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Jamaica’s Leon Bailey (right) and Yoane Wissa of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) battle for the ball during the inter-continental World Cup playoff final in Guadalajara, Mexico, on March 31. DR Congo won 1-0 in extra time to qualify for the
06 Apr, 2026 0

Ricketts: Things just never went our way ...

Though disappointed with Jamaica’s failed attempt to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, through the intercontinental playoffs in Mexico recently, president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF)…
From left: Suraj Guwalani, coach Eric Raul Urdaneta, and Shreya Guwalani during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the presentation of a 600-gallon tank to the SailFish Swim Academy in Tucker, St James, on Saturday, March 28.
06 Apr, 2026 0

Herbert Morrison student gifts $100k award to swim club

At just 15 years old, Suraj Guwalani isn’t thinking about spending, he’s thinking about giving. The Herbert Morrison Technical High School student, recently named Sports Boy of the Year at the Jill…
Holland High School’s Shanoya Douglas (centre) powers to victory in the girls’ Class One 100m final at the 2026 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships on March 25, clocking a personal best 10.98 seconds.
04 Apr, 2026 0

Douglas in spotlight at Carifta Games

Jamaica’s dominance at the Carifta Games looks set to continue when the 53rd staging gets under way this morning at the Kirani James Athletic Centre in St George’s, Grenada. Just a week after strong…
Ian Allen/Photographer Edwin Allen High School’s Kellyann Carr (centre) wins the Girls’ Class One 400 metres ahead of Hydel’s Nastassia Fletcher (right) and Holmwood Technical’s Abrina Wright at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Ch
04 Apr, 2026 0

CHAMPS ON THE DECLINE?

The performances on the track and in the field, at what is now internationally called “Champs”, undoubtedly the biggest school athletics festival in the world, is fuelled by passionate fans high on…
Athletes during a training session at the Aaliyah Edwards’ ‘You Got Knext’ girls basketball camp at the Queens School
04 Apr, 2026 0

Aaliyah Edwards: ‘You got Knext’

Canadian and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star Aaliyah Edwards said she is excited to see the growth in Jamaican women’s basketball while hosting her third ‘You Got Knext’ girls’…
Sanjay Seymore celebrates after capturing the Under-20 boys’ 200 metres final on day three of the Carifta Trials held at the National Stadium on Sunday, March 8. Seymore crossed the line in 20.95 seconds.
04 Apr, 2026 0

Dream come true for William Knibb’s Seymore

William Knibb Memorial High’s rising talent, Sanjay Seymore, who closed his ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) campaign in style, says the opportunity to represent…
Kishane Thompson
04 Apr, 2026 0

Thompson clocks fastest time ever over ‘curved’ 150m

World Athletics Championships 100 metres silver medallist Kishane Thompson and 4x100m relay silver medallist Tia Clayton were in top form at Saturday’s Miramar Invitational meet at the Ansin Sports…
Shanoya Douglas.
04 Apr, 2026 0

Douglas leads strong day one at Carifta

The outstanding Shanoya Douglas stayed on course to retain her double sprint titles on yesterday’s opening day of the three-day Carifta Games in St George’s, Grenada, after winning the Girls’ Under-20…
Ricardo Makyn/Chief Photo Editor Hydel High School’s Keneisha Robinson hurdles on her way to winning the Class Four 70-metre hurdles at the ISSA/GraceeKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium on March 28.
04 Apr, 2026 0

Bennett proud of Hydel efforts, expresses doubt about Penn Relays

Corey Bennett, head coach of dethroned girls’ champions at this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs), Hydel High, says he is proud of his team’s performance,…