Photo credit: Citizen59 “I’ve wrestled with alligators / I’ve tussled with a whale / I done handcuffed lightening / and throw thunder in jail / You know I’m bad, just last week I murdered a rock / Injured a stone, hospitalized a brick / I’m so mean, I make medicine sick” — Muhammad Ali. The quote in the foregoing is […]
“The Tortoise and the Hare” is one of Aesop’s Fables and is one told umpteenth time in schools. The account details a race between unequal partners and has attracted conflicting interpretations. The fable itself is a variant of a common folktale theme in which ingenuity and trickery are employed to overcome a stronger opponent. However, when America’s newly minted sprint […]
Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel has announced a 17-member provisional squad for the Betway Test Series against Pakistan, starting on Thursday, August 12. The panel has recalled fast bowler Chemar Holder and middle-order batsman Shamarh Brooks. Holder made his Test debut in New Zealand last year but has not featured since then. Brooks last played in New Zealand and […]
In the past, a coach or team management’s number one concern in the oversight of a player or team would be their physical health. The feeling was that once an athlete was fit then they were being paid to produce as professionals in what can be described as a “win at all cost mentality”. However, in the past few years, […]
Many felt that the Olympics currently underway in Tokyo would have lack excitement and passion due to the absence of spectators. Some felt that the games should have been canceled due to the pandemic and the risk to all involved. Nonetheless, the athletes in the games have shown the mental fortitude to deliver world-class performances in deafening silence. Below are […]
The 32nd edition of the Olympic games is well underway in Tokyo, Japan, and the eyes of the world have descended on the Asian city. Over the years, the Caribbean has been well represented by our countrymen and women at the games. In this article, we will look back at the greatest performers from the region on the Olympic stage […]
The West Indies fan base has been treated to a rollercoaster summer of cricket from the Men in Maroon. It started with a demoralizing test series loss to the Proteas and then there was a deflating narrow loss to the same opposition in the T-20 series. The team rebounded in the T-20 series against the Aussies with a dominant series […]
Chris Gayle has dubbed himself the “Universe Boss” due to his flamboyance, flair, and domination of bowlers. According to celebrityworth.com, Gayle is estimated to be worth over 25 million dollars due to his brilliant exploits on the cricket field. Yet, as he nears the end of his international T-20 career, Gayle is experiencing a lean run-scoring period. Recently, former West […]
Australia’s bowling attack was in a no-holds-bar mood when they took out the Windies in the decisive third and final match of the CG Insurance ODI Series. The visitors bowled with a lot of smarts to out the home team for a paltry 152 runs from only 45.1 overs. The team from down under then brushed aside the target making […]
Jason Holder and Nicholas Pooran batted brilliantly to give the Windies a spectacular win in the second CG Insurance ODI on Saturday night. Holder batting on his home ground made 52 with shots all over the ground including a superb pull over square leg for six. Meanwhile, Pooran showed discipline in a controlled innings which saw him leading the team […]
