JAMAICAN Assistant Referee Nicholas Anderson’s historic appointment to officiate at the Fifa World Club Championships, set to get under way in Qatar on February 1, has been hailed by Victor Stewart, head of refereeing at Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), who adds that Anderson is carrying on a proud tradition of “top match officials” from the […]
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National all-rounder, Kevin Sinclair, is the latest player to throw his hat in the ring and sponsor a cricket tournament in Berbice. According to the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), “Today [Saturday], another national cricketer came on board to support the Berbice Cricket Board after having a discussion with our President Hilbert Foster.” Sinclair, who plays […]
Sports Joel Bailey 7 Hrs Ago TATT president Hayden Mitchell. – PRESIDENT of the Tennis Association of TT (TATT), Hayden Mitchell, is hopeful that TT will be able to host a few international events this year, providing they get clearance from the Ministry of Health. TT were due to stage several International Tennis Federation (ITF) […]
Promising Jamaican sprinter Ashanti Moore is on the verge of signing a professional contract with sportswear giant Adidas, but discussions on the final deal package is ongoing. However, impeccable Jamaica Observer sources revealed there are plans afoot for her to attend Lake-Sumter State College in central Florida and train with the Lance Brauman Pure Athletics […]
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., is elated that the world’s most popular sport made a safe return here amidst the pandemic. Sports was shut down since last March but structured, organised football returned with the ‘Bounce Back’ mini-tournament. A four-team, two-day event which culminated on New Year’s Day at the National […]
Sports Newsday 3 Hrs Ago – I can’t help but feel sympathetic toward West Indies (WI) captains Jason Holder and Kieron Pollard’s declining the invitation to tour Bangladesh with the WI teams in January/February. The tough job the game of cricket demands from a captain as compared to being a player makes it twice as […]
AFTER going winless on Friday’s opening day of the 2021 racing season, many-time champion trainer Wayne DaCosta rebounded well when he sent out three winners in consecutive races on the nine-race programme at Caymanas Park yesterday. DaCosta’s winners were highlighted by four-year-old bay filly England’s Rose who made all the running to win the ninth […]
Plans for the Guyana Jaguars’ preparation ahead of the 2021 season have now been pushed back by one week. Originally set for yesterday, Cricket Guyana Incorporated has now set January 16 at the Leonora Track and Field Facility at 06.00 hours for the fitness test while the dates for the three practice matches have also […]
Sports Jelani Beckles An Hour Ago Members of the TT senior men’s football team take part in a training exercise, on Sunday, at the St James Police Barracks. – AYANNA KINSALE A CAMP in Florida is being planned by Terry Fenwick to give the TT men’s senior national head coach the opportunity to have a […]
BRISBANE, Australia (CMC) — Barbados and West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite failed to score and his fortunes coincided with those Sydney Sixers who lost for the first time in five outings, with a four-wicket defeat to Brisbane Heat yesterday. Opting to bat first at the Gabba, Sixers gathered 165 for eight off their 20 overs […]