There is great excitement among the six franchises as they prepare for the much anticipated resumption of the West Indies Championship. The marquee regional four-day tournament will re-start on Wednesday, May 18 with the third round. The first two rounds were played in February ahead of the Apex Test Series. Barbados Pride stand at the […]
He’s an Olympic champion, world champion, an Order of Canada member and now Bruny Surin can add Team Canada chef de mission for the Paris 2024 Olympics to his long list of accomplishments. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) made it official last Friday morning more than two years ahead of the Summer Games. “I received […]
Hockey Nova Scotia has announced two new awards honoring the achievements of former NHLer Bill Riley. The Bill Riley Awards and Bill Riley Scholarships are named after William “Bill” James Riley from Amherst, who became the first African Nova Scotia to play at the NHL when he debuted on December 26, 1974. For Washington Capitals. […]
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has confirmed the appointment of Nicholas Pooran as the West Indies Men’s One Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) captain, following the international retirement of Kieron Pollard. Pooran will take over the captaincy for the West Indies ODI and T20I teams after being Pollard’s deputy over the last year. The […]
Superstar sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce believes she can break the world 100 meters record this season as she prepares for her World title defense, and continues to take aim at the Paris 2024 Olympics. At age 35, Fraser-Pryce is in the twilight of her career but has shown little sign of decline, copping silver in Tokyo […]
Canadian swimmer Josh Liendo is a man on a mission and he’s not afraid to talk about it. The 19-year-old has been taking down Canadian records in his pursuit of being one of the best swimmers in the world. On Wednesday night at the Canadian swim trials in Victoria, Liendo broke his own national record […]
The CARIFTA Games wrapped up here today on another picture perfect day in Jamaica for track and field events at the National Stadium. It’s a fine facility featuring a Usain Bolt track design based on the one on which he won his first world championships in Germany. On arrival at the stadium grounds, you come up […]
The West Indies batting great Brian Lara turned a year older today, May 2nd. Lara is counted among the greatest batsmen in world cricket. He is also Windies’ leading run-getter in the Test. Lara amassed 11,953 runs in the longest format of the game in 131 Tests with the help of 34 hundred, nine double […]
The second day of the CARIFTA Games kicked under a magnificent blue sky lit by a typical Caribbean sun, a picture perfect day for track and field; the youngsters did not disappoint. The day started with the 400 and 800 metres hurdles for both boys and girls. On the field side, long jump, javelin and shot put […]
Report on the first day of CARIFTA Games The 2022 CARIFTA Games were supposed to be held in Guyana in 2020, however, when the COVID pandemic caused the suspension of normal activities, the games were canceled. Attempts at rescheduling the event were not successful. Six months ago Guyana notified the athletic body that they would […]
