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19 hours ago | essentiallysports.com | Tanveen kaur Lamba |Anushka Solanki

“June is here and I truly have no fear for the rest of the year.” Sha’Carri Richardson looked surprisingly unfazed even after her disappointing 2025 season opener in Tokyo. While Bree Rizzo raced to an 11.38s gold, Richardson could only shake off her 8 months of rust with a fourth finish in 11.47s at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix last month. She now has 7 days before she lines up for her second 100m race of the season.

1 day ago | essentiallysports.com | Prasun Chakrabarty |Anushka Solanki

It was Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s last professional track race after a decades-long career, and a lot could have thrown her off track before she even stepped onto the line for heat 3 of the women’s 100m on June 26. From the emotional weight of the moment, to the near-empty stands at the National Stadium, and the real chance she might not make the national team in her final appearance, it was far from an ideal setup.

1 day ago | essentiallysports.com | Maleehah Shakeel |Anushka Solanki

In the span of a few months, four major Jamaican track and field talents, Wayne Pinnock (long jump silver, Paris 2024), Jaydon Hibbert (world U20 triple jump record-holder), Roje Stona (Paralympic discus champion), and Rajindra Campbell (shot-put bronze, Paris 2024) are all in talks of adopting the Turkish allegiance. The shockwaves have reached deep into Kingston: the JAAA is preparing a protest to World Athletics, decrying what some officials call a strategic “brain drain” by Turkey.

1 day ago | essentiallysports.com | Prasun Chakrabarty |Anushka Solanki

“Unfortunately, there were some things, complications, personal reasons that it just didn’t come to pass, but we were full on. We were going to shut down New York’s Times Square and everything, it was going to be a lot of fun.” he said. Everything was lined up: the rivals, the venue, even the presenters. But with just a few brief remarks, Noah Lyles brought an end to what could have been a rare spectacle—a sprint faceoff between an Olympic gold medalist and an NFL star.

1 day ago | essentiallysports.com | Nayima Riyaz |Pratyusha Srivastava

The hype was all about Paul Skenes. Fans packed into American Family Field to see the Pirates’ flame-throwing prodigy face the Brewers. But by the end of five innings, it wasn’t Skenes they were talking about, it was Jacob Misiorowski. The Brewers’ rookie didn’t just rise to the moment. He owned it. Five shutout innings. Eight strikeouts. A fastball that looked like it was launched from a cannon and a slider that danced with wicked intent. If Skenes was the headliner, Misiorowski stole the show.