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Nicholas Walters, Jamaica's brightest hope for another world title in boxing, moved one step nearer to his goal over the weekend, when he moved up in the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight division ratings....

Jamaica-born Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson has claimed current world record holder Usain Bolt still uses a fitness programme that was developed by him soon after his retirement.The Falmouth-born Johnson, who was banned from the sport of track and field...

Two trophies are at stake on today's holiday programme at Caymanas Park, including the $600,000 - $550,000 claiming race over 1300 metres for the Emancipation Day Trophy.Also on the 11-race programme is the annual renewal...

Jamaica's athletes over the years have been known for their exploits on the track, but less so in the field, however, the country's throwers seem ready for a revolution following success at recent meets, the World Youth...

National champions Asafa Powell and Veronica Campbell-Brown, along with this year's break-out sprinter, Steve Mullings, were all in impressive form on the circuit yesterday, as the Jamaicans sent clear warnings of their intentions going into next month's IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, with explosive performances in Europe.

When I was a young boy, my favourite batsman was Frank Worrell, when I was a bit older, my favourite batsman was Rohan Kanhai, and when I became older, a little older, my favourite batsman was Lawrence Rowe.Worrell was an elegant batsman, Kanhai was...

Erik Lamela's second-half goal lifted Argentina to a 1-0 victory over Mexico yesterday on the opening day of the Under-20 World Cup. Lamela, who is headed to Italian club Roma from River Plate, broke from midfield in the 71st minute and blasted a 20-metre shot inside the far post, beyond Mexico goalkeeper Carlos Lopez.

Jamaica's Jermaine Gonzales (left) winning the men's 400 metres at the Samsung Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday.

Invaders FC, who returned to the top echelon of Trelawny's football last week following their 2-1 aggregate win against Kinloss FC in the finals of the 2010/11 National Rums of Jamaica Major League, will be going all out to win the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Captain's Bakery Western Super League next season.

One of the worst nightmares of an athlete is to suffer a bad injury which puts he or she out for a long time. Jamaica's number-one ranked women's senior badminton player, Nigella Saunders, has been living that nightmare for over a year now.

Sprint superstar Usain Bolt finally put his demons of Stockholm to rest when he coasted to an easy win in the 200 metres at the DN Galan Stockholm Diamond League meet here yesterday.

Jamaica's Under-23 team will today play newly promoted National Premier League outfit Highgate FC for a second time in a week at Winchester Park, St George's College, as they finalise preparations for the Caribbean leg of CONCACAF'S London 2012 Olympic qualifiers in Suriname.