Finding (dis)interest in the Reggae Girlz
I lost interest in the Reggae Girlz just after the draw with Brazil that sent the team into the round of 16 at the recent…
Congrats Reggae Girlz: Now we need a national sports policy
On Wednesday 2 August 2023, Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz battled to a nilI-all draw with the vaunted number 8 ranked Brazilian team in Melbourne, Australia, knocking…
Penn Relays and its relevance to Jamaica’s athletics development
The Penn Relays completed its 127th year last Saturday evening at the Franklin field facility, further entrenching itself in the USA and global athletics calendar as…
Jamaica and the CARIFTA Games
The 50th staging of the Carifta Games came to a close at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas, on Monday night. At the…
Violence at Champs: Kingston College cannot be wrong and strong!
Much has been said about the incident involving the Kingston College (KC) and Calabar athletes at the end of the 100 meter Class 2 Final…
Remembering England’s first black national footballer
October is celebrated in Britain as Black History Month and is a time when people reflect on the contributions of Black people to British society….
The usefulness of fan criticism in competitive sport
The 19th Championships of Athletics ended at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA on Sunday, 24 July 2022, and after 10 days of competition, the…
Sports commentary and times in the World Athletics Championship
A couple of weeks ago, as track and field athletics fans engaged in online and one-on-one banter about their own expectations as the 18th World Athletics…
Hog says “fuss water yuh ketch, wash off een deh”
On the eve of the opening of Jamaica’s National Senior and Junior Athletics Championships at Kingston’s National Stadium, news broke that Brianna Lyston, the dazzling…
Get your hand out of my pockets, JAAA!
This past week the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) floated the thought of triggering a constitution-backed five per cent tax on elite professional athletes to…