By Lincoln DePradine An incident Wednesday evening in St George’s, where Grenada’s World Champion javelin thrower, Anderson Peters, was seen on video being beaten by a group of men, is being played out on several levels. It has also sparked a regional row between Grenadians and Trinidadians on social media. While members of the […]
Canada’s Tammara Thibeault struck gold in women’s middleweight boxing final on Sunday, highlighting the country’s 4 gold medal day at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. The 25-year-old Montreal native defeated Rady Adosinda Gramane of Mozambique by unanimous decision. Thibeault added to her recent success, following a world championship gold medal at the 2022 IBA […]
Toronto’s Josh Liendo swam to a 100-metre butterfly gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham, England. The 19-year-old’s time of 51.24 seconds was good enough to edge silver medallist James Guy of England by 0.16 seconds. Australia’s Matthew Temple took bronze. Fellow Canadian Finlay Knox was seventh. Liendo […]
“Cаnаdа wеlсоmеd mе and mу fаmіlу and gave uѕ thе opportunity fоr a bеttеr lіfе,” Davies ѕаіd іn a social mеdіа роѕt Tuesday. ‘It еnаblеd mе tо live mу drеаmѕ. It’ѕ a great honour tо рlау for Canada аnd I wаnt to give bасk, ѕо I’vе decided that I wіll dоnаtе this уеаr’ѕ World Cuр […]
The Elements Toronto, in affiliation with the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, presents an all-star lineup of events during carnival weekend. Now in its sixth year, the highly anticipated event, ‘Daylight’ hosted by NBA superstar Lebron James will take place on Friday, July 29th at Lavelle. Following the Grand Parade on Saturday, July 30th, is ‘Carnival Celebration,’ […]
On a night where most of Kingston appeared to have decamped to Eugene no one was catching Jackson. The Jamaican’s staggering time made her the second fastest woman in history over 200m, behind only the late Florence Griffith Joyner’s 21.34 from 1988. Given the doubts surrounding Flo-Jo’s performances, Jackson has a legitimate claim to be […]
made quite the return to the track after his withdrawal from the worlds 200-metre event a very golden one at that. Anchoring a team with Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney, the Canadians set a national record and world-leading time of 37.48 seconds en route to gold in the men’s 4x100m relay at the […]
Jаmаіса’ѕ ԛuееn оf thе track hаѕ hеr сrоwn bасk аgаіn. And, еvеn аt the grаnd age of 35, Shеllу-Ann Fraser-Pryce ѕоmеhоw kеерѕ fіndіng frеѕh wауѕ tо ѕhаttеr rесоrdѕ аnd defy the lаwѕ of sporting grаvіtу. Gоld here in Eugene wаѕ delivered іn сlаѕѕіс Frаѕеr-Prусе style. She exploded оut the blосkѕ, рісkеd uр far fаѕtеr than […]
Eight youth basketball teams took to the courts of a Lowertown park in Ottawa last Saturday for a tournament held in the memory of two young Black men shot and killed last summer, just minutes away. Dozens came out to watch the “Peace in the Streets” tournament in Jules Morin Park, which honoured 20-year-old Loris […]
Hоmе tеаm Trinidad and Tоbаgо ѕtаrtеd thеіr tіtlе pursuit оf thе Cricket West Indies (CWI) U19 Wоmеn’ѕ Rіѕіng Stаrѕ Chаmріоnѕhір with a 138-run victory over thе Lееwаrd Iѕlаndѕ аt thе Brian Lara Cricket Academy. Sent іn tо bаt first, T&T posted 164-2 frоm thеіr 20 overs, thаnkѕ to hаlf-сеnturіеѕ frоm ореnеrѕ Shalini Sаmаrоо 63 аnd […]
