Ghana to Give Jamaican Asafa Powell the Star Treatment
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) announced a visit to the country by Asafa Powell, the iconic, Jamaican-born global sprint athlete. Powell will be in Ghana from February 27, 2023, to March 9, 2023. Powell’s wife, Alyshia Powell, is a Ghanaian model, and she and their two children will be with him on the visit. Powell, […]
Team Jamaica Wins The West Indies Cup Shooting Competition by One Tenth of a Point
Jamaica claims regional shooting team match by 1 point and Capt Ford wins the Wogarth Cup by .1 of a point. In a thrilling and exciting climax to the West Indies Full Bore Shooting Council Championship, Jamaica claimed the West Indies Cup and steadied their nerves against a hard-charging Guyana team. Jamaica’s 8-person team was […]
Jamaica Sends Off Team To Pan American Handgun Championship
Jamaica will be fielding a 26-member team to the 2022 Pan American Handgun Championship, scheduled for Frostproof, Florida September 15 – 22. The Jamaican team will be among 700 participants from 25 nations. The contingent which is scheduled to leave the island on Tuesday (September 13) will comprise 5 teams. Open, Standard, Production, Men’s Production […]
Jamaican-Born Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, Leon Edwards, Wins Championship Title in Upset Victory
Leon Edwards, a martial arts fighter who was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in Birmingham, England, surprised fans at the main event of the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 278 welterweight championship competition when he knocked out Kamaru Usman, who has been described as the best fighter in the sport. Edwards […]
Jamaican Track Stars, The Clayton Twins, Named As Sports Ambassadors For The 5K Gallop Charity Run
The South Miami Children’s Clinic, along with the 5K Gallop Management Team, in association with an array of sponsors, officially announces the participation of Miss Tina Clayton and Miss Tia Clayton as sports ambassadors for the inaugural staging of the 5k Gallop charity run on Saturday August 27, 2022, at Zoo Miami, 12400 SW 152 […]
WATCH: Malaysian Coach’s Gesture to Jamaican Player Goes Viral as Great Example of Sportsmanship
Jamaican badminton player Samuel Ricketts, the national badminton champion, damaged his shoes during a match against his Malaysian competitor Ng Tze Yong at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Malaysia’s men’s singles badminton coach Hendrawan gave Ricketts the loan of his own shoes so he could complete the match as the crowd cheered his […]
Raheem Sterling Donates Footballs, Training Kits to Maverley Hughenden Football Club in Jamaica
Jamaican-born international, United Kingdom-based football player Raheem Sterling, 27, who will soon move to Chelsea from Manchester City, has donated footballs, training kits, and additional items to Kingston’s Maverley Hughenden Football Club in Jamaica to help the players prepare for major league and other competitions. According to Torie Haber, spokesperson for the Raheem Sterling Foundation, […]
Remembering Bob, 41 Years After His Passing: Ky-Mani’s 2022 Maestro Marley Cup and Concert Gathered Family, Friends, Fans in Spirit of Dad’s Legacy and ‘Football Love’
This month, May 11th to be exact marks 41 years since the passing of the King of Reggae—Robert Nesta Marley. After being diagnosed in 1977 with cancer, the iconic reggae singer succumbed in 1981. Whenever Bob Marley was not on the stage or in the studio recording, he seemingly was outside playing football—a sport that […]
Jamaica’s Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian Qualifies for Bobsled Event at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian, 36, a Jamaican bobsled athlete, finished third overall during the North American Cup season, earning her a spot in Winter Olympics competition in the one-woman bobsled (monobob) event in Beijing, China, in February 2022. Fenlator-Victorian, who has twice competed at the Olympics, had an accumulation of 766 points over the entire season and […]
Inter Miami CF Sign Jamaican International Defender Damion Lowe
Damion Lowe, a defender with the Reggae Boyz Jamaican national team, has signed a contract with Inter Miami CF that will run through the Major League Soccer (MLS) 2023 season. The contract also provides a club option for 2024. Lowe, 28, brings years of experience, including his time as a captain for Jamaica, that will […]