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Chinelle Henry of Jamaica Empress on the go at the Kensington Oval in Barbados yesterday.
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Henry’s heroics seal stunning WCPL win for Jamaica Empress

If the first game of the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) is anything to go by, Jamaica Empress are in for a swashbuckling run in their inaugural year. In a finish that will be replayed for…
US Olympic champion sprinter Noah Lyles
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Noah Lyles says injury is forcing him out of track meet with US$150,000 top prizes

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – United States Olympic champion sprinter Noah Lyles shut down his season because of injury and will not compete for the US$150,000 first prizes in this week's track…
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07 Sep, 2026 0

New wildcard rules leave Diamond League winners waiting

The Gleaner can report that the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) will, in the next few weeks, meet to discuss the new wildcard entry changes by World Athletics and their…
From left: Sha’Carri Richardson of the United States, Jamaica’s Tina Clayton and Jonielle Smith compete during the women’s 100-metre final at the Wanda Diamond League Final meeting in Brussels, Belgium on Saturday. Clayton won in 10.93 seconds.
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Tina Clayton’s Diamond tribute

TINA CLAYTON’S victory in the women’s 100 metres at Saturday’s Diamond League Final in Brussels, Belgium, was more than just another major achievement in the young Jamaican sprinter’s rapidly…
Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle in action in the men’s long jump in Brussels last Friday. Gayle won the event with a season’s best 8.46 metres.
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Coach Ricketts hails Gayle’s Brussels triumph

Coach Kerry-Lee Ricketts says he was very impressed with Tajay Gayle’s performance after the Jamaican long jumper secured his second Wanda Diamond League title in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday. Gayle,…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives for the inauguration of Colombia’s new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, in Cali, Colombia, on Friday, August 7.
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Infantino to stand for re-election as FIFA president

MANCHESTER, England (AP): FIFA President Gianni Infantino will stand for re-election despite growing calls for him to step down from his position as the head of world football’s governing body.…
Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard (centre) reacts after scoring the winner during the English Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea in London yesterday.
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EPL: Arsenal rally to clip Chelsea 2-1

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Arsenal passed the biggest test of their English Premier League (EPL) title defence so far by rallying to a 2-1 win against Chelsea yesterday. Martin Odegaard struck a…
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Triple jumper Ricketts targets 2027 season return

Having taken the 2026 season off following the birth of her first child, Olympic silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts is eager to get her career back on track and is targeting a return to competitive…
STARDOM (right), ridden by Dane Dawkins, wins the Winston ‘Fanna’ Grifiths OD Classic ahead of I LOVE BIIRDIE (Reyan Lewis ) at Caymanas Park yesterday.
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Stardom lands Griffiths Classic

STARDOM, the Kingston winner and 2000 Guineas runner-up, yesterday returned with a tongue strap and figure-eight noseband fitted to land the Grade Two Winston ‘Fanna’ Griffiths Classic at nine and a…