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Powell, 15, is among 40 of the country’s most prodigious young talents who have been given the opportunity to make the national youth team during a series of trials over the next month.

The final squad is expected to be announced in July ahead of the West Indies Under-17 tournament slated for Trinidad and Tobago in August.

“On behalf of the Elevation Cycling Club we want to show gratitude to all for a safe, wonderful and fun race. 

“Thanks to our dedicated sponsor First Stop Hardware, and the ECC team of volunteers on the ground, to go out and organize this race to a safe ending. 

“Thanks to all the participants that came out today despite the anticipated weather, this race was accident-free, and successful and we are looking forward for other successful races in the future. We really appreciate your support,” said Creary.

Barbadian leg-spin bowler Hayden Walsh Jr, who has been with the Royals since 2019, will replace Powell in the Tallawahs squad.

Following the announcement by the CPL organisers, Powell took to social media to express is eternal gratitude to his home franchise after leading them to their third CPL T20 title last year.

“It is with a heavy heart that my time with the Tallawahs has come to an end,” the West Indies T20 International captain, wrote on Instagram.

Dixon, 16, has been doing some “extreme training” for what is widely regarded as the most important cycling event in the Americas within the cycling world.

This is the second overseas championship in six months for the Old Harbour Glades resident who finished fourth among his peers in the Road Junior Caribbean Championships in the Dominica Republic.

His aim now is a podium finish.

The Bodles-based cycling club, in its continued push to raise the profile of its brand, treated the boys with bun and cheese and juice, as the Easter holiday week came to an exciting end for the children.

During several hours spent, the club members took the time out to engage the wards in a few fun activities where special prizes were also awarded to the participants.
Indeed, it was time well spent with the boys, says Velana Creary, president of the Elevation Cycling Club and they are already looking ahead with partnering with the privately-run care home.

The total direct economic impact on the region from Hero CPL 2022 was US$134,686,551 with an additional US$66,250,232 in sponsorship value as a result of the Hero CPL broadcast which was watched by over 700million viewers in 2022.

Edwards, 49, died today at her Florida home following a long battle with ovarian cancer.

The 6’4” athlete was the first Jamaican to play in the WNBA after being signed by the Seattle Storm in 2000. The towering centre, who tried basketball for the first time after leaving high school in Jamaica, played six seasons for the Storm, winning the WNBA championship in 2004.

In 2006 Edwards, nicknamed the Jamaican Hurricane, announced her retirement from the sport, ending her career as the Storm’s all-time leader in rebounds, games and minutes played.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced Powell, 29, as the new captain of the sports’ shortest international version, while Barbadian Shai Hope will lead the men’s One-Day International (ODI) squad.

Powell, a native of Old Harbour, Jamaica, has been given the tough task after skippering the Jamaica Tallawahs and the Jamaica Scorpions to the regional T20 and 50-over titles in September and November respectively last year.

Bailey, 23, was voted by the Jamaica Basketball Association as their most valuable athlete for the year 2022 and was duly recognized at the recent annual RJR Sportsman and Sportswoman Awards function.

Track and field icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and rising star Rasheed Broadbell were respectively crowned Sportswoman and Sportsman of the year at the 2022 RJRGLEANER Sports Foundation National Awards.

Members of the Elevation Cycling Club had more reasons to continue their passion for riding after a donation from Dragonfly Ventures, an investment company based in Canada.

At a brief handover ceremony at the club’s home base at Bodles Crescent, Old Harbour, cyclists were issued with packaged items based on their needs.

The donations were made possible through the efforts of Jamaican couple Richard and Rosemarie Whorms after developing a working relationship with the local club.