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Published:Thursday | May 5, 2022 | 12:11 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

After injury took her out of the saddle for more than three months, top female jockey Samantha Fletcher is scheduled to resume riding at Caymanas Park at the end of this month. Fletcher has been injured since March 2, suffering two fractures to...

Published:Tuesday | May 3, 2022 | 12:10 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Olympic Games 800 metres finalist Natoya Goule says she is now back to her best after recovery from an injury which she sustained before this year’s World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. The 31-year-old Goule, who is yet to compete in a...

Published:Tuesday | May 3, 2022 | 12:09 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Edwin Allen High School’s sprinter Bryan Levell will face off against top American high-school sprinter Jordan Anthony in Saturday’s massive 100 metres clash at the East Coast International Showcase, which will be held at the Prince George Sports...

Published:Saturday | April 30, 2022 | 12:09 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: It was a record-breaking day for Edwin Allen High School and Hydel High School at the 2022 Penn Relays inside the Franklin Field stadium yesterday after they outclassed their rivals to win the Championship of America...

Published:Saturday | April 30, 2022 | 12:08 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania With the disappointment of failing to make Jamaica’s Carifta Games team still fresh in mind, newly crowned Penn Relays high jump champion, Dejone Raymond of St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), says the win has...

Published:Friday | April 29, 2022 | 5:54 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Hydel produced an outstanding all-round effort to break the Championship of America 4x400-metre relay record at the Penn Relays at the Franklin Field stadium today. The Corey Bennett-coached team of Alliah Baker,...

Published:Friday | April 29, 2022 | 5:05 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia: Edwin Allen dismissed their rivals to win the Penn Relays Championship of America 4x100-metre relays in a new meet record at the Franklin Field stadium today. The team of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Brandy Hall and Tia...

Published:Friday | April 29, 2022 | 1:12 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: St Elizabeth Technical’s Dejone Raymond leapt to a new personal best mark to mine gold in the Championship of America high jump event at the Penn Relays inside the Franklin Field Stadium today. Raymond, who finished...

Published:Friday | April 29, 2022 | 12:11 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: All eyes will be fixed on the clock this afternoon when defending champions Edwin Allen High School compete in the final of the Championship of America 4x100 metres at the Franklin Field stadium on Day Two of the 2022...

Published:Friday | April 29, 2022 | 12:10 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: After capturing the gold medal in the Championships of America discus event at the Penn Relays yesterday, Holmwood Technical High School’s Cedricka Williams says she is feeling a lot more confident and relaxed ahead of...

Published:Thursday | April 28, 2022 | 12:37 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Defending champions Edwin Allen lead all six Jamaican school qualifiers into tomorrow’s final of the Girls' Championships of America High School 4x100-metre relays at th Penn Relays inside Franklin Field Stadium. The...

Published:Thursday | April 28, 2022 | 12:09 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING that Edwin Allen will be difficult to beat in the Championship of America 4x100-metre at the Penn Relays (Penns), Hydel High School head coach Corey Bennett says they are still hoping to outperform their rivals. Twenty-six...

Published:Tuesday | April 26, 2022 | 12:11 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Four-time World 100 metres champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, says she will be taking a much smarter approach to her season this year as she looks to defend her 100m title at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in July. Fraser-...

Published:Tuesday | April 26, 2022 | 12:09 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Edwin Allen High School’s Class One star Bryan Levell and Hydel High School’s outstanding sprint talent Brianna Lyston have been confirmed to participate in the inaugural staging of the East Coast International Showcase Championships in the United...

Published:Friday | April 22, 2022 | 12:06 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

After a more than two years absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) youth leagues are set to return this weekend with the playing of the Valeo-sponsored competitions. The competitions which are...

Published:Thursday | April 21, 2022 | 12:12 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

SEVEN OVERSEAS-BASED players are scheduled to arrive in the island next week to take part in a trial for the National Under-20 team ahead of their participation in Concacaf World Cup qualifiers in June. Jamaica will play in Group H alongside hosts...

Published:Thursday | April 21, 2022 | 12:12 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA’S OUTSTANDING middle-distance junior runner J’Voughnn Blake says he will be using the current break to give his body some much-needed rest as he set his sights on breaking the one minute and 46-second mark in the 800 metres this year....

Published:Tuesday | April 19, 2022 | 12:09 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Despite winning her first individual gold medal in the long jump competition at the 2022 Carifta Games, multitalented Jamaican athlete Serena Cole has her sights fixed on competing in the 100 metres at this year’s World Under-20 Championships. Cole...

Published:Monday | April 18, 2022 | 12:10 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s under-20 girls’ 4x100 metres team produced a brilliant performance last night to break the World Under-20 record on their way to gold in the sprint event at the 2022 Carifta Games. Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Brianna Lyston, and Tia...

Published:Saturday | April 16, 2022 | 12:09 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

A very confident Jamaican swimming team will bow into action on today’s opening day of the Carifta Swimming Championships in Barbados. The Carifta Championships, which pits the best swimmers from across the region, competing over five days, is...

Published:Thursday | April 14, 2022 | 12:13 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

HEAD COACH of Jamaica’s team, Corey Bennett, says fans should expect another pulsating performance from the country’s athletes when they compete at this weekend’s Carifta track and field championships at the National Stadium. The Under-17 and...

Published:Tuesday | April 12, 2022 | 12:09 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Some of the country’s top drivers have been confirmed for next Monday’s much-anticipated race meet at the Dover raceway in St Ann. Forty-four drivers and 23 riders have been confirmed for the meet, which will see the return of competitive racing at...

Published:Monday | April 11, 2022 | 12:10 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

After smashing the Class One Girls’ 200 metres record at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships on Saturday at the National Stadium, Hydel High School’s star sprinter, Brianna Lyston, says she has now regained her confidence and self-...

Published:Monday | April 11, 2022 | 12:10 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

After more than three months out of the saddle, Panamanian jockey Dick Cardenas is set to resume riding at Caymanas Park on Saturday. Cardenas is coming off a series of injuries after he fell from his mount DE INEVITABLE on December 18 last year....

Published:Saturday | April 9, 2022 | 12:10 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Hydel High’s Oneika McAnnuff was in a state of shock after winning the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles open for girls at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) at the National Stadium last night. McAnnuff...

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