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Jonielle Smith (left) receives the baton from Shashalee Forbes in the women’s 4x100-metre relay heats at the 2021 World Athletics Relays in Yokohama, Japan.
Updated 17 hours ago by Robert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Blake backs Relays squad despite big-name blows

Despite the withdrawal of several of Jamaica’s top athletes from the national squad, team official Dr Warren Blake remains confident that the country will deliver strong performances at this year’s World Athletics Relays, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in Gaborone, Botswana. Reigning World 100 metres champion Oblique Seville and World Championships silver medallist Kishane Thompson are among the notable absentees, along with 400m runners Roshawn Clarke and Tajh-Marques White.

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Andrew Price
Updated 17 hours ago by Robert Bailey

No World Cup, no windfall

Following FIFA’s announcement that each nation will receive a minimum of US$12.5 million for qualifying for this year’s FIFA World Cup, two local stakeholders, Andrew Price and Paul Christie, said the…
Barbados Pride captain Kragg Brathwaite (right) collects the bilateral series trophy from Jamaica Cricket Association CEO Courtney Francis at the end of the West Indies Championship match against Jamaica Scorpions at Sabina Park on Tuesday.
Published 18 hours ago by Lennox Aldred

‘I know nothing’

Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Courtney Francis says he has received no formal notice that he is being removed from his post despite widespread rumours that he will…
Jamaica Olympic Association President Christopher Samuda
Published 18 hours ago by Gregory Bryce

JOA partners with Jamaica Lacrosse to host Pan Am Championships

The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has partnered with the Jamaica Lacrosse Association (JLA) to provide financial assistance to host the 2026 Pan-American Lacrosse Association (PALA) Men’s Lacrosse…
The historic agreement was inked by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin (left) and Concacaf President Victor Montagliani (right) on the sidelines of the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver.
Published 18 hours ago

UEFA, Concacaf sign landmark deal to grow the game

VANCOUVER, Canada (CMC): In a historic move aimed at uniting two of the world’s most dynamic football regions, UEFA and Concacaf officially signed a new memorandum of onderstanding (MoU) on Wednesday,…
Norman Gilbert
Published 18 hours ago

CWI mourns sudden passing of Grenada Cricket chief Gilbert

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Cricket West Indies (CWI) has expressed deep sorrow following the sudden death of Norman Gilbert, president of the Grenada Cricket Association and a respected member of the…
Michael Hall, CPL’s tournament operations director.
Published 18 hours ago

CPL unveils 2026 draft rules as new era begins with seventh franchise

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has officially launched the Player Acquisition and Draft rules for the 2026 season, ushering in a fresh three-year…
Holland High’s Shanoya Douglas
Published 18 hours ago

JC, Hydel among five Jamaican schools in Baltimore for East Coast Showcase

BALTIMORE, Maryland: Athletes from five Jamaican high schools, led by ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) winners Jamaica College (JC) and Girls’ runners-up Hydel High,…
Jason Holder celebrates a wicket for the Gujarat Titans.
Published 18 hours ago

Holder the hero as Titans edge RCB in thriller

AHMEDABAD, India (CMC): Jason Holder was everywhere. In the field, with the ball, and then with the bat. When the Gujarat Titans needed someone to steady a wobbly chase against the defending champions…
Penn Relays teams await the gun in the girls’ 4x100m.
April 30, 2026 by Raymond Graham

SECOND HOME

When Jamaica College’s 4x800m Penn Relays team of 1999 was recently inducted into the Penn Relays Wall of Fame, it marked the 12th time in history that a Jamaican high school relay unit had been…