Category: Sports
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CONCACAF Nation’s League Football Returning to Montserrat
Barring any obstacles for travel and COVID-19, residents should be able to head to the Blakes Football Field to watch football this June. The CONCACAF Nations League has released the schedule for the 2022/23 games, which will see Montserrat’s national men’s team play six games in the season. Football blogger Craig Brewin calls it the…
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Montserrat Player Competing in Caribbean Basketball Championship
On the 2nd of April 2022, British Virgin Islands will host the first ever king of the courts 3-point competition Caribbean Championship. The event will be held at the Jeffery Caines Arena on the island of Virgin Gorda and will feature 3-point specialist shooters from 14 countries. Players will be placed in two zones with…
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Montserrat Cricketers Heading to UK for Cricket Leagues
In keeping with its tagline – Empowering Youth, Strengthening Communities and Advancing Sports, the Department of Community Youth & Sports Services announced Thursday its continued support of local cricketers. According to a statement from the department, they have provided financial assistance to six local cricketers namely, Deno Baker, Jemuel Cabey, KasJuan Sullivan, Kriston Yearwood, Travis…
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MNI Boys And Girls Brings Christmas To Young Footballers
Montserratian Kevin Lee, through his organization MNI Boys and Girls spent Tuesday, December 28, 2021 with young athletes on island, encouraging them to focus on their education and sports as it will reap priceless benefits as they grow. Lee, who was one of the main sponsors of a recent donation of football uniforms to the…
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Montserratians in North America Sponsor Football Uniforms for Young Athletes
Saturday’s football festival at the Little Bay Park was high energy and full of colour as the young athletes showed off the brand new kits sponsored by a group of Montserratians in the North American Diaspora. About 70 children between the ages of five and 16 participated in the event to play football and thank…
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GEM Sports Foundation Announces 2021 Recipients
The GEM Sports Foundation is excited to announce its 2021 recipients of the Scholarship and Mentorship Programme. Each student-athlete will be awarded a scholarship valued at One Thousand Eastern Caribbean Dollars (XCD$1000.00), along with lifelong mentorship to support their sports, career and/or life aspirations. Ke’juane Galloway, a 12-year-old student at the Montserrat Secondary School…
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Jadine Soca Deva and DJ ShakerHD Produce Football Anthem for the Emerald Boys
Montserrat is more keenly associated with the game of cricket. Scroll your Facebook timeline and you will know who the West Indies fans are and whether the team is having a good day. In more recent times, the national football team has been giving Montserratians at home and in the Diaspora a lot to shout…
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Emerald Boy James Comley Talks Football and Giving Back
In 2004 when Dean Mason (#23 MF) and Bradley “Woodzy” Woods-Garness first approached James Comley about playing for Montserrat on its national football team, he thought it was an impossibility. Comley had been under the impression that his grandfather Thomas Greenaway was St. Lucian as that was where his grandmother was from. Unbeknownst to James,…
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Montserrat Wins World Cup Qualifier Vs USVI
Montserrat is off to a great start in the World Cup Qualifiers. The goal is to make it to the World Cup in Quatar in 2022. On Wednesday evening at Estadio Panamericano in the Dominican Republic, the Emerald Boys scored four goals against the United States Virgin Islands in their Group A tournament. Nathan Pond…
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Local Cricketers Off to Play with UK Clubs
On Thursday afternoon three cricketers left island destined for the United Kingdom, to form part of three different cricket clubs. Damion Williams has been contracted by the Frinton Cricket Club, Zawandi White by the Shaw Cricket Club and Kriston Yearwood-Murrain by the Bovey Tracey Cricket Club. Williams previously played with Ticknall Cricket Club in the…
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Emerald Boys’ Captain Lyle Taylor Shares Why Playing for Montserrat is a Big Deal
After Montserrat’s stunning draw against El Salvador in last Sunday’s World Cup Qualifier, captain Lyle Taylor spoke with FIFA.com about what this means for him and the team. Taylor, who plays for Nottingham Forest FC brought Montserrat from 0-1 fight to even things in the 89th minute against El Salvador, a team which is 113…
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Feedback Needed on Montserrat’s National Sports & Recreation Policy
The Department of Community, Youth and Sports under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports has begun the final public consultation for the Montserrat National Sports and Recreation Policy 2021- 2030. The goal is to design a clear roadmap to the holistic development of the ideal Montserrat citizen through the benefits of…
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Montserrat Football Association to Disburse Relief Funds to Grassroots and Under 20 Players
The Montserrat Football Association (MFA) is once again showing its commitment to support the young boys and girls in its programme. MFA, which is the local representative of FIFA, will be providing financial assistance to all of the athletes in the Grassroots and Under 20 groups. A household with one child who attends an MFA…
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Local Student Athletes Receive GEM Foundation Sports Grants
The GEM Sports Foundation has announced the first two recipients of their Scholarship and Mentorship Programme. Each student-athlete will be awarded a one-off bursary of One Thousand Eastern Caribbean Dollars along with lifelong mentorship to support their sports, career and/or life aspirations. Rajon Gerald, a 12-year-old student at the Montserrat Secondary School is a promising…
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Student Athletes – Apply for a Gem Sports Foundation Scholarship
Young athletes on Montserrat have an opportunity to gain financial support to pursue their dreams through a new organisation. The GEM Sports Foundation, a registered non-profit organisation based in Montserrat is now accepting applications until December 4, 2020 for students from low income households who need assistance. The foundation was officially launched on November 2,…