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'I am in the best shape of my life' - Spencer eyes 400m hurdles world record

Published:Saturday | January 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMAkino Ming

Forget the 53.72 seconds she ran yesterday in the 400 metres flat at the Queen's-Grace Jackson track meet at the National Stadium.Kaliese Spencer told The Sunday Gleaner yesterday that she believes that 2018 will be the best season of her career as...

Thompson clocks 7.18 in 60m

Published:Saturday | January 27, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson, and her MVP Track Club teammate Kavan Graham, captured the women's and men's 60 metres races respectively at the Queen's/Grace Jackson meet at the National Stadium on Saturday evening....

Dalton Myers | Fire on ice - Bobsled team presents great opportunities

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMDalton Myers

Jamaica’s women Bobsleigh qualification for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang South Korea is very significant. It’s a feat that should continue to be highlighted both locally and internationally. This is historical, and...

Bailey's brilliance

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Thirteen years ago, Leon Bailey made a move that would change his life forever.While still a student in primary school, seven year-old Bailey, who resided in the nearby Cassava Piece community, decided to join Craig Butler and his Phoenix Academy...

Hines elated with awards after Para-Champs disappointment

Published:Monday | January 22, 2018 | 12:00 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Despite the disappointment of missing the World Para-Taekwondo Championships in London last October, Shauna Kay Hines had a lot to smile about after she captured two awards at the annual RJRGLEANER Sports Foundation National Sportsman and Sportswoman...

Phoenix rising

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMAndrÈ Lowe/Sports Editor

Passionate and determined? Definitely. Misunderstood? Maybe.A villain to some, a visionary to others; Phoenix Academy founder Craig Butler is today enjoying the fruits of a labour of love - and quite a labour it was!With Bayer Leverkusen star Leon...

In Your Neighbourhood

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The 2018 national Under-14 and Under-16 high-school rugby league championships got off to a promising start with an increased 19 teams from 11 schools participating, Calabar High are the defending champions at both age groups.In the Under-14...

Simmons 100 puts Windies in Plate final

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

LINCOLN, New Zealand, (CMC) :Opener Keagan Simmons slammed a career-best hundred yesterday to help West Indies crush Canada Under-19s by 187 runs, and book their place in the Plate final of the ICC Youth World Cup.The left-handed opener brought...

Gun Runner finally gets his Pegasus shot

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida (AP):Gun Runner will start from one of the outside posts in today's Pegasus World Cup Invitational, a less-than-ideal situation even for the top horse in the sport right now.Then again, at least he'll be out there.Gun...

Free pass for Orpheus

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

ORPHEUS has everything in his favour to win a second overnight allowance race in four months when he lines up against 13 rivals in this afternoon's Allan E. 'Billy' Wiliams Memorial feature at 1400 metres.The five-year-old gets a free pass to beat...

Bullseye! - Dart player delivers on tattoo promise

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp/Gleaner Writer

After being selected as a squad member on the Jamaica Darts Association (JDA) national team for the Caribbean Championship in 2016, Damion Cheese promised himself that he would celebrate the selection with a tattoo if he was called for this year's...

Davis returns to Malta

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Former national Under-20 representative Martin Davis extended his loan deal with Maltese club St Andrews FC from Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) outfit Harbour View until end of May 2018.It is the 20-year-old's second loaned spell with the club,...

Trini trio may never rep Windies again - Cameron

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC):Controversial Cricket West Indies President Dave Cameron has warned Darren Bravo, Sunil Narine, and Kieron Pollard they may never play for West Indies again, following their reluctance to represent the regional side at the...

Phoenix Academy - a labour of love

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Laura Butler, sister of Phoenix Academy's owner, Craig Butler, shared that their family made a lot of sacrifices and took a lot of criticism for her brother to help him realise his dream, but underlined that their strong sense of family and belief...

Orville Higgins | Revisiting the case of Devon Smith

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AM

I cannot believe what I am going to be writing about this week, and whose cause I am going to throw my support behind. I have never exactly been a fan of Devon Smith. I have always felt he did not have the cojones for international cricket, and I...

Martial arts season opens today at Campion

Published:Friday | January 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMAinsley Walters

THE local martial arts season opens this morning with the Everlast Jamaica Taekwon-do Academy Open at Campion College Auditorium, starting at 9 a.m.The popular Jamaica Taekwon-Do High School League will be the morning's first event, featuring...

Tanya Lee | Pat yourself on the back, King James!

Published:Thursday | January 25, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Last week, I stood before a room full of sixth-formers in a mentorship session, stressing the importance of setting goals and crushing them.I suggested they set small as well as massive goals that may at first seem impossible. I also wanted them to...

Gaters continue revival in Berger Elite League

Published:Thursday | January 25, 2018 | 12:00 AM

Clarendon Gaters continued their desperate and dramatic late dash for a place in the play-offs of Netball Jamaica's Berger Elite League when they registered a 53-49 win over St Catherine Racers on Wednesday evening.Less than a week ago, the Gaters...

Jeff Webb sentencing put back again

Published:Thursday | January 25, 2018 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (CMC):Former football strongman Jeff Webb has had his sentencing on corruption charges put back for the sixth time.The former CONCACAF president and FIFA vice-president was expected to be sentenced on Wednesday but the courts, earlier this...

Harry's Train is coming to run

Published:Thursday | January 25, 2018 | 12:00 AMElton Tucker/Assistant Editor - Sports

Wayne DaCosta's WITHOUT EXCEPTION will be racing against the clock when he faces the starter in tomorrow's opening event of the Sunrise-6.The well-bred colt, carrying top weight 57kg, was tested in the 1400 metres Sweet Ruckus Trophy last December 30...

Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for top schoolboy 'ballers

Published:Thursday | January 25, 2018 | 12:00 AM

KINGSTON:Thirty top schoolboy players who participated in the ISSA/FLOW Super Cup 2017 competition will have a rare and exciting opportunity to enhance their skills while interacting with some of the world's top football coaches this weekend.On...

Sprint medley for 2018 Gibson McCook Relays

Published:Thursday | January 25, 2018 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

In an effort to bring a lot more excitement to this year's 42nd staging of the Gibson McCook Relays, the organisers have decided to introduce the boys and girls' sprint medley open to the meet, which will be held at the National Stadium on February...

Quartet snub West Indies selectors

Published:Thursday | January 25, 2018 | 12:00 AM

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC):West Indies have selected their 15-man squad for the crucial ICC World Cup qualifiers without a ball bowled in the Regional Super50, recalling all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite and Kemar Roach but snubbed by the experienced...

Waterhouse get rare point in MoBay

Published:Thursday | January 25, 2018 | 12:00 AMKavarly Arnold/Gleaner Writer

Western Bureau:Waterhouse FC picked up their first point in the second city in more than three years when the Red Stripe Premier League encounter against hosts Montego Bay United (MBU) ended in a 2-2 draw at WesPow Park yesterday.Akino Morgan,...

Cloud over Queen's meet

Published:Thursday | January 25, 2018 | 12:00 AMAkino Ming/Staff Reporter

The organisers for the Queen's/Grace Jackson track meet have revealed that a bevy of Olympic and IAAF World Championships medallists have entered this weekend's 17th staging of the event.But the withdrawal of one of the main sponsors has left a dark...

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