Sports

Joseph Salmon
April 12, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Jamaica brilliant in the field at Carifta

While Jamaica’s young athletes, led by Shanoya Douglas, created waves on the track at the just-concluded Carifta Games in St George’s, Grenada, there were indeed outstanding performances in the field.
From left: Chief executive officer at CWI, Chris Dehring, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, and President of CWI, Dr Kishore Shallow, during a recent meeting.
April 12, 2026

Antigua government gives green light for High Performance Centre

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): In a landmark decision, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda has authorised the establishment of a Cricket West Indies (CWI) Campus and High-Performance Centre at Coolidge.…
Chennai Super Kings’ Sanju Samson celebrates his century during the Indian Premier League cricket match against Delhi Capitals in Chennai, India, yesterday.
April 12, 2026

Samson ton leads Chennai to first win, Punjab chase down 219

CHENNAI, India (AP): Sanju Samson’s first century for his new team helped Chennai Super Kings to their first win in the Indian Premier League as Delhi Capitals were beaten by 23 runs yesterday. Samson…
Jamaica’s Deneisha Blackwood (left) celebrates with teammates after she scored from the penalty spot to complete a 4-0 win for the Reggae Girlz in their Concacaf Women’s qualifier against Antigua and Barbuda at the National Stadium last night.
April 11, 2026 by Livingston Scott

The ‘Bunny’ Shaw show

Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw scored a hat trick at the National Stadium last night as the Reggae Girlz moved a step closer to Group B honours in the Concacaf W qualifiers, and a place in the Concacaf Women’s…
Reggae Girl Shanae Ashley (left) looks on as Panama’s Analia Arosemena (centre) shoots toward Jamaican goalkeeper, Sajane Anderson, during an Under-17 game earlier this year.
April 11, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Busby hails JWPL’s improvement after adding Ashley to Girlz squad

Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby said the introduction of Shanae Ashley to his squad for the Concacaf W Qualifiers is a credit to the improvement of the local Jamaica Women’s Premier League…
Garth Smythe, Shanoya Douglas’ coach.
April 11, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Greater things to come: Coach Smythe hails Douglas after Carifta masterclass

“SHANOYA is executing what she has been doing in training, and I expect greater things from her,” said coach Garth Smythe, in an exclusive interview with The Gleaner on Thursday following Shanoya…
Scorpions captain John Campbell
April 11, 2026

WI Championship: Scorpions look to sting Pride

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): The historic Caribbean rivalry between Barbados and Jamaica is set for its latest chapter when the West Indies Championship bowls off in Jamaica on April 12. For Barbados…
Hydel’s Nastassia Fletcher ... a member of three successful 4x400m teams at Penn Relays.
April 11, 2026 by Raymond Graham

High school stars set sights on Penn Relays

FOLLOWING another table-topping performance at the recent Carifta Games in St George’s, Grenada, local junior athletes will now turn their attention to competing for their respective high-school teams…
Members of the Munro College tennis team with (in front, from left) manager Kirk Radway, coach Andre Brown and assistant coach Suan Reid.
April 11, 2026 by Leroy Brown

Munro College creating waves in local tennis

“What we hope to achieve is nothing short of Munro College being the best in the country and that is how we view things. A lot of Munro old boys are extremely competitive and we believe that when we…