MIAMI, Fl (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka continued her stunning run of form with a 6-3 6-2 victory over 23-times grand slam champion Serena Williams in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday, the latest big win for the 20-year-old Japanese player. Osaka backed up last week’s Indian Wells title triumph with a brilliant…
By Laurent-Jude Boisrond-Canal
The distinctive feature of the Rio Olympic soccer tournament is that all of the 16 teams are composed of players, who are all under 23 years old. Every continent is represented. The teams qualify either by winning a tournament, by being in good standing, or be the host country.
By Laurent-Jude Boisrond-Canal
There will be roughly 10,500 athletes from 206 countries, participating in 28 sports, 42 disciplines, and 306 events over the course of 21 days during the Rio Olympics Games. These Olympic games will be the first held in South America, and only the third time the games will be played in the southern hemisphere after Melbourne’s 1956 games and Sydney’s 2000 Olympic games. Rio was selected over Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago.
By Laurent-Jude Boisrond-Canal
On Sunday soccer fans across the world are expecting an amazing match between France and Portugal. France, the host of the month-long European championship, qualified for the finals after defeating powerful Germany by an indelible 2-0 score.
Photo Credit: Garry Pierre-Pierre EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Enner Valencia scored and had two assists to help Ecuador beat Haiti 4-0 on Sunday night and advance to the Copa America quarterfinals for the first time since 1997. Ecuador (1-0-2), which locked up second in Group B play, will play Group A winner United States…
By Hal Kaiser
Despite playing most of the match with only 10 players, and the last ten minutes or so plus stoppage time with 9 players, an exhausted Haitian side outlasted Guatemala to open the CONCACAF Championship with a 1-0 win.
Haiti’s polo team won its third international tournament on Oct. 12 at the South American International Polo Championship in Cordoba, Argentina. This is the first time a team from Haiti has competed in the tournament, making the win a historical one.
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Haiti’s Polo team captain, Claude-Alix Bertrand, was named Goodwill Ambassador to Haiti on Sept. 5 at a special ceremony held in Haiti’s national palace. Bertrand was recognized for his achievement as an international polo player and his commitment to empower the country through tourism and sports. President Michel Martelly and Minister of Tourism Stephanie Balmir Villedrouin…
by Roxane Kerby, Le Nouvelliste On Sunday, August 3, 2014, history was made in San Francisco, California, as Team Haiti beat the USA to win the San Francisco International Polo Classic. A huge crowd of polo fans and neophytes witnessed Team Haiti emerge victorious the first time it participates in an international tournament. Team Haiti…