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Football / Re: Trinis in Action (Aug 21-24, 2015)
« on: August 24, 2015, 09:25:31 AM »What's the latest with Carlos Edwards?
Edwards has re-joined Millwall on a short-term deal until January
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Football / Re: Trinis in Action (Aug 21-24, 2015)
« on: August 23, 2015, 07:56:09 PM »
What's the latest with Carlos Edwards?
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Football / Re: Trinis in Action (Aug 21-24, 2015)
« on: August 21, 2015, 05:30:07 PM »
Tallman, include Ryan Inniss next to Birchy please! Give de man some encouragement to play for we! 
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Football / Re: Why does November 19 resonate more than November 16?
« on: August 19, 2015, 06:11:52 AM »
Moments that lift spirits of our nation
by Andre Baptiste
As Independence beckons, it is important to identify important and significant dates that should be noted by all of those involved in sports in T&T.
These are dates and months when significant contributions to this country have impacted so much on so many, that maybe some of us, have taken them for granted, or have forgotten their importance
So what follows are some of these, which need to be brought to the attention of a nation, in need of some positivity.
Saturday June 10 2006—Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors earn a point in their first ever World Cup match, playing with 10 men but holding Sweden to a 0-0 draw.
Tuesday November 15, 2005—Dennis “Tallest “Lawrence climbs above everyone to score the crucial winning goal for Trinidad and Tobago away to Bahrain, from a Dwight Yorke corner in the 49th minute to ensure T&T qualifies for its first ever World Cup.
Saturday August 11, 2012—Keshorn Walcott sends shockwaves through the London Olympics 2012 when he wins the javelin goal medal with a throw of 84.58 metres. This is only T&T’s second ever gold medal. He becomes the youngest ever Olympic gold medallist in the men’s javelin (19 years and 131 days)
Saturday July 24, 1976—Hasely Crawford wins the Montreal Olympics 100 metres gold medal in a time of 10.06. It is T&T’s first ever Gold medal in the Olympics.
Monday April 12, 2004—Brian Lara scores 400 not out against England at the Antigua Recreational Ground to regain the world record for the highest score in Test cricket from Matthew Hayden.
Monday April 18, 1994—Brian Lara breaks Sir Garry Sobers’ 36-year-old record of 365, scoring 375 at the Antigua Recreational Ground against England.
August 1979—T&T’s netballers, led by Sherrill Peters wins the World Netball title in 1979 (jointly with Australia and New Zealand), becoming the first T&T team to win a world title.
Tuesday December 2 , 2014—T&T’s female footballers lose 0-1 to Ecuador at the Hasely Crawford Stadium and miss qualification for a Women’s World Cup.
Thursday August 23, 1973—Bernard Julien scores 121 for the West Indies against England at Lords; it is considered his best innings ever.
Sunday November 19, 1989—T&T’s Strike Squad loses 0-1 to the USA at the Hasely Crawford Stadium and miss World Cup qualification, and the entire country cries in pain
Sunday August 9, 2009—Ato Boldon returns to the track at the World Championships in Athens, after finishing a disappointing 5th in the 100 metres finals, to win the men’s 200 metres giving T&T, its first gold medal at the World Championships.
Wednesday August 14, 2013—Jehue Gordon wins the 400 metres hurdles finals at the World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Friday October 23, 2009—Daren Ganga leads T&T to the Champions League T20 Finals, where we lose to New South Wales in a close contest; contracts follow for Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine in the IPL thereafter.
Friday August 20, 2004—George Bovell wins bronze in the men’s 200 metres individual medley at the Athens Olympics, in the process claiming T&T’s first Olympic medal in a swimming contest.
Saturday August 16, 2008—Richard Thompson runs 9.89 to place second in the Olympics 100 metres final in Beijing, China behind Usain Bolt.
Sunday March 27, 2006—Stephen Ames wins his first PGA tournament, the Players Championships at Sawgrass in Florida. He finished 14—under 274 and earned $1.44 million US.
Tuesday December 4, 1973—T&T’s footballers lose a crucial game against Haiti 2-1 after scoring five goals, four of which were denied.
Saturday September 12, 1981—Claude Noel fights Mexican boxer Rodolfo Gonzalez for the WBA Lightweight title in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States and wins a unanimous decision (145-140,145-141, 144-141) and the world title, the first in boxing for this country.
Saturday May 23, 1987—Leslie “Tiger” Stewart defeats Marvin Johnson in Port of Spain; Trinidad to win the WBA World Light Heavyweight title, after his opponent Johnson could not come out for the ninth round.
With the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, schedule in a few days; this would be a great time for our athletes to add to these dates.
It is also important for sporting interest to keep these moments alive through our National Sporting Archives, which is an interesting and informative addition to our sporting landscape but which has been stymied by a lack of funding of late. You can view more about our great moments in sport by logging on to www.sportarchivestt.com. I also hope that those in authority, especially the Ministry of Sport and corporate T&T can align themselves with this very critical project called the National Sporting Archives of T&T.
by Andre Baptiste
As Independence beckons, it is important to identify important and significant dates that should be noted by all of those involved in sports in T&T.
These are dates and months when significant contributions to this country have impacted so much on so many, that maybe some of us, have taken them for granted, or have forgotten their importance
So what follows are some of these, which need to be brought to the attention of a nation, in need of some positivity.
Saturday June 10 2006—Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors earn a point in their first ever World Cup match, playing with 10 men but holding Sweden to a 0-0 draw.
Tuesday November 15, 2005—Dennis “Tallest “Lawrence climbs above everyone to score the crucial winning goal for Trinidad and Tobago away to Bahrain, from a Dwight Yorke corner in the 49th minute to ensure T&T qualifies for its first ever World Cup.
Saturday August 11, 2012—Keshorn Walcott sends shockwaves through the London Olympics 2012 when he wins the javelin goal medal with a throw of 84.58 metres. This is only T&T’s second ever gold medal. He becomes the youngest ever Olympic gold medallist in the men’s javelin (19 years and 131 days)
Saturday July 24, 1976—Hasely Crawford wins the Montreal Olympics 100 metres gold medal in a time of 10.06. It is T&T’s first ever Gold medal in the Olympics.
Monday April 12, 2004—Brian Lara scores 400 not out against England at the Antigua Recreational Ground to regain the world record for the highest score in Test cricket from Matthew Hayden.
Monday April 18, 1994—Brian Lara breaks Sir Garry Sobers’ 36-year-old record of 365, scoring 375 at the Antigua Recreational Ground against England.
August 1979—T&T’s netballers, led by Sherrill Peters wins the World Netball title in 1979 (jointly with Australia and New Zealand), becoming the first T&T team to win a world title.
Tuesday December 2 , 2014—T&T’s female footballers lose 0-1 to Ecuador at the Hasely Crawford Stadium and miss qualification for a Women’s World Cup.
Thursday August 23, 1973—Bernard Julien scores 121 for the West Indies against England at Lords; it is considered his best innings ever.
Sunday November 19, 1989—T&T’s Strike Squad loses 0-1 to the USA at the Hasely Crawford Stadium and miss World Cup qualification, and the entire country cries in pain
Sunday August 9, 2009—Ato Boldon returns to the track at the World Championships in Athens, after finishing a disappointing 5th in the 100 metres finals, to win the men’s 200 metres giving T&T, its first gold medal at the World Championships.
Wednesday August 14, 2013—Jehue Gordon wins the 400 metres hurdles finals at the World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Friday October 23, 2009—Daren Ganga leads T&T to the Champions League T20 Finals, where we lose to New South Wales in a close contest; contracts follow for Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine in the IPL thereafter.
Friday August 20, 2004—George Bovell wins bronze in the men’s 200 metres individual medley at the Athens Olympics, in the process claiming T&T’s first Olympic medal in a swimming contest.
Saturday August 16, 2008—Richard Thompson runs 9.89 to place second in the Olympics 100 metres final in Beijing, China behind Usain Bolt.
Sunday March 27, 2006—Stephen Ames wins his first PGA tournament, the Players Championships at Sawgrass in Florida. He finished 14—under 274 and earned $1.44 million US.
Tuesday December 4, 1973—T&T’s footballers lose a crucial game against Haiti 2-1 after scoring five goals, four of which were denied.
Saturday September 12, 1981—Claude Noel fights Mexican boxer Rodolfo Gonzalez for the WBA Lightweight title in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States and wins a unanimous decision (145-140,145-141, 144-141) and the world title, the first in boxing for this country.
Saturday May 23, 1987—Leslie “Tiger” Stewart defeats Marvin Johnson in Port of Spain; Trinidad to win the WBA World Light Heavyweight title, after his opponent Johnson could not come out for the ninth round.
With the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, schedule in a few days; this would be a great time for our athletes to add to these dates.
It is also important for sporting interest to keep these moments alive through our National Sporting Archives, which is an interesting and informative addition to our sporting landscape but which has been stymied by a lack of funding of late. You can view more about our great moments in sport by logging on to www.sportarchivestt.com. I also hope that those in authority, especially the Ministry of Sport and corporate T&T can align themselves with this very critical project called the National Sporting Archives of T&T.
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Football / Re: Women Soca Warriors - Olympic Qualification
« on: August 18, 2015, 05:57:14 AM »
wait? This is only 3 days away? ridiculous!
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Football / Re: Sunderland Forever Thread.
« on: August 15, 2015, 09:48:24 AM »
The canaries are devouring the black cats at present. What irony!
Please let this be the year!!!
Please let this be the year!!!
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Football / Re: FIFA Ranking Thread.
« on: August 06, 2015, 11:06:31 AM »
Above teams such as Japan, Paraguay and Australia now
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Cricket Anyone / Re: Any new players discovered from this year CPL?
« on: July 31, 2015, 06:18:35 AM »Clearly you weren't asking a question but just wanted to get your point of view across... carry on
Honestly I believe the CPL is more about partying then developing players. I hope the league organizers keep in mind that today's stars will eventually become old and retire then they will have their hands up in the air asking where are the young stars
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Football / Re: Who is our all time great?
« on: July 30, 2015, 07:15:10 PM »
Not best or most skillful, but greatest?? Definitely Yorke
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Cricket Anyone / Re: Any new players discovered from this year CPL?
« on: July 30, 2015, 11:30:54 AM »
Derone Davis playing for the Red Steel comes to mind
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Cricket Anyone / Re: CPL Final: Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel v Barbados Tridents
« on: July 28, 2015, 08:27:12 AM »
I wouldn't lie... didn't expect much of this team but they pulled it off. Being in the oval Thursday, Saturday and Sunday was great!!!!! 
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Football / Re: This is the first year T&T have not won a PanAm medal.
« on: July 17, 2015, 06:09:31 AM »
Our medal prospects haven't even warmed up as yet!!!! The games now start... But then again I know all about the Sam agenda so carry on...
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Cricket Anyone / Re: CPL: Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel v St Lucia Zouks
« on: July 15, 2015, 04:15:39 PM »My thoughts exactly
I blaming Bravo for this loss. Man get torn apart in the last over of the match. Before that over Steel was in position to win
Once I saw him take the ball to bowl the last over I knew that was the end of that....
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Cricket Anyone / Re: CPL: Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel
« on: July 10, 2015, 05:16:05 AM »
Steups.... I'll say it one last time.... No pace.... No batting power....
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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Guatemala Game (9-Jul-2015)
« on: July 09, 2015, 08:18:10 PM »
My only concern was the 4 yellow cards... Abu bakr, Cyrus, Boucaud and Hyland... What's the rule for suspensions with yellows for this tournament?
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Football / Re: T&T cannot protect a lead.
« on: July 09, 2015, 07:59:48 PM »
Stupid title for this thread 
especially as we won by 2 goals!
especially as we won by 2 goals!
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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Cuba Game (12-Jul-2015)
« on: July 09, 2015, 07:55:46 PM »
Let's give them 3 also 
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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Guatemala Game (9-Jul-2015)
« on: July 09, 2015, 07:26:25 PM »It's only one game. Good result, but we have a lot of work to do if we want to get out of the group and win a knockout game.We really just win by 2 goals? Alyuh fellas real jokey!
1. Our passing is atrocious. We have to pass accurately in tight spaces
2. We have to learn to play one-touch football. We hold on to the ball too long then lose it too easily.
3. When we take hard shots, it should be low not sky high.
4. Despite the aerial threat, I am not convinced that Kenwyne Jones is a good striker.
Wishing this gives then a little confidence without complacency or we'll be packing our bags in spite of the good start.
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Football / Re: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Thread.
« on: July 09, 2015, 05:56:11 AM »
Look what they selling as we gold cup jersey on worldsoccershop.com
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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Guatemala Game (9-Jul-2015)
« on: July 08, 2015, 09:29:41 PM »Although I am lucky to have fox sports 2, it is ridiculous that none of the local stations is televising any of Trinidad and Tobago's matches.CNC3 has already committed to showing CPL T20 cricket every night
No wonder our football is in the state it is in...
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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Guatemala Game (9-Jul-2015)
« on: July 08, 2015, 10:52:08 AM »
Time to vibes it up fellas! 
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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Guatemala Game (9-Jul-2015)
« on: July 08, 2015, 10:49:39 AM »2-0 TT ... Not a fence sitter.. TT taking this...
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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Guatemala Game (9-Jul-2015)
« on: July 08, 2015, 05:34:02 AM »
2-0 T&T victory...
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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Guatemala Game (9-Jul-2015)
« on: July 08, 2015, 05:33:37 AM »Gonna predict 1-0, don't know which way, sadly I suspect Guatemala, but desperately hoping for T&THow can 1-0 either way be a prediction?
Come better than that!
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Cricket Anyone / Re: Red Steel hold off Amazon Warriors for first win
« on: July 05, 2015, 05:09:10 PM »the only flaw is the majority of TT players not playing on the same team, yet JA has the majority of their players on the side..Every year there is a draft. Teams are able to retain 4 players and pick 11 players each from the round robin draft. Therefore the fact that JA has the majority of its nationals on its side is not solely down to them.
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Cricket Anyone / Re: Red Steel hold off Amazon Warriors for first win
« on: July 05, 2015, 04:45:18 PM »My point is if the umpire didn't recognize the no-ball in the first place it is unfair to be penalized for it off a review for a stumping chance.For those who watched the game and familiar with the rules of cricket, did you identify any flaws in the system? The only reason a no-ball was called is because the third umpire was checking on a stumping appeal off the penultimate ball. If he didn't check then the equation would have been 2 runs needed off the last ball instead of a free hit off the penultimate ball with the scores tied. Amazon warriors appeal for the stumping actually literally cost them the game.
That is not a flaw. That is the way it is. If you bring attention to the play by running around shouting, then you have to accept the risk. They check for the no ball on every review.
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Cricket Anyone / Re: Red Steel hold off Amazon Warriors for first win
« on: July 05, 2015, 10:06:57 AM »
For those who watched the game and familiar with the rules of cricket, did you identify any flaws in the system? The only reason a no-ball was called is because the third umpire was checking on a stumping appeal off the penultimate ball. If he didn't check then the equation would have been 2 runs needed off the last ball instead of a free hit off the penultimate ball with the scores tied. Amazon warriors appeal for the stumping actually literally cost them the game.
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Cricket Anyone / Re: Barbados could lose CPL franchise!
« on: July 03, 2015, 10:56:22 AM »
Remember Barbados gov't is not in a great position financially...