Jamaican Student Athletes Facing Uncertain Future In The United States
July 7, 2020
The NBA officially revealed its schedule for the resumption of the 2019-20 season following the coronavirus-enforced break and opening night features a star rookie and a marquee matchup. Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans will face the Utah Jazz at the Disney World complex near Orlando, Florida on July[Read More…]
The NBA’s suspended 2019-20 season is set to resume in Florida after the league and its Players Association formally agreed on a comprehensive plan to restart last month. The agreement clears the way for the NBA to play games solely at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida beginning July[Read More…]
Photo credit: Daniel Hartwig Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James feels the NFL should apologize to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick has been out of the NFL since the end of the 2016 season, during which the quarterback attracted controversy by kneeling for the United States national[Read More…]
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe is adamant he has broken no rules in the face of claims over the weekend that he has a conflict of interest in his business dealings. An investigation in the Daily Telegraph pointed to concerns that CSM Sports and Entertainment, a company for which Coe[Read More…]
Liverpool Football Club (LFC) nails it after a 30-year wait for a top-flight title. It became the Premier League champions following Manchester City’s 2-1 loss at Chelsea on Thursday. The Jürgen Klopp managed team thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0 on Wednesday to put them in pole position, needing only two points[Read More…]
According to figures revealed by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 was one of the most-watched women’s sporting events. The record-breaking numbers revealed the following: Global audience of 89m represented 131% increase over the ICC Women’s World T20 2018. Global viewing hours increased from 55.9m[Read More…]
Photo credit: Ed g2s West Indies head coach, Phil Simmons has given the assurance that captain Jason Holder will be ready for the start of the #RaiseTheBat Test Series against England. Holder didn’t bowl when his team fielded in the second innings and wasn’t required to bat on the final[Read More…]
There wasn’t much of a honeymoon period for Richard Pybus. No sooner had he been announced as West Indies’ interim head coach – even before he had been announced, really – the criticism started to flow. And if that was, in part, due to an allegation that due process had[Read More…]
Lansing Ignite has unveiled Haitian international Steeve Saint-Duc as its sixth player signing ahead of the inaugural season in USL League One, pending league and federation approval. The 19-year-old winger has made multiple appearances for his country at various youth levels, most recently for the Haiti U20 national team during[Read More…]
The seven-member committee which was set-up by the Intercollegiate Sports Association to oversee operations in the wake of the resignation of president Dalton Myers late last year will stay in place until the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in June. The committee which was constructed to serve for a six-week[Read More…]