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No legs, no problem | Schoolboy born without legs inspires at golf tourney

The young golfer says playing the game gives him "a good feeling”. 

“The sport is like fun,” he said in an interview after helping Jamaica College to a commendable third-placed finish.

With the aid of his teammates, Fraser gets around the 18-hole golf course with minimum fuss, which has enabled him to concentrate on the tenets of the sport.

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Alex Fraser and teammates along with Jamaica Golf Association director Vikram Dhiman. (Photo: Contributed)

Two West Indies players suspended from bowling

The assessments revealed that the bowling actions of Campbell and Salmon exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under playing regulations.

Campbell and Salmon will remain suspended until such time as their actions are found to be legal, either by an Opinion Report from Loughborough or by an independent analysis from an accredited testing centre, in accordance with the CWI regulations for dealing with suspected illegal bowling actions.

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Stafanie Taylor not willing to play nice against Thailand

When it comes to competing on the global stage, the two sides couldn’t be much further apart, he West Indies having won the tournament back in 2016 and Thailand making their debut in Australia.

Thailand may have already won hearts but Taylor insists her side won’t be playing nice in Perth and will instead be treating the debutants like any other opponent.

“We’ll be looking at it exactly like playing Australia or India,” said Taylor. “We’re taking it very seriously, for sure.

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The West Indies are the first team to play debutants Thailand at the tournament

How Deandra Dottin came back from the brink

One of the game’s defining figures, Dottin suffered a serious injury to her right shoulder in early 2019 and underwent reconstructive surgery in June.

So agonising was her recovery that she nearly gave up the game, and the explosive all-rounder says fellow West Indies international Joseph’s advice from experience of the same injury helped keep her believing.

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Dottin will hope to inspire her side to a sixth successive semi-final appearance

Basketball coach to end 20-year stint at Old Harbour High

Having joined in 2000 as assistant to then head coach Robert Ramsey before taking over the reins five years later. Edwards went on the claim five national titles and more than 40 conference crowns spread across northern and central regions. The highlight during his superb tenure coming in 2012 when Old Harbour won the national under-16 championships with the likes of Junior Graham and Joel Bailey members of that fantastic team.

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Edwards went on the claim five national titles and more than 40 conference crowns as head coach of Old Harbour High.

Asafa ‘can’t wait’ for statue to unveil

During a courtesy call to the offices of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the 37-year-old Powell accompanied by his wife Alyshia, got a first-hand look at the miniature version of the Basil Watson-designed sculpture.

Afterwards Powell wrote on his official Instagram page: “Words can’t explain how I’m feeling right now, never thought I would ever grow up in this life and have my own statue… goes to show anything is possible. Can’t wait to see it go up in the National Stadium.”

 

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Asafa Powell (left) seems very pleased while examining a maquette along with wife Alyshia (right) and Sport Minister Olivia Grange. (Photo: Contributed)

Church Pen native Henry Thomas wins 26th Old Harbour Bay 5K road race

Thomas, 25, bests a field of 112 runners in 16 minutes 43.73 seconds to claim the title of the 26th edition today after finishing third last year.

Kemar Leslie of Rainforest Seafood was second in 17 minutes 11.65 seconds, while third went to former champion Oshane Archibald, winner of the last two editions prior to this year who finished in 17:17.09.

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Henry Thomas (right) and Jodian Campbell male and female champions of the 26th Old Harbour Bay 5K road race today. (OH News Photo)

Old Harbour win 3rd Kevon Godfrey Memorial Invitational

The hosts defeated Campion College 31-21 in the five-team tournament which included Jamaica College, Calabar High, and Ardenne High.

The annual event is being held for the second year in a row in honour of the late past student of Old Harbour High Kevon Godfrey, a talented basketball player who died from cancer aged 17 in the United States of America in 2017, a year after receiving a basketball scholarship to Redemption Christian Academy in Massachusetts.

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Shadaine Robinson (left), captain of Old Harbour High, accepts the champions trophy on behalf of the team from Tevin Godfrey, brother of the late Kevon Godfrey.

ISSA U19 Basketball: Old Harbour issue ‘psychological'

Drawn in Zone A of the Southern Conference, Old Harbour finished second in the group behind Camperdown who defeated them home and away.

The defeats were insignificant at the end of the preliminary round, as Edwards’ boys secured one of two automatic spots from the group to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Beating traditional top teams such as Calabar, Ardenne and St Catherine High in the group, Old Harbour are without doubt one of the top teams in the country, but they continue to flounder when it matters most.

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