OLYMPIC SILVER medallist Kishane Thompson was out of the blocks like a bullet, suggesting he got some things right at the Racers Grand Prix inside the National Stadium on Saturday night — and he thinks so, too. “Today, I put together a decent race...
DESPITE A win that earned them a place in the final round of Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers, Reggae Boyz head coach is not a happy man. The Reggae Boyz earned their place in the final round with a 1-0 win over British Virgin Islands, a result that...
EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP): TURKEY TOOK advantage of a sloppy defence to beat the United States 2-1 in a rainy friendly yesterday, dealing the Americans their third straight loss as Arda Güler and Kerem Aktürkoglu scored in a two-minute, 20-...
MUNICH (AP): CRISTIANO RONALDO says he’s almost certain he will not be playing at the Club World Cup, dealing a blow to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s hopes of having one of football’s biggest attractions at the tournament. The Portugal captain...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP): ENGLAND NEEDED a second-half goal from Harry Kane to secure a 1-0 win over lowly Andorra and maintain a perfect record under Thomas Tuchel after three World Cup qualifiers yesterday. England were held scoreless by a team...
PARIS (AP): WHILE COCO Gauff was taking selfies on Court Philippe-Chatrier to celebrate her triumph on the Parisian clay, her opponent on the other side of the umpire’s chair was filled with anger and sadness. As Roland-Garros officials prepared...
BURNING HEDGE, kicked away from LINGUIST a half-furlong out in yesterday’s 1000 Guineas, rebounding from her narrow loss to SOCIAL AVIATOR in the May 4 Portmore, signalling the start of a Triple Crown bid after being crowned champion juvenile last...
CHAIRMAN OF the Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) Chris Williams will call time on his tenure at the end of August. The PFJL made the announcement in a press release yesterday from its directors. According to Williams, who was quoted in...
LONDON (AP): DAVID BECKHAM, the former England football captain who has been an ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund for two decades, is to receive a knighthood in next week’s honours list from King Charles III, according to UK media...
Western Bureau: THE CITIZENS’ association of New Haven Heights, in Trelawny, last week unveiled a sign in their community to honour rising star athlete, Shanoya Douglas, who has been bringing them much joy with her achievements on the track....
REGGAE GIRLZ assistant coach Deon Burton wants his charges to take advantage of the experience from playing three of the teams ranked within the top 20 of the FIFA Women’s World Rankings. The Reggae Girlz have played in several high-level fixtures...
IN A contest which lacked the usual pace from the Reggae Boyz, Jamaica got the better of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) 1-0 at the A.O. Shirley Recreational Ground to book their spot in the third round of the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers (WCQ)....
SOUTH AFRICA’S Bayanda Walaza has been catching headlines following his breakthrough season in track and field. However, the teenage sensation is a self-described student of the sport, determined to learn all he can about the art of sprinting....
DURHAM, England (CMC): VETERAN WEST Indies all-rounder Jason Holder has admitted that they were thoroughly outplayed by England in the opening T20I on Friday, which they lost by 21 runs. Boosted by a sensational knock of 96 from Jos Buttler,...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua: FIFTY YEARS since hoisting the first World Cup trophy on the steps of Lord’s Cricket Ground, there is still a surreal feeling for two-time World Cup-winning captain Sir Clive Lloyd. On Sunday, June 22, at the Wyndham Grand...
SOMERSET, England (CMC): WEST INDIES Women ended their dismal tour of the United Kingdom with another heavy defeat, this time a nine-wicket loss to England Women via the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern method in the third and final Women’s One Day...
IN THE last four seasons, the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) added two teams to include 14 and added another round of games, marking significant expansion. Although that expansion has placed added financial strain on the Professional Jamaica Football...
PARIS (AP): COCO GAUFF won the French Open for the first time by defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 in yesterday’s final for her second Grand Slam title. The second-ranked Gauff made fewer mistakes in a contest that was full of...
PARA-ATHLETES IN Jamaica and the Caribbean stand to benefit from the Grass-Roots Project which was launched in Montego Bay at Sangster International Airport recently. The Grass-Roots Project is an initiative dedicated to advancing inclusive sports...
BY THE beginning of the next football season, Yoni Epstein, director of Multi-Sports Development Limited (MBMSDL) anticipates that the lease and contract will be completed for the Montego Bay Sports Complex. Epstein is the lone bidder for the...
In his first race since pulling up injured at the Miami Grand Slam Track last month, Jamaica's Roshawn Clarke took the win in the men's 400m hurdles at the Racers Grand Prix with a comfortable 48.65-second clocking. Clarke led the way...
In the first race on the track at the Racers Grand Prix at the National Stadium, Barbados' Tia-Adana Belle won the women's 400m hurdles in a time of 55.74 seconds. Belle narrowly beat out Jamaica's Sanique Walker, who crossed the line...
With the Racers Grand Prix attracting several of the best talents from all over the world, the clash between Jamaicans and the rest of the world is set to take centre stage at the National Stadium this afternoon. The Racers Grand Prix will kick off...
DURHAM, England: Jos Buttler’s sparkling half-century coupled with Liam Dawson’s destructive spell of spin bowling carried England to a dominant 21-run victory over West Indies in the first T20I yesterday. Buttler fell agonisingly short of his...
Jamaicans Shanieka Ricketts and Andrenette Knight registered wins at yesterday’s Rome Diamond League meeting in Italy. Ricketts earned her second Diamond League victory of the season in the women’s triple jump, while Knight secured her first-ever...
