ONE OF the features of the JAAA World Championships Preparation meets is the presence of a number of high school athletes, who would normally be out of season with the climax for them taking place in March and April. One of those athletes, Muschett...
AFTER WINNING boxing titles across three weight divisions, in a career that spanned nearly 20 years, the late Jamaican hall of fame boxer, Mike ‘The Bodysnatcher’ McCallum, is being hailed by boxing aficianados as being not only the best Jamaica...
Seven-time RJRGLEANER Sportsman of the year, Mike 'The Body Snatcher' McCallum has died. Reports are that the three-weight division world champion passed away while on the way to the gym on Saturday. According to reports, McCallum felt ill while...
MOUTTET MILE runner-up LEGACY ISLE tracked BOOTYLICIOUS before dismissing the local-bred speedster in yesterday’s five-furlong straight Harlequin Cup, clocking a season-leading 57.2 for his second win from five starts locally. The first of two...
SPRINT HURDLER Ackera Nugent was Jamaica’s lone winner on day one of the Philadelphia Grand Slam, winning the 100-metre hurdles in the women’s short hurdles race group yesterday at Franklin Field. Nugent raced to the line in 12.44 seconds, a new...
PARIS (AP): WHEN JANNIK Sinner’s opponent in the French Open’s third round finally won a single game yesterday, the Court Suzanne-Lenglen crowd responded with a standing ovation. Sinner was simply too good on this day, extending his Grand Slam...
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (CMC): TOURNAMENT FAVOURITES United States predictably defeated Guyana while Puerto Rico registered a hard-fought draw with Costa Rica when the Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championships continued at the Estadio Alejandro Morera...
MUNICH (AP): PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN, Champions League winners. At long last, the club that was transformed by Qatari billions and bought and sold a succession of the world’s greatest players in an extravagant bid to get to the top has its hands on the...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): CRICKET WEST Indies (CWI) and Courts have formed a strategic alliance that will support the sport’s development throughout the region. Through the collaboration, Courts will support grassroots cricket development, fan...
FOLLOWING HIS team’s two outings in the recently concluded Unity Cup, Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren praised the tournament, saying it exceeded his expectations. The Reggae Boyz finished second in the four-team competition following a 3-2...
STANDING AS one of the premier female junior powerlifters in Jamaica, Anna-Kay Brown is ready to blaze a trail as she boldly declares, in a male-dominated sport, that women can be strong too. Brown is currently preparing for the North American...
AFTER WHAT WAS a sometimes feisty Unity Cup final at the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, the Reggae Boyz failed to come from behind for a third time in the game, falling 5-4 on penalties to Nigeria following a hard-fought 2-2 draw in...
CARDIFF, England (CMC): WEST INDIES fast bowler Jayden Seales has given the assurance that the regional team will produce a much better performance against England in today’s crucial second One-Day International (ODI) at Sophia Gardens Cricket...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): CRICKET WEST Indies (CWI) president Dr Kishore Shallow has admitted that he would love to see T20 star Nicholas Pooran along with some of the region’s best cricketers play Test cricket for the West Indies. Speaking during...
THIS YEAR’S staging of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA) Preparatory Schools Championships has received a major boost with sponsorships in excess of $6 million from GK General Insurance, GK Mutual Funds, and Little Caesars. During...
JAMAICA LITTLE League Baseball has completed the selection of the combined team that will represent the island at the 2025 Caribbean Little League Major Division Regional Tournament. The tournament will be held in Curaçao from July 6 to 13. The...
JAMAICAN ATHLETES found the going tough at yesterday’s Irena Szewińska Memorial in Bydgoszcz, Poland, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet, as Olympian Suzan Dodd-Thomas was the only Jamaican to finish among the top three, placing third in...
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC): FOR THE second time in the space of three years, the Spice Isle is set to host the 2026 Carifta Games. The news was announced by Grenada’s Minister of Youth, Sports, and Culture, Delma Thomas, on Thursday. However,...
BIRMINGHAM, England (CMC): FOLLOWING THURSDAY’S 238-run thrashing at the hands of England in the opening One-Day International, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy says the team’s lethargic start while on tour is a cause for concern. The defeat, the...
DERBY, England (CMC): OPENERS AMY Jones and Tammy Beaumont cracked centuries before debutant Linsey Smith grabbed a five-wicket haul as England Women continued their dominance over West Indies Women with a comfortable 108-run victory in the opening...
DESPITE THE friendly nature of the Unity Cup, a competition created to, as its name suggests, find common ground among countries from different backgrounds, Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren is clear that winning is important. Jamaica are set...
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and the Reggae Boyz have received another boost in their Road to 2026 World Cup Qualification campaign as they have strengthened their partnership with the Wisynco Group Limited. In a press release, on Thursday...
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP): The six-time world player of the year has returned to Brazil’s national team for friendlies against Japan today and Monday in São Paulo. While it remains to be seen whether she will play, her inclusion on the roster suggests...
After more than 20 years as the throwing coach at Calabar High, Julian Robinson was recently elevated to head track and field at the Red Hills Road-based school, replacing Corey Bennett. A past student of Calabar and a national senior coach,...
The 2024-25 Jamaica Premier League (JPL) came to a close at the National Stadium on Friday, May 23, and defending champions Cavalier retained the coveted title after beating Mount Pleasant in the final on penalties. However, there are still some...
