WITH the 2023 Netball World Cup set to tip off in Cape Town, South Africa today, president of the Jamaica Olympic Association Christopher Samuda is hopeful that he’ll be able to witness the elevation of the sport to the Olympic stage. Samuda...
NATIONAL UNDER-20 goalkeeper coach, Andrew Sewell, believes a one-week camp aimed at improving local goalkeepers was a success. Hosted at St George’s College’s Winchester Park, goalkeepers were put through various drills in order to achieve...
FORMER national shot put record holder O’Dayne Richards has hailed the exploits of compatriot and reigning national champion Rajindra Campbell who broke his six-year-old record last Saturday. Competing at the Meeting de Madrid, Campbell threw 22....
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Squash Association, Karen Anderson, has heaped praise on the 16-member team that represented the island at the National Lotteries Authority Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships which was hosted in...
CHRISTOPHER SAMUDA, president of the Jamaica Olympic Association, is calling the news that the Australian state of Victoria has withdrawn from hosting duties for the 2026 Commonwealth Games a massive blow to not only the organisers, but to sport...
HIGHLY RESPECTED NBA agent Mike George is on the island closely monitoring the ongoing Star Search Basketball Camp at G.C. Foster College. George, among his plethora of clients, has reigning NBA champion Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets on his...
FOLLOWING WEST Indies’ embarrassing display with both bat and ball during their first Test assignment against number-one-ranked India, cricket analyst Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira and former Jamaica captain Mark Neita are pointing fingers at the pitch...
JAMAICA’S Sunshine Girls, ranked fourth in the world behind the trio of Australia, New Zealand and England, departed the island yesterday as they embarked upon their 15th trip to the Netball World Cup, with the 2023 edition being hosted on Africa...
DESPITE being only 16 years old Jamaica’s Aliana McMaster is slowly becoming a star on the shooting circuit. McMaster returned from the recently concluded World English Sporting Clay Championships held at the E.J, Churchill Shooting Ground in...
Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls departed the island earlier today as they set sights on capturing the 2023 Netball World Cup, to be held in Cape Town, South Africa from July 28 – August 6. The team which left the island, made up of the local-based...
NATIONAL under-20 goalkeeper coach, Andrew Sewell, believes his upcoming one-week camp geared towards improving the tactical abilities of local goalkeepers will bear fruit in the near future and help to harness the talents that are in abundance in...
THE LORNE Donaldson-coached Reggae Girlz team benefited from a $2 million cash injection during a presentation ceremony at the Scotia Centre in downtown Kingston, yesterday. The Reggae Girlz, who are currently in Australia ahead of next week’s...
SUPER LEAGUE outfit Central Kingston Football Club received a much-needed financial boost valued at $450,000 along with gear during a presentation ceremony at Winschester Park, St George’s College, yesterday. The donation was made by a partnership...
DESPITE LEAVING the 2023 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in San Salvador, El Salvador, without a victory in the 3x3 basketball tournament, one of Jamaica’s leading performers in Romaine Thomas still see a bright future. Jamaica lost 21-...
GC Foster College’s Andrae Dacres booked his spot in the main draw of the men’s 200 metres at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this morning. Dacres was the fastest of the qualifiers, clocking 21....
MVP track club representative Rohan Watson is the new men’s national 100-metre champion after a shock performance at the National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this evening. Watson clocked a personal best 9.91 seconds...
Shericka Jackson successfully defended her 100-metre national title inside the National Stadium this evening but more than that, clocked a massive personal best and world lead. Jackson got out of the blocks well and drove right through the finish...
Roshawn Clarke produced a magnificent run en route to the 2023 national men’s 400-metre hurdles title. Clarke clocked 47.85 to claim the title, but also found himself in rarefied air, tying Sean Burrell's world junior record. The US hurdler set the...
Experienced one-lap hurdler Janieve Russell is the national 400-metre hurdles champion for the third time in a row. In an enthralling contest inside the National Stadium at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships this evening,...
Chanai Jarrett of St Elizabeth Technical High School and Tonyan Beckford of Edwin Allen are the under-18 and under-20 400-metre hurdles national champions after their respective efforts at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships...
Experienced middle-distance runner Adelle Tracey stormed down the final 100 metres to claim the national title in the women’s 1500 metres at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this evening. Tracey was...
Edwin Allen’s Joel Morgan produced a tactical master class, outdipping Kingston College’s Rekelme Hunter to claim first place in the boys under-18 1500 metres at the National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this...
There was disappointment for Julian Forte, who was disqualified for a false start in the men’s 100 metres semi-final at the National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this evening. Also out is the fastest qualifier to...
World champion 100-metre silver medallist, Shericka Jackson, safely booked her spot in the final of the women’s 100 metres at the National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this afternoon. Jackson cruised to an 11.31-...
Romaine Beckford is the 2023 national high jump champion. Beckford, with a first-time clearance of 2.23 metres at the National Senior and Junior Championships at the National Stadium earlier today, forced former Wolmer’s Boys’ School standout...
