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Published:Friday | June 3, 2022 | 12:08 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Former Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) executive director, Renee-Ann Shirley, says that the current executive led by Chairman Alexander Williams must resign following the testing failure leading to the non-ratification of Jamaica’s 4x100...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2022 | 12:11 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

FORMER WORLD 100m champion Yohan Blake and Tokyo Olympic 4x400m bronze medallist Candice McLeod had top-three finishes and season’s best times as they continued preparations for the World Athletics Championships with an outing at the 61st Ostrava...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2022 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

WITH LORNE Donaldson close to making a return to the national senior women’s programme, former national women’s head coach Charles Edwards says that both he and the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) parties must work hard to mend their relationship...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2022 | 12:06 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

JAMAICA GYMNASTICS Association president Nicole Grant-Brown has saluted Olympian Danusia Francis for opening the pathway to the Olympic stage as she said goodbye to active competition. Francis, 28, announced her retirement from the sport on Sunday...

Published:Tuesday | May 31, 2022 | 2:18 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

The Gleaner has been reliably informed that Lorne Donaldson is on the verge of being named the next head coach of the Women's Senior National team. A source familiar with the situation said the Jamaica Football Federation's (JFF) technical...

Published:Tuesday | May 31, 2022 | 12:47 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

As the road to the 2022 World Athletics Championships continues, 2011 World 100 metres champion Yohan Blake headlines a small field of Jamaicans who will look to improve their season’s best times at today’s 61st Ostrava Golden Spike Meet in Ostrava...

Published:Monday | May 30, 2022 | 12:12 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

CAVALIER’S MAIDEN voyage into regional competition may have ended in disappointment but assistant coach David Laylor says that their Caribbean Club Championship experience has provided valuable learning experience for his players. Cavalier returned...

Published:Saturday | May 28, 2022 | 12:27 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Nine months after their last encounter produced the second-fastest women’s 100 metres time ever, double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah and American Sha’Carri Richardson will face each other in the Diamond League Prefontaine Classic...

Published:Friday | May 27, 2022 | 12:42 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

With the National Basketball Association (NBA) combine now completed, Jamaican basketballers Josh Minott and Kofi Cockburn have been given optimistic reviews on their showings and their chances to realise their NBA dreams come next month. Minott...

Published:Wednesday | May 25, 2022 | 12:07 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

ONLY ONE more opportunity remains for Waterhouse to qualify for continental competition this season, an opportunity that club president Donovan White says they are ready and prepared to take advantage of. Waterhouse will face Puerto Rican outfit...

Published:Wednesday | May 25, 2022 | 12:06 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

WITH FORMER national player Paul Hall seemingly on track to take over the national senior men’s programme full time, Jamaica will get a glimpse of some young talent when they face Catalonia today at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in Girona,...

Published:Tuesday | May 24, 2022 | 12:11 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Montego Bay United have not had a Jamaica Premier League (JPL) win to celebrate in four months. But finally the long barren spell has ended. They beat Portmore United 1-0 in yesterday’s game at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex. Nevaun Turner’s...

Published:Tuesday | May 24, 2022 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

With a change in approach and perspective from his Tokyo Olympic campaign, Olympic diver Yona Knight-Wisdom says that he hopes that he can be in the perfect form for a chance at a medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games this summer. Knight-Wisdom...

Published:Saturday | May 21, 2022 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

In a preview of the upcoming national trials, top sprint hurdlers Hansle Parchment and Omar McLeod will face off against each other, headlining a strong Jamaican field at today’s Diamond League meet at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. The...

Published:Friday | May 20, 2022 | 12:11 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

The final edition of the Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship will not end in title glory for Waterhouse Football Club. Waterhouse were defeated 3-1 by Haitian club Violette AC in their semi-final game yesterday at the Estadio Cibao in the...

Published:Wednesday | May 18, 2022 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

FREEDOM SKATE Park Foundation member Remy Walter says he hopes that exposure of international professional skateboarders to the local skating scene will be the catalyst for increased local presence in the sport. Freedom Skatepark Foundation will...

Published:Wednesday | May 18, 2022 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

While looking forward to clashes with Lionel Messi and Neymar in Ligue 1 next season, national midfielder Junior Flemmings says that comprehensive improvement to his game will be required for him to prepare for top-flight football in France. After...

Published:Wednesday | May 18, 2022 | 12:07 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Confident about his decision not to return to college, Jamaica international basketballer Josh Minott says he is ready to live his NBA dream, with added motivation to secure a future for himself and his family. Minott is being evaluated at the NBA...

Published:Monday | May 16, 2022 | 12:05 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

With the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) giving national senior interim head coach Vin Blaine the vote of confidence to continue, General Secretary Dalton Wint says that they are resuming finalising details for training camps and international...

Published:Saturday | May 14, 2022 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Olympic double sprint champion Elaine Thompson Herah and Olympic 110 metres hurdles champion Hansle Parchment continued their strong starts to the 2022 season with victories at the Puerto Rico Athletics Classic in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on Thursday....

Published:Saturday | May 14, 2022 | 12:08 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

World championships silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts got her Wanda Diamond League season off to a winning start, capturing the triple jump event with a distance of 14.82 metres in Doha, Qatar, yesterday. On a windy day, Ricketts, helped by a...

Published:Friday | May 13, 2022 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Tokyo Olympics 100 metres bronze medallist Shericka Jackson headlines the nine Jamaicans who will be in action in today’s season opener for the 2022 Wanda Diamond League in Doha, Qatar. Jackson who ran the 100m in Kingston last Saturday at the...

Published:Thursday | May 12, 2022 | 12:06 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

JAMAICA LITTLE League Baseball and Softball (JLBS) district administrator Leon Taylor says his organisation is targeting US$15,000 (J$2,319,352.48) from corporate sponsors to assist participation in the Caribbean Regional Little League Baseball...

Published:Wednesday | May 11, 2022 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

WITH AN appreciation of what Harbour View has done for him, Tarick Ximines says that his move to Mount Pleasant was necessary to continue his evolution at the full-back position. Ximines scored his first goal for his new club on Monday during...

Published:Tuesday | May 10, 2022 | 12:12 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Fortune favoured Waterhouse as their two-year wait for a win against Humble Lion finally ended yesterday. And their reward is a return to the top of the Jamaica Premier League table after a month-long chase. A Denardo Thomas strike in the 52nd...

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