Category Archives: sports

Jamaica’s Sports Reporting Needs Less Administration Talk

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

Jamaica is blessed with some of the best sport journalists you will find anywhere across the globe. In countries like Canada, UK and US many UK sports journalists tend to stay in their lane and focus on just one or … Continue reading →

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RJRGLEANER National Sports Awards 2018 – Poor Choice for Speaker

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

This evening’s RJRGLEANER National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year 2018 event will be held at the Pegasus Hotel. Now this event is probably Jamaica’s most prestigious awards ceremony. Yes, there is the National honours awards every October on National … Continue reading →

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Kaepernick+Nike Inc – It’s a Big Deal

Posted on September 13, 2018 by

Last week we heard that Nike Inc. had selected NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick as one of the main faces for its 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign. The deal is rumoured to be a huge figure but the terms were … Continue reading →

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David Lewis 1923 – 2018

Posted on August 4, 2018 by

Wilton David Lewis 1 April 1923 – 29 June 2018 Affectionately known as “Mass Wilton”, “Bredda Lew”, “Daddy Lew”, “Missa Lewis” and in his younger days…”Bishop Twenty Nine” My dad died in the early hours of 29th June in his … Continue reading →

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Cyrille Regis: One of English Football’s True Gentlemen

Posted on January 17, 2018 by

Yesterday we woke up to the sad news that former England footballer Cyrille Regis had died of a heart attack at just age 59. Cyrille is regarded as one of the trailblazing black footballers in English football from the late … Continue reading →

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Lewis Hamilton, a Winning Formula for 3 Decades

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

Congrats to Lewis Hamilton for winning his 4th World Formula One drivers championship. A superb achievement. Yet given Lewis’ unique talent what took him so long? Fair to say Lewis should have been 6 times Formula One champion by now … Continue reading →

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NFL vs Trump: False Start

Posted on September 28, 2017 by

On 24 and 25 September 2017, NFL players, management and owners protested seemingly in response to Trump’s “son of a bitch” comments; made days earlier about players who protest during the playing of the US national anthem. I found the … Continue reading →

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