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Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2023 | 12:20 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Former national senior women’s head coach Charles Edwards says that the importance of national defender Allyson Swaby’s landmark move to giants Paris Saint Germain (PSG) cannot be downplayed, with benefits to her own technical development as well...

Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2023 | 12:19 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Camperdown Classic Committee chairperson Camille Allen-Walters has given the assurance that the problems that caused some senior athletes to be unable to compete in the evening session of the Queens/Grace Jackson meet will not occur when the 18th...

Published:Monday | January 30, 2023 | 10:07 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

National defender Allyson Swaby's move to Paris Saint Germain is finally complete. PSG announced the signing of the 26-year-old Swaby today from National Women's Soccer League Angel City on a six-month loan which concludes in June 2023. Swaby opted...

Published:Monday | January 30, 2023 | 12:51 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

The bell could be tolling for five-time World 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce regarding her future in the 200m, with the likelihood that the shorter sprint will be her sole priority from now on. Her comments on her plans going forward came...

Published:Monday | January 30, 2023 | 12:40 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

With Sport Minister Olivia Grange giving the executive of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) the vote of confidence, chairman Alexander Williams has given assurances of the corrective measures now being taken to prevent what happened at...

Published:Saturday | January 28, 2023 | 7:01 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

MVP HEAD coach Paul Francis has confirmed that his athletes will not be participating in this evening’s session of the Queens/Grace Jackson Meet at the National Stadium. Francis says that the decision was made in the best interest of the athletes...

Published:Saturday | January 28, 2023 | 1:28 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

World 200-metre champion Shericka Jackson opened her 2023 campaign with a win in the 400m at the Queens/Grace Jackson meet this afternoon at the National Stadium. Jackson clocked 53.11 seconds for a comfortable win while GC Foster College's Odeisha...

Published:Saturday | January 28, 2023 | 1:19 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Witold Banka says that increased cooperation between Caribbean nations will be critical to improving the standards of anti-doping policies in the region with Jamaica as a good resource. Banka was speaking...

Published:Saturday | January 28, 2023 | 1:02 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

It may not be the direct invite to the 2024 Copa America that Jamaica originally targeted but Jamaica Football Federation general secretary Dennis Chung said that the opportunity to qualify for the 2024 Copa America tournament provides the right...

Published:Friday | January 27, 2023 | 12:35 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Sports Minister Olivia Grange says she still has confidence in the board of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) led by Chairman Alexander Williams and anticipates that the error that led to the girls’ under 20 4x100 metres world record not...

Published:Thursday | January 26, 2023 | 1:18 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

SPORTS MINISTER Olivia Grange says she hopes that proposed renovations for the National Stadium will come closer to fruition after much-documented delays. The project was targeted for a 2021 start, with a proposal completed by consultants hired by...

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 1:18 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

THE NEW year for rallycross driver Fraser McConnell started with him going into the unknown. McConnell competed in his first ice race, an experience that he called rewarding, saying it yielded good results in his continued pursuit of the Nitro RX...

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 1:07 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

ENTERING HER first season as a full-fledged professional, world under-20 100m hurdles champion, Kerrica Hill, is hoping to spring a surprise or two, saying she is ready to begin to challenge herself at the elite level. Hill joined Elite Performance...

Published:Tuesday | January 24, 2023 | 12:46 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

The victories for five-time World 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Commonwealth Games 110m hurdles champion Rasheed Broadbell at the RJRGLEANER National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards has put the spotlight on the Elite...

Published:Saturday | January 21, 2023 | 11:12 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Head coach Lorne Donaldson has named a 24-player squad for next month's Cup of Nations tournament in Australia which has adhered to his promise of looking at young players although there are some notable exclusions. National midfielders Tiffany...

Published:Saturday | January 21, 2023 | 1:20 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

For the fifth time, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is Jamaica’s top sportswoman while a breakout season for Rasheed Broadbell ended with him being named the country’s top sportsman. Fraser-Pryce and Broadbell were named National Sportswoman and Sportsman...

Published:Friday | January 20, 2023 | 12:36 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

The top sportswoman of 2022 could likely be a five-time winner or a first-time honouree, both with résumés that could make the decision a dead heat. The best of the 2022 sporting year will be honoured at the RJRGLEANER National Sportsman and...

Published:Friday | January 20, 2023 | 12:07 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

While there is a desire to continue the All-Manning/All-daCosta All Star fixture on the schoolboy football calendar, Jamaica College head coach Davion Ferguson is hoping that future games can be adjusted to fit into the season. The game made its...

Published:Wednesday | January 18, 2023 | 12:20 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

HEIMIR HALLGRIMSSON’S first full year as national senior men’s team head coach has begun with the continued evaluation of Jamaica’s local talent. The first training camp of 2023 started yesterday. Hallgrimsson named a 32-man squad that will...

Published:Tuesday | January 17, 2023 | 1:38 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Despite a winless run that has now stretched to two games, Mount Pleasant head coach Theodore Whitmore says that there is no reason to panic after a 0-0 draw with 13th place Vere United yesterday in their Jamaica Premier League fixture at the...

Published:Tuesday | January 17, 2023 | 1:04 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

After what he called one of the most successful national senior women’s camps he had with the quality of talent on display, head coach Lorne Donaldson says that they are in a better position now in their preparation compared to four years ago with...

Published:Saturday | January 14, 2023 | 9:49 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Bragging rights after the return of the All-Manning/All-daCosta Cup schoolboy fooball season ender after its many-year absence went to the rural schools after the All-daCosta Cup team won 3-2 on penalties at the National Stadium this evening. The...

Published:Saturday | January 14, 2023 | 12:49 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

In the midst of a World Cup year, national senior women’s midfielder Havana Solaun is making a change in her professional adventure, joining National Women’s Soccer League outfit Houston Dash. Solaun signed a two-year deal with the club, the deal...

Published:Saturday | January 14, 2023 | 12:44 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica Marianne Van Steen and Running Events Managing Director Alfred Francis say that they are confident that the inaugural European Union-Jamaica 5K will help to improve the social fabric of the country as well...

Published:Saturday | January 14, 2023 | 12:31 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

A month after their 2022 Olivier Shield clash, Davion Ferguson, the head coach of reigning Manning Cup champions Jamaica College, and Lenworth Hyde, head coach of reigning daCosta Cup champions Clarendon College, will be on opposite sides again,...

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