Today’s Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) press conference was never done. Its former president Suzanne Sheppard didn’t know who promised one; and its former vice-president Judy Raymond has a paper to run. Mr Live Wire thought about a pun; but opted for a poem, just for fun: (Cough, …
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WASA held goalless by Public in rowdy affair
Defending Blink/bMobile National Super League (NSL) champion team, WASA FC, got its first point of the season yesterday afternoon but most of the fireworks occurred off the field in an ill-tempered goalless draw against Joe Public at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya. At St Anthony’s College ground, Westside Superstarz …
Read More »Eight reasons for optimism about T&T’s Gold Cup chances
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team has not exactly set the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup alight just yet and, after a 2-2 draw with El Salvador and 2-0 loss to Haiti, the “Soca Warriors” face their toughest group opponent, Honduras, and possible elimination on Monday night. But, hey, it’s …
Read More »Warriors vow to produce A-game against Honduras
Trinidad and Tobago winger Carlos Edwards has vowed that the squad will bring its A-game for tomorrow night’s decisive CONCACAF 2013 Gold Cup fixture against Honduras from 9.30 pm (TT time) at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. A victory for the “Soca Warriors” will mean the team’s first appearance …
Read More »WASA aims to rebound against Public as NSL resumes tomorrow
Defending Blink/bMobile National Super League (NSL) champions WASA FC will try to rebound from a 2-0 opening day loss to Club Sando tomorrow afternoon as football action resumes in five Trinidad venues. WASA makes a short trip from St Joseph to the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya tomorrow to tackle …
Read More »Open Letter to Bravo: Windies names ODI squad for Pakistan
I don’t know about you, Dwayne, but I got a bit of a surprise when I read the WICB’s media release announcing the squad for the upcoming One-day Internationals against Pakistan. The first thing that struck me was not the absence of Denesh Ramdin’s name. Nor was it the omission …
Read More »Warriors spanked by Haiti; T&T eyes Gold Cup exit
The Trinidad and Tobago senior national football team is on the brink of an early exit from the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup after losing 2-0 to Haiti tonight at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens. The “Soca Warriors”, who drew their Group B opener 2-2 against El Salvador on …
Read More »Guardian floor MATT for sale; unused and unloved by journalists
Faced with a crisis of journalistic integrity and political pressure, the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) did what it does best: fired out an eloquent press release, curled into the foetal position, counted to a thousand and then went back to work. MATT vice-president and Trinidad Guardian editor-in-chief …
Read More »Buckle up! Warriors promise Haitian thriller
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team is gearing up for a thriller on Friday night in a potentially decisive CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B match against Haiti at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami. The “Soca Warriors” played to a 2-2 draw with El Salvador on Monday while Haiti …
Read More »Chaguanas conspiracy: Warner fears one-way ticket to USA
Disgraced FIFA vice-president and former United National Congress (UNC) chairman Jack Warner is desperate win a seat in the Trinidad and Tobago parliament, hoping it will give him immunity from extradition to the USA to stand trial for fraud, money laundering and tax evasion. On March 27, the Reuters news …
Read More »Everybody loves Raymond: Jack hops on Guardian bandwagon
Chaguanas West candidate Jack Warner has criticised the Government for its alleged interference into the editorial policy at the Trinidad Guardian newspaper in the wake of a walkout from editor-in-chief Judy Raymond, public affairs editor Dr Sheila Rampersad and investigative reporters Denyse Renne and Anika Gumbs-Sandiford. Warner is no stranger …
Read More »Stylish Weedon inspires Superstarz to Phoenix rout
The panoramic backdrop of the Northern Range mountains that surrounds the home venue of Trinidad and Tobago secondary school champions, St.Anthony’s College, gives a similarly spectacular outlook to famous cricket venues in Queenstown, New Zealand and Dharmasala, India. And the football played at the Westmoorings venue by Westside Superstarz FC yesterday was …
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