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Published:Wednesday | August 30, 2023 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

SUNSHINE GIRL Latanya Wilson is grateful for the support she has received since a fire on Rum Lame, downtown Kingston, left her and more than a dozen family members out of a home. Since then, a number of organisations have come out to offer support...

Published:Tuesday | August 29, 2023 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Coach Hugh Bradford lamented the age-old problem of inadequate preparation time following the elimination of Jamaica’s young Reggae Girlz from the Concacaf Under-17 Women’s qualifiers. Jamaica lost 2-1 on aggregate to Panama in the two-way tie...

Published:Monday | August 28, 2023 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s young Reggae Girlz failed to advance to the final round of the Concacaf Under-17 Championships after they went down 1-0 to Panama in the second leg of their two-way tie at Sabina Park yesterday. Panama won the tie 2-1 on aggregate after...

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

HARBOUR VIEW started their Concacaf Caribbean Club Championships on a winning note, beating local rivals Dunbeholden 1-0 in their opening Group B encounter at Sabina Park yesterday. Matthew Coke netted the game’s only goal in the 71st minute...

Published:Wednesday | August 23, 2023 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

TWO-TIME CHAMPIONS Harbour View take on Dunbeholden FC, who get their first taste of international club competition, in Group B of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup game at Sabina Park today at 5 p.m. Harbour View coach Ludlow Bernard said although...

Published:Tuesday | August 22, 2023 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica number one tennis player Blaise Bicknell has threatened to withdraw from the national Davis Cup team, for what he cites as a biased selection process that is not in the best interest of the team. Bicknell in a letter to Tennis Jamaica (TJ)...

Published:Monday | August 21, 2023 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

The Bahamas, led by their Jamaican coach, Dell Brown, topped the Goodwill Swimming Championships at the National Aquatics Centre in Kingston yesterday ahead of hosts Jamaica. The Bahamians topped both the male and female sections, respectively, to...

Published:Saturday | August 19, 2023 | 12:08 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

National swimming coach Gillian Millwood is backing her young team to perform very well at the 2023 Goodwill Swimming Championships which opened at the National Aquatic Centre yesterday. Jamaica finished a close second to Trinidad and Tobago last...

Published:Friday | August 18, 2023 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

The 2023 Goodwill Swimming Championships get under way today at the National Aquatics Centre, and president of the Aquatics Sports of Jamaica (ASAJ) Martin Lyn described the championship as special, while noting that Jamaica is very motivated for...

Published:Wednesday | August 16, 2023 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

THE AGE-OLD problem of parents having to dip into their pockets to help fund their children’s participation in swimming competitions continues to be a source of discord for the Aquatics Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ). However, president of...

Published:Wednesday | August 16, 2023 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

WITH HER stocks boosted by stellar performances at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Reggae Girlz defender Allyson Swaby has earned a move to Italian giants, AC Milan. The 26-year-old, who was on loan at French club...

Published:Tuesday | August 15, 2023 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

President of the Jamaica Table Tennis Association (JTTA), Andrew Lue, says the association’s audited statements for 2021-22 and 2022-23 are expected to be completed by the end of the month and this will pave the way for their annual general meeting...

Published:Monday | August 14, 2023 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Mark Phillips and Tsenaye Lewis were crowned male and female open singles champions, respectively, at the National Junior and Senior Table Tennis Championships at the National Indoor Sports Centre yesterday. Lewis brushed aside the challenge of...

Published:Saturday | August 12, 2023 | 12:08 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Shama Beckford and Imani Wilmot head into today’s Jamaica Surf Association’s (JSA) sixth and final qualifying series at Long Bay beach in Portland, as leaders of the men’s and women’s categories, respectively. Both lead their respective sections...

Published:Thursday | August 10, 2023 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA’S UNDER-15 Reggae Boyz conceded a last-minute goal to suffer their first defeat in Group A at the Concacaf Under-15 championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, yesterday. The young Boyz were beaten 2-1 in their top-of-the-table match...

Published:Thursday | August 10, 2023 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

AFTER NINE years as Sports Development Foundation (SDF), General Manager, Denzil Wilks left the organisation to take up the position of manager of athletic development and training at the University of the West Indies recently. The former SDF chief...

Published:Thursday | August 10, 2023 | 12:08 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

DENZIL WILKS, the new manager of athletic development and training at the University of the West Indies (UWI) and former general manager of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) has pointed out that it will be very difficult for the country to...

Published:Wednesday | August 9, 2023 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

THE REGGAE Girlz remarkable run at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand came to an end after they were edged 1-0 by Colombia in their round-of-16 clash at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Tuesday. Colombia captain Catalina Usme...

Published:Tuesday | August 8, 2023 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s Group 2 Davis Cup tie against Lebanon on September 15 and 16 in Jounieh, Lebanon, has now been confirmed and Tennis Jamaica president John Azar believes that the three-man technical panel they have put in place will ensure a smooth...

Published:Monday | August 7, 2023 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

The Reggae Girlz go into the FIFA Women’s World Cup round of 16 tie against Colombia tomorrow at 3 a.m. (Jamaica time) without conceding a goal in three group games, and head coach Lorne Donaldson is pleased with this record going into a crucial...

Published:Monday | August 7, 2023 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls put aside the disappointment of their semi-final defeat by Australia on Saturday to beat New Zealand 52-45 for the bronze medal at the Netball World Cup in South Africa yesterday. Player of the Match Jodi-Ann Ward admitted...

Published:Saturday | August 5, 2023 | 12:08 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

The ISSA Construction Reinas Cup under-20 women’s football competition is set to come to an exciting climax today with the final between Reinas Academy and Kingston Football Academy (KFA) at the Hughenden football field at 4 p.m. In the third place...

Published:Thursday | August 3, 2023 | 12:08 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA’S REGGAE Girlz created history and one of the nation’s proudest sporting moments after holding the mighty Brazil to a 0-0 draw in the final Group F World Cup game at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium yesterday to book a place in the...

Published:Wednesday | August 2, 2023 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

AFTER GETTING their first taste of victory at a FIFA Women’s World Cup, Reggae Girlz winger Jody Brown said her side is eager for more, and fancy their chances of pulling off an upset against the world number-eighth-ranked Brazil in a decisive...

Published:Wednesday | August 2, 2023 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

REGGAE GIRLZ coach Lorne Donaldson said his side has nothing to lose when they face off against Brazil in their do-or-die Group F contest at the FIFA Women’s World Cup at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Australia at 5:00 this morning. He also...

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