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‘I’m just grateful': Cayman Islands’ Jordan Crooks overwhelmed by support after historic World Aquatics Swim Champs feat

‘I’m just grateful': Cayman Islands’ Jordan Crooks overwhelmed by support after historic World Aquatics Swim Champs feat

Cayman Islands’ standout swimmer Jordan Crooks was overwhelmed with gratitude as his return home from a successful outing at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships was met with fanfare. Crooks, who won gold and bronze at the championships in Budapest, Hungary, along with his sister Jillian,...

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Kristen McGregor satisfied with top-four showing at Puerto Rico Pro, says valuable lessons learnt

Kristen McGregor satisfied with top-four showing at Puerto Rico Pro, says valuable lessons learnt

Kristen McGregor was quite pleased with her performance at last weekend’s Puerto Rico Pro in the...

Vern Cotter quits Fiji as former Scotland coach steps down before Rugby World Cup

Vern Cotter quits Fiji as former Scotland coach steps down before Rugby World Cup

Vern Cotter has resigned as Fiji head coach seven months ahead of the Rugby World Cup, saying he...

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Jamaica-born 2018 Mr. Olympia Shawn Rhoden dead at age 46

Jamaica-born 2018 Mr. Olympia Shawn Rhoden dead at age 46

Jamaica-born bodybuilder Shawn Rhoden died Saturday of a reported heart attack, according to...

We have to put students health first' - Disappointed Edwin coach Dyke backs Champs cancellation

We have to put students health first' - Disappointed Edwin coach Dyke backs Champs cancellation

Edwin Allen coach Michael Dyke accepts that good sense has prevailed, despite admitting the fact...

  • Kwesi Mugisa
  • 2020-03-13 14:06:00
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T&T PM ignores Wallace, set to use Home of Football for Coronavirus fight

T&T PM ignores Wallace, set to use Home of Football for Coronavirus fight

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, has ignored the concerns of ousted Trinidad...

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  • 2020-04-17 19:00:30
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Defending champs, The Bahamas, withdraws from Carifta Swimming Champs and as hosts of CCCAN

Defending champs, The Bahamas, withdraws from Carifta Swimming Champs and as hosts of CCCAN

Arising from a government directive, The Bahamas will not be defending their Carifta Swimming...

Dominican Republic squander 2-0 lead to fall to Belgium in Volleyball Nations League

Dominican Republic squander 2-0 lead to fall to Belgium in Volleyball Nations League

The Dominican Republic women’s team suffered their third defeat earlier today in the preliminary...

Jamaica Rugby League names 14 home-grown players among 31-member World Cup squad

Jamaica Rugby League names 14 home-grown players among 31-member World Cup squad

Newcastle Knights and former Huddersfield teenage wing sensation Dom Young is one of a number of...

Jamaican diver Knight-Wisdom qualifies for Olympics with top-12 finish at 2021 FINA Diving World Cup

Jamaican diver Knight-Wisdom qualifies for Olympics with top-12 finish at 2021 FINA Diving World Cup

Yona Knight-Wisdom became the latest Jamaican athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo,...

Coronavirus threatens Jereem Richards' ‘best chance’ of an Olympic medal

Coronavirus threatens Jereem Richards' ‘best chance’ of an Olympic medal

Trinidad and Tobago 200-metre specialist Jereem Richards believes The Olympic Games in Tokyo,...

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  • 2020-03-07 20:17:23
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Deidre Lewis calls two-year doping ban unfair and insists she is innocent

Deidre Lewis calls two-year doping ban unfair and insists she is innocent

Fitness athlete Deidre Lewis has characterized as unfair the decision of an Independent...

Carrie Russell wins Women's Monobob World Series event in Park City

Carrie Russell wins Women's Monobob World Series event in Park City

Jamaica’s Carrie Russell won the Women’s Monobob World Series Bobsleigh event in Park City Utah...

Jamaica's history-making all-woman shooting team loads up with multi-million-dollar Spectrum Systems sponsorship deal

Jamaica's history-making all-woman shooting team loads up with multi-million-dollar Spectrum Systems sponsorship deal

On Thursday, Jamaica’s all-female elite shooting team, Super Six, loaded up their cash cartridges...

Coronavirus: The Bahamas, Antigua to withdraw from Carifta track and field, swimming

Coronavirus: The Bahamas, Antigua to withdraw from Carifta track and field, swimming

The 2020 Carifta Track and Field Championships is under threat of cancellation with The Bahamas...

Windies legend Richards supports 'totally correct' Antigua and Barbuda COVID-19 lockdown

Windies legend Richards supports 'totally correct' Antigua and Barbuda COVID-19 lockdown

West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards has come on out in strong support of the decisive measures...

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Algernon Cargill returned unopposed as president of Bahamas Swimming Federation

Algernon Cargill returned unopposed as president of Bahamas Swimming Federation

President of the Bahamas Aquatics Federation Algernon Cargill was returned unopposed to the post...

Dominican Republic's win streak ends in five-set thriller against Russia

Dominican Republic's win streak ends in five-set thriller against Russia

The Dominican Republic’s good run of form was halted Sunday when they lost to Russia at the...

Coronavirus: NACAC president says 2020 Carifta Games suspended until further notice

Coronavirus: NACAC president says 2020 Carifta Games suspended until further notice

The 2020 Carifta Games that were scheduled to be held in Hamilton, Bermuda, from April 10-13 has...

Former Suriname swimmer Anthony Nesty makes history as first Black swim coach to lead U.S. team into the World Championships

Former Suriname swimmer Anthony Nesty makes history as first Black swim coach to lead U.S. team into the World Championships

When Suriname Olympian Anthony Nesty was named the head coach of the USA men’s team for the 2022...

Veteran trainer Wayne DaCosta succumbs to Covid-19 infection

Veteran trainer Wayne DaCosta succumbs to Covid-19 infection

Veteran Jamaican racehorse trainer Wayne DaCosta, who was hospitalized in February, has died.
Francis believes choice to wear full-body suit empowers female gymnasts

Francis believes choice to wear full-body suit empowers female gymnasts

 Jamaica gymnast Danusia Francis believes the option of allowing full-length bodysuits to be worn...

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  • 2021-04-27 16:01:23
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Alana's historic bronze at Junior Pan Am Gymnastics Championships a boost for the sport says JAGA president

Alana's historic bronze at Junior Pan Am Gymnastics Championships a boost for the sport says JAGA president

President of the Jamaica Gymnastics Association has described Alana Walker’s historic bronze medal...

Opportunity to dive for Jamaica at the Olympics excites Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson

Opportunity to dive for Jamaica at the Olympics excites Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson

For the past seven years, Yona Knight-Wisdom was the sole face of Jamaican diving, representing...

Alia Atkinson notches more wins at Southern Zone Sectionals

Alia Atkinson notches more wins at Southern Zone Sectionals

Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson continued her winning ways at the multi-site Southern Zone...

Trailblazing Jamaica bobsled driver Sam Clayton dies from COVID-19

Trailblazing Jamaica bobsled driver Sam Clayton dies from COVID-19

Sam Clayton Jr., who was a member of the Jamaican bobsled team in the early days of the programme...

Coronavirus shrouds CARIFTA in clouds of doubt

Coronavirus shrouds CARIFTA in clouds of doubt

President of the Bermuda National Athletics Association Donna Raynor has confirmed the fate of...

  • Kwesi Mugisa
  • 2020-03-11 14:01:33
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Jamaica wins two gold and silver in 'job well done' at UANA Cup

Jamaica wins two gold and silver in 'job well done' at UANA Cup

Zaneta Alveranga and Christanya Shirley each won a gold medal at the 2020 UANA Cup that concluded...

Dancer-turned-bodybuilder Rashida Bignall eyes full-time pursuit after impressive start in bodybuilding

Dancer-turned-bodybuilder Rashida Bignall eyes full-time pursuit after impressive start in bodybuilding

Rashida Bignall, a salsa dance instructor, made waves at the 2024 Jamaica Bodybuilding and Fitness...

Christian Sasso, Wendy McMaster to renew fierce rivalries at David East Memorial at Murphy Hill

Christian Sasso, Wendy McMaster to renew fierce rivalries at David East Memorial at Murphy Hill

Three-time national shotgun champion Christian Sasso and four-time national female champion Wendy...

Emily McDonald over the moon at winning start to collegiate career.

Emily McDonald over the moon at winning start to collegiate career. "I love my new team!"

Rising Jamaican swimming star Emily McDonald says she is having a grand time in her first few...

Trinidad and Tobago name team for CARIFTA Swimming and Open Water Championships

Trinidad and Tobago name team for CARIFTA Swimming and Open Water Championships

The Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago has named their team for the 2022 CARIFTA...

Jamaica's Olympic gymnast Danusia Francis announces retirement.

Jamaica's Olympic gymnast Danusia Francis announces retirement. "To be a Jamaican Olympian is a dream come true."

Jamaica’s Olympic gymnast Danusia Francis has announced her retirement from international...

Olympic diver Knight-Wisdom opens season with three medals and a possible diving partner

Olympic diver Knight-Wisdom opens season with three medals and a possible diving partner

Two-time Jamaican Olympian Yona Knight-Wisdom walked away with three medals and a possible diving...

Reggae Girlz goalkeeper recovers from COVID-19

Reggae Girlz goalkeeper recovers from COVID-19

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is feeling a sense of relief after the announcement that...

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  • 2020-04-11 20:35:34
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Dodgers star Betts wins fifth straight Gold Glove
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Dodgers star Betts wins fifth straight Gold Glove

Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts won the Gold Glove Award for a fifth straight year.
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Record-breaking Alia Atkinson dominates at Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships

Record-breaking Alia Atkinson dominates at Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships

Olympian Alia Atkinson continued in her fantastic form at the 2021 Florida Gold Coast Senior...

Dom Rep bounces back with big win over Korea at Volleyball Nation’s League

Dom Rep bounces back with big win over Korea at Volleyball Nation’s League

 The Dominican Republic rebounded from yesterday’s close defeat to Belgium to beat Korea in fine...

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  • 2021-06-01 18:11:45
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Shane Ellis triumphs aboard favourite Calculus in a Derby thriller

Shane Ellis triumphs aboard favourite Calculus in a Derby thriller

 Veteran jockey Shane Ellis spectacularly captured his sixth Jamaica Derby on Saturday, rallying...

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Covid-19 lockdown in Barbados, neighbouring spikes, forces postponement of Carfita Swimming champs

Covid-19 lockdown in Barbados, neighbouring spikes, forces postponement of Carfita Swimming champs

The 2021 Carifta Swimming Championships that had been set to get underway from March 26 to April 7...

Olympic gymnast Toni-Ann Williams to pursue Master's in Sports Administration via Olympic Solidarity

Olympic gymnast Toni-Ann Williams to pursue Master's in Sports Administration via Olympic Solidarity

Jamaican Olympian Toni-Ann Williams is in Belgium to begin studies in Sports Administration on an...

Swiss Ice Hockey calls for sanctions on Russia and Belarus amid ongoing Ukraine conflict

Swiss Ice Hockey calls for sanctions on Russia and Belarus amid ongoing Ukraine conflict

Swiss Ice Hockey, along with other members of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), has...

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Eleven-member team set to depart Jamaica for COPA IGA tourney in Panama Oct. 4

Eleven-member team set to depart Jamaica for COPA IGA tourney in Panama Oct. 4

Some of Jamaica’s most-talented young gymnasts have been selected to a National All-Stars School...

Former sprinter Rolando Reid aiming to realize Olympic dream with bobsled team

Former sprinter Rolando Reid aiming to realize Olympic dream with bobsled team

Former Munro College athlete and current Jamaican Bobsledder, Rolando Reid, wants to achieve his...

53-y-o bodybuilding phenom Dexter Simon wins top-five finish at Ajman IFBB Elite Classic in Dubai

53-y-o bodybuilding phenom Dexter Simon wins top-five finish at Ajman IFBB Elite Classic in Dubai

Trinidadian bodybuilder Dexter Simon continues to amaze.
Atkinson continues to dominate at Piranha Senior Invite

Atkinson continues to dominate at Piranha Senior Invite

After two days of sunshine, the heavens opened on the third day of the 2021 Piranha Senior Invite...

Toronto Maple Leafs: Matthews and Marner poised to help end Stanley Cup drought?
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Toronto Maple Leafs: Matthews and Marner poised to help end Stanley Cup drought?

The Toronto Maple Leafs have not got their hands on the Stanley Cup since 1967.
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Alia Atkinson opens long-course season with two wins and a second-place finish in Florida

Alia Atkinson opens long-course season with two wins and a second-place finish in Florida

Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson opened her long- course season this past weekend in Plantation...

Elaine Thompson-Herah has mixed feelings at pending postponement of 2020 Olympics

Elaine Thompson-Herah has mixed feelings at pending postponement of 2020 Olympics

Elaine Thompson-Herah has expressed disappointment over the reported postponement of the 2020...

Bolt donates J$500,000 to Telethon Jamaica in COVID-19 fight

Bolt donates J$500,000 to Telethon Jamaica in COVID-19 fight

Usain Bolt donated J$500,000 (approximately USD$3500) to the Jamaica-Together-We-Stand telethon...