• YES! She did it. Dominica wins its first Olympic gold medal

    Thea's Influence on Youth Athletes

    For Precious Cherister Durand, the idea of one day becoming an Olympic Gold Medalist and representing Dominica at the highest sporting level once felt like an elusive dream. However, with ...

  • Thea with her Mom

    A Mother's Pride

    Thea Lafond-Gaston has become a household name in Dominica and worldwide after her remarkable victory in the triple jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But behind every great athlete is ...

  • Thea with Dominica's flag

    Dominica secures first Olympic Gold medal: Will the country take ...

    Dominica's first and only Olympic gold medalist to date, Thea Lafond-Gadson, is hopeful her historic achievement at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, will light a fire under the ...

  • Thea after the golden triple jump at the Paris Games

    From Dominica to the World: Thea LaFond's Journey

    Born on April 5, 1994, to Drs. Dorian LaFond and Anestine Theophile-LaFond, in the picturesque West Coast community of Mahaut, baby Thea LaFond was warmly welcomed. Her early years were ...

  • Michael Moses played competitive basketball for three decades
    Basketball

    MEET MICHAEL "SCROPE" MOSES

    Part I presented several aspects of Moses' basketball career. The article concludes below.

  • Cricket MVP Tyron Theophile receives award
    Cricket

    Tyron Theophile Stars in the Annual Cricket Awards

    Former Windward Islands Volcanoes captain Tyron Theophile took home two awards when the Dominica Cricket Association (DCA) held its prize-giving ceremony for its First Division League, sponsored by the National ...

  • 1976 national basketball team (See story for detailed photo caption)
    Basketball

    WILL' WINDWARDS BASKETBALL' EVER RETURN?

    In the 1970s, many sports enthusiasts in the 4-nation Windward Islands sub-regional grouping eagerly looked forward annually to the Windward Islands Cricket Tournament, then to support the Windward Islands, followed ...

  • As he prepares to face Australia, Alick Athanaze will always remember that he had a great 2023
    Cricket

    Alick Athanaze: The Sun's 2023 TrailBlazer

    In cricket, some start their journey with a ball, others with dreams. Alick Athanaze, however, kicked off his cricketing odyssey with a bat—so unique that the day he received his ...

  • Aerial action in DABA 2023 All-star Game. Courtesy DABA Facebook page
    Basketball

    DABA's COMEBACK LEAGUE, 2023

    Part I of the article presented team distribution in the Regular League and some statistics from the two divisions. The article concludes below.

  • PSC FALCONS (Premier), shortly after their championship-winning National Playoff match
    Basketball

    PSC FALCONS SOARING IN 2023

    Part I of the article presented some background on the PSC Falcons teams, the overall performance of those teams during the 2023 basketball season, and the membership of the senior ...

  • James receiving plaque presented by LIME's Ferdina Frampton on behalf of DABA President Mickey Joseph (L), 2012
    Basketball

    THE FINAL JUMPER

    Part II of the article completed the presentation on post-secondary school days, involvement in refereeing and table-officiating, and basketball administration and began on the Jump Ball column. The article concludes ...

  • Arlington James (far left) on Raiders Team (1974)
    Basketball

    THE FINAL JUMPER

    The Jump Ball feature column of The Sun newspaper came about by accident, so to speak, in 2016, with an article on the famous Pros (Senior) basketball team from Grand ...