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Published:Monday | April 3, 2023 | 5:11 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Dave Myrie, principal of Kingston College (KC), has reminded rival schools never to underestimate the heart of a champion. Myrie, who was speaking at the championship parade on the school ground earlier this morning after his KC won the 113th...

Published:Saturday | April 1, 2023 | 1:24 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

As the 2023 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium moves into its final day of competition, day four served up some enthralling performances. In one of the day’s most notable performances, St Elizabeth...

Published:Saturday | April 1, 2023 | 1:21 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

FORMER national 100 metres champion Tyquando Tracey has hailed the return to normality at the annual ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships. Speaking to The Gleaner at the National Stadium yesterday, Tracey said COVID-19 took a...

Published:Friday | March 31, 2023 | 1:47 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Edwin Allen High’s Delano Kennedy produced a splendid performance last night to capture the gold medal in 45.27 seconds in the Class One boys’ 400 metres at the 2023 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships at the National Stadium. Jamaica...

Published:Thursday | March 30, 2023 | 11:36 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Kingston College’s (KC) Isaiah Patrick scored a massive 987 points for the defending Boys’ champions in the 110-metre hurdles of the decathlon early on day three of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships inside the National...

Published:Thursday | March 30, 2023 | 1:24 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

AS THE curtains closed on day two of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, the exploits of Kingston College (KC) captain Bouwahjgie Nkrumie made patrons want to remain, not letting go of the moment they had just witnessed...

Published:Wednesday | March 29, 2023 | 9:32 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Following his record-breaking performance in the semi-final, Kingston College captain Bouwahjgie Nkrumie saved the best for last, becoming the first athlete to dip below 10 seconds over 100 metres at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics...

Published:Wednesday | March 29, 2023 | 12:40 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Kingston College’s (KC) Tahj-Marques White safely booked his spot into Thursday's final of the Boys’ Class II 400 metres with a composed victory in semi-final three, clocking a calculated 48.49 seconds to win ahead of Excelsior’s Kishawn Hoffman,...

Published:Wednesday | March 29, 2023 | 12:07 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Hydel High School’s Zico Bennett and Kingston College’s Isaiah Patrick have taken the early lead in the decathlon at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium. Bennett, the son of Hydel and Calabar...

Published:Wednesday | March 29, 2023 | 1:40 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

FOLLOWING THE conclusion of day one of the ongoing ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, the stage has been set for what is expected to be a mouth-watering four days of action. In the boys’ category of the championships,...

Published:Wednesday | March 29, 2023 | 1:30 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

THE HIGHLY anticipated 2023 Mayberry Investment Swim meet lived up to expectations at the National Aquatic Centre, ending on Sunday. In the high school division, 2022 champions Immaculate Conception High School defended their girls’ title,...

Published:Tuesday | March 28, 2023 | 2:33 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Hydel High School’s Nastassia Fletcher booked her spot in the Girls’ Class III 400 metres semi-final after cruising to a 56.29 clocking to win heat two of the event ahead of St Jago’s Brianna Redwood in 58.89 and St. Elizabeth Technical’s Mareka...

Published:Tuesday | March 28, 2023 | 11:18 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Kingston College’s (KC) Nahashon Ruto has staked his claim to be on the Boys’ Class II 1500-metre podium as day one of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boy’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships begins inside the National Stadium this morning. Defending...

Published:Tuesday | March 28, 2023 | 1:22 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

THE Xavier Gilbert-coached Excelsior High kicked off their quarterfinal round of the ISSA Tip Friendly Society high schoolgirls’ football competition in impressive fashion following their commanding 15-1 victory over Denham Town in Group One action...

Published:Monday | March 27, 2023 | 12:58 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

THE 2023 Mayberry Investment Mayberry Investment Schools Swimming Championships lived up to expectations following the two-day meet held over the weekend at the National Aquatics Centre, National Stadium. In the high school division, 2022 girls’...

Published:Friday | March 24, 2023 | 1:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

The 25th staging of the Mayberry All-Island Swim Meet will take place today and tomorrow at the National Aquatics Centre with action set to start at 8 a.m. each day. Immaculate Conception High and Campion College will seek to defend successfully...

Published:Wednesday | March 22, 2023 | 1:16 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

AFTER ACHIEVING all there is to in the sport of his choice, would sprint legend, Usain Bolt, really have given up for other opportunities? His answer might surprise you. According to the multiple Olympic and World Champion, as well as the holder of...

Published:Tuesday | March 21, 2023 | 12:46 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

REIGNING Ultimate Fighting Champion (UFC) of the welterweight division, Jamaica-born British fighter Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards, has poured cold water on the prospects of fighting former welterweight champion, American Colby Covington, in his next title...

Published:Saturday | March 18, 2023 | 1:07 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

FOLLOWING HIS stunning TKO victory over Kamara Usman back in August 2022, Jamaica-born Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards will put his welterweight championship on the line later this evening against Kamara ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Usman. The fight, a third...

Published:Friday | March 17, 2023 | 1:19 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

WITH less than a month before the start of the 2023 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championships set to be hosted in Nicaragua, Jamaica’s young Reggae Girlz are currently in preparation mode in a bid to qualify for the 2024 FIFA Women’s Under-20 World...

Published:Thursday | March 16, 2023 | 12:58 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

DEFENDING JAMAICA Premier League champions, Harbour View Football Club, will be without the services of their leading goalscorer Nicholas Hamilton, who left the island on Sunday for a two-week trial with Finnish club IFK Mariehamn. From his 16...

Published:Thursday | March 16, 2023 | 12:43 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

CHAIRMAN OF the Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF) Technical Committee Rudolph Speid is promising more from his organisation in the way of increasing the amount of age-group football being played on the island below the age of 12. The Jamaica...

Published:Tuesday | March 14, 2023 | 1:19 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

THE DELANO Campbell-coached Denham Town unit maintained its unbeaten streak in the ISSA Tip Friendly Society School Girl Football season, easing past rivals Tivoli, 6-1, at the Tivoli Gardens school ground yesterday. Denham Town opened their...

Published:Saturday | March 11, 2023 | 1:15 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

GOVERNOR GENERAL of Jamaica, Sir Patrick Allen, says the effort of Paralympians serves as a reminder of what is possible for Jamaican people. The governor general was speaking yesterday on the occasion of officially proclaiming today, Paralympic...

Published:Thursday | March 9, 2023 | 12:51 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

WITH THE 2023 Netball World Cup set for Cape Town, South Africa 141 days away, world number-four-ranked Jamaica received a massive financial boost geared towards preparation for their African trip. Yesterday at the National Indoor Sports Centre,...

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