With the recent launch of this year’s Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K, Takese Foga, Director of Health Promotion and Education at the Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOHW), emphasised the influence Running Events Jamaica has had on promoting health and wellness across the island. The Reggae Marathon, now in its 24th year and organised by the Jamdammers Running Club of Kingston in association with Running Events Jamaica, will be held on December 8th in Negril. This event marks the highlight of another year filled with numerous impactful races orchestrated by Running Events Jamaica, Foga noted.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka – Talismanic captain Hayley Matthews returned from injury but West Indies Women’s winning touch still deserted them, as they lost the opening Twenty20 International by four wickets here Monday.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka – West Indies Women failed to overcome the absence of regular captain and leading all-rounder Hayley Matthews, and hosts Sri Lanka Women took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in their ICC Women’s Championship One-day International series with a five-wicket win on Tuesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Left-hander Nicholas Pooran has been included in the team-of-the-tournament for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup which wrapped up on Saturday.

HOUSTON, Texas – A second half goal from Gerardo Arteaga condemned Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz to a 1-0 defeat to Mexico, in their opening game of the Copa America here Saturday night.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia – Rovman Powell said West Indies hope that familiarity breeds success in their 200th Twenty20 International when they face defending champions England in their opening match of the Super Eight stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday in St Lucia.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – A historic goal from West Ham United forward Michail Antonio failed to inspire Caribbean Football Union No. 1 Jamaica, and they endured a huge dent to their hopes of qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Copa América in the United States after Ecuador thumped them 3-1 on Wednesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Jamaica will enter the Copa América tournament, starting on Thursday, knowing they are the highest ranked Caribbean Football Union (CFU) team in the world rankings after the latest edition was released on Thursday by the sport’s world governing body, Fifa.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka – West Indies Women tasted their first defeat to Sri Lanka Women in seven outings when they produced an anemic batting effort to crash to a six-wicket defeat in Saturday’s opening One-Day International of the three-match series.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua – Captain Rovman Powell said West Indies’ batting effort in Sunday’s Super Eight defeat to South Africa was one to quickly forget, but said the surface at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground was a “difficult wicket” which left both teams struggling to adjust.

MELBOURNE, Australia – Ace Jamaica goal shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard broke her own Super Netball League scoring record, and the West Coast Fever piled up the pressure on embattled New South Wales Swifts with 78-71 win on Sunday in Australia.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia – With West Indies already qualified for the Super Eights, captain Rovman Powell says Monday’s final group stage game against Afghanistan represents a chance for the unbeaten home side to sustain their momentum ahead of the all-important second round of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup.