The finalists of the 2017 Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) have been decided and the “Big Cannons” of FC Santa Rosa will be gunning for a double after they qualified for the Under-13 and Under-15 finals after some intense action at the Queen’s Park Savannah today. There were no …
Read More »NAKHID TRUTH: Life in the Fourth World, sport, LifeSport and political ghosts in the Savannah
Like many football enthusiasts, I look forward to the Wired 868 match reports on the youth football tournament being played at many venues around the country, including the “largest roundabout in the world.” Sometimes, though, the pictures have a story of their own to tell. And speaking of pictures, it …
Read More »Queen’s Park, Rangers and Belmont fill their boots in RBNYL North Zone goal fest
Two Queen’s Park teams left spectators wondering if their club gave the biggest football ground in Port-of-Spain its name as action in the North Zone of the Republic Bank National Youth League continued on Saturday 27 May. The Under-13s and Under-15s looked very much at home at the Queen’s Park …
Read More »RBNYL: Hawks soar, QPCC defiant, Harvard make their mark and Laventille’s Coy move
“Hey, I ent send you out there to beat you know!” Trendsetter Hawks technical director Anthony “Dada” Wickham admonished young winger Zion Harley. Harley blushed and lowered his head slightly by means of apology. An attack was on but Harley couldn’t resist slowing down to dribble just one more QPCC FA …
Read More »QPCC, Santa Cruz, Central and Trendsetter shine as RBNYL kicks off with POS goal rush
The QPCC Under-11 football team got the 2017 Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) off to a memorable start yesterday morning with an emphatic 5-1 win over a Trendsetter Hawks outfit, as the North Zone kicked off the proceedings at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain. And by …
Read More »T&T U-20s lose Julien and Pappy; but Williams points to gradual improvement
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team will be without the services of former National Under-17 left back Keston Julien and, possibly, Shiva Boys Hindu College stand-out Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel too, when the Caribbean Cup competition kicks off in Trinidad on June 15. Julien, who played for Presentation College (San …
Read More »Queen’s Park claim Championship crown; Parkites stun Prisons to pinch promotion
Prisons FC only needed a draw to secure the CNG National Super League (NSL) Championship crown last night and automatic promotion to next season’s Premiership Division. Instead, the “Wardens” were given the slip by Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) FC at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, as the “Parkites” leapfrogged Prisons …
Read More »Blackout hits final Championship fixtures; title and relegation undecided
A power outage in Woodbrook and surrounding areas this evening added some late intrigue to the CNG National Super League (NSL) with two vital fixtures postponed. At the Hasely Crawford Stadium, first placed Prisons FC and second placed QPCC were scheduled to play for the title from 7 pm. Prisons …
Read More »The king of Queens: One on one with QPCC star Jason Devenish
Twenty eight year old Jason Devenish has some laden trophy shelves from his days as a youth footballer. Devenish, a former Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team player, won the North Zone crown with Queen’s Royal College in 2004, the Pro League Youth Cup with San Juan Jabloteh in 2005 and was …
Read More »Five-Star Creighton crushes QPCC; UTT give Prisons Championship lead
Jamal Creighton and his University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) team put a huge speed-bump in Queen’s Park Cricket Club’s CNG National Super League (NSL) promotion chase last night, as they thumped the “Parkites” 6-2 in O’Meara, Arima. Creighton bagged a hat-trick by halftime and added two more in the …
Read More »NSL: QPCC inch closer to Premiership promotion without kicking a ball
Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) were gifted three points yesterday to help their promotion chase to the CNG National Super League (NSL) Premiership Division, as their opponents Xtra Foods Chaguanas FC failed to show up for the Match Day 16 clash at the Dibe Recreation Ground, Long Circular. Coach Shawn …
Read More »NSL: Stern strikes for Saddle Hill; but QPCC win 4-3 to go top
Former Trinidad and Tobago World Cup 2006 star Stern John got a debut goal for Saddle Hill Hotspur at the Ato Boldon Stadium tonight. But it was not enough to deny QPCC a 4-3 triumph in Couva. The result put the Queen’s Park outfit two points clear at the top …
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