneil Cyrus and Willis Plaza have roughly one week to decide between their short-term financial futures and representing the country at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The trio, who helped the “Soca Warriors” to second place at last month’s Caribbean Cup finals, …
Read More »Caledonia leads Pro League exodus for overseas trials
Seven Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA players are among more than a dozen Pro League footballers who will head through the Piarco Airport’s departure lounge in the coming days to seek their fortune abroad. Present Trinidad and Tobago internationals Densill Theobald and Ataullah Guerra left last night for trials in …
Read More »Tobago Hilton stuck in an ugly, racist past
The Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP) has alleged that THA Deputy Chief Secretary and PNM representative Hilton Sandy told a political gathering “if you bring the wrong results, (a) Calcutta ship is coming down for you.” If the allegation is true, Sandy not only needs a lesson in racial sensitivity …
Read More »Bravo’s U Report enrages cricket czar
The superb timing of Trinidad and Tobago cricketer Darren Bravo’s strokeplay has already won him global attention. His “tweets” aren’t bad either. Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Azzim Bassarath is not a fan, though. Bravo recently posted two unflattering photos of the dressing room used by national players on …
Read More »Caledonia AIA edges Stars to maintain momentum
Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA maintained its Digicel Pro League hot streak tonight and simultaneously kept leaders Defence Force within striking distance as the “Eastern Stallions” edged North East Stars 1-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. It was a fifth successive Pro League win for Caledonia while the …
Read More »Shahdon tricks Central; Connection spoils Fenwick’s return
The Digicel Pro League’s first Couva derby proved to be a one-sided affair as talented 20-year-old striker Shahdon Winchester scored all three goals for DIRECTV W Connection who steamrolled Central FC 3-0 this evening at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The fixture marked the top flight return of former …
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