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Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 10:05 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Nigerian sprint hurdler Tobi Amusan, who now trains at Racers Track Club, will make her local season debut today at the Velocity Fest 16 track and field meet at Ashenheim Stadium, starting at 4 p.m. The 28-year-old Amusan, the 2022 gold medallist...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 10:05 PM

INGLEWOOD, California (AP): Raúl Jiménez scored in the opening minute and again in the 75th, lifting Mexico into the Concacaf Nations League final with a 2-0 victory over Canada on Thursday night. Jiménez, a 33-year-old Fulham striker, scored...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 10:05 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

The girls’ sprint hurdles are expected to be very competitive across the various classes at next week’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships. However, the event that could attract the most attention is the Class Two 100 metres...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 10:04 PM

KOLKATA, India (CMC): The 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) bowls off with a blockbuster clash as defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the iconic Eden Gardens here in Kolkata today starting at...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 10:04 PM

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Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 10:04 PM

Raymond Richards headlined Jamaica’s performance on day one of the World Athletics Indoor Championships as he won the country’s first medal at the event, clearing the bar at 2.28 metres to secure bronze in the men’s high jump final. Richards was...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 10:04 PM

President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda has thrown his support behind the newly elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry. Following a vote at the recent IOC Session held in Greece...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 10:01 PMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

LAST SEEN blowing away United States-bred EASY AS A B C and 2023 St Leger winner, THALITA, among open-allowance runners in August, MAHOGANY, who was denied consecutive Gold Cup victories by lightweight SHE’S MY DESTINY two years ago, returns off a...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 10:01 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

EDWIN ALLEN High School’s Tashana Godfrey has had an excellent season in the Girls’ Class 3 80-metre hurdles, proving to be a cut above her peers. Dominant performances at various development meets have solidified her position as the one to beat in...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 10:01 PM

BERLIN, Germany (CMC): JAMAICAN DRIVING sensation Tommi Gore will drive for AVIA W...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 10:01 PM

NEW YORK: SHAWN FALCONER, chair of the inaugural Next Gen Invitational Relays’ local organising committee (LOC), set for Mount Vernon, New York, on April 19, says he is encouraged by the response from schools and coaches locally and overseas. In a...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 10:00 PMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

REGGAE BOYZ coach Steve McClaren, despite having his pick of players for the Concacaf Gold Cup preliminary fixture against St Vincent and the Grenadines because the tie falls in an international window, said the absences of Jon Russell and Karoy...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:59 PMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

REGGAE BOYZ boss Steve McClaren said, though FIFA has ranked his side 111 places higher than today’s opponents, St Vincent and the Grenadines, he is wary of the danger they could pose if taken lightly. Jamaica will face off against St Vincent today...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:58 PMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

ANOTHER MOUTTET Mile graduate, runner-up LEGACY ISLE, the Florida invader caught at the wire by his local-based compatriot, FUNCAANDUN, should go on a romp two classes lower in Saturday’s Omar Walker Trophy at five furlongs round. Having impressed...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:58 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): JAMAICA’S REGGAE Boyz are expected to benefit significantly from the appointment of former England Under-20 manager Paul Simpson as their assistant coach. That is the view of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), which has...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:58 PM

PROFESSIONAL Jamaica Football Limited (PFJL) has inked another impressive deal, this time with the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, to provide a subscription channel, ‘Diaspora Fanatics’, on the latter’s One Spot Media platform for not just Jamaica...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:58 PMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

WHILE THE Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is now free from nearly five years of strict financial governance by FIFA, the former’s new target is maintaining standards, while the latter has laid out protocols for the reception of increased funding...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:58 PMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

DESIREE WHEELER, marketing manager of Mayberry Investments Limited, believes that the annual Mayberry High-Performance Swim Classic is an important development meet for Jamaica’s swimmers. The two-day meet, set to begin tomorrow at the National...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:58 PM

INGLEWOOD, California (AP): THE COACHES of the four teams playing for the Concacaf Nations League title this week think football should remain separate from the geopolitical events currently roiling relations among their nations. Speaking two days...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:56 PM

GRACEKENNEDY (GK), THE title sponsor of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs), has announced that its investment this year will exceed $185 million. In addition to the approximately...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:56 PM

THE CURTAIN came down on Saturday night in front of a full house at the 45th All-Jamaica Senior Squash Championships at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston. The male and female champions battled their opponents in tension filled, nail-biting finals...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:55 PMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporters

LIKE HER idol Alia Atkinson did before her, Jamaican Olympian swimmer Sabrina Lyn is hoping her exploits in the pool can prove an inspiration for the next generation of Jamaican swimmers. Lyn, who competes for Louisiana State University (LSU), made...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:55 PM

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): WEST INDIES players Alick Athanaze, Amir Jangoo, and Shamar Springer are among 42 protected players who have been selected in the upcoming West Indies Breakout League T20 competition. In a press release issued yesterday by...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:55 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

IT HAS been a special season so far for the Convent of Mercy Academy’s (Alpha) belles at the various meets leading up to the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs). But their young team wants it to be even more special...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:55 PM

MANCHESTER, England (AP): MANCHESTER CITY star Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw could miss both legs against Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League quarterfinals because of a muscle injury. Shaw was ruled out of today’s first leg by City manager Nick Cushing...

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