New York, August 25, 2025 — Daniil Medvedev, the hot-headed former US Open champ, totally lost it after a wild first-round loss to Benjamin Bonzi, turning Arthur Ashe Stadium into complete mayhem. Things went off the rails at the US Open on Sunday when a photographer strutted onto the court right as Medvedev hit match…
For months, track fans have debated who really is the fastest man alive. Paris 2024 gave us a “photo finish” that handed Noah Lyles Olympic gold by a mere five-thousandths of a second. Many Jamaicans cried foul, branding it “Olympic robbery” – bureaucracy, technology, and slow-motion pixels deciding glory instead of raw speed. But in…
Jamaica Live News Desk- Aug 11-2025 Jamaica is preparing to bid a heartfelt farewell to one of its most iconic sporting heroes, Mike McCallum, whose body will arrive on the island on Friday, August 8, 2025. The legendary Jamaican boxer, affectionately known as “The Body Snatcher” for his punishing body shots in the ring, passed…
July 18, 2025 | Jamaica Live Sports Desk Jamaica’s Oblique Seville lit up the London Stadium today, blazing to victory in the men’s 100m with a world-class time of 9.86 seconds, ahead of a star-studded field that included American Olympic champion Noah Lyles and British sprinter Zharnel Hughes. Running in lane four, Seville took control…
July 16, 2025 | Jamaica Live | Sports & Culture Jelanie Morgan, son of Grammy-winning reggae icon Gramps Morgan of the legendary Morgan Heritage, is charting his own course—not on the musical stage, but on the basketball court. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard has set his sights on making Jamaica’s National Basketball Team, a dream he’s…
July 16, 2025 | Jamaica Live News Desk The Honourable Olivia “Babsy” Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has officially announced that ground will be broken for the redevelopment of Jamaica’s National Stadium no later than August 2025. In her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate on June 25 in the House of…
KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Kishane Thompson has officially entered sprinting’s elite stratosphere. On Friday night at the Jamaican National Championships, the 23-year-old unleashed a searing 9.75 seconds to win the men’s 100m final — the fastest time in the world since 2015 and now the sixth-fastest mark in history. Thompson ran a blistering 9.75s (0.8), securing…
A growing trend of Jamaican athletes switching allegiance to countries like Turkey has raised eyebrows — and for good reason. It may look like an opportunity for greater financial support or international exposure, but the truth is, running for another country is not the same. Especially when that country isn’t Jamaica. A significant shift is…