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JC plan long term hold on Manning Cup

Published:Tuesday | November 29, 2016 | 5:26 PMShane Fairman

Manager of Jamaica College's Manning Cup team, Ian Forbes, has warned rivals that the school intends to continue winning even more. Forbes made his comments yesterday as the Hope Road-based school celebrated a fourth straight title and 28th overall....

Help universities, colleges, clubs to unearth talent - Francis

Published:Thursday | September 15, 2016 | 12:00 AMShane Fairman

MVP Track Club's head coach, Stephen Francis, feels Jamaica's sprinting programme will never replace nine-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt, but he has urged track and field's stakeholders to assist the universities, colleges and clubs to...

Veteran bodybuilder still very fit at age 46

Published:Tuesday | August 30, 2016 | 12:00 AMShane Fairman

Following a four-year break, many-time Jamaica Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (JABBFA) national champion, Rupert Johnson, has returned to the sport to prove he is more than a competitor, but a defender of the sport he loves.Johnson won...

US$ millionaire Bolt shocked at his financial worth

Published:Wednesday | January 20, 2016 | 12:00 AMShane Fairman, Sport Writer

As a boy who reportedly ran bare-footed for William Knibb Memorial High School at the annual ISSA/Boys and Girls Athletic Championships inside the National Stadium, sprint star Usain Bolt, now the face of global athletics, says he did not foresee...

Bolt losing passion for Man U as van Gaal's tenure drags on

Published:Sunday | January 17, 2016 | 12:00 AMShane Fairman

Sprint mega-star Usain Bolt, who considers himself a life-long Manchester United fan, and who previously expressed a desire to play for his favourite Barclays English Premier League team after retiring from athletics, says his passion for the club...

CHAMPS 2015: Record! St Jago's Joanne Reid wins gold in 200m

Published:Saturday | March 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMShane Fairman, Gleaner Writer

Joanne Reid of St Jago High School ran a superb new champs record of 24.21 in the girls class four 200m finals at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships inside the national stadium in Kingston today. The champion lowered...

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