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By Sania Farooqui Guest Contributor NEW DELHI, India (January 27, 2021) IPS — As a Muslim woman, born and brought up in Denmark, Nadia Helmy Ahmed broke many stereotypes, when she started boxing at the age of 15. “Back then, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (January 19, 2021) — The Ministry of Sport and Community Development formally announced, last Friday, the appointment of Gabre McTair, as its new Director of Physical Education and Sport Division. McTair, a seasoned sports ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Friday, October 30, 2020) — Since 1972, Barbados has had an exceptional relationship with Cuba, and the government is seeking to strengthen this relationship in the area of sports. The ‘pushing of new frontiers’ in sports was one ...

By Joe Overlock Guest Contributor Keeping warm while ice fishing is next to impossible on some days, unless you have a good shelter. Many “pop-up” tent style shelters are available on the market, all of which have hefty price tags, ...

By Farley Flex Guest Writer “Black Slavery” in professional sports has become a buzzword with the COVID-19-damaged sports season underway. As wretched as that term is, the collegiate and professional sports business model is like the transatlantic Slave Trade, glorified. ...

By Michael Kehler Guest Contributor “Boys being boys” is a tired narrative, but one that is still dominant in sport culture. The latest example: The Washington Capitals released Brendan Leipsic after it was revealed he made misogynist comments in a private ...

By Sarah Leberman, Nicole LaVoi and Sally Shaw Guest Contributors Sports representatives are calling on New Zealand’s government not to return to normal when the nation begins to ease restrictions last Thursday. Instead, they argue, it is time to create a more even playing field, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 27, 2020 (CMC) – The police have launched an investigation into an incident, in which Irvino “Dada” English, a former member of the national football team, the Reggae Boyz, was shot and killed, in the corporate area ...

By Nicole W. Forrester Guest Contributor The history and achievements of Black Canadians are scarcely taught in schools, resulting in what the father of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson, had lobbied against — discounting the relevance of Blacks in society ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica February 11, 2020 — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, has commended star-sprinter, Asafa Powell, for heralding the modern era of Jamaica’s sprint dominance by male athletes, when he first broke the 100-metre world record in June 2005. The Prime ...