The FIFA World Cup is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world. Italy won the last World Cup in 2006 which was held in Germany and since then the countdown has been ticking down for the 2010 tournament that will be held in South Africa. Jamaica failed to qualify but 32 of the best footballing...

G’day good people of Jamaipa. I’m reesan from loneleeplanet and I am honoured to be here writing a guest post on jamaipanese.com. Inspired by Jamaipanese’s coverage of the Tokyo 2016 Olympic bid, in this guest post I explore Tokyo’s contribution to the Olympic Movement when they...

It appears that The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are considering teaming up for  a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic games. Just weeks ago Tokyo loss out on hosting the 2016 games to Rio De Janeiro in a stiff contest that also included Madrid and Chicago. Peace Games Hiroshima Mayor...

Tokyo missed out on hosting the 2016 Olympic Games after it was voted out in the second round of voting in during the 121st International Olympic Committee  Session in Copenhagen today. Chicago was surprisingly voted out first and that left Madrid (Spain) and Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) left to duke it...

It seems Jamaica’s performance on the track last year at the Olympic Games in Beijing was only a hint of things to come as Jamaica underlined it’s position as the number sprinting nation in the world at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Berlin with a massive medal haul of 13, consisting...

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics begins in Berlin Germany tomorrow and runs through until August 2009. A lot has been happening with the Jamaica team but the man of the moment and one of the biggest sports stars in the world right now Usain Bolt. Usain Bolt posing with his “Bolt...

I am still counting down the days to the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics to be held in Berlin Germany from August 15th to 23rd 2009. The Jamaican team has already been chosen and on paper is an even stronger team than the one that went to Beijing for the Olympics last year. The last World...

Usain Bolt set the city of Manchester in England on fire today when he ran the fastest 150m ever in front a a cheering crowd who waited for hours in really awful weather to see the fastest man in the world. It took only 14.25 seconds for Usain to cover the distance. Check out the amazing video below. I...

In a little over 3 months from now Germany’s capital will come alive when thousands of athletes from all over the world converge on Berlin for the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics. The world is now more aware of Jamaica’s sprinting prowess. Will we falter or will we cement our place...

Track and field has always been big in Jamaica but with the performance of Jamaica athletes in recent years, culminating in our sprint domination in Beijing last year track and field is rising even higher. A little History Almost 100 years ago when Jamaica was still a British colony 6 local high schools...