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…]
Digicel Rising Stars season has been placed on hold until next year. This comes against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic that that has taken a toll on the entertainment industry. The Television Jamaica aired talent show will not stage a competition this year due to the spread of the[Read More…]
One of Jamaica’s iconic coaching figures, Brazilian and former Technical Director, Clovis de Olivieria, has hailed the efforts of Jamaica’s 1998 World Cup hero Theodore Whitmore for transforming the national team. However, he’s disappointed with the country’s progress and was almost brought to tears when one of the country’s most[Read More…]
Photo credit: Ed g2s CHRIS Gayle’s decision to opt-out of this year’s Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament is being viewed as a major blow to the “biggest party in sport.” The talismanic Jamaican batsman decided to pull out from the August 18 to September 10 tourney citing personal reasons, just[Read More…]
Jump, jump You should know, you should know that ahhh Kris Kross is not having anything today As we stand there totally krossed out We commence to make you Kris Kross It’s now over a year since team England visited the Caribbean. They played back then, three Tests, five One[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…]
Just a few weeks back, the sporting world was greeted by the news of the sacking of Manchester United’s erstwhile Manager, Jose Mourinho, and even though some would argue that the Portuguese had it coming, I wonder if the same can be said of Robert Samuels, Jamaica’s national cricket coach[Read More…]
Jamaica international Omar Gordon has joined USL Championship club OKC Energy in a move away from Jamaican Premier League club Montego Bay United. The 27-year-old striker is fresh from completing a loan spell at USL Western Conference team San Antonio where he made a solid impression. Gordon scored six goals[Read More…]
In recognition of her outstanding break-out season last year, Jamaica’s fast-emerging track star Briana Williams has been nominated for the prestigious 2019 Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year. The award, to be presented at the Laureus Awards ceremony in Monaco on Monday, February 18, will go to the sportsperson[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…]
