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Published:Wednesday | July 20, 2022 | 10:39 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Christopher Taylor advanced to the final of the men’s 400 metres event at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Wednesday night. The 22-year-old Taylor was third in semi-final one in a season’s best 44.97 seconds to secure...

Published:Wednesday | July 20, 2022 | 10:02 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Candice McLeod and Stephenie-Ann McPherson advanced to the final of the women’s 400 metres event at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Wednesday. McLeod cemented her place in the final after finishing second in semi-final...

Published:Wednesday | July 20, 2022 | 9:16 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Rushell Clayton, the 2019 bronze medalist, is back in the final of the women’s 400 metres hurdles event at the World Athletics Championships. Clayton finished third in semi-final heat two in a personal best (PB) 53.63 seconds on Wednesday to...

Published:Thursday | July 14, 2022 | 11:57 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz were beaten 3-0 by Canada in their Concacaf Women’s Championships semi-final match in Monterrey, Mexico on Thursday night. Jessie Flemming (18th), Allysha Chapman (64th) and Adriana Leon (74th) were the scorers for the...

Published:Thursday | July 14, 2022 | 11:37 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz were beaten 3-0 by Canada in their Concacaf Women’s Championships semi-final match in Monterrey, Mexico on Thursday night. Jessie Flemming (18th), Allysha Chapman (64th) and Adriana Leon (74th) were the scorers for the...

Published:Thursday | July 14, 2022 | 10:05 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica's Reggae Girlz are trailing Canada 1-0 at half-time in their Concacaf Women’s Championships semi-final match in Monterrey, Mexico. Jessie Flemming scored a header in the 18th minute for the Canadians who dominated possession the half....

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:14 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica’s top high jumper, Lamara Distin, was at a loss for words as she tried to explain her shock defeat in the women’s high jump competition at the National Senior Championships at the National Stadium yesterday. Distin, who is ranked third in...

Published:Saturday | April 30, 2022 | 4:29 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Kingston College (KC) was alone at the finish line as they blew away the field to win the Championship of American 4x400m relay event at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field on Saturday. The KC team of Amal Glasgow, Shaemar...

Published:Friday | April 29, 2022 | 11:11 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania Despite competing with an injured ankle, Kingston College's (KC) Jaydon Hibbert still managed to outclass his rivals to win the Championship of America triple jump event at the 2022 Penn Relays at the Franklin Field...

Published:Saturday | April 16, 2022 | 12:08 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Head coach Corey Bennett says the absence of World Under-18 100 metres hurdles record holder Kerrica Hill from the country's team at the Carifta Games is a major miss. Hill, a student at Hydel High School, failed to make the national team after...

Published:Friday | March 11, 2022 | 11:33 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Natassia Burrell of Hydel High captured the Under-17 girls shot put with throw of 13.84 metres on Friday's opening day of the 2022 Carifta Trials at the National Stadium. St Jago High’s Kimeka Smith took second in the event with a throw of 12...

Published:Friday | March 11, 2022 | 11:02 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Andrene Peart of Holmwood Technical High dominated her rivals to win the Under-17 girls 1500 metres final on the opening day of the Carifta Trials at the National Stadium on Friday. Peart clocked four minutes 53.10 seconds to win the event...

Published:Friday | March 11, 2022 | 11:42 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaica College's (JC) outstanding middle distance runner, J’Voughnn Blake, clocked a good three minutes 55.45 seconds to comfortably win the Under-20 boys 1500 metres at the JAAA Carifta Trials on Friday at the National Stadium. Adrian...

Published:Monday | March 7, 2022 | 6:40 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Olympic Games 100 metres bronze medallist Shericka Jackson will headline Jamaica’s 19-member track and field team team at this year’s World Athletics Indoor Championships, which will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, March 18-20. Sixteen women and...

Published:Friday | February 25, 2022 | 5:43 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Chairman of the Gibson McCook Relays, Professor Rainford Wilks, says they are very concerned that many spectators will not be able to attend tomorrow's event at the National Stadium due to a major breakdown in their online ticketing system....

Published:Thursday | November 18, 2021 | 6:54 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

HAVING RECORDED their first win in this season’s Inter-Secondary Schools' Sports Association (ISSA)/Manning Cup competition, Calabar High School’s head coach, David Laylor, said they are feeling a lot more relieved and relaxed and they are hoping...

Published:Tuesday | October 26, 2021 | 12:10 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) President Keith Wellington is warning participating schools in this year’s schoolboy football competitions that they will be thrown out of the tournaments if they do not follow the protocols which...

Published:Thursday | August 26, 2021 | 12:09 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

United Racehorse Trainers Association of Jamaica (URTA) and its stakeholders are expecting a purse increase from Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) heading into their meeting with the racing promoters this week. Ian Parsard,...

Published:Wednesday | July 7, 2021 | 12:12 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

The United Racehorse Trainers Association of Jamaica (URTA) will meet with horse-racing promoters Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) over the issue of a purse increase today. A $100-million purse increase was last made in...

Published:Saturday | May 15, 2021 | 12:14 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Kingston College (KC) head coach Leaford Grant and Jamaica College (JC) principal Wayne Robinson said it is going to be a dogfight to decide the winners of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Athletics Championships (Champs) title this year. KC, the...

Published:Saturday | April 10, 2021 | 12:07 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

After the recent announcement by Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment that it will be awarding $100,000 to the female jockey with the most wins at the end of the quarter, Natalie Berger has signalled her intentions after her first win of the...

Published:Tuesday | April 6, 2021 | 12:14 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Having served a 15-day suspension, jockey Abigail Able says she has learnt from her mistakes and she is hoping for a standout performance when she returns to action at Caymanas Park on Thursday. Able and jockey Richard Parchment were both suspended...

Published:Saturday | March 27, 2021 | 12:05 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

With less than nine months to go before the start of the Netball World Youth Cup, Netball Jamaica (NJ) President Tricia Robinson said the national Under-21 team’s preparation has been hampered by their lack of court practice. The tournament, which...

Published:Wednesday | February 26, 2020 | 7:09 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

The Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) has postponed this Saturday's race meet at Caymanas Park due to the lack of entries. Clovis Metcalfe, chairman of the JRC, said the meet has been moved to next Wednesday and this was result of a mysterious virus...

Published:Wednesday | February 12, 2020 | 6:28 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer -

Jamaican match official Jacqueline Williams is among six female umpires selected to officiate this year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup which will be held in Australia. Williams is among 15 officials named to by the International Cricket Council to...

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