By Bruce Kidd Guest Contributor With all the ethical and political problems facing the Olympics, do they still matter? As someone who proudly wears his Olympic heart on his sleeve — I competed in the 1964 Games in Tokyo and ...
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NEW KINGSTON, Jamaica December 15, 2018 — Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment Sport, Olivia Grange, told Lydia Heywood, the England-born Eventing rider, who plans to represent Jamaica at the next Olympics: “We are thrilled that you have decided to ...
Read More »Why Losing The African Cup Of Nations Is A Heavy Blow For Cameroon
By Jo Clarke Contributing Writer The proud footballing nation of Cameroon is under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. This follows the announcement that they have been stripped of the hosting rights for the African Cup on Nations (AFCON) ...
Read More »Tears Flow As West Indies Women Trounced By Australia In Twenty20 Semi-final
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, November 23, 2018 (CMC) – West Indies’ hopes of repeating as ICC Women’s Twenty20 champions ended in tears here, last night, when they went down by 71-runs to Australia in the first semi-final at the ...
Read More »The Spectacular Story Of Stafanie Taylor, Captain Of The West Indies Women’s Cricket Team
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda October 31, 2018 (CMC) – It has been an amazing journey for Stafanie Taylor — one that started in spectacular fashion 10 years ago. That journey has seen a courageous girl, from the historic, former ...
Read More »Why African Soccer Teams Fell Short At The World Cup — Again
By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu Contributing Writer At every World Cup tournament since 1986, at least one team from Africa has made it to the second round of the World Cup finals. That record unceremoniously ended in Russia 2018, after ...
Read More »From Kenya To Canada, With Love And Passion: The Story Of The Ice Lions, Kenya’s Only Ice Hockey Team
OAKVILLE, Ontario, October 17, 2018 – In Kenya, the Ice Lions is king. With no other teams, and nobody else, to play against, the Ice Lions is the country’s only hockey team. Twice every week, on Wednesday and Sunday, the ...
Read More »Jamaican Olympian Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce’s Statue To Be Unveiled On Sunday
KINGSTON, Jamaica October 9, 2018 — The statue of Jamaican Olympian, Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, will be unveiled on Sunday, at a special ceremony at Statue Park in the National Stadium, where the statue will be mounted. Jamaica’s Minister of ...
Read More »That Racist Caricature Of Serena Williams Makes Me So Angry
By Jacqueline L. Scott Contributing Writer Serena Williams did something that even President Barack Obama could not do. She got angry and showed it. At the recent U.S. Open Tennis Championship, Williams disagreed with some of the calls made by the umpire. ...
Read More »Netball Champions In The INSPORTS Community Competition To Get The Same Prize Money As Football Winners, Says Jamaican Sports Minister
KINGSTON, Jamaica September 18, 2018 — Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport announced, last Friday, that for the first time in the history of the INSPORTS Community Football and Netball Competitions, the winning netball team will ...
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