Three-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has revealed she plans to retire after the Paris Games this summer. The 37-year-old Jamaican won the 100 metres title in both 2008 and 2012, and collected a third Olympic gold as part of the Jamaican relay team at Tokyo 2020 Games. Her 2020 title as well as three of her 10 world titles, came after the birth of her son...
Newly-crowned 400-metre world champion, Jamaica’s Antonio Watson, reveals he feels excited and great to win his first-ever World Athletics Championships gold medal after causing an upset in the final in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday. The 21-year-old raced past the finish line first in a time of 44.22 seconds, while Great Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith took silver and Quincy Hall of the United States secured bronze, with former...
In a world of many great footballers in both the men’s and women’s game, not many have been as iconic and trailblazing as Brazil’s Marta da Silva, who announced on Wednesday that she would not be participating in the FIFA Women’s World Cup any longer after A Seleçāo elimination from the group stage. The 37-year-old, who came on in Brazil’s first game against Panama, joined two...
The second round of matches in Group F of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand provided breathtaking drama as France and Jamaica secured vital wins in their respective games on Saturday. Les Bleues defeated 2007 finalists Brazil 2-1 in an enthralling tie at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, with 33-year-old defender Wendie Renard scoring the winner for the 2019 hosts. Veteran forward...
Ahead of their second Group F match at the Women’s World Cup this Saturday, Jamaica head coach Lorne Donaldson said he expects a “dogfight” when his side go up against debutants Panama. The former Jamaica international believes Las Canaleras will be looking to put behind their disappointing start when they come up against his team and he is looking forward to a tough game as both...
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