World’s fastest man Usain Bolt says that he has not ruled out the possibility of becoming a coach in the near future. Bolt was speaking on Thursday at the Digicel Business Masterclass Series, a virtual event aimed at giving an inside look at the...
Former national senior women’s football team head coach Charlie Edwards says that Khadija Shaw’s potential has yet to be unleashed despite her strong start in her second season in France. His comments come after British newspaper The Guardian...
In a year that has seen him being recognised for excellence in his sport, national surfer Elishama Beckford says that he is focused on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics next year. Beckford is among the seven nominees shortlisted for the Prime...
Although the national senior men’s team no longer has a packed summer schedule to contend with next year, team manager Roy Simpson says that navigating both the Gold Cup and the World Cup qualifiers in 2021 will still be a massive challenge. On...
In a year that has seen him being recognised for excellence in his sport, national surfer Elishama Beckford says that he is focused on achieving the historic feat of qualification to next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Beckford was shortlisted on Monday...
To the delight of track and field coach Kerry Lee Ricketts, the Diamond League season will have its full complement of events return for the 2021 athletic season. World Athletics said yesterday that all 32 disciplines will be featured in the...
In spite of a pandemic that caused massive upheaval to the 2020 athletics season, double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson Herah described her season as a “blessing in disguise,” one that has allowed her to return to her best The 28-year-old...
As national striker Shamar Nicholson seeks to build on his debut season with Belgian club Charleroi, Belgian journalist Vincent Blouard believes that the 23-year-old will have to make major adjustments to help his club equal or surpass last season’...
President Anthony Wilmot says that the Jamaica Surfing Association (JSA) will be ready for the start of the next qualifiers for the rescheduled Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, next year. Surfing will make its debut at the Tokyo Olympics, which have...
Dunbeholden manager Paul Christie and Molynes United President Herman Cruickshank are frustrated about the latest postponement of the National Premier League and its impact on their clubs. The league is awaiting approval from the Ministry of Health...
Emboldened by the support of family, friends, and now the RJRGLEANER Sports Foundation Benevolent Fund, Jamaica Surfing Association President Anthony Wilmot says that he is looking forward to rebuilding his home in Nine Miles, Bull Bay, that was...
Having won another term as president of the Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF), Fabian Stewart says that his immediate focus will be re-engaging clubs and players as the association targets a resumption of play amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Stewart...
As Olympic double sprint champion Elaine Thompson Herah celebrates her selection as a finalist for the World Athletics Female World Athlete of the Year award, two of Jamaica’s leading track and field coaches presented differing views on her chances...
Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) General Secretary Dwayne Dillon says the ongoing reorganisation of local football administration will impact the future relationship between the parish associations and the new body responsible...
Jamaica College (JC) basketball coach Duane Cunningham says that he is happy about the part that he played in guiding national basketballer Nick Richards to the NBA. Richards, a 22-year-old JC and University of Kentucky past student, was drafted...
Swimmer Alia Atkinson and her London Roar team are in action in the International Swimming League (ISL) Finals which start in Budapest, Hungary, today. The two-day final which concludes tomorrow includes defending champions Energy Standard of...
Jamaica Football Federation Technical Committee Chairman Rudolph Speid says that the absence of local football and its lack of professionalism is causing the country to regress internationally. Speid was speaking at a Gleaner’s Editors Forum...
National basketballer Nick Richards will begin his professional career in the NBA with the Charlotte Hornets. The 22-year-old Jamaica College and University of Kentucky alum was originally selected with the 42nd overall pick by the New Orleans...
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) technical committee chairman Rudolph Speid believes Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz showed their class following their 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia in yesterday’s second match of their two-game series at the Prince Faisal bin...
When national senior men’s football team head coach Theodore Whitmore takes charge of Jamaica’s second match against Saudi Arabia today, he will be celebrating a significant milestone in his coaching career. The 48-year-old will be on the sideline...
Swimmer Alia Atkinson produced the eighth fastest time in the history of the 100m breaststroke short course (25m pool) format as she helped her International Swimming League (ISL) team, the London Roar, to advance to the final in Budapest, Hungary...
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts says that the new rules addressing how the upcoming National Premier League season will end in the event of a stoppage will be finalised when approval has been given to start the league...
Coach of Excelsior High school’s track and field team, Michael Vassell, says that male coaches must be able to have frank discussions with their female athletes regarding the effects that their menstrual cycle can have on training and performance...
Dr Wykeham McNeill says that it is important that sporting associations and managers factor in the nuances of long-distance air travel as part of a professional athlete’s preparation for a major competition. His comments follow Daniel Wilson, the...
National senior women’s football team physician Dr Gillian Lawrence says that an appreciation and adoption of technology is important to developing training methods catered to female athletes around their menstrual cycles to optimise their...
