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LONDON (AP): Lester Piggott, a jockey who won the English Derby nine times in his haul of victories in horse racing’s top events, has died. He was 86. Piggott’s death was confirmed to Britain’s PA news agency yesterday by racehorse trainer William...

The recent surge from young Jamaican sprinter Kevona Davis hasn’t come from changes in her training. Instead, according to Edrick Floreal, Davis’ coach at the University of Texas, the advance is the result of a mental breakthrough. Davis, a 20 year...

PARIS (AP): RIOT POLICE fired tear gas and pepper spray at Liverpool supporters forced to endure lengthy waits to get into the Champions League (CL) final which was delayed for 37 minutes as security struggled with frustrated crowds at the Stade de...

JAMAICA-BORN JACKY Beckford-Henriques, who recently copped the award for Imprint Coach of the Year for the quality job she did as swimming head coach with the University of Waterloo in Canada, believes there are actions Jamaica can take to improve...

With the Pan-American Championships in their sights, Super Six shooting team captain Sasha-Gay Mullings says that she is grateful for the strong support which has seen an uptick in women competing in the sport. Mullings was speaking yesterday at...

After a rough start to his stint as Portmore United head coach, Philip Williams has demanded more ruthlessness in attack to enable his side to end the 2022 Jamaica Premier League (JPL) season well. He will get the chance to see improvement in his...

THE SUNDAY Gleaner has been reliably informed that Burnley’s women’s coach, Jonathan Morgan, and former national assistant coach Lorne Donaldson, are the front runners for the Reggae Girlz head coaching job. A source inside the Jamaica Football...

AHMEDABAD, India (CMC): WEST INDIES left-arm seamer Obed McCoy produced an outstanding performance as Rajasthan Royals trounced Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets to surge into Sunday’s final of the Indian Premier League. The 25-year-old...

LONDON (AP): THE SALE of Premier League club Chelsea is expected to be completed Monday after a “final and definitive” agreement was reached with the consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly. The club said Saturday that “a...

It was a day when the Jamaica Scorpions bowlers toiled long and hard. The fielders also toiled as they chased the shots played by Tagenarine Chanderpaul and later Vishaul Singh as the Guyana Harpy Eagles piled up a whopping 584 for seven at stumps...