The Jamaican team is making great strides in the sport of Bobsled as they recently won a medal in the North American Cup competition held at Lake Placid, New York on the 20th of December. The team consists of Shanwayne Stephens, Ashley Watson, Rolando Reid, and Matthew Wekpe who had a 7th place overall finish in a time of 1:32:87. As a part of the two-man Bobsled team, Watson and Stephens who were... »
Ayesha Curry breaks silence on reports she and her husband Steph Curry were in an open marriage. Ayesha took the time to respond to a brazen fan who questioned the status of her marriage to basketball star Steph Curry. On Monday, she shared a photo of her husband in a recent GQ photoshoot where she drools over his good looks. “Good gracious God almighty,” she said with the sweating emoji. “my baby... »
This year’s track season might be finished but Elaine Thompson Herah is not as she was recently awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, from the University Of Technology. An Honorary Degree is one of the highest accolades that a University offers to people, especially those who have accomplished the unusual in the particular field or for their country. The Honorary Degree is awarded to the q... »
Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah walked away as the winner of the 2021 World Athletics Athlete of the year award on December 1st to top off what was a very good year for the back to back Olympic gold medalist. In celebration of the monumental win, she took to Instagram moments ago and wrote, “Way to cap off a magnificent historic season with my first world Athletics athlete of the year awar... »
Usain Bolt released his joint debut album Country Yutes with his manager and dancehall artist NJ, and it secured its place on the Billboard chart. Is this enough to finally earn him some respect in the dancehall community? While Usain Bolt is one of the most famous people in the world, at home, he is often underestimated. In spite of the impact that he has made on the world, history, and popular c... »
Manchester United have confirmed that they have re-signed Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus. United confirmed the news on their Twitter account with the deal subject to personal terms, a visa and a medical. Kaveh and Dharmesh explain how in just a few hours a potential deal with Manchester City fell through, opening the door for a dream move BACK to Old Trafford. Learn more from the report below. &... »
The enigmatic 8 race winning streak of Elaine Thompson-Herah has finally come to an end and only could have happened by the immaculate sprinting of her Jamaican teammate Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, who ran a blistering meet record and personal best of 10.60 at the Lausanne, Diamond league event. The race was quite an interesting showdown as it featured some of the world’s fastest women this year such... »
The girls of Jamaica continues to dominate the sprint events in athletics with their latest accomplishment being being a world record at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya. Today was day 5 the final day of the youth championships and as usual the relays are run on the final day. Jamaica’s female’s 4x100m which features Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Kerrica Hill and Tia ... »
Today was the epic encounter between the fastest women in the world including Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shericka Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser Price, Briana Williams and big talker Sha’Carrie Richardson. Sha’Carrie Richardson was hyped after her temporary ban, for smoking marijuana which prevented her from competing in the Olympics however she was unable to to complete the race infant anyone. Thompson-H... »
Even though the Women’s Olympic 100 meter final was a thrilling race, the best expo of the fastest women in the world is yet to come as the Eugene Diamond League sets to tell a long-lasting tale, with some of the most speed blistering females to ever grace the track The showdown is set to take place on August 21 and will see the likes of Sha’Carrie Richardson returning to the track after she was g... »
Jamaican female sprinter, Elaine Thompson-Herah managed to complete the sprint double moments ago, taking gold in both events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Elaine led the race off the bend going into the final 100m of the race with Shelly-Ann right behind her at that point, Elaine continued to push herself gaining a lead of about 3-4 metres. She managed to finish the race in an impressive 21.53sec. ... »
Lionel Messi manages to win his first major tournament title with Argentina after failing to do so in the previous nine occasions. The only goal of the match was scored in the first half, however both teams put on a show over the ninety add minutes of the match. The match was dubbed as the Neymar vs Messi encounter. Argentine scored in the twenty-second minute after a clever pass from midfield, sp... »
Sha’Carri Richardson the US sprint sensation, could miss the Tokyo games after testing positive for marijuana at the US Olympics Athletics trials. In June, 21-year-old Richardson had won the 100 m at the US trials in Oregon and at a meet in Florida, she became the sixth-fastest woman in the world at the 100m distance, with a time of 10.72 seconds. Marijuana is now on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s... »
Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s widow sued the company that operated the helicopter in the January 2020 crash that killed her husband and her daughter Gianna along with seven other passengers. Sources revealed that on Tuesday Vanessa Bryant’s team of lawyers filed a notice of settlement at the court in Los Angeles. The terms for settlement were not released to everyone. The wrongful death lawsuit wa... »
Veronica Campbell Brown announced her retirement in an emotional post on social media hours ago The Jamaican Olympic legend who is one of Jamaica’s most decorated athletes is affectionately called VCB by many of her fans. She wrote about climbing up the ladder of success, after leaving a small town in Trelawny, through the Grace of God, she remembered how she, excelled in the Olympic games and the... »
he closely guarded details of the outcome of the child support case against star athlete, Jamaican Asafa Powell, are finally out. The former 100-metre world record holder was ordered to pay the sum of $30,000 per month, plus half of the medical expenses and half the educational expenses accumulated by his daughter until she reaches the age of 18. Powell’s daughter was conceived with his form... »
Hours ago the curtains came down on one of Jamaica’s most watched early events, the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Champs which was kept at the national stadium in Kingston. After five days of competing, Jamaica College came out on top in the boys section of the championship while Edwin Allen was on top with points in the girls section. Congratulations to Jamaica College who got a total of 328.... »
It is now 2 months since Tiger Woods crashed his Genesis GV80 SUV, down the side of a hill. Reports are that he was driving, in the vicinity of Rancho Palos Verdes when the accident happened. At that time he was heading to the golf course The accident so far, has cost him a spot in the Master’s Tournament however, considering the injuries the legendary Golf player received he would not even be abl... »
After Manchester City’s 2-1 loss to Leeds in the Premier League on Saturday, Sterling posted a tweet saying: “One to forget”, and there was a racist message included in a response to the post. There was a racist message included in a response to the post. Twitter reported that the user deleted their tweets and the social media platform have taken action on the person’s account of the one, responsi... »
Reggae Boyz striker Luton Shelton has sadly succumbed to the chronic and incurable Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS, disease at the tender age of 35. Shelton is revered as one of Jamaica’s most prolific footballers. His strengths, such as his ability to out-run and out-maneuver opponents from his forward attacking positions, along with his superb shooting power, would go on to benefit his school... »
Usain Bolt turned his attention to his girlfriend and vibe with her in the studio amid a social media spat with Popcaan. Usain Bolt is a man of many talents, and he’s planning on perfecting every single one of them with his queen by his side. Bolt has long spoken about his love for music, and now that he is finally retired from the tracks and has tried his hands at football, he’s now focusing on t... »
Legendary footballer Diego Maradona has died from a heart attack following a recent surgery. The Argentinian footballer, who recently turned 60 years old, died at home. News of his death has rocked the football community. According to his lawyer, Maradona had surgery to remove a blot clot in his brain three weeks ago. His reputation as a legendary footballer comes from winning the World Cup with A... »
Usain Bolt says he’s being used a scapegoat amid police investigation into his birthday party where he might’ve contracted COVID-19. Since the firestorm around his surprise birthday party weeks ago, Usain Bolt has been laying low and resting up after contracting the coronavirus. But the life of the most prolific athlete alive doesn’t slow down for long, and the ‘greatest of all time’ was spotted j... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton has confirmed that the COVId-19 test result for sprint star Usain Bolt has returned positive and he has been formally notified. Tufton, who was responding to a question at a virtual press briefing a short while ago, said the authorities have initiated contact tracing. Bolt, who celebrated his 34th birthday with a lavish par... »
3/13/2020 7:02:00 AM In light of the recent announcements made yesterday by the NCAA, the City of Philadelphia, and multiple professional leagues regarding their cancellation or suspension of championships and seasons, as well as event attendance bans for the next 30 days, the Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Pennsylvania is continuing to evaluate the decis... »
