Caesar and Bright strike gold on day one of South American Junior Championships
WITH a new personal best, Guyana’s Chantoba Bright took gold in the girls’ long jump, but it was Compton Caesar’s take down of Brazil’s Derick De Souza Silva in the boys’ 100 metres that had the National Track and Field Centre crowd on their feet cheering as the first day in the South American Junior Championships played out here at the Leonora facility.There were some who questioned Caesar’s ability to overcome the Brazilian, but he put all doubts to rest after he utilised a fast start and pushed for his win all the way to the finish line in 10.37 seconds. De Souza Silva clocked 10.45 seconds.
Guyana’s Chantoba Bright during her winning leap in the girls’ long jumpGuyana’s Tyrell Peters just missed out on third place after he finished with 10.77 seconds, behind Argentina’s Daniel Londero who had a time of 10.70 seconds. Commenting after the race, an excited Caesar shared that he just chose to focus on his race and not worry about the competition that the Brazilian was bringing.Caesar now setting his sights on today’s 200 metres“I feel great I win the race. In the heats Brazil had a faster time than me but my coach told me not to worry about that, just get a good start in my drive phase and then come down hard. I get a good start, ensure that I was the first person out the blocks, and I did see him [De Souza Silva] coming hard but I just keep on going. I was prepared for this, I trained hard with my coach. I’m just looking for another gold in the 200m, ensure I get a good start,” Caesar said.Caesar’s gold was just one among a string of continuous great performances, as the medals just kept dropping throughout the night yesterday.With a distance of 6.30m, Bright surprised even herself when she took the girls’ long jump win, clearing the distance in her very first jump.“Honestly, I did not think I would have pulled it off so far. I was overwhelmed, I was truly amazed with what I did and it was my first jump; I was just shocked, I am just so proud of myself right now, because from a gold at CARIFTA to a new personal best here in my home country, with a gold, it’s just overwhelming,” Bright expressed.
Guyana’s Daniel Williams displaying the Golden Arrowhead just after collecting his boys’ 400m silver medalBut Bright wasn’t the only Guyanese celebrating success in the long jump as Ruth Sanmoogan ended with a bronze medal in the same event.Guyana started the day with three medals – two silver and a bronze–with Daniel Williams and Avon Samuels winning silver in the boys and girls 400m respectively,while Anfernee Headecker took bronze in the boys’ 1500m with a time of 4:02.81s.Williams with a time of 48.24 seconds, said remaining calm and not going in with too much over-the-top expectations helped his performance.The event was won by Suriname’s Miguel Shepper in 47.90 seconds. Samuels had 55.45 seconds in her race, which was won by Brazil’s Tiffani Marinho in 54.25 seconds.Just before Caesar’s sprint, Guyana’s Onasha Rogers and Kenisha Phillips excited the crowd with a thrilling 100m run in which they finished second and third, respectively, after Brazil’s Lorraine Martins gave a powerful performance in taking first place.
Brazil’s Lorraine Martins wins the girls’ 100m as Guyana Onasha Rogers and Kenisha Phillips take second and third place respectivelyMartins clocked 11.56 seconds, while Rogers and Phillips followed with 11.71 seconds and 11.78 seconds, respectively.As the night continued there were more medals for Guyana:in the girls’ 3000m from Claudrice McKoy and Anfernee Headecker, and Samuel Lynch in the boys 800m.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – West Indies selectors have retained faith in the 15-man squad which toured England during the summer, naming an unchanged unit for the two-Test tour of Zimbabwe starting later this month.All-rounder Jason Holder will once again take charge of the Caribbean side, marking his sixth Test tour of duty as captain.Despite losing the recent three-Test tour of England 2-1, the Windies captured the imagination with a stunning five-wicket victory at Headingley, to level the series.And chief selector Courtney Browne said the players had shown the necessary qualities which were key to the side’s further development.“The dedication, commitment and focus in their preparation and during the series in England showed immense character for such a young team in very difficult conditions against World-class competition,” Browne said.“The lessons learnt on that tour augurs well for the individual players and the team’s continued development as a whole and we wish them well on the tour of Zimbabwe.”West Indies suffered an innings and 209-run crushing inside three days in the first Test at Edgbaston before rebounding at Leeds, and then losing the final Test at Lord’s by nine wickets.Despite the series loss, one of the positives of the tour was the emergence of Shai Hope who plundered hundreds in both innings at Leeds. The 23-year-old finished the series with 375 runs at an average of 75.However, while opener Kraigg Brathwaite gathered 283 runs at 47, the remainder of the batting struggled with no other player passing 200 runs.Roston Chase, who plundered over 400 runs in the preceding series against Pakistan, scraped 80 runs at an average of 13 while Kyle Hope, Shai’s older brother, endured a wretched series with a meagre 41 runs from his six outings while averaging just six.Meanwhile, seamer Kemar Roach topped the bowling with 11 wickets in his first Test series in nearly two years, and will lead the attack again in Zimbabwe.West Indies have never lost a Test to Zimbabwe, winning six of the eight career meetings, and will fancy their chances against a side which has played just 13 Tests inside the last four years, winning just two and losing their last nine.The two teams last met in the Caribbean four years ago when the hosts swept the two-Test series.West Indies open the upcoming tour with a three-day match at the Bulawayo Athletics Club before taking on Zimbabwe in the opening Test at Queens Sports Club from October 21 to 25.The second Test will be played from October 29 to November 2 at the same venue.SQUAD – Jason Holder (captain), Kraigg Brathwaite (vice-captain), Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Shimron Hetmyer, Kyle Hope, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Kieran Powell, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach.
Dennis Wise is to rejoin the board of Chelsea Pitch Owners, it has been confirmed.The former Chelsea captain, 44, has accepted an invitation to resume the role he held when the company was first formed in the mid-1990s.Wise’s return comes weeks after Blues owner Roman Abramovich failed to convince enough CPO shareholders to sell him the Stamford Bridge freehold – an offer that was seen as a precursor to a move to a new stadium.AdChoices广告CPO chairman Steve Frankham said in a statement: “Dennis is delighted to rejoin as a director.“As a hugely popular former skipper of the Blues, he has a passion for Chelsea, and in particular for the fans, and sees this as an opportunity to reconnect with his football ‘family’.”
University of Wisconsin senior Lauren Carlini played her final match at the UW Field House Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd, finishing off her standout career with another stellar season.Though Carlini was unable to claim a National Championship in her four years with Wisconsin, the senior setter did just about everything else over her career as a Badger.Since becoming a Badger in 2013, Carlini has helped the program grow tremendously. The Badgers were on a seven-year tournament drought before Carlini arrived, and she leaves them on a four-year streak.Volleyball: Carllini, Wisconsin chasing title in final season of best player in program historyEver since Lauren Carlini’s arrival in Madison three seasons ago, University of Wisconsin volleyball has made deep runs into every Read…The UW setter led her class to a 113-25 record across four years, making them the second most successful class in program history. She captained the team three of those four years.She also is the only three-time All American in program history, earning first-team honors the previous two seasons while winning second-team honors as a Freshman. The 2016 selections have yet to be made, but it seems likely Carlini will add another to her total.On top of her All-American selections, Carlini was awarded with her fourth straight All-Big Ten selection, making her the only Badger to win the award all four years of their career. She is also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.This year, Carlini elevated her game as well as the Badgers, taking down 13 ranked opponents on the way to Wisconsin’s first ever No. 1 ranking in program history. In the process, Carlini led the Big Ten with 11.80 assists per set, which was also the third best rate in the country.The senior also helped the Badgers make their fourth straight Sweet Sixteen appearance, including multiple Elite Eights as well as a National Championship appearance. Though she couldn’t claim the elusive title for the first time in Wisconsin history, she can take solace in the position she left the program.Volleyball: Badgers earn one more weekend to dance after two winsIn the opening weekend action of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament, the No. 3 University of Wisconsin swept both their Read…Not only has Carlini helped the team win since she came on board, but Wisconsin has also seen attendance jump from 3,512 per-match to a projected school record of 5,915 per-match, drawing 19 sellouts over that span.At the end of the day, head coach Kelly Sheffield put it best when he reflected on Carlini’s time at Wisconsin after the season.“Lauren’s the best,” Sheffield said. “She’s the best Badger we’ve ever had. I hope I’m not offending anybody by that.”Carlini leaves Wisconsin ranked first all-time in double-doubles (73) and second all-time in assists (5,599), but she leaves more than just records behind. Whatever future successes are in store for Carlini, her legacy as a Badger will always live on.
LIVE TV WATCH US LIVE At the tender age of 10, Shaw has the nation at his feet, and soon hopes to rule the world just like Abhinav Bindra. But the tremendous success hasn’t come on plate for him. Video Player is loading.Play VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00Loaded: 0%Duration 0:00Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -0:00 Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedSubtitlessubtitles settings, opens subtitles settings dialogsubtitles off, selectedAudio TrackQuality LevelsFullscreenThis is a modal window. This video is restricted from playing on your current domain Error Code: PLAYER_ERR_DOMAIN_RESTRICTED Session ID: 2020-09-09:dced7a4c75ae0c98c40e39d Player Element ID: video_player_5f577a810b3d9 OK Close Modal DialogBeginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.PlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 0:00Loaded: 0%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -0:00 Playback Rate1xFullscreen SUBSCRIBE TO US COMMENT Written By His father mentioned that Shaw’s success as a shooter wasn’t overnight, and that the 10-year-old had to work hard for it. He was, as soon as turning 8, enrolled in the Asansol rifle club, following which, he practiced there every Sunday, no matter what. “We had planned it, if there is a boy, he will be named after Abhinav Bindra. We didn’t thought of (him taking up shooting). We named him after the great Abhinav Bindra. It didn’t mean that I want him to be a sportsman and shooting, so that doesn’t mean that he also wants to be it. But my dreams, I am seeing in him,” he added. Abhinav Bindra made the nation proud and made sure India’s flag rose the highest in 2008 when he won a Gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. And now, a namesake of his, despite being much younger in age, has the same ambitions.Abhinav Shaw, a 10-year-old, has taken the nation by storm with his unbelievable performance in shooting over the past year. Born in Asansol in West Bengal, the rising superstar is the youngest national champion in the sport.He recently won the Gold medal in U-21 10m Air Rifle mixed category in the inaugural Khelo India Youth Games, but while speaking to Republic TV, was down to earth about his achievement. First Published: 26th January, 2019 15:13 IST Last Updated: 26th January, 2019 15:57 IST Proud To Be Indian: 10-year-old Abhinav Shaw Aiming To Emulate Abhinav Bindra By Winning Gold Medal For Indian In Olympics Abhinav Shaw, a 10-year-old, has taken the nation by storm with his unbelievable performance in shooting over the past year Meet Abhinav Shaw, The Youngest Gold Medalist At The Khelo Youth India GamesFurther, on the fun side, Shaw’s father also revealed that it wasn’t any coincidence that his first name was similar to Abhinav Bindra, and in fact, it was a planned move by the parents. Narayan R “He (Shaw) actually doesn’t know what he has done. This is just the beginning. It is just the trailer,” his father said. “It was just an aim to win. My target was to win Gold for the state,” Shaw said when asked what he felt about his recent success. FOLLOW US
Teachers fired Two Boca Raton teachers have been barred from working in Florida classrooms for at least one year.One teacher is accused of allowing students to cheat on a test, while the other is alleged to have made inappropriate comments to students.The state’s Education Practices Commission recently suspended the licenses of Gabriel De Simone, a science teacher at Boca Raton Middle, for questionable comments he made, and Lisha Daigle, a kindergarten teacher at Hammock Pointe Elementary, regarding testing and class supervision issues..In De Simone’s case, some seventh grade girls accused De Simone in January 2015 of saying, “I’ll give you a nickel to tickle my pickle,” according to a state report.De Simone denied making the exact comment. He told his principal, Peter Slack, that the students were engaged in tongue twisters and he said, “Lick a pickle for a nickel,” a state report says. He said he didn’t use the word “my” and a there was no intent to have the phrases construed in a negative way.Slack gave De Simone a verbal reprimand.While there’s no indication the district conducted a formal investigation, the state reviewed the case and De Simone’s history. A state report says he was also counseled by Slack in October 2012 “regarding complaints from female students that he stared at girls’ buttocks and chest area and engaged in inappropriate conversations with them.”After reviewing his file, the state commission decided to revoke his license for a year. De Simone resigned from the school district in October 2015 in the midst of the state investigation.In Daigle’s case, she received a reprimand in January 2015 for allegedly giving students the answers to a test. But the state decided recently to suspend her license for a year.Daigle assessed her kindergarten students in the spring of 2014. Ten out of the 13 students got much lower scores when they were assessed again in the fall, which the district called “beyond a statistical anomoly,” according to a district reprimand.
The Jamaica government says it is seeking to update legislation that would make the adoption of children less tedious and conform to international standards.OutdatedMinister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Floyd Green, says the Children (Adoption of) Act, which was passed in 1958, is outdated. “A number of things have changed in relation to the rights of the child… and as such, one of the things we had to look at is to ensure that the adoption accords with the Convention of the Rights of the Child and the Child Care and Protection Act,” he told the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). “So the technical team has done that and has suggested some changes. We also have to look at … how we can ensure that our adoption process is facilitatory, while still protecting our children,” he added.New legislation The legislation is currently before the Attorney General’s Department and among the issues being looked at are the right of a parent to place a child up for adoption, and the circumstances that would be considered; what constitutes relinquishing the right to parent; and what qualifies a country to be on the schedule of nations whose citizens are allowed to adopt Jamaican children.Green said that the government is committed to making the adoption process easier and more efficient in order to permanently place children with families.Studies all across the globe show that children perform better in a family setting, as a nurturing environment is provided for the child’s physical, mental, spiritual and emotional growth and development.Up to March of this year, a total of 217 children were permanently placed with families — 171 locally and 46 overseas. This is a 26 per cent increase over the previous period.Shorter adoption process The government has already put measures in place to shorten the adoption process by eliminating the two-tiered application system.Previously, interested parties had to complete a pre-adoption form, which would see applicants being screened before the actual application process could begin.But green said this two-tiered system was problematic and time-consuming and has been abolished.The Adoption Board is responsible for approving adoptions, while the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) serves as the processing entity.
UK university esports yesterday welcomed a major boost with the news that popular computer hardware and peripherals brand HyperX has entered a partnership with the National University Esports League.The partnership, which runs for the duration of the 2017/18 season, will see HyperX provide the Winter Season Prizes for the NUEL’s inter-university tournaments across CS:GO, Overwatch and League of Legends.The announcement was made yesterday on the NUEL’s blog and has been warmly received by the UK esports community, where the move is seen as a boon to local grassroots competition. The NUEL’s Director of Business Development, Balint Kiss-toth, said that they were “extremely happy” with the partnership. “They are already dedicated to the next generation of esports talent with their internship scheme, and are exactly the kind of company we are looking to work with,” he said.“Not only can we introduce HyperX to a new student market, but also have the NUEL secure a peripheral partner that is eager to cater and work with our player-base.”HyperX is itself an offshoot brand from Kingston Technology, one of the largest US-based technology corporations, and has been producing gaming gear since 2002. Although they have been relatively quiet in the UK, HyperX has been making plenty of noise across the pond, and they partnered with the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers just last month.Ben Malka, Community Manager for HyperX EMEA, was keen to laud the benefits of a university-level association, and praised the NUEL for their shared values. “The enthusiasm and innovation from their community is exactly what the HyperX brand stands for. Bringing competitive gaming to universities across the UK is something we are very passionate about as many will go on to become the future of esports, something we are very much involved in driving globally.”The NUEL’s announcement also promised its players that it is “just the start” of their partnership with HyperX, so the community could potentially have many more gaming goody giveaways to look forward to in the future.Esports Insider says: The UK grassroots esports scene has received flak in the past for failing to keep up with the infrastructure that has been built in the US, South Korea, and some fellow European nations, so involvement from HyperX into a growing university ecosystem is both welcome and well-timed.
Paul JoyPaul Joy Jr, of Wellington, died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Wellington at the age of 89.Paul was born the son of Paul and Flossie (Penwell) Joy, on Wednesday, October 6, 1926 in Coyville, Kans.He was a proud member of the US Army and served during the Korean War. Paul enjoyed a 25 year career in the aircraft industry and retired from the Wallace Plant at Cessna Aircraft.On August 19, 1985, Paul and Jovita Lactaoen were united in marriage in New York City. Together they celebrated over 30 years of marriage.Survivors include his loving wife, JoVita Joy of Wellington, daughter, Nancy Dempsey (James) of Wichita, son, Randy Joy (Julia) of Belle Plaine, son, Craig Joy (Julie) of Mulvane, grandchildren: Joshua Joy (Mollie) of Belle Plaine, Mason Joy of Mulvane, Melissa McGlothlin (Joshua) of Derby, Anna Foster (Marcus) of Derby, Sarah Harlan (Jared) of Belle Plaine, Kansas and nine great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers: Herbert, Estel, Sherman and Bill Joy and his sisters: Katherine Sanderson and Anita Kassmeyer.Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016 with the family present from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Funeral services for Paul will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 9, 2016 in the chapel of Cornejo|Day Funeral Home, Wellington.Graveside services for Paul will be held later that day at 2:00 p.m. in the New Albany (Weakley) Cemetery, New Albany, Kans. A memorial fund has been established in his loving memory to the Wounded Warrior Project. Contributions may be mailed or left with the funeral home.To share a memory or leave condolences, please visit www.cornejodayfuneralhome.com.Arrangements are by Cornejo|Day Funeral Home & Crematory, Wellington.
A few people noticed that L.A.’s fresh new look wasn’t quite so fresh, or new. In fact, it looks remarkably similar to that of Angelo State University —also the Rams — a school in San Angelo, Tex. Listen, we’ve all forgotten to do that one homework assignment and turned to one of our friends to copy theirs right before class starts. “Sure, just make sure you change a couple of the answers so the teacher doesn’t notice.”Well, the Rams thought they could pull a fast one on the internet when they released their new logo on Monday. But once again, the internet remains undefeated. Who did it better, the Rams or Angelo State University? pic.twitter.com/EtPa3mBTN8— Taylor Jenkins (@TJenkinsTampa) March 23, 2020MISSING OUT ON SPORTS? Vote for the sporting event you’ll miss most this spring in Sporting News’ Canceled Sports BracketIt’s bad enough that fans reacted less than positively to the new logo when it was first leaked two weeks ago. It didn’t get much better when the Rams made it official, and who can blame the fans? It looks like it could easily be a Chargers logo (similar colors, same city, the horn could pass for a lightning bolt). It also looks nothing like the Rams’ new $5 billion stadium, which was built to be shaped like the old logo.But add on the fact that it might actually have been plagiarized from a Division II school? It’s not a good look.Y’all done stole this college teams logo basically. Google it y’all.Trash. pic.twitter.com/1oKgFo27er— Blake Randall (@jbranda11) March 23, 2020who wants to buy a Angelo State beanie, I mean a new Rams logo beanie? LMAO pic.twitter.com/jtwh5yMndt— MisterDP🧢 (@MisterDP) March 23, 2020