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Athletics
Grateful Hughes dips below 10 seconds
Although he doesn't want to acknowledge it, Zharnel Hughes is now the premier sprinter at the Racers Track Club following the retirement of the great Usain Bolt. Read More
Black River Primary repeat as Western Primary Champs
CATHERINE HALL, St James — Black River Primary successfully defended their title at the 10th staging of the Western Primary Schools Athletics Championships held at Montego Bay Sports Complex last Friday and Saturday. Read More
Williams impresses
It can be a nerve-rattling experience when someone competes against his or her idol, but for Briana Williams the occasion was as surreal as it was helpful. Read More
Cuban teen Echevarria stuns with wind-assisted long jump
Stockholm , Sweden (AFP) — Cuban teenage star Juan Miguel Echevarria won the long jump at the Stockholm Diamond League meet yesterday with a monstrous, wind-assisted 8.83-metres. Read More
Eye-popping 43.94 secs puts Bloomfield in esteemed company
Jamaica's Akeem Bloomfield had eyes popping when he dropped a spectacular 43.94 clocking while finishing second in the 400m at the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday — and just missed the national record by .01 second. Read More
Shelly delivers
Jamaica's two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Zharnel Hughes of Great Britain brought the house down at the third staging of the JN Racers Grand Prix with impressive wins in the 100m at the National Stadium last night. Read More
Prize monies for INSPORTS Basic Schools Athletics Championships
EIGHTY-FIVE schools have so far entered the 18th staging of the 2018 Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) Basic Schools Athletics Championships to be held June 13–15 at the National Stadium, starting at 9:00 am each day. Read More
Photo: SHE'S BACK!
Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (centre) wins the women's 100m at the JN Racers Grand Prix at the National Stadium last night, clocking a season's best 11.10 seconds. Also pictured (from left) are Briana Williams, who finished third, and American Jenna Prandini, who copped second. Read More
Kirani's back!
Grenada's London 2012 Olympic 400m gold medallist Kirani James, who had been sidelined since last April, makes a welcome return to the track at the JN Racers Grand Prix, after revealing he was struck down by Graves disease. Read More
Three records fall on opening day of Western Primary
CATHERINE HALL, St James — Three records were broken on yesterday's first day of the 10th Western Primary Schools Athletics Championships at the Montego Bay Sports Complex. Read More
Third staging of JN Racers Grand Prix set to sizzle
The third staging of the JN Racers Grand Prix is set to produce some scintillating performances with the stars all promising outstanding displays, but more importantly, they all want to have fun inside the National Stadium. Read More
Russell wants to be 'perfect'
Commonwealth Games 400m hurdles champion Janieve Russell is looking to make running at the Racers Grand Prix another milestone in her career. Read More
PHOTO: Generation next!
Athletes — (from left) Natoya Goule, Fred Kerley, Briana Williams, Noah Lyles, Danniel Thomas-Dodd, Yohan Blake, Kirani James, and Shaunae Miller-Uibo — pose during the JN Racers Grand Prix press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel yesterday. (Photo: Bryan Cummings) Read More
Janieve Russell eyes national 400m hurdles record
If you ask Janieve Russell what is the one thing that she would want for the year 2018, she probably couldn't answer you, not with the number of targets she has set for herself. Read More
Is Andre Edwards the next great Jamaican sprinter?
Two years ago he left Jamaica as a 16-year-old running just under 11 seconds.Now Andre Edwards is returning for the National Junior Trials looking not only to secure his berth on the team, but stamp his class as well. Read More
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