The past week has seen Jamaica’s sporting ecosystem rocked by the revelation that four of the country’s top field event athletes have committed to switching their allegiance from Jamaica to Turkey.
While Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby would prefer to have all his stars available for Jamaica’s high-profile friendly international against England, he views the absence of key players, including prolific striker Khadija "Bunny" Shaw, as an opportunity to deepen the team’s pool ahead of the crucial World Cup qualifiers in October.
John Campbell and Shai Hope will make their return to the regional side in the game’s longest format as both men were named in the West Indies playing XI on the eve of the start of the first Test against Australia at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.
Having completed what he deemed a fairly positive Concacaf Gold Cup campaign, Trinidad and Tobago head coach Dwight Yorke says the immediate focus for his Soca Warriors is rest, reflection, and recalibration as they now turn attention to the all-important World Cup qualifiers set to begin in September.
Jamaican sprinter and sprint hurdler Jerome Campbell will compete for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks next season after transferring from the University of Northern Colorado.
Nigerian 100m hurdles world record holder Tobi Amusan was among the winners at Tuesday’s 64th edition of the Ostrava Golden Spike- A World Athletics Continental Tour-Gold meet in the Czech Republic.
The Trinbago Knight Riders, Barbados Royals and Guyana Amazon Warriors Women have all confirmed their squads for the 2025 Massy Women's Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) bowls off from September 6-17 at the Providence Stadium, Guyana.
Bermuda Olympic Association President Peter Dunne and Chef de Mission David Thomas believe the 24-member squad for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay embodies the island’s sporting future, as they represent a generation poised to elevate Bermudian excellence on the international stage.
While defending the decision of four Jamaican athletes to switch allegiance to Türkiye, Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) president Christopher Samuda says the country must now face an uncomfortable but necessary truth that athletes are pushed abroad because of financial instability. In fact, he believes unless urgent measures are implemented, the exodus will only continue.
Agent of Jaydon Hibbert and Wayne Pinnock, Bahamian Henry Rolle, has spoken out about the pair’s reported decision to transfer their allegiance from Jamaica to Turkey.
