Jamaica’s senior netball coach, Marvette Anderson, said that a very experienced 12-member Sunshine Girls team has been selected and that they will challenge for a medal at this year’s Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England, in July. The Sunshine...
Netball Jamaica (NJ) will this evening celebrate its 60th anniversary through a banquet and fundraising event at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel with hopes of raising over $500,000, which will be used to offset some of the expenses surrounding the...
Jamaica senior women’s football team head coach Hue Menzies says he is very confident that the Reggae Girlz will make it into the second round of this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. The Reggae Girlz, who will be making their debut at the...
Having lit up the Social Development Commission/Wray and Nephew Community T20 competition with his pulsating batting performance, 37-year-old Rio United batsman Leronne Tyrell said he is eyeing a national call-up. Tyrell, who is the leading scorer...
Carole Beckford, chairperson of the Jamaica Reggae Girlz Special Projects team, is urging Jamaicans to come out and support today’s Lapathon event, which is aimed at raising funds for the team on its journey to France for the FIFA Women’s World Cup...
The Gleaner has been reliable informed that Andre Coley and Andrew Richardson are among three individuals, who have applied for the head coaching position for Cricket West Indies professional franchise, the Jamaica Scorpions. It is understood...
Wilford ‘Billy’ Heaven, president of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), said that this year’s renewal of the JAM Twenty20 Bashment competition, will provide a lot of excitement for spectators. The competition, which was last held in 2014, will...
Courtney Francis, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), said the organisation selection committee will be meeting next week to decide on the next head coach for the senior men’s team. The post became vacant after...
Chairman of the Racers Grand Prix Organising Committee Glen Mills says the meet’s reputation for quality, as well as a strong belief in the strength of the organisation and management of the event, was a key factor in its ability to attract strong...
Michael Ricketts, president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), said the organisation is scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Italian giants AS Roma in the coming weeks. Ricketts told The Gleaner in an interview...
There seems to be a resolution in sight in the ongoing saga between the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and Phoenix Academy’s founder, Craig Butler, regarding the availability of his sons, Leon Bailey and Kyle Butler, for national selection. The...
Andrew Gardner, president of the Jamaica Rifle Association (JRA), said he was very pleased with last weekend’s staging of the Jamaica International Pistol Tournament. The two-day event was held at the JRA course on Mountain View Avenue in Kingston...
General secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Dalton Wint has issued a stern warning that strict security measures will be in place ahead of the upcoming Concacaf Club Championships and Concacaf Gold Cup tournaments, which are set for...
President of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), Dr Warren Blake and Maurice Wilson, president and founder of Sprintec track club, welcomed yesterday’s landmark ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Caster...
Head coach Donovan Duckie said it is now up to the owners of Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) semi-finalists Mount Pleasant Football Academy to decide whether he will be continuing in his role at the club next season. The vastly experienced Duckie...
Striker Bobby Reid of English Premier League side Cardiff City has earned his first call-up to the Reggae Boyz team while midfielder Garath McCleary has also been recalled to the national set-up. Michael Ricketts, president of the Jamaica Football...
International range master George Jones said the equipment that was used at Jamaica International Pistol Tournament, a two-day event that ended on Saturday, is outdated and needs urgent attention. Jones, an American, has been a range master since...
Having last won the title in 2006, Marcel Gayle, head coach of Waterhouse, said that his club is desperate to win this year’s Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) title for the community. Waterhouse will face defending champions Portmore United in...
Jamaican all-rounder Rovman Powell said his omission from the West Indies 15-man One-Day International (ODI) squad to this year’s ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales is a major wake-up call for his career. The 25-year-old Powell, who made...
Chairman of Arnett Gardens Football Club, Mark Golding, has dismissed reports that head coach Jerome Waite has been fired from the club. Golding told The Gleaner yesterday that Waite, who led the club to four of their five Premier League titles,...
National senior netball team head coach Marvette Anderson says none of the country’s overseas-based players are guaranteed a spot on Jamaica’s team to this year’s International Netball Federation World Cup tournament, which will be held in...
Waterhouses central defender Nicholy Finlayson said he is very determined to lead the club to this year’s Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) title, having failed to do so in two previous finals. The Drewsland-based outfit is set to face defending...
President of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA), Paulton Gordon, says plans are afoot to start the National Basketball League (NBL) in June. The NBL, which is the country’s top basketball competition, made a return last year March after a...
Sports minister Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange is among a number of sports and business officials, who have expressed their sadness following the passing of former president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Pat Rousseau. Rousseau passed away Tuesday...
President of the Jamaica Boxing Board, Stephen ‘Bomber’ Jones, said he is encouraged by signs that suggest that former WBA featherweight champion Nicholas ‘Axeman’ Walters could make his return to the ring sometime this year. The 33-year-old...
