Having won five straight Manning Cup titles, schoolboy football fans may believe the Jamaica College (JC) football train is starting to run out of steam.However, manager of the football programme at the Old Hope Road institution, Ian Forbes, says...
Victor Stewart, manager for the referees department at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), has admitted that he is struggling to provide enough officials to man the upcoming schoolboy football and men's and women's premier league seasons.But he...
CONCACAF Referees assessor, Dave Meikle, has labelled Charles Barrett as 'sexist' after the former FIFA official told The Gleaner that too much emphasis is being placed on female referees.The comments riled up Meikle, who said that Barrett's...
After becoming the first Jamaican to win a Diamond League trophy in a field event, Fedrick Dacres is already looking forward to repeating the feat next season after winning big in Brussels yesterday.The national record holder sailed the disc to 68....
National record holder Natoya Goule and Commonwealth Games champion Janieve Russell topped off their 2018 seasons with third place finishes in their respective events at the Diamond League final in Zurich yesterday.Goule, who lowered her national...
In less than two weeks, Jamaica should know whether it will host the IAAF World Relays next year, as the international body is scheduled to make a decision on who has won the bid to host the event.But if the Jamaica Athletics Administrative...
Lennox Graham, the coach of former world champion Danielle Williams and world number three in the 400m hurdles Kyron McMaster, believes it was the endless days and nights he spent at Kingston College (KC) as a coach that has made him into one of the...
Kaymarie Jones and Kimour Bruce, two former national representatives at the youth level, are the latest Jamaicans to land head coaching positions in athletics at universities in the United States, and they believe there is a market for former...
Veteran athletics coach Glen Mills confirmed to The Gleaner yesterday that Olympic bronze medallist Warren Weir and Jevaughn Minzie will not be under his tutelage when training for the 2019 athletics season begins in the fall.Mills, who is the...
Jamaica Tallawahs Chief Executive Officer Jefferson Miller has reiterated that the franchise is not planning to permanently relocate to the United States."We are not neglecting our fans here. The Jamaica Tallawahs are a Jamaican team and will always...
Her burning desire to achieve the feat has seen her switch sports from athletics to bobsleigh and now the St Thomas native has gone a step further as she will now be participating in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) newest...
Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and the Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (JBSF) have submitted what they believe is a 'strong case' to the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF), seeking leniency ahead of sentencing, in her anti-...
O'Dayne Richards pulled off a gutsy second throw of 21.02 metres to win the men's shot put final at the recently concluded Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) in Barranquilla, Colombia, after his teammate Ashinia Miller took the early lead....
In order to achieve its objective of running sport as a business in Jamaica, the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) is making arrangements to invest heavily in the educational development of its 41 members associations.Ryan Foster, chief executive...
Hansle Parchment has one of the most decorated trophy cases among Jamaican male athletes currently competing, having won medals at the Olympic Games, World Championship and Commonwealth Games.But apart from his victory at the World University Games...
BARRANQUILLA, ColombiaJamaica's women's sprint relay put together three smooth baton exchanges on their way to winning the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games title yesterday as the country increased its medal tally in athletics to 17.The team...
Barranquilla, Colombia:Shashalee Forbes won Jamaica's sixth gold medal in athletics here at the Central American and Caribbean Games after a well-executed 200m race last night.Forbes accelerated in the last half of the race to separate herself from...
Barranquilla, Colombia:After he stood atop the podium and listened to the national anthem permeate the Rafael Cotes Stadium here, Ramone Bailey, the new Central American and Caribbean Games Long Jump champion, said the experience is something that...
Barranquilla, Colombia:Jeanine Williams and Shaniece Love both won bronze for Jamaica at the Central American and Caribbean Games yesterday in the 100m hurdles and women's discus events, respectively.Williams, a student at Georgia Tech, led for most...
Baranquilla,Colombia:Jonielle Smith continued her rise in the senior ranks, while Nesta Carter continued his road to redemption, as the pair struck gold in the women and men 100m finals at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in...
Barranquilla, Colombia:Over the past five years, Jamaica has been staking its claim in athletics events that are not synonymous with the country's rich history in the sport, having won medals at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in the men's...
Natoya Goule's recent personal best of 1:56.15 in the 800m could open up the floodgates for a discipline that has been undermanned in Jamaica' track and field for a long time.Fellan Ferguson has positioned herself to be one of the first...
Barranquilla, Colombia:Traves Smikle continued his impressive season by winning Jamaica's first medal in athletics at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, yesterday.The former Calabar High School athlete threw 64...
Nesta Carter will continue his comeback on the track at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, after being away from the sport for almost three years.The 32 year-old, who is still recovering from a nagging toe...
Sherone Simpson knows that a victory in the 100m at the 23rd staging of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, next week will inject some impetus into her career again.And with this understanding, she is...
