Jackson, Richardson clash to highlight Doha Diamond League opener

The 2022 World Championships 100m silver medalist Shericka Jackson faces a strong field in the short sprint on the opening event of the Wanda Diamond League season in Doha, Qatar

The event will feature 14 Diamond League disciplines

Jackson, who was the 2022 World Championships 200m gold medalist, will line up against Americans Sha’Carri Richardson, Twanisha Terry, and Abby Steiner, as well as Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and New Zealand’s Zoe Hobbs, among others

Jackson has a season ’ s best of 10 82 seconds, while Richardson ran a wind-aided 10 57 seconds in Miami last month

Meanwhile, Jamaicans Candice McLeod and Stephenie Ann McPherson are down to contest the women ’ s 400m in a crack field which includes Dominican Republic’s Marileidy Paulinho, Barbados’ Sada Williams, as well as American Shamier Little, among others

The Caribbean will also be represented in the women ’ s 100m hurdles with Puerto Rico’s Olympic Games champion Jasmine CamachoQuinn and Jamaica’s Megan Tapper competing against the likes of Americans Nia Ali, Alaysha Johnson and Tonea Marshall along with others

On the men ’ s side, the Dominican Republic’s Alexander Ogando will contest a competitive 200m event with the likes of Fred

Rovman Powell joins Royals, Walsh moves to Tallawahs

Rovman Powell has been traded to the Barbados Royals ahead of the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in a move that sees Hayden Walsh moving the other way to join the Jamaica Tallawahs

Kerley, Michael Norman and Kenneth Bednarek of the US, as well as the Canadian pair of Aaron Brown and Andre De Grasse

Cuba’s Lazaro Martinez will vie for top honors in the triple jump, while Grenada’s Anderson Peters and Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott are hoping to make their presence felt in the javelin throw

CWI announces xtures for England’s white-ball tour of the Caribbean

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the venues and schedules for England’s tour of the Caribbean last this year in a white-ball series which will consist of eight games

The world champions will engage the hosts in five Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) and three One-Day Internationals (ODI)

Barbados’s Kensington Oval will play host to the opening T20I on December 12 after which the series will move to the National Stadium in Grenada for the next two matches on December 14 and 16

The Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba in south Trinidad will be the home of the last two games on December 19 and 21

The ODIs will kick off the tour at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua on December 4 and 6, with Barbados’s Kensington Oval hosting the third and final game on December 9

“We are delighted to be able to confirm the England match schedule and to welcome once again their many travelling fans to the region for a pre-Christmas white-ball tour,” CWI chief executive Johnny Grave noted family, friends and everyone that loved her ”

The post also added: “As the story continues to develop, we ask that you please respect our privacy ”

Bowie won three medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio: gold in the 4x100m relay, silver in the 100 meters and bronze in the 200 meters At the 2017 world championships, she won gold in both the 100 meters and the 4x100m

A native of Sandhill, Mississippi, Bowie was a three-time All-American at the University of Southern Mississippi

Bowie’s last official competition was June 2022 Her last appearance on the world stage was in 2019 at the world championships in Doha, when she finished fourth in the long jump

US long jump star and Mississippi native Brittney Reese said in a post on Twitter: “I’m so heartbroken over this You have made a lot of us proud thank you for representing our state of Mississippi like you did RIP !”

Thrivin’ in Color podcast tackles the NFL beyond the eld

The NFL draft is around the corner and Black PR Wire’s podcast, Thrivin’ in Color, dives into the world of sports in its latest episode.

This episode features two very special guests who are dropping the gems on staying fit and healthy, charitable work, and more Chatarius “Tutu” Atwell, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver, and Zach Sieler, Miami Dolphins defensive end, are putting in work on and off the field

Both players engage in an exciting conversation with Thrivin’ in Color host Camry Brown as they discuss giving back to their community and some memorable moments in their careers

Rovman Powell, the West Indies T20 captain, led the Tallawahs to their third CPL title in 2023 and has scored 1337 runs for the franchise since first joining them in 2016

Walsh leaves the Royals having played for the franchise since 2019, claiming the Player of the Tournament title in his first year with the Barbados team As an experienced leg spin bowler with international pedigree, he will be a valuable addition to the Tallawahs squad

The Republic Bank CPL draft show will be broadcast in late June 2023 with the tournament set to get underway on 16 August 2023

“This tour will be a major economic boost to the host countries, as well as providing our fans with the chance to see some of their favorite players in action against one of our biggest rivals

“The tour will also help with our ongoing venue preparation and event planning for one of the biggest events ever to be staged in the region, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which takes place in June next year

“We also look forward to announcing the fixtures and venues for the India tour of the West Indies in July and August very soon ”

The visitors are the reigning world champions in both formats of the game, while the hosts are ranked seventh in T20Is and two places lower in ODIs

They toured the Caribbean last year January and lost a five-match T20I series 2-3, but then returned two months later for a three-match Test series which they lost 0-1

Atwell explains how giving back to the community is a principle he was raised on, and it coincides with his foundation, Tutu Atwell Junior Foundation He continues to reflect on an amazing sports camp he conducted that consisted of soccer, track, basketball, and football

Having been in Miami for three years, Sieler professes how great it feels to give back to the community he has grown to love Sieler introduced kids to a different part of Florida through his Sieler Safe Haven Foundation by taking them on a trip to the Ah-TahThi-Ki Museum

“These guys are the epitome of humble,” said Camry “Our listeners can envision a different side of these players with what they shared during the show ”

Black PR Wire’s Thrivin’ in Color podcast is a platform for sports professionals to provide insight into their exciting careers and their great work when no one is looking