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Published:Wednesday | May 17, 2023 | 1:36 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

FORMER CONTENDER Boxing series champion Sakima Mullings is calling for more transparency from the Jamaica Boxing Association (JBA) when it comes to the selection of boxers for international tournaments and applying for promoter’s licences. Mullings...

Published:Tuesday | May 16, 2023 | 1:52 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Mount Pleasant coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore has slammed his team for playing without the desire and intensity required to win their first leg Jamaica Premier League (JPL) quarterfinal against Dunbeholden at Sabina Park yesterday after they...

Published:Tuesday | May 16, 2023 | 1:49 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Former national under-15 girls’ coach Toni Cowan, who is now the women’s assistant coach at South Carolina State University, wants to act as a conduit for local talent to get into the United States college system. Cowan pointed out that...

Published:Monday | May 15, 2023 | 12:42 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) Owen Hill says incentivising the teams that top the preliminary round of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) is big on the agenda for next season. After seeing his team top...

Published:Monday | May 15, 2023 | 12:37 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Defending Jamaica Premier League (JPL) champions Harbour View go into their quarter-final first leg against Humble Lion at Sabina Park today inspired by the Portmore team of 2017-18 and 2018-19, and the Arnett Gardens team of 2000-01 and 2001-02...

Published:Saturday | May 13, 2023 | 1:17 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Portmore United striker Chevaughn Walsh continued his fine scoring form in the Lynk Cup KO competition when he scored a brace to help his team to a 2-2 draw with Harbour View in the first leg of the semifinals at the Stadium East yesterday. The big...

Published:Saturday | May 13, 2023 | 1:04 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

After seven professional fights, Jamaican heavyweight boxer Ricardo ‘Big 12’ Brown has already made his mark as one of the brightest upcoming prospects in the division. His coach Dewith Frazer believes the Spanish Town-native will one day become a...

Published:Saturday | May 13, 2023 | 12:43 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

National tennis player Daniel Azar is a relieved man after tests revealed that he did not sustain a fracture when he picked up an injury at the recent International Tennis Federation (ITF) 18 and under junior tournament at the Eric Bell National...

Published:Thursday | May 11, 2023 | 1:28 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

AFTER UNDERGOING laser eye surgery more than a month ago, Jamaican super welterweight boxer Joshua Frazer has recovered well and has returned to training, said coach and father Dewith Frazer. The elder Frazer explained that Joshua has had an issue...

Published:Wednesday | May 10, 2023 | 1:28 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

IN THE face of immense criticism over the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association’s (KSAFA) decision to refrain from participating in the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) National Tier II competition, the former organisation seems to be...

Published:Tuesday | May 9, 2023 | 1:20 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Harbour View coach Ludlow Bernard is confident striker Colorado Murray can lead their attack in the play-offs of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) and help them to successive titles. The leading play-off qualifiers all have very good strikers...

Published:Monday | May 8, 2023 | 1:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Humble Lion secured a place in the playoffs of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) for the first time since 2017 after holding Waterhouse to a 0-0 draw at the Waterhouse mini-stadium yesterday. Now, according to head coach Andrew Price, the club is...

Published:Saturday | May 6, 2023 | 1:08 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

During recent friendly internationals against Trinidad and Tobago in March, a number of young, fresh English-born players made their international debuts for Jamaica. The five players named to Heimir Hallgrimsson’s squad for the two friendlies...

Published:Saturday | May 6, 2023 | 12:59 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

The Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Championship (Super League) and Major League kick off this afternoon with two games down to be contested in each league. Real Mona will start their defence of the Championship League against...

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 1:22 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

AFTER HIS one-minute-57-second-first-round knockout of the highly touted Jesus Angel Nerio at the Pickering Casino in Ontario on Saturday, the stocks of Jamaican heavyweight, Ricardo ‘Big 12’ Brown, has risen exponentially. The Spanish native,...

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 12:47 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

THE CAVALIER pair of Richard King and Dwayne Atkinson are due to leave the island shortly after the club tied up a one-year loan deal with Iceland club ÍBV, and Cavalier sporting director Rudolph Speid is expecting quick acclimatisation and steady...

Published:Tuesday | May 2, 2023 | 1:20 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Kaliese Spencer-Carter didn’t get the experience of feeling what it is like to be on an Olympic Games medal podium, and her contracts may have suffered negatively as a result of a fourth-place finish at the London Games but the 400 metres hurdler...

Published:Monday | May 1, 2023 | 1:07 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Portmore United coach Philip Williams says yesterday’s point in their crucial Jamaica Premier League (JPL) game against Waterhouse at the Ferdie Neita Park is a setback to their playoff hopes. Emilio Rousseau’s 32nd-minute own goal gave Waterhouse...

Published:Saturday | April 29, 2023 | 12:36 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Daniel Azar, Jamaica’s number-one seed at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) 18 and under junior tournament at the Eric Bell National Tennis Centre, is injured and is out of the tournament. Azar sustained a suspected broken ankle during his...

Published:Wednesday | April 26, 2023 | 1:42 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA FOOTBALL Federation (JFF) vice-president Raymond Anderson admitted he erred when he stated publicly yesterday that there would be no relegation from the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) this season. Anderson’s comments created a whirlwind of...

Published:Wednesday | April 26, 2023 | 1:36 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

BRAZILIAN COACH Clovis de Oliveira, who was sacked ahead of the team’s Lynk Cup quarterfinal second leg against Portmore last Wednesday, said he is saddened by the fact that he was not able to produce the results the club deserve for their...

Published:Tuesday | April 25, 2023 | 1:19 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Dunbeholden kept their slim hopes of qualifying for the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) play-offs alive after coming from a goal down to beat Vere United 3-1 at the Ashenheim Stadium, Jamaica College, last night. Rohan Brown led the way for last...

Published:Tuesday | April 25, 2023 | 1:05 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Daniel Azar, Jamaica’s number-one seed at the ITF 18-and-under Junior tournament, will bow into action today against American Eaden-Zack Harron on the second day of the event at the Eric Bell National Tennis Centre. Azar, who attends the...

Published:Monday | April 24, 2023 | 12:57 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

For the first time since they were promoted to local top-flight football, Molynes United have hit the 30 points marker. Yesterday, Jason Wright netted a hat-trick for Molynes United in an entertaining 4-3 win over Tivoli Gardens in the Jamaica...

Published:Saturday | April 22, 2023 | 12:50 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Reno Football Club has been granted permission to participate in the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Tier II competition following an emergency meeting with the Westmoreland Football Association (WFA) on Thursday. The competition kicks off today...

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