Eleven gymnastics coaches from across the island gained official certification through the Jamaica Amateur Gymnastics Association (JAGA) recently. These coaches took part in the mandatory National Gymnastics Federation of Jamaica (NGFJ) Level One...
Kemoy Campbell, the national record holder over the 3000m, 5000m, and 10000m distances, says that although he has retired from track and field, he still has something to give to the sport in another capacity. Campbell announced his retirement on...
Sports attorney Dr Emir Crowne has once again stressed the importance of transparency regarding closed hearings of athletes. This is in light of the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) decision to stage its second-ever open hearing case, a move...
LIMA, Peru: Pan American Games triple jump silver medallist Shanieka Thomas-Ricketts has a unique training partnership as her coach, Kerry Ricketts, is also her husband. Kerry has talked up her potential throughout the year, saying that she is in...
LIMA, Peru: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Danniel Thomas-Dodd left their mark on the 2019 Pan American Games by shattering records, which stood in their respective disciplines long before they were even born. Fraser-Pryce lowered the 40-year-old 200m...
LIMA, Peru: Shericka Jackson impressed, striking gold in the women’s 400m final at the Pan American Games yesterday and as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce gets set to make her assault on the podium today, the star sprinter said that contrary to reports...
LIMA, Peru: National double sprint champion Elaine Thompson says winning Pan American Games 100m gold, just a day after Jamaica celebrated its 57th year of independence, was a special feeling for her as she continues her World Championships...
LIMA, Peru: National discus throwers Fedrick Dacres and Traves Smikle are quickly establishing themselves as one of track and field’s dynamic duos. In 2018, they finished one-two in the event at the Commonwealth Games, and on Tuesday they repeated...
LIMA, Peru: Fedrick Dacres is probably losing count of the number of men’s discus records he has broken throughout his career. After surpassing his own national record with a throw of 70.78m in the Rabat leg of the IAAF Diamond League, he stepped...
LIMA, Peru: Carl Lewis has reiterated his stance on doping in track and field, this time saying that it went largely neglected because of a lack of courage by those with the power to address it. Lewis’ comments, which he made while speaking at an...
A trip to Lima, Peru, in the summer might seem like the ideal vacation to many or the opportunity to experience its exotic cuisine and shopping in the city. However, Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) president Christopher Samuda has warned the...
Sports attorney Dr Emir Crowne has questioned the logic of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association’s (JAAA) decision to uphold Danielle Williams’ disqualification in the women’s 100m hurdles final at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures National...
The rivalry between former Prime Ministers P.J. Patterson and the late Edward Seaga is seen by many as arguably the fiercest in Jamaica’s political history. However, at the state funeral for Seaga, who was also chairman of the Premier League Clubs...
The Jamaica Olympic Ice Hockey Federation (JOIHF) has received the backing of several countries that want to see the development of the sport, including the creation of a skating rink on the island. This was at the annual congress of the...
Officials from the team of Jamaican rally driver Jeffrey Panton and his co-driver, Mike Fennell Jr, say both men are in good condition after a crash on the first stage of the SoL Rally Barbados yesterday. Both men were taken to the Queen Elizabeth...
Racers athlete Michael O’Hara has decided to add the 110m hurdles event to his programme ahead of his bid to make Jamaica’s team for the Tokyo Olympic Games next year. O’Hara, 22, has competed over the 100m and 200m sprints since joining the Glen...
The Ministry of Sport said that it will explore the possibility of creating a Homeless World Cup futsal team, with the intention of providing street persons across the country with a second chance in life. The Homeless World Cup is an annual futsal...
Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt has defended his position on replacing interim Windies head coach Richard Pybus with former Barbadian cricketer Floyd Reifer. Skerritt, who was elected CWI president at its Annual General Meeting...
National senior women’s team head coach Hue Menzies said that although the official squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup will have 23 players, the Jamaica Football Federation has decided to take three extra players to the tournament in France this...
National senior women’s football team captain Konya Plummer is enjoying her time in South Africa, as the Reggae Girlz get ready for their friendly international game against the hosts – Banyana Banyana (Girls Girls). The Girlz are in Durban and...
At 11 years old, Alex ‘The Jamaican Sensation’ Powell has made history by becoming the first Jamaican and Caribbean driver to sign with a Formula One (F1) team. Mercedes-AMG F1 made the official announcement yesterday when they introduced Powell...
Departing ISSA president Dr Walton Small says that the issues surrounding the electronic starting system implemented at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) last week should not be seen as a negative but instead as...
Hydel High School’s Alana Reid was disappointed with her finish in the Class Three girls’ 200m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Saturday. Despite a performance that saw her finish seventh...
