Kylah Brantley, a sixteen year old basketball player of Nevisian descent, is heading to Russia on an overseas exchange trip.As the recipient of the prestigious “Sports United: Basketball Ambassadors of Today and Tomorrow” full scholarship from the New York based Russian-American Foundation (RAF), Ms. Brantley...
[caption id="attachment_5724" align="alignleft" width="300"] West Indies Veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul Source: cricketcountry[/caption] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Retired veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul believes his recent shabby treatment at the hands of selectors is a worrying sign for the younger generation of West Indies cricketers. The prolific 41-year-old...
Jamaica’s sporting star Usain Bolt has admitted that he has faced “strong” levels of classism and racism from Jamaica’s upper class throughout his rise as a global athletics icon. The multiple world and Olympic record holder recalled how he was left ‘shocked’ by the reactions of...
[caption id="attachment_9555" align="alignright" width="300"] Monday's game against the Spurs was billed as a conference finals preview, but Stephen Curry and the Warriors quickly turned it into their run-of-the-mill, tongue-wagging blowout.[/caption] Stephen Curry scored 37 points and hit six 3-pointers in three quarters as the reigning champion...
Novak Djokovic, the defending champion, survived a scare against Gilles Simon to reach the last eight of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Five-time champion Djokovic made an uncharacteristic 100 unforced errors, but prevailed 6-3, 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 after four hours and 32 minutes on...