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Nels Abbey Detty December is an annual pilgrimage in which the African diaspora descend on African cities (principally Lagos and Accra) for fun, festivity, culture, business connections and the odd bit of unspeakable debauchery. Pool and beachside parties run from the evening until the sun comes up the next day. Flush the Band Aid poverty…
By Jenn Barthole – June 6, 2022 These high performance athletes are raising the bar for what’s possible, all while repping their homeland. In celebration of Caribbean History Month, we are recognizing some outstanding athletes who are breaking records and representing their respective islands on a world stage. These trailblazers have overcome so many obstacles…
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by STAFF WRITER May 10, 2022 MELBOURNE, May 10, CMC – Experience got the better of youth when Jhaniele Fowler outscored fellow Jamaican goal shooter Shimona Nelson to catapult leaders West Coast Fever to a come-from-behind 74-69 win over Collingwood Magpies in the Super Netball League on Sunday. With nothing between the two teams after they…
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by STAFF WRITER May 10, 2022 LONDON, May 10, CMC – Manager Gio van Bronckhorst said Scottish side Rangers are doing all they can to get injured Jamaica Reggae Boyz forward Kemar Roofe ready to face Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League final later this month in Seville, Spain. Rangers were forced to tackle semi-final opponents RB Leipzig without a recognised frontman after…
Read More “FOOTBALL-JAMAICA-Rangers go all out to get Roofe ready for Europa League final” »
by STAFF WRITER May 10, 2022 ST JOHN’S, Antigua, May 10, CMC – Cricket West Indies director of cricket Jimmy Adams said a holistic approach to the transfer of players into various Twenty20 leagues around the world was needed to bring balance to the sport at the domestic and international level. Adams, a former Jamaica and…
by STAFF WRITER May 10, 2022 ST JOHN’S, Antigua, May 10, CMC – Cricket West Indies lead selector Desmond Haynes and director of cricket Jimmy Adams bemoaned the failure of players to meet “even minimum fitness standards”. This follows the announcement of the West Indies One-day International squad for tours of the Netherlands and Pakistan, and…
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by STAFF WRITER May 10, 2022 PUNE, India, May 10, CMC – All-rounder Jason Holder had a match he will want to forget when the Gujarat Titans became the first team to qualify for the playoffs in the Indian Premier League with a 62-run win against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday. The lanky West Indies all-rounder…
Read More “CRICKET-IPL-Holder fails to ignite as Titans reach playoffs” »
by STAFF WRITER May 11, 2022 MUMBAI, India, May 11, CMC – Rovman Powell’s services were not required as Delhi Capitals romped to an eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals, to remain on course for the playoffs of the Indian Premier League. In a critical fixture at the DY Patil Sports Academy here Wednesday, Capitals restricted Royals…
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by STAFF WRITER May 11, 2022 HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida, May 11, CMC – Barbadian trainer Saffie Joseph has not been daunted by his Kentucky Derby disappointment last weekend, and is hoping Skippylongstocking can deliver when he sends out the three-year-old colt later this month in the 147th Preakness Stakes. There were high hopes for White Abarrio…
Read More “HORSE RACING-BARBADOS-Joseph hoping for better luck with Skippylongstocking” »
by STAFF WRITER May 11, 2022 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 11, CMC – Tag Chanderpaul warmed up for next week’s resumption of the Regional Four-Day Championship with a polished unbeaten hundred in the final warm-up match here Tuesday. The left-hander, son of Test legend Shiv Chanderpaul, struck 139 on day two of the contest at the Guyana…
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