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Published:Saturday | August 26, 2023 | 4:09 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

The RJRGLEANER Communications Group’s Spencer Darlington, who is in Budapest, Hungary, at the World Championships, reports that Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sustained a muscle strain while running the second leg in the women’s 4x100 metres...

Published:Saturday | August 26, 2023 | 4:19 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

The Jamaican sprint quartet of Ackeem Blake, Oblique Seville, Ryiem Forde and Rohan Watson carried around the baton in a time of 37.76 seconds, which placed them third for a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay at the World Athletics...

Published:Saturday | August 26, 2023 | 3:30 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd made a valiant effort in the shot put final, but her best mark of 19.59 was good enough for a fifth-place finish at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, today. Thomas-Dodd achieved the mark in the...

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 5:41 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica's Andrew Hudson will get a chance to compete in the men’s 200 metres final at the World Championships, despite the sprinter finishing fifth in his semi-final. Hudson was involved in a cart accident before the semi-finals, which saw the...

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 4:15 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica had three representatives in the final of the women’s 400 metres hurdles at the World Championships, with only Rushell Clayton walking away with silverware as she finished third today in Budapest, Hungary. Clayton ran a personal best of...

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 3:41 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica’s Wayne Pinnock and Tajay Gayle secured silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men’s long jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, today. Pinnock leapt 8.50 metres in the second round but was beaten by...

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 3:12 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Antonio Watson secured a second gold medal for Jamaica today after running a spirited race to claim the men’s 400 metres title at the World Championship in Budapest. Watson ran a spirited last 60 metres to cross the finish line in 44:22 seconds...

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 7:33 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica’s Danielle Williams produced a season’s best to stun a remarkable field and claim the women’s 100 metres hurdles title at the World Championship in Budapest, Hungary, today. Williams clocked 12:43 seconds to pip Jasmine Camacho Quinn on...

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2023 | 3:50 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica will have two representatives in the final of the men’s discus as Travis Smikle and Fedrick Dacres booked their place in the final following qualification in the evening session of the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, today....

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2023 | 3:07 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica’s Rajindra Campbell failed to register a mark in the final of the men’s shot put competition at the ongoing World Championship in Budapest. Campbell, who entered the final with a 20.83 metres mark, failed on his three throws in the final...

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2023 | 3:08 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Jaydon Hibbert is proving to be a handful at the World Championships as his second leap of 17.70 metres leads all qualifiers into the final of the men’s triple jump. Hibbert was in a no-nonsense mood in Group B and opened the event with a leap of...

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2023 | 1:58 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

National champion Rohan Watson ensured all three Jamaicans made it through to the men's 100 metres semi-finals at the World Championship in Budapest after finishing second in heat six to secure his berth. Watson running out of lane two kept up...

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2023 | 1:39 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Oblique Seville was in scintillating form in Heat Five of the men’s 100 metres, as a personal best of 9.86 saw him easily winning to move into the semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary today. The diminutive Seville...

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2023 | 2:21 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica’s Ryiem Forde secured his spot in the semi-finals of the men’s 100 metres after claiming second place in the opening heat of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Forde, who got a decent start from lane five, was...

Published:Wednesday | May 31, 2023 | 6:53 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

LA BOCANA, El Salvador: Jamaica's only woman entrant at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games (WSG), Imani Wilmot, failed to advance to round two in the women's open after finishing fourth in heat 22 in the opening round...

Published:Sunday | March 19, 2023 | 8:04 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Waterhouse are making home-field advantage count in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) as they chalked up back-to-back wins at the Waterhouse Stadium, with a 2-0 triumph over title contenders Mount Pleasant on Sunday. Shaqueil Bradford opened the...

Published:Sunday | February 12, 2023 | 9:37 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

A double strike from Orane Watson and a goal each from Jahmani Bell and Ashton Gordon carried the young Reggae Boyz to a comfortable 4-2 win over Cuba in their opening Group G Concacaf Men's Under-17 Championship encounter in Guatemala. The...

Published:Sunday | January 22, 2023 | 2:40 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Referee Andre Farquaharson called off the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) encounter between Chapelton Maroons and Mount Pleasant Football Academy at 1:20 pm today after hosts Chapelton Maroons failed to show for the 1 pm match at Effortville...

Published:Sunday | January 15, 2023 | 8:19 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

A jam-packed Treasure Beach Sports Complex witnessed a Chris Gayle-led XI defeat a Brian Lara XI by 11 runs in the Resi Legends Twenty20 (T20) festival match today. Batting first, Gayle’s XI posted 156 for six off their allotted 20 overs with the ‘...

Published:Sunday | January 8, 2023 | 6:57 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Vere United secured their sixth draw in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), following a 0-0 stalemate against newcomers Chapelton Maroons this afternoon at the Wembley Centre of Excellence. With head coach Linval Dixon missing from the sidelines due...

Published:Sunday | December 4, 2022 | 7:03 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

An own goal from captain Fitzroy Cummings in the 11th minute saw Vere United going down 1-0 to Waterhouse FC in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) encounter at the Wembley Centre of Excellence today. In other games, Harbour View hammered Faulkland...

Published:Sunday | December 4, 2022 | 3:37 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Vere United opened their account in the Jamaica Women's Premier League (JWPL) with an emphatic 11-0 drubbing of Real MoBay AFC at the Wembley Centre of Excellence today. Striker Dahlia Whyte scored a four-timer in the 12th, 30th, 57th and 77th...

Published:Friday | November 25, 2022 | 10:38 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Glenmuir High secured their place in the final four of the ISSA/Wata Ben Francis Cup following an emphatic 4-0 win over Frome Technical at Glenmuir on Friday. Goals from Kyle Gordon in the 13th minute, Deandre Johnson in the 75th and a double...

Published:Thursday | November 17, 2022 | 10:25 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Captain Rovman Powell stroked a masterful unbeaten century to lead Jamaica Scorpions to a three-wicket win over the Guyana Harpy Eagles in semi-final two of the Super50 Cup in Antigua. The right-hander stroked 105 runs from 92 deliveries with...

Published:Sunday | October 30, 2022 | 6:48 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Cavalier shrugged off their opening-day defeat against Arnett Gardens by securing a comfortable 3-0 away win over Vere United in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) today. The Rudolph Speid-coached Cavalier looked more purposeful than Vere at the...

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