Hearing the jockeys at Winnipeg’s Assiniboia Downs racetrack talking to one another in Barbadian, Jamaican and Trinidadian accents while they dress, it may be easy to think you’re standing somewhere in the West Indies. In recent years, Caribbean riders have become a fixture in Winnipeg’s horse racing community. Thirteen of the 17 jockeys at the […]
Former Trinidad and Tobago international Dwight Yorke has been appointed as head coach of Australian A-League Men’s (ALM) side Macarthur FC. The 50-year-old former Manchester United striker has signed a deal to lead the Bulls for the next two seasons, starting July 1st, in his first-ever senior full-time coaching role. In a statement announcing the […]
Jerome Blake of Kelowna, B.C., surged down the straightaway to edge American Elijah Hall at the finish line in a winning time of 20.14 seconds in the men’s 200 metres at the 61st Ostrava Golden Spike track and field meet on Tuesday in the Czech Republic. Blake’s performance into a slight headwind on a comfortable […]
Los Angeles- The #1 black-owned hookah brand in the world BLAKK SMOKE, that provides no-nicotine, no-tobacco, real fruit products, becomes one of the official fight sponsors for WBC Lightweight Champion of the world, Devin Haney. With the world anticipating one of the biggest fights in the history of WBC Lightweight Championships, the names George Kambosos Jr. […]
The proposed pitch will be located in Derwent Park in Forest Glade. The city is investing $100,000 toward a design for the project, which will also include upgrades to multi-use trails in the park, located near Forest Glade Drive and the E.C. Row Expressway. Anwar Shahid, the president of the Windsor-Essex Cricket League, says there’s […]
The June 4th event gives participants and supporters an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of many 1 in 9 men in Canada will develop prostate cancer, men of African or Caribbean descent are at an increased risk. The Walnut Foundation’s highly-anticipated ‘Walk the Path’ Walkathon will take place on June 4, 2022. […]
Last Monday the Canadian Elite Basketball League unveiled its eighth franchise and first in the Greater Toronto Area, the Scarborough Shooting Stars. The team begins play when the league’s 2022 season opens in May “Today marks an exciting milestone in the history of the CEBL as we announce our expansion to another market, while adding […]
Former NBA all-star Jamaal Magloire joins hometown Scarborough Shooting Stars The CEBL last Thursday that the 6’3″ guard, born Jermaine Cole, has signed a deal with the Scarborough Shooting Stars to continue his professional basketball career. Cole, 37, is set to begin his second consecutive pro basketball stint after playing with the Rwanda-based Patriots […]
As IOC upgrades Canada’s men’s relay medal won at Tokyo Games Cаnаdа’ѕ mеn’ѕ 4×100-metre rеlау tеаm from thе Tоkуо Olympics has оffісіаllу bееn uрgrаdеd to ѕіlvеr nіnе mоnthѕ аftеr thеу raced to brоnzе. The International Olуmріс Cоmmіttее rubbеr-ѕtаmреd thе upgrade during Thurѕdау’ѕ mееtіng оf thе еxесutіvе bоаrd. Jеrоmе Blake of Burnaby, B.C., Aаrоn Brown […]