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Gladstone Taylor/Multimedia Photo Editor Yohan Blake speaks with The Gleaner ahead of the National Honours and Awards presentation scheduled for tomorrow.
March 8, 2026 by Karen Madde

‘I am over the moon’

Olympian Yohan Blake was yesterday honoured by the United States Congress, Florida District. The District hailed Blake “for his achievements in track and field and for inspiring athletes and…
Matthew McKoy/Photographer Rushike Kelson of Arnett Gardens FC somersaults as he celebrates scoring a goal.
March 8, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Arnett, Molynes hunt for important wins

Arnett Gardens and Molynes United will both be hunting for precious three points when the two teams meet today at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex at 6 pm in the Wray and Nephew-sponsored Jamaica…
Alphansus Davis High Scool coach, Megan Wilson-Copeland.
March 8, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Alphansus Davis attacking the middle distances

Head coach of Alphansus Davis High School, Megan Wilson-Copeland, is expecting strong performances from her athletes, particularly in the middle-distance events at this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys…
AP India’s Rinku Singh (left) and Kuldeep Yadav during a practice session ahead of the T20 World Cup cricket final match against New Zealand in Ahmedabad, India yesterday.
March 8, 2026

India eye third T20 World Cup title, New Zealand hope to spoil party

AHMEDABAD, India (AP): Memories from a fateful November night still linger on, even as India gun for a record third title when they take on New Zealand in the Twenty20 World Cup final today. The…
Coach Sabrina Wittmann gives instructions during the 3. Liga football match between FC Ingolstadt and SV Waldhof Mannheim, in Ingolstadt, on May 5, 2024.
March 8, 2026

Germany’s only female pro coach still giving it a go

BERLIN (AP): As the first and only woman to be appointed head coach of a men’s professional football team in Germany, Sabrina Wittmann faces more pressure and scrutiny than most of her counterparts.…
Antoine Lodge/Photographer Action from the second day of the Carifta Trials on yesterday’s day two inside the National Stadium.
March 8, 2026 by Raymond Graham

JAAA waives Carifta Trials entry fee for athletes

Athletes competing at the three-day Carifta Trials, which started on Friday, are doing so without having to think about paying the usual entry fee of $500 per athlete, as the Jamaica Administrative…
NEO STAR (right), ridden by Tajay Suckoo, wins the second running of the nine-furlongs-and 25-yard International Women’s Day Trophy ahead of DON KWESI at Caymanas Park on March 7.
March 8, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Nunes goes on an International Women’s Day rampage

Anthony Nunes served notice on champion trainer Jason DaCosta yesterday, closing a stinging five-timer with a hat-trick completed by NEO STAR in the International Women’s Day Trophy at nine furlongs…
Sports
March 8, 2026

Past The Finishing Post

Mar 7, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $750,000 REST. ALL. IV - NB5YO& UP(NW3)&IMP5YO&UP(NW2) Off At: 11:43.19 AM Distance: 5 Fur(S) Track Condition: Dirt : Fast Winning Time: 1:01.3…
Rudolph Brown/Photographer Rudolph Speid, Reggae Boyz coach, displays the JWPL Cup with (from left) Kajay Rowe, AVP, marketing and Innovation of Supreme Venture; Nardea Drummond, managing director of Acroscopic; Florette Blackwood, board member of the Jam
March 8, 2026

KFC Ja boosts JWPL support with $3.5m investment

Returning for another season of support, Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), operators of the KFC brand locally, have increased their investment in the Jamaica Women’s Premier League (JWPL) to $3.5 million…