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Jamaican U-20 World Champ Briana N. Williams tests positive for doping
KINGSTON, Jamaica- She is regarded as one of the best upcoming sprinters on the international scene; however, Jamaica's World Under-20 double sprint gold medallist Briana N. Williams is now battling to save her reputation and a possible ban that could see her miss the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha.
VI volleyball player Sharonda A. Pickering goes pro in Hungary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands volleyball player Sharonda A. Pickering will be playing volleyball professionally in Hungary.
DA 3rd needle Medics in overtime in Hon Fraser League
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Draft Player Nathaniel J. Malone aka ‘Nat’ sunk a game high 30 points as DA 3rd staved off the battling Medics in overtime when play continued on the second day of the 2019 Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed National Basketball League at the Save the Seed Energy Center in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, on August 25, 2019.
Chantel E. Malone takes Long Jump Gold in Spain
MADRID, Spain- On the heels of her historic Pan Am Games gold medal in the Women’s Long Jump, Virgin Islands athlete Chantel E. Malone competed in the Madrid Athletics Meeting in Spain on August 25, 2019 and added another gold medal to her tally.
Pure Playaz signal early intentions with win over Bayside Blazers
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Defending champions Bayside Blazers were given an early warning by Pure Playaz who overcame them 94-79 in front of a hyped crowd on the opening night of the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed National Basketball League at the Save the Seed Energy Center in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, on August 24, 2019.
Season’s Best for 3rd placed McMaster @ Paris Diamond League
PARIS, France- Virgin Islands athlete Kyron A. McMaster has secured a place in the Diamond League finals in Brussels on September 6, 2019 with a third place finish in the Men’s 400 Hurdles in Paris today, August 24, 2019.
Christopher Jr & Leroy to compete in 2019 UCI World C/ships
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands will be represented by two cyclists at the 2019 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Road World Championship in Yorkshire, England in September.
VI Chef de Mission visits Japan ahead of 2020 Olympic Games
TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo 2020 is just under a year away and the Virgin Islands’ 100m CAC multi-gold medalist and IAAF World Indoor Championships bronze medalist, Mrs Tahesia Harrigan-Scott is the Chef de Mission for the 32nd edition of the Summer Olympic Games.
World's fastest man 'has missed 3 drugs tests'
DAILY MAIL
Christian Coleman, the world's fastest man for the last three years, is fighting for his reputation over an alleged series of missed drugs tests.
Heavy defeat for VI in Paradise Jam Tour
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The [British] Virgin Islands National ‘All Stars’ Basketball Team played their final game in the Paradise Jam Tour in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) against University of Massachusetts (Umass) at the Virgin Islands (UVI) Gymnasium on August 22, 2019.