Mexico’s Andres Guardado (18) and Trinidad & Tobago’s Khaleem Hyland (8) battle for the ball during
the fi rst half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match in Charlotte, N.C. Associated Press/Chuck Burton, fi le
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By Nelson A. King
The last time that the Trinidad and
Tobago Men’s National Senior Team
won an international football match
— the hapless Anguilla, then ranked
209th from FIFA’s 209 member associations,
notwithstanding — Black
Panther was in theatres, Super Blue
and Machel’s Soca Kingdom was the
road march tune and midfield bolt
Michel Poon-Angeron’s primary ambition
as a player was to avoid relegation
with St. Mary’s College, reported
Wired868 on March 26.
It said the Warriors went 17 games
without a win since their 2-0 friendly
triumph over the United Arab Emirates
in Girona, Spain on Sept. 6,
2018.
“Sixteen of those outings were
under the management of former
head coach Dennis Lawrence, while
the seismic 17th, a joint-national
record 7-0 loss to the United States,
came under the watch of current
head coach, Terry Fenwick,” Wired868
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West Indies head coach Phil Simmons.
Associated Press / Arnulfo Franco
Simmons wants
competitive
cricket pitches
By Azad Ali
West Indies head coach Phil Simmons
has urged cricket authorities to
provide more competitive pitches in the
region in order to lift the profile of Test
match cricket.
He called on the authorities in the
Caribbean to prepare more results-oriented
pitches, following a nil-nil draw
in the recent two-Test series against Sri
Lanka in Antigua and Barbuda.
Both matches finished in tame stalemates
at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
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WIPA congratulates
Ricky Skerritt
By Azad Ali
The West Indies Players’ Association
(WIPA) has congratulated Ricky Skerritt
and Dr. Kishore Shallow on being
re-elected president and vice-president
of Cricket West Indies last Sunday.
Skerritt and Dr. Shallow were
returned unopposed at the CWI Annual
General Meeting (AGM) for a second
two-year term.
WIPA President and CEO, Wavell
Hinds stated: “We would like to congratulate
Messers Richard Skerritt and
Kishore Shallow on their re-election to
the offices of president and vice-president
respectively.
“We look forward to continue meaningful
work with CWI for the betterment
of players welfare, the development
of the game and the advancement
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