A stacked line-up of mixed martial arts (MMA) and kickboxing fighters are set to be on show at the Rough Fight League (RFL) at Funland in Hope Gardens tomorrow night. The eighth staging of the event will kick off at 8 p.m. and will see 14 fighters...
RUSHELL CLAYTON is the latest Jamaican to sign on to compete in the inaugural Grand Slam Track League. The series of track events, put on by sprinting legend Michael Johnson, pits 96 athletes across 12 distances four times per year. The league...
SURPRISE OLYMPIC discus champion Rojé Stona has missed out on the World Athletics Field Athlete of the Year nomination. Stona, who clinched the 2024 Olympic discus title in a meet record of 70 metres, was not mentioned in the nomination list of...
WEST INDIES players can now be selected to play in any format, even if they do not play in the corresponding domestic format. Previously, it was not so, as players who would want to play Test cricket would have to play in the regional four-day,...
WORLD’S SECOND fastest man alive, Yohan Blake, was honoured with the Key to the Region during the grand opening of his new restaurant, Butcher’s Barrel, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida yesterday. The 34-year old marked this double achievement as a...
AFTER REPRESENTING the Jamaican colours at the Paris Olympic Games, harsh comments about her skin colour is not something 400-metre runner Junelle Bromfield said she expected to face. “I honestly thought we were past colourism in Jamaica,...
“Mi bawl fi couple days” said two-time World Championships bronze medallist Rushell Clayton, lamenting over leaving the 2024 Paris Olympics Games without a medal. Crossing the line in fifth position in the final at this year’s Games is not what the...
THOUGH INJURY brought a premature end to Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s season last time, the Reggae Girl striker has been in action on the awards circuit with remarkable consistency. This time out, Shaw is among six players shortlisted for Professional...
Jamaica’s Melaika Russell earned the island’s lone medal at the Caribbean Junior Road Cycling Championships as she rode away with a bronze medal. Russell took part in the junior female road race in Sandy Ground, St Martin, on Sunday. “Well done to...
TINA Clayton is backing her twin sister Tia to surprise her rivals in the women’s 100 metres at the Paris Olympics. In an Instagram link up yesterday, Tina said her sister Tia is capable of upsetting the favourites in the women’s 100m. “(I want...
JAMAICA’S SUNSHINE Girls are excited to get back to international netball, says head coach Sasher-Gaye Henry, after the announcement of a bilateral series against England. “We have not had any international series, so we are quite excited (as) all...
A TROPICAL country winning a winter sport against countries with that season is not ordinary, but the Jamaican hockey team proved themselves extraordinary when they claimed the Challenger Series recently. The Jamaican team outmatched Lebanon 12-8...
National diver Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson has decided to quit the sport at an age when most will be looking to produce their best performances. The Canada-born 24 year-old, who made his national debut in 2022, made the announcement via Instagram on...
For some time now, athletes and other sports personnel have been calling for more awareness of athletes’ mental wellness. In an effort to help address this issue, Jamaica is doing its part by making the necessary adjustments. As such, clinical...
Former national netball player Sasher-Gaye Henry is back on the side lines as head coach of the Sunshine Girls. Henry, alongside co-coach Marvette Anderson, guided the Girls to a Commonwealth Games bronze medal in 2018 but would depart the team...
TWO-TIME WORLD Championships bronze medallist Rushell Clayton said she’s grateful to be nominated for the RJRGLEANER Sports Woman of the Year Award. “I think it’s sort of an accomplishment, because being nominated shows that your hard work is...
REGGAE BOYZ captain and goalkeeper Andre Blake, alongside two-time World Championships bronze medallist Rushell Clayton, will be patrons of the 2024 Sagicor Sigma run. Come February 18, 2024, the event will see its 26th staging, with both patrons...
President and co-founder of MVP Track Club, Bruce James, says Shericka Jackson, based on her outstanding performances during the 2023 season has a strong chance of being named the World Athlete of the Year. “The only item missing from Shericka’s...
After a great 2023 season, national 400-metre hurdles record holder Roshawn Clarke has a chance to add one more topping to the cake. The 19-year old sensation is among the three finalists for the men’s World Athletics Rising Star Award for the 2023...
MANY PEOPLE think of achieving milestones in life, and Rajindra Campbell achieved one when he broke the six-year-old national shot put record last week. Campbell, who put 22.22 metres at the Meeting de Madrid in Spain to surpass O’Dayne Richards’...
Last year, a few hiccups occurred during the selection process of Jamaica’s team for international track and field meets, but Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) President Garth Gayle says he is expecting a smoother process this...
THE SECOND fastest man in history, Yohan Blake, has donned the Adidas brand for most of his career, but come the JAAA National Junior and Senior Championships, he will be gearing up in a PUMA outfit. “A new chapter begins. Welcome, @yohanblake to...
WITH A lack of funding for the national rugby teams, the Jamaica Rugby Football Union (JRFU) has decided to use an unusual method to come up with money for upcoming international competitions. Their solution: a telethon, which will be held...
A NUMBER of records fell at the National Cycling Championships held over the weekend at the National Stadium, very much to the liking of Jamaica Cycling Federation President Wayne Palmer. “The quality was quite good, we had a number of records fall...
Fencing is not a popular sport in Jamaica. Wheelchair fencing is even less popular. However, there are now moves to develop wheelchair fencing locally and remove the barriers which are preventing the sport from moving forward. Head coach for the...
