T&T defender Sheldon Bateau, 30, signs a contract with president Yüksel Yildirim and his new Turkish football club, Samsunspor yesterday.
Bateau signed a two and a half years contract sealing a move away from Belgian club K.V. Mechelen.
In announcing the move, Bateau wrote on his Twitter page, "You are more than a club, you are my home away from home! Today a cycle of 6 memorable years & 128 games come to an end. Here my family & I have lived moments that we will carry in our hearts forever! Thank you! You are family...no matter what! Once a Kakker, always a Kakker! Heart on fire." Samsunspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Samsun. It plays in the TFF First League which is the second level of the Turkish football league system.
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Reggae Boy Gray helps QPR advance>
LONDON– Grenada defender Tyrone Sterling helped English National League South side Dulwich Hamlet secure a point in a 1-1 draw at sixth-tier promotion rivals Dartford on Saturday on a day dominated by FA Cup third-round matches.
The 34-year-old Spice Boy struck in the 13th minute for sixth-placed Dulwich, but the hosts, who sit one place above, salvaged a draw with a second-half goal through Jake Robinson.
Reggae Boy Andre Gray, 30, kept his nerve during an FA Cup shoot-out, slotting home his spot-kick as Championship side Queens Park Rangers avoided a cup upset by beating League One leaders Rotherham United 8-7 on penalties after the game ended 1-1.
Reggae Boyz target Demarai Gray, meanwhile, equalised for Everton in the 21st minute at Championship outfit Hull City before the Premier League club advanced to the fourth round of the cup with a 3-2 extra-time victory, thanks to a 99th-minute goal by former England winger Andros Townsend who is of Jamaican descent.
Callum Robinson, 26, who has Reggae Boyz eligibility, fired Championship outfit West Bromwich Albion ahead just after the break following Karlan Grant’s fine run and pass, but they finished with 10 men and missed a place in the cup’s fourth round as Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion came from behind to win 2-1.