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Published:Thursday | March 16, 2023 | 1:16 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

WITH THE COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror, ISSA President Keith Wellington is hoping that this year’s staging of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletic Championships (Champs) will match and surpass the 2019 edition. Wellington was...

Published:Wednesday | March 15, 2023 | 1:20 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

THE WAIT will have to continue for Heimir Hallgrimsson’s first win as national senior head coach. The Reggae Boyz, despite an improved second half, could not find a way past Trinidad and Tobago as the two played to a 0-0 draw in the final of their...

Published:Wednesday | March 15, 2023 | 1:17 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

OLYMPIC DIVER Yona Knight-Wisdom’s road to recovery has not been typical. Not only has the diver called it rewarding, but says the process has opened his eyes to the possibilities of doing more to raise the local profile of the sport. Knight-...

Published:Monday | March 13, 2023 | 12:59 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

With the promise of something special in the sprint double in two weeks at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs), Hydel High’s Alana Reid showcased her abilities in the half-lap as the final day of the Carifta...

Published:Monday | March 13, 2023 | 12:54 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Similar to the exploits that saw him claim the World Under-20 triple jump title last year, Jaydon Hibbert only needed one jump to not only claim his first collegiate title in his freshman season, but to create a piece of history for himself and...

Published:Saturday | March 11, 2023 | 1:21 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

In a season where she has set the pace in the Class One girls’ 400 metres, Holmwood Technical’s Rickiann Russell says that she is banking on her strong season to check off one more goal in her final junior season, a spot on the national team for...

Published:Saturday | March 11, 2023 | 12:53 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

World Under-20 200 metres bronze medallist Alana Reid’s collegiate future has been confirmed as she is the latest Jamaican to take her talents to the University of Oregon. Reid’s commitment was confirmed yesterday by the team’s social media page...

Published:Friday | March 10, 2023 | 8:37 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Wolmer’s Girls’ School’s Natrece East and Calabar High School's Khamani Gordon laid down claims to make the team to the Carifta Games with strong performaces in the Under 17 100m heats at the Carifta Trials this evening at the National Stadium....

Published:Friday | March 10, 2023 | 8:08 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

In her first season at the University of Arkansas, 2021 World Under-20 100m hurdles champion Ackera Nugent made a statement at the NCAA Indoor Championships in New Mexico, setting a new national record in the 60-metre hurdles. Nugent clocked 7.72...

Published:Friday | March 10, 2023 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

The overseas recruitment of players will continue under national senior men’s head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson, with his goal of building talent that will reap rewards in the long term for Jamaican football. Hallgrimsson is preparing to make his home...

Published:Thursday | March 9, 2023 | 1:06 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

THE DEFENSIVE solidity of Jamaica’s national senior women’s team has been a question that needs answers from the technical staff as they intensify preparations for this summer’s Women’s World Cup. However, national assistant coach Xavier Gilbert...

Published:Wednesday | March 8, 2023 | 1:16 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

WITH AN eye towards this summer’s Gold Cup, national senior men’s head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson described his first national team selection of 2023 as an opportunity to see who will be a part of his first tournament team. The 25-man squad for the...

Published:Tuesday | March 7, 2023 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

The sprint double may not be in the future at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) for Kingston College’s Bouwahjgie Nkrumie but he is adamant about delivering in the event at some point this season, guaranteeing...

Published:Saturday | March 4, 2023 | 12:59 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

The conditions were far from favourable but Kingston College’s (KC) Bouwahjgie Nkrumie still stamped his class to become Corporate Area 100 metres champion before teasing that a sub-10 performance this season is possible. Nkrumie’s run was the...

Published:Friday | March 3, 2023 | 12:51 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

With increased confidence from her first major title and a more refined process, Commonwealth Games high jump champion Lamara Distin is already seeing progress in her 2023 campaign, which she hopes will continue manifesting the dreams that she has...

Published:Thursday | March 2, 2023 | 1:03 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

AS THE International Olympic Committee (IOC) faces criticism regarding plans to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in next year’s Olympics, Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President Christopher Samuda is against any boycott of...

Published:Wednesday | March 1, 2023 | 1:01 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

WITH A more fleshed-out concept and vision, president of the Jamaica Paralympic Association Christopher Samuda says he is hoping that this year’s National Paralympic Day activities will see increased visibility and support for para-athletes. Samuda...

Published:Tuesday | February 28, 2023 | 1:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Edith Dalton James coach Godfrey Walcott may not have wanted to overly rely on the abilities of striker Danishca Rattray but her five-star performance fuelled a second-half surge which pushed her team to a 6-2 win over Ardenne High in their ISSA/...

Published:Tuesday | February 28, 2023 | 12:14 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

With the feeling of completing a season without any consequential injuries the biggest motivator, 2019 World Championships 400 metres hurdles bronze medallist Rushell Clayton says she is excited to push herself further in 2023 given how high the...

Published:Saturday | February 25, 2023 | 9:40 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Hydel High School asserted their dominance and set a new meet record while Jamaica College displayed strong outings in the 4x200 metres at the Gibson McCook Relays this evening at the National Stadium. Hydel captured the Girls’ 4x200-metre open...

Published:Saturday | February 25, 2023 | 9:12 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

MVP Track Club's Tina Clayton and Titans’ Ackeem Blake registered wins on the track and earned hefty paydays in their 60-metre events at the Gibson McCook Relays this evening at the National Stadium. In a reshuffled women's final, Clayton earned...

Published:Saturday | February 25, 2023 | 8:43 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

The Girls’ 4x100 metres tonight at the Gibson McCook Relays inside the National Stadium were highlighted by strong performances from Hydel High and a difficult day at the office for Edwin Allen High School. Hydel High scored two victories from...

Published:Saturday | February 25, 2023 | 6:30 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Kingston College (KC) won two of the four Boys’ 4x100-metre finals at the 50th anniversary of the Gibson McCook Relays at the National Stadium this evening. KC won the Class One event in 40.14 seconds with Jamaica College crossing the tape second...

Published:Saturday | February 25, 2023 | 12:22 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

National midfielder Ravel Morrison’s days at Major League soccer club DC United seem to be numbered as he is reportedly no longer in the team’s plans for the upcoming season. Morrison, 30, who signed with the team last July has not been registered...

Published:Saturday | February 25, 2023 | 12:15 AMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter

Although keeping his cards close to the vest, Wolmer’s High School for Girls’ head coach Michael Carr has promised that Jamaica will feel their presence at this year’s ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships particularly his...

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