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Athletics
Grange signs historic sports cooperation agreement with China
Beijing , China – Minister of Sport Olivia Grange has described the sports cooperation agreement which she signed in the Chinese capital yesterday as “historic and extremely beneficial”. Read More
Dacres wraps up Diamond trophy, U$50,000 bounty
Fedric Dacres wrapped up his best season as a senior athlete yesterday by winning the IAAF Diamond League trophy and the US$50,000 prize after winning the event on the second day of the two-day Van Damme Memorial in Brussels, Belgium, the final Diamond League meeting of the... Read More
Triple jumper Ricketts lands surprise silver
Triple jumper Shanieka Ricketts finished second to be the best-placed Jamaican on yesterday's penultimate IAAF Diamond League meeting of the season, in Zurich, beaten by a scant centimetre in an exciting competition. Read More
Thrower Deandre Leith moves to University of Maryland
In 2016 when this promising discus and shot put thrower made the move from Wolmer's Boys' to Calabar High, his new c oach Julian Robinson promised him that better things would come, possibly culminating with a scholarship. But he was... Read More
12 J'cans named in Americas team for IAAF Continental Cup
A total of 12 Jamaicans, including five Commonwealth Games champions, two former World Championships gold medallists, as well as two IAAF World Cup champions, have been named in the Americas team for the IAAF Continental Cup to be held in Ostrava, Czech Republic from September... Read More
Digicel kicks off pledge drive for Special Needs
The 2018 staging of the Digicel 5K Night Run for Special Needs was fittingly launched with the declaration from Digicel Jamaica CEO Justin Morin of “accepting the challenge, making a pledge and passing it on”. Read More
JOA strikes $20-m deal with Starlight
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has struck a partnership deal worth $20 million with Starlight Production Limited, which now makes the company the official event management partner of the island's parent body for sports. Read More
Nathaniel Bann makes move to University of Kentucky
Former Kingston College (KC) athlete Nathaniel Bann will be off to the University of Kentucky where he will study business and economics. Read More
Miller-Uibo sparkles in Birmingham Diamond League
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom (AFP) — A striking Shaunae Miller-Uibo put a dampener on Britain's European sprint champions Zharnel Hughes and Dina Asher-Smith's return to home soil in the Diamond League meeting at Birmingham yesterday. Read More
Reggae Crocs target speed for Olympic qualification
Jamaica's athletes have long established themselves among the fastest in global track athletics. Read More
Black car Bolt's only demand on Aussie football foray
Sydney, Australia (AFP) — Usain Bolt might be a superstar athlete but the fastest man ever won't be getting special treatment when he arrives in Australia in his bid to become a professional footballer. Read More
Dacres again!
World leader Fredrick Dacres and Shanieka Ricketts both set championships records as Jamaica ended the North American Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Senior Championships on a high yesterday with 11 more medals, including three gold, as the regional... Read More
Photo: Dacres at it again!
Fedrick Dacres threw 68.47m to lead a Jamaican first and second place finish with Traves Smikle in the men's discus throw at the NACAC Senior Championships inside Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada, yesterday. (Photo: Collin Reid) Read More
Tracey lands historic gold
Tyquendo Tracey won a historic gold medal for Jamaica yesterday in the men's 100m at the NACAC Senior Championships at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada, the first Jamaican to win any 100m at the continental championships. Read More
SHOT PUT BRONZE!
Shot putter O'Dayne Richards won a bronze medal as Jamaica opened its account on yesterday's first day of the third NACAC Senior Championships at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada. Read More
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