THE JAMAICA Football Federation (JFF) and national senior men’s interim coach Paul Hall are close to agreeing on a long-term deal. A source close to the JFF told The Gleaner yesterday that the federation is pushing for a final agreement this month...
NATIONAL SENIOR netball coach Connie Francis says “it will be business as usual” when the Sunshine Girls go up against Australia in their Pool A top-of-the-table clash at the Commonwealth Games today. The Sunshine Girls, who are unbeaten in the...
Many-time national squash champion Christopher Binnie will go in search of his second win at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, today. Binnie will face India’s Ramit Tandon in the round of 32 of the tournament starting at 6:30 a.m...
DAVID RILEY, technical leader of Jamaica’s athletics team to the World Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, is quietly confident that the country can better previous medal hauls this year. The Jamaicans won 11 medals at the World U20s in...
More than 5,000 athletes representing 72 countries, including Jamaica, will bow into action on today’s opening day of competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, following last night’s spectacular opening ceremony. Jamaica...
HEAD COACH of Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls, Connie Francis, is seeing a more relaxed team ahead of their opening match against Wales at the Commonwealth Games on Friday. That relaxation has come after the Sunshine Girls thrashed Uganda, 63-37, during...
HAVING FINISHED runner-up at the 2018 staging of the Special Olympics Unified Cup, Shane Richards, coach of Jamaica’s team, is more determined to capture the gold medal this year. The Jamaicans were narrowly beaten 1-0 by France in the final of...
With the Sunshine Girls set to bow into action at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Friday, vice captain of the team, Shamera Sterling, says it is “now or never” for the team as they look to make it into the final of the championships. The...
The inaugural staging of the richest race in the history of Caymanas Park, the Mouttet Mile, which carries a purse money of $18.75 million, will be held on December 3. The new signature race day will feature two trophy races, the Mouttet Mile...
Reggae Boyz midfielder Ravel Morrison has signed with Major League Soccer (MLS) side DC United on a free transfer. Morrison will join up with DC United’s head coach Wayne Rooney, whom he played under at Derby County last season. “Wayne worked...
SUNSHINE GIRLS’ captain Jhaniele Fowler said her team is physically and mentally prepared to challenge for a top-two spot at this month’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Fowler, along with the Sunshine Girls unit are scheduled to depart...
Panamanian jockey Dick Cardenas says the Caymanas Park track is now in immaculate condition after the recent resanding and grading of the surface at the Gregory Park facility. Cardenas said the track surface was a bit tough for horses to compete on...
Paul Francis, coach of Janieve Russell, Jamaica’s top female 400 metres hurdler, says her confidence and maturity will play a key role in her quest to secure a medal at this month’s World Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The 28-year-old Russell,...
After a fifth-place finish in last year’s Tokyo Olympics 400 metres final, veteran local coach Fitz Coleman says freshly minted national champion Candice McLeod is eager to secure a podium finish at this month’s World Athletics Championships in...
President of Netball Jamaica Tricia Robinson says the Sunshine Girls’ upcoming three-Test series against netball powerhouses New Zealand will provide a massive test for the team ahead of next year’s Netball World Cup (NWC) tournament in South...
Veteran local hurdles coach Fitz Coleman says this year’s 110 metres hurdles event at the World Athletics Championships is going to be a pulsating contest, but he is very confident that his charge, Hansle Parchment, will come out on top in the...
Gregory Little, coach of rising Jamaican sprint star Ackeem Blake, says his young charge is now fully fit and ready to compete at the World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Eugene, Oregon, from July 15-24. Blake, who is the training...
HAVING WON the 1000 Guineas and the Jamaica St Leger with the impressive colt BLUE VINYL, top-flight jockey Raddesh Roman has now set his sights on winning the first Triple Crown of his career at Caymanas Park. The Bern Identity-Blufield colt,...
GREGORY LITTLE, coach of former 100m World Champion Yohan Blake, says he is expecting his charge to run a much faster time at this month’s World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Blake, who is the second-fastest man of all time with 9.69...
Jamaica’s top female shot putter, Danniel Thomas-Dodd, said she had been working assiduously to improve on her technique ahead of this year’s World Championships, which will be held in Eugene, Oregon from July 15-24. Thomas-Dodd, who won a silver...
National junior sprint star Bryan Levell will now be considered for selection to Jamaica’s team to this year’s World Under-20 Championships after receiving a medical exemption for an injury he suffered almost a month before the JAAA’s National...
PATRICK SMELLIE, president of the United Racehorse Trainers Association of Jamaica (URTAJ), said his organisation has signed a $48-million purse increase agreement with horseracing promoters Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL...
HAVING CLOCKED a personal best time to win the Under-20 100m hurdles at the JAAA/National Junior and Senior Championships at the National Stadium last weekend, Hydel’s Kerrica has now set her sights on the U20 world record. The 17-year-old Hill,...
Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL), promoters of horse racing locally, unveiled their new digital tote board screen at Caymanas Park on Sunday. The tote board, which is located in the infield at Caymanas Park, is an easily...
St Catherine High School’s Sandrey Davison and Hydel High School’s Alana Reid produced impressive performances to win the boys’ and girls’ Under-20 200 metres titles, respectively, at the JAAA National Junior and Senior Championships at the...
