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Jamaican swimmer Alia Atkinson becomes first black woman to win world title, ties world record in 100m breaststroke

Irie Dale December 7, 2014 2014 EVENTS, DEC. 2014, Sports

Alia Atkinson became the first black woman to win a world swimming title when she triumphed in the 100m breaststroke at the world short-course championships in Doha on Saturday as more records tumbled. Jamaican Atkinson, 25, claimed the title and equalled Ruta Meilutyte’s world record of 1min 02.36sec in the process – although under governing body FINA rules this still equates to a new... »

Clarendon College dethrones STETHS, wins DaCosta Cup 2014

Irie Dale December 1, 2014 2014 EVENTS, DEC. 2014, Sports

St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) have never been able to repeat as daCosta Cup champions and this year was no exception; they were beaten 3-0 by a marauding Clarendon College team at the Montego Bay Spots Complex on Saturday. STETHS won their fourth title last year and advanced to their fourth straight finals this season, but last year’s hold is the only title they have to show for thei... »

JC defeat Charlie Smith 2-1 to take 2014 Manning Cup title

Irie Dale November 23, 2014 2014 EVENTS, NOV. 2014, Sports

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica College have defended their Manning Cup title defeating Charlie Smith 2-1 in the 2014 final at the National Stadium Saturday afternoon. Charlie Smith, ending the game with 10 men, were unable to withstand the might of JC who are gunning for four schoolboy football titles this year. In an evenly contested first half JC came the closer to hitting the back of the net when ... »

Pistorius spend first night in single jail cell

Irie Dale October 23, 2014 2014 EVENTS, News, Sports

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius spent his first night of a five-year jail term in a single cell in the hospital wing of a prison in the capital, Pretoria, said a prison official. He seemed confused and tired when he entered the Kgosi Mampuru facility, prison commissioner Zebilon Monama told the South African Press Association. Monama said Pistorius was tense as wardens took his f... »

Japan beat Reggae Boyz 1-0

Irie Dale October 11, 2014 2014 EVENTS, OCT. 2014, Sports

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Reggae Boyz have lost their friendly international match to Japan. The game ended 1-0 thanks to an own goal from the Reggae Boyz’ Nyron Nosworthy. The game was played today in Japan. source: jamaica observer »

Basketball star loses mansion, luxury cars, but happy for life

Irie Dale October 5, 2014 2014 EVENTS, News, OCT. 2014, Sports

BY SEAN A WILLIAMS Assistant Sport Editor KIMANI Ffriend no longer has the mansion in Atlanta or the luxury cars. His two years battling a vehicular manslaughter charge in Serbia, which started in November 2012, have taken away a lot materially from the Jamaican basketball star. But in his own words: “I have also gained a lot” from the Serbian nightmare. “When you talk about the ... »

Floyd Mayweather & Jamaican Woman Arguing, She Don’t Know Who He Is (VIDEO)

Irie Dale October 4, 2014 2014 EVENTS, OCT. 2014, Sports

Floyd Mayweather is not as famous as he thinks he is and even gets offended when this Jamaican woman told him to his face that she don’t have a clue who he is. Floyd Mayweather was getting his hair cut in a barber shop in Brixton, UK, when the woman told him that she does not know who he is. Mayweather went nuts and asked her if she have a TV or she could even Google him. But what was even more bi... »

Yahon Blake buys Government house for $52 million

Irie Dale September 21, 2014 2014 EVENTS, SEPT. 2014, Sports

BY HOWARD WALKER Sunday Observer senior reporter ATHLETICS star Yohan Blake has paid the Jamaica Government $52 million for a property at 11 Jack’s Hill Road in St Andrew. But Blake will need to spend heavily on fixing the property, as its condition has deteriorated badly in recent years and is said to require “major repairs”, by one official close to the transaction. The Governm... »

President Obama Blast Ray Rice “He Is Not A Real Man”

Irie Dale September 10, 2014 2014 EVENTS, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, SEPT. 2014, Sports

Ray Rice made a huge mistake when he knocked his wife Janay Palmer Rice out in a hotel elevator Ray Rice is having the worst week of his life after leaked video footage showing him knocking out his wife who was his then fiance Janay Palmer surfaced online yesterday. The Baltimore Ravens running back was dropped from the team and suspended indefinitely from the NFL. He has also been getting widespr... »

Ray Rice Knocking Out His Wife Janay Leaked Video

Irie Dale September 10, 2014 2014 EVENTS, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, SEPT. 2014, Sports

Baltimore Ravens Ray Rice has some damage control to do after leaked video surfaced showing him knocking out his fiancee, who is now his wife. TMZ released the video on Monday showing Rice and his wife Janay Palmer getting into a heated argument before going inside an elevator. The graphic video footage show Rice punching Palmer inside the closed elevator knocking her out cold. When the elevator s... »

Reggae Boyz beaten 1-3 by Canada

Irie Dale September 10, 2014 2014 EVENTS, SEPT. 2014, Sports

Goal scorer Kemar Lawrence KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica were defeated 1-3 by Canada tonight at the BMO field in Toronto in a friendly international encounter. Kemar Lawrence actually put Jamaica in front in the 30th minute, but Canada quickly drew level in the 32nd minute. The first half ended 1-1. Canada then took the lead in the 68th minute and made sure of victory with a third goal in the ... »

Floyd Mayweather Sued By Ex-Fiance Shantel Jackson, Claims He Beat Her So Bad

Irie Dale September 6, 2014 2014 EVENTS, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, SEPT. 2014, Sports

Is Floyd Mayweather suffering from a case of the bitter ex or did he really beat his former fiance Shantel Jackson. Shantel Jackson has filed a lawsuit against the boxing legend and she is making some damaging claims. During a press conference yesterday. Jackson, accompanied by her attorney Gloria Allred, told reporters that Floyd Mayweather assaulted her on several occasions and even once pulled ... »

Usain Bolt the cricketer

Irie Dale September 3, 2014 2014 EVENTS, SEPT. 2014, Sports

BANGALORE, (AFP) – Sprint superstar Usain Bolt said Tuesday he wanted to play cricket for Jamaica as a youngster but his father convinced him to take up track and field instead. Bolt, the world’s fastest man, could have followed in the footsteps of Jamaican speedsters Michael Holding and Courtney Walsh, who struck fear into the hearts of batsmen while playing for the West Indies in the... »

VCB wins Zurich women’s Diamond League 100m

Irie Dale August 29, 2014 2014 EVENTS, AUGUST 2014, Sports

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica won the Zurich Diamond League 100 metres in 11.04 seconds Thursday clocking the same time as second place Muroiel Ahoure. Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare, who defeated Campbell Brown to win the Commonwealth Games was third in 11.06 seconds. Kerron Stewart finished fifth in 11.19 seconds. source: jamaica observer »

Sport Alia Atkinson wins gold at FINA World Cup in Doha

Irie Dale August 28, 2014 2014 EVENTS, AUGUST 2014, Sports

JAMAICA’S Alia Atkinson kicked off her 2014/2015 FINA World Cup campaign with a master class in breaststroke sprinting, when she won the 100m in Doha, Qatar. Swimming from lane four at FINA/MASTBANK Swimming World Cup, Atkinson had a bullet start with a reaction time of 0.69 seconds. By the time she turned at the first wall she already had a body length lead. At the half-way mark her split w... »

Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt calls it quits for 2014 season

Irie Dale August 25, 2014 2014 EVENTS, AUGUST 2014, Sports

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Reports out of Europe are that triple World Record holder Usain Bolt has pulled the plug on his short 2014 season and has withdrawn from Thursday’s Diamond League meeting in Zurich. Athletics Weekly posted on its twitter account Sunday morning that Bolt who just celebrated his 28th birthday last week had “decided to end his season following outing in Warsaw.” The artic... »

Bolt sets new Poland indoors 100m best 9.98 secs

Irie Dale August 25, 2014 2014 EVENTS, AUGUST 2014, Sports

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (centre) competes with Poland’s Karol Zalewski (left) and Jamaican’s Sheldon Mitchell (right) during the 100m of the 5th athletics Kamila Skolimowska Memorial event, a tribute to deceased Olympic champion Kamila Skolimowska, at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, yesterday. (PHOTO: AFP) WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt set a n... »

World Youth OIympics: Gold for Jamaican Hyde in New World Record Time

Irie Dale August 24, 2014 2014 EVENTS, AUGUST 2014, Sports

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jaheel Hyde set a new World Youth Best 12.96 seconds to win the men’s 110m hurdles gold medal at the 2nd IOC Youth Olympics this morning at the National Stadium in Nanjing, China. Hyde decimated the field winning by over a half a second as he added the Youth Olympic title to the IAAF World Youth title he won in Ukraine last year as well as the IAAF World Junior Championsh... »

Troubled Former NBA basketball Player Allen Iverson Seen Begging For Change Outside Atlanta’s Lenox Mall

Irie Dale August 19, 2014 2014 EVENTS, AUGUST 2014, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, Sports

“I don’t even have money for a cheeseburger,” said Iverson. Troubled former NBA basketball player Allen Iverson was seen begging for change outside of Lenox Mall in Atlanta. Several mall patrons reported a man with a disheveled appearance harassing them for change. When security arrived, they were shocked to see it was none other than basketball legend Allen Iverson. Iverson was asked to leave the... »

Bolt eases to first 100m win of 2014 in 10.06secs

Irie Dale August 18, 2014 2014 EVENTS, AUGUST 2014, Sports

Jamaican sprinter and Olympic multi-champion Usain Bolt (right) competes during an exhibition race at Leme Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday. (PHOTO: AFP) RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt won his first 100-metre of 2014 yesterday in an exhibition race run on Rio’s iconic Copacabana beach, two years out from the 2016 Olympics. ... »

Former boxing promoter Frank Maloney having sex change

Irie Dale August 11, 2014 2014 EVENTS, AUGUST 2014, News, Sports

LONDON (AP) — Former boxing promoter Frank Maloney announced in a newspaper interview Sunday that he is undergoing a sex change. The 61-year-old Maloney, who guided Lennox Lewis to the world heavyweight title in the 1990s, told Britain’s Sunday Mirror newspaper that he is now living as a woman under the name Kellie. The twice-married Maloney ended his illustrious career last October an... »

Lebron is Sports Illustrated’s fittest athlete, Bolt third

Irie Dale August 7, 2014 2014 EVENTS, AUGUST 2014, Sports

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sports Illustrated (SI) listed track legend Usain Bolt as the third fittest professional athlete in the magazine’s Top 50 fittest athlete list. Topping the list is basketballer Lebron James with footballer Cristiano Ronaldo in second spot. Sports Illustrated ranked the athletes under speed, strength, agility and endurance with James scoring maximum 10 points in all four s... »

Commonwealth Games: Relays success for Jamaica – Three games records, three golden wins

Irie Dale August 3, 2014 2014 EVENTS, AUGUST 2014, Sports

Three of Jamaica’s relay teams at the the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland took gold in games record times today. A star studded Jamaica men’s 4x100m relay team clocked a games record 37.58 seconds to take the gold medal in that event. The team comprising Commonwealth Games 100m gold medallist Kemar Bailey-Cole, bronze medallist Jason Livermore, Nickel Ashmeade and U... »

Jamaica dominate the mens 200m finals at the Commonwealth Games

Irie Dale August 1, 2014 2014 EVENTS, AUGUST 2014, Sports

(From left) Jason Livermore, Rasheed Dwyer and Warren Weir round the bend in the final of the men’s 200m inside Hampden Park at the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday. (PHOTO: JOSEPH WELLINGTON) GLASGOW, Scotland — To have done it once, was an amazing thing. But twice in one tournament, is nothing short of miraculous. Like their female counterparts in the 400m two nights ago at ... »

Golden glory: Three gold among five-medal boost to Jamaica’s Commonwealth Games haul

Irie Dale July 31, 2014 2014 EVENTS, JULY 2014, Sports

André Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter Kimberly Williams Andrew Riley Glasgow, Scotland: The writing was on the wall. From heats to final, if a Jamaican was in a women’s 400m race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games she would be the first across the finish line. So it wasn’t too big a surprise when one after the other, the Jamaican threesome – Stephenie-Ann McPherson, Novlene Williams-Mill... »