National senior netball coach Connie Francis, who earlier this week indicated that she could walk away from the position because of the mental pressure that comes with the job, said yesterday that the low salary she gets from Netball Jamaica (NJ)...
Edwin Allen High School’s outstanding sprinter Serena Cole will be returning to the Frankfield-based institution for the 2022-2023 school year, according to her coach Michael Dyke. Cole’s teammate Tina Clayton, who defeated her to win the 100...
COREY BENNETT, coach of impressive Jamaican junior hurdler Kerrica Hill, said his charge will not be rushed into joining the professional ranks despite her superb performances on the track this season. According to sources, Hill has received...
Reigning World 100-metre champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce initially had no words to express how she felt about her performance at the Monaco Diamond League meeting yesterday. “I don’t have the words yet to describe how I’m feeling. #Godisgood,” she...
HYDEL HIGH School hurdler Oneka Wilson will be taking her talent to Clemson University for the upcoming school year. At Clemson, the 19-year-old standout will team up with Jamaican Lennox Graham. Wilson’s last outing over the 100-metre hurdles came...
MARVA BERNARD, president of Americas Netball (AN), has described Jamaica’s silver-medal-winning performance at the just-concluded Commonwealth Games as a massive boost for the region and therefore other countries should aim to follow in the...
JAMAICA’S SUNSHINE Girls’ dream of playing in their first international netball final is within touching distance, New Zealand the potential stumbling block they face in the semi-final of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, today. The...
HAVING RECORDED their first-ever victory over Australia at the Commonwealth Games, national senior netball coach Connie Francis said she is backing the Sunshine Girls to win the gold medal in Birmingham, England. The Jamaicans, who won the bronze...
THE JAMAICA Football Federation (JFF) and national senior men’s interim coach Paul Hall are close to agreeing on a long-term deal. A source close to the JFF told The Gleaner yesterday that the federation is pushing for a final agreement this month...
NATIONAL SENIOR netball coach Connie Francis says “it will be business as usual” when the Sunshine Girls go up against Australia in their Pool A top-of-the-table clash at the Commonwealth Games today. The Sunshine Girls, who are unbeaten in the...
Many-time national squash champion Christopher Binnie will go in search of his second win at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, today. Binnie will face India’s Ramit Tandon in the round of 32 of the tournament starting at 6:30 a.m...
DAVID RILEY, technical leader of Jamaica’s athletics team to the World Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, is quietly confident that the country can better previous medal hauls this year. The Jamaicans won 11 medals at the World U20s in...
More than 5,000 athletes representing 72 countries, including Jamaica, will bow into action on today’s opening day of competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, following last night’s spectacular opening ceremony. Jamaica...
HEAD COACH of Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls, Connie Francis, is seeing a more relaxed team ahead of their opening match against Wales at the Commonwealth Games on Friday. That relaxation has come after the Sunshine Girls thrashed Uganda, 63-37, during...
HAVING FINISHED runner-up at the 2018 staging of the Special Olympics Unified Cup, Shane Richards, coach of Jamaica’s team, is more determined to capture the gold medal this year. The Jamaicans were narrowly beaten 1-0 by France in the final of...
With the Sunshine Girls set to bow into action at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Friday, vice captain of the team, Shamera Sterling, says it is “now or never” for the team as they look to make it into the final of the championships. The...
The inaugural staging of the richest race in the history of Caymanas Park, the Mouttet Mile, which carries a purse money of $18.75 million, will be held on December 3. The new signature race day will feature two trophy races, the Mouttet Mile...
Reggae Boyz midfielder Ravel Morrison has signed with Major League Soccer (MLS) side DC United on a free transfer. Morrison will join up with DC United’s head coach Wayne Rooney, whom he played under at Derby County last season. “Wayne worked...
SUNSHINE GIRLS’ captain Jhaniele Fowler said her team is physically and mentally prepared to challenge for a top-two spot at this month’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Fowler, along with the Sunshine Girls unit are scheduled to depart...
Panamanian jockey Dick Cardenas says the Caymanas Park track is now in immaculate condition after the recent resanding and grading of the surface at the Gregory Park facility. Cardenas said the track surface was a bit tough for horses to compete on...
Paul Francis, coach of Janieve Russell, Jamaica’s top female 400 metres hurdler, says her confidence and maturity will play a key role in her quest to secure a medal at this month’s World Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The 28-year-old Russell,...
After a fifth-place finish in last year’s Tokyo Olympics 400 metres final, veteran local coach Fitz Coleman says freshly minted national champion Candice McLeod is eager to secure a podium finish at this month’s World Athletics Championships in...
President of Netball Jamaica Tricia Robinson says the Sunshine Girls’ upcoming three-Test series against netball powerhouses New Zealand will provide a massive test for the team ahead of next year’s Netball World Cup (NWC) tournament in South...
Veteran local hurdles coach Fitz Coleman says this year’s 110 metres hurdles event at the World Athletics Championships is going to be a pulsating contest, but he is very confident that his charge, Hansle Parchment, will come out on top in the...
Gregory Little, coach of rising Jamaican sprint star Ackeem Blake, says his young charge is now fully fit and ready to compete at the World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Eugene, Oregon, from July 15-24. Blake, who is the training...
