If you asked Yona Knight-Wisdom about 2024, he would readily admit that it was a year of milestones, reflection, and transformation.
While reflecting on the year, the Jamaican diving trailblazer and three-time Olympian, who officially announced his retirement after the Paris Games, identified 10 core moments that shaped his final year as a professional diver and prepared him for life beyond the sport.
Trinidad & Tobago’s Jereem Richards is one of the most versatile athletes in the sport of track and field.
The three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist wants to further prove that versatility by becoming only the fourth man to join the exclusive club of athletes to run sub-10 in the 100m, sub-20 in the 200m and sub-44 in the 400m.
The current members of that club are South Africa’s Wayde Van Niekerk and Americans Michael Norman and Fred Kerley.
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has named a 24-man Under-17 squad that will represent the country at the Torneo del Sol set for January 6-11 in Mexico.
The highly competitive tournament, put on by the Mexican Football Federation, will feature 16 teams, including Mexico’s U-17 national team and clubs from Mexico’s Professional Third Division League.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-17 Soca Warriors Head coach, Shawn Cooper, is embracing the challenge of finalizing his squad for the upcoming Concacaf Under-17 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, as it speaks volumes of the quality in his training group.
With his current 40-player pool, featuring a mix of the country’s top local and foreign-based talent from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, Cooper is optimistic about the team’s prospects for the February 7–16 tournament.
Saint Lucia’s two top golfers, Yadhu Urs and Harith Khan, will look to represent their country well at the 2025 Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina from January 16-19.
The 21-year-old Urs, making his fourth championship start and 33-year-old Khan, making his LAAC debut, will be competing with over 100 of the top emerging golfers from 29 International Olympic Committee (IOC)-recognised territories, qualified by way of their placement in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) system.
VJ Edgecombe scored a team-high 19 points to help the Baylor Bears defeat the Utah Utes 81-56 in their NCAA Division 1 Basketball action at Baylor’s Foster Pavilion on New Year’s Eve.
Ian Parsard’s brilliant grey filly, Run Julie Run, produced another commanding performance to claim the Miracle Man Cup in style on the New Year’s Day nine-race card at Caymanas Park on Wednesday.
Under a tactically astute ride from Dane Dawkins, the four-year-old (Successful Native—Runaway Julie), at odds of 2-1, demolished the competition by five-and-a-quarter lengths in the seven-furlong (1,400m) feature, as she once again solidified her reputation as a top-class contender.
West Indies star Shai Hope failed with the bat, but his Hobart Hurricanes continued their winning streak as they secured a dominant 50-run victory over Akeal Hosein’s Sydney Sixers in their Big Bash League clash at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Wednesday.
While still basking in his stunning second-round knockout victory over Colombia’s Randy Ramirez, Guyana’s champion boxer Elton Dharry is brimming with optimism about the prospects of a World title fight sometime this year.
As the Sunshine Girls prepare for their highly anticipated three-match series against South Africa, goal attack Shanice Beckford stands at the forefront, ready to lead her team into another challenging year.
Fresh off a stellar 2024 season, where her grit, determination, and poise shone brightly, particularly in Jamaica’s 2-1 Horizon Netball Series victory over England, Beckford is intent on maintaining her form for this year, which she hopes will bring even greater achievements.
