Sports

 IOC President Kirsty Coventry
March 26, 2026

Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events by new IOC policy

GENEVA (AP): Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women’s events at the Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns…
WALL STREET TRADER, ridden by Christopher Mamdeen, wins the Ash Wednesday Trophy, an Overnight Allowance Stakes at Caymanas Park on February 18.
March 26, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Wall Street Trader could close on sprinters in Gregory Park

Saturday’s Gregory Park Sprint has the makings of a pace collapse, which should play into the hands of United States-bred WALL STREET TRADER after his gallant third behind Mouttet Mile runner-up…
Assistant Commissioner of Police assigned to the Strategic Operations Portfolio and the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch, Dr Gary McKenzie.
March 25, 2026 by Karen Madden

Making of Champs: Safety the bedrock of Champs environment

The fun and excitement of one of the most highly anticipated sports festivals on the globe depends on the event being safely executed and with over 35 thousand fans expected to descend on the National…
Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls’ Natrece East cruises into the semi-final of the 100 metres on day one of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium yesterday.
March 25, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Look to the East

Wolmer’s Girls’ standout sprinter Natrece East is determined to go one better in the Class 2 100 metres at this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National…
Holland High School’s Shanoya Douglas was relaxed after winning her Class 1 100-metre heat at yesterday’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium yesterday.
March 25, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Opening salvos set up Day Two fireworks

In what was a quiet opening day of competition at yesterday’s ISSA/GraceKennedy, Boys and Girls’ Athletic Championships, most of the seeded athletes advanced to the next round of their events…
Hydel’s Nastassia Fletcher ... a member of three successful 4x400m teams at Penn Relays.
March 25, 2026

Champs 2026 | Hydel’s Nastassia Fletcher leads Class One 400m finalists, Fogo Road’s Shameika McLean tops Class Two

Hydel High’s Nastassia Fletcher eased to 52.92 seconds to secure her place in the final of the Girls’ Class One 400m at the ISSA GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National…
Jamaica College’s (JC) Makaelan Woods wins the Boys’ Class Two 400m semi-final at Champs 2026.
March 25, 2026

Champs 2026 | JC’s Makaelan Woods and Calabar’s Diwayne Sharpe eyeing gold in respective 400m final

Jamaica College’s (JC) Makaelan Woods clocked 46.39 seconds to lead all qualifiers into the final of the Boys’ Class One 400m at the ISSA GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the…
Senegal's Sadio Mane holds the trophy aloft as he celebrates with teammates after winning the Africa Cup of Nations final football match between Senegal and Morocco in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, January18, 2026. (AP Photo/Youssef Loulidi, File)
March 25, 2026

Senegal appeals to get Africa Cup of Nations title from Morocco at CAS with no timetable for verdict

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Senegal’s appeal to be reinstated as Africa Cup of Nations champion was registered Wednesday by sport’s highest court, which set no timetable for a likely long process…
Port Antonio’s Xavier Jones gets ready to throw during the Class 2 Girls’ shot put on yesterday’s opening day at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium.
March 25, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Not just about the points

While the more resourceful competitors are focused on earning points in a mad race for Champs placements, Port Antonio High’s track and field head coach, Mikhail Leslie, is focused on helping his…