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WI vs Bangladesh | Tourists make confident start in second Test

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 11:51 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer -

Bangladesh made a more positive start with the bat against the West Indies on day one of the second Test in St Lucia with the visitors going into lunch on 77 for two. Asked to take first strike, the visitors began positively with openers Tamim...

Cavalier advance to last four of JPL

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:14 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Cavalier’s St Lucian goalkeeper, Vino Barclett, was the hero for his team yesterday as the defending champions advanced to the semi-finals of this year’s Jamaica Premier League. Barclett made two penalty saves at Sabina Park as Cavalier...

Distin vows to get over shock defeat

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...

Henry, Watts bowl Jamaica into Super 50 final

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:13 AM

After securing the T20 Blaze title last week, Jamaica’s Women are on the verge of a remarkable double as they booked their place in the final of the Women’s Super 50 tournament following an eight-wicket win over Guyana in their rain-affected semi-...

Brathwaite wants WI to ‘stay on the gas’

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:12 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite says his side will be looking to maintain the pressure and “stay on the gas” against Bangladesh when the sides meet in the second Test starting today at 9 a.m. Jamaica time at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St...

Eroy hard to beat on Sunday

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:12 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

EROY’s third-place run with topweight 126lb, off a five-month break, allowing DOUBLE DIVA 14lb, makes him awfully hard to beat at seven and a half furlongs in Sunday’s Hubert Bartley Memorial. Unraced since toppling FURTHER AND BEYOND at the exact...

Shelly shines at National Champs

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:12 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Not for the first time this season, four-time world 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce made a statement in a 100m race. In this case, it was against a quality line-up on yesterday’s opening day of the JAAA National Senior and Junior...

Anderson promises to lower his 800m national record

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:08 AMSharla Williams/Gleaner Writer -

After winning his semi-final with the fastest time at the JAAA National Senior Championships, 800m record holder Navasky Anderson promises to lower the record he set in May. He hinted, however, that a new mark may not come at this weekend's...

JAAA promises safe championships

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:08 AMSharla Williams/Gleaner Writer

Safety is a big concern for many Jamaicans as the country’s crime rate remains very high. Although the National Stadium is a venue where many citizens and tourists go to enjoy sporting activities, areas close to the venue are not the safest as...

Walcott: Top three in women’s 100m, 200m and 400m hurdles will be finalists in Eugene

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:08 AMHubert Lawrence/Gleaner Writer

The top three in some events at this weekend’s National Track and Field Championships will almost certainly challenge for medals at next month’s World Championships in Eugene, Oregon. That’s the analysis of Reynaldo Walcott, head coach at the...

Goule, new brand ambassador for RPJ

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:07 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

National 800m champion Natoya Goule has expressed her delight after she was installed as the new brand ambassador of the Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ) on Wednesday. Dr Damien King, chairman of RPJ, made the announcement during a press...

Sha'Carri misses US Trials 100m final

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 10:02 PM

(AP): Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson appeared to have both her speed and swagger back for the U.S. track and field championships but she had a disappointing result Thursday night in her signature event. Despite a few promising races heading into the...

Fraser-Pryce, Seville make big statements

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 9:49 PM

The National Senior and Junior Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium produced possibly one of the fastest first rounds over 100 metres in history. The feats of speed were led by Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, who made a big statement,...

Salmon the quickest, leads loaded women's 400m hurdles

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 7:37 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Shiann Salmon qualified for tomorrow's women's 400m hurdles final with the fastest time in the field at the Jamaica National Senior and Junior Championships this evening at the National Salmon clocked 54.10 seconds to book her place in what is...

New National record holder advances to Men's 800m final

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 7:19 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

New national 800m record holder Navasky Anderson progressed to the final of the Men's 800m with the fastest time in the field at the National Stadium at the JAAA National Senior and Junior Championships this evening. Anderson, who competes for...

Barnswell leads six speedsters into 100 main draw

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 6:20 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

MVP track club's Ramone Barnswell advanced to the main draw of the Men's 100m with the fastest time in the qualifying round of the event this afternoon at the JAAA National Senior and Junior Championships. Barnswell clocked 10.23 seconds to win...

Distin fails to produce usual excellence, Williamson is national champion

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 5:59 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

National jumper Kimberly Williamson caused an upset, dethroning Lamara Distin to win the women's high jump at the JAAA National Senior and Junior Championships at the National Stadium this afternoon. Williamson captured the title with a height of 1...

Fresh Goule not worried over national title defence

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 12:12 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

FOLLOWING SUBPAR performances in her last two races, reigning national 800m champion Natoya Goule said she is now refreshed and ready to defend her title at the JAAA National Senior and Junior Championship, which is scheduled to begin today at the...

All to play for after deadlocked first legs

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

CAVALIER AND MOUNT Pleasant square off in the second leg of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) quarterfinal this evening at Sabina Park at 5 pm and both camps are expressing confidence of victory ahead of the decisive match. Both quarterfinals ended...

Reggae Boy Palmer joins Coventry

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 12:11 AM

LONDON (CMC): REGGAE BOY Kasey Palmer, who made his debut for Jamaica last year, has joined Coventry City from English Championship rivals Bristol City for an undisclosed fee after struggling to nail down a place with the West Country outfit. The...

Double Diva too tough over five and a half

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 12:11 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

RETURNING AT 110lb in Saturday’s SVL 21st Anniversary Trophy, Jason DaCosta’s DOUBLE DIVA will be a tough horse to beat at five and a half furlongs, unchallenged in four consecutive victories, and looking even better at exercise. Though her last...

Make that two

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 12:11 AMSharla Williams/Gleaner Writer

CANADA-BORN DIVER Yohan Eskrik-Parkinson said he was happy to make his debut for Jamaica at the recently concluded Canada Grand Cup in Calgary, Canada, but he still has a lot to learn if he is going to achieve his goals. “I was honoured to finally...

New 6ixty competition could open Olympic doors – Hall

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

CRICKET WEST Indies (CWI), in collaboration with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), has unveiled a new 60-ball cricket format set for launch later this summer, dubbed ‘6ixty’. While speaking with Gleaner Sports, CWI President Ricky Skerrit called...

Young Reggae Boyz rebound, qualify for knockout

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 12:10 AM

Jamaica’s U20 footballers rebounded from the 5-0 thrashing they were dealt at the hands of Honduras to qualify for the knockout phase of the Concacaf U20 Championship yesterday. Playing against Antigua and Barbuda inside the Francisco Morazan...

A time for answers

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 12:10 AMHubert Lawrence/Gleaner Writer

AFTER MONTHS of waiting, fans will finally get answers. By the time this weekend is over, we’ll all know who will carry Jamaica’s colours to the upcoming World Championships in Eugene, Oregon but that’s not all. By the time this weekend ends, we...

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