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Published:Sunday | June 4, 2023 | 2:06 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

El Sunzal, El Slavador: JAMAICA’S LONE female surfer Imani Wilmot was the first to be eliminated from the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games after failing to catch a wave in round one of the women’s repechage over at El...

Published:Sunday | May 28, 2023 | 2:17 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

THERE WAS no doubt that Wolmer’s Boys’ School were one of the most talented schoolboy teams this season, and that talent was certainly on display yesterday as they claimed back-to-back Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Super 8 TVJ...

Published:Sunday | May 28, 2023 | 2:01 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

SINCE THE 2018 edition, the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games (WSG) has broken the record for female participation each year, attesting to the growth of women’s surfing all over the globe. In 2023, a record 132 women (44...

Published:Sunday | May 21, 2023 | 12:42 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Wolmer’s Boys’ School and dark horses, Excelsior High School will contest the final of the ISSA/TVJ Super 8 T20 competition following contrasting semifinal wins at Sabina Park yesterday. In the first game of the doubleheader,...

Published:Sunday | May 14, 2023 | 1:46 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

WOLMER’S BOYS’ School showed why they are champions, coming up big in their must-win clash against May Day High in their final-round Super 8 clash in the ISSA/TVJ T20 encounter at the Ultimate Oval in St Ann. The Heroes Circle-based school chalked...

Published:Sunday | May 7, 2023 | 1:50 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

FORMER ALL-JAMAICA champions David Goldsmith and Damion Johnson seem to be on a collision course for championship honours following day two action of the Bounty Invitational Tennis Classic, under way at the Couples, Tower Isle tennis courts. The...

Published:Sunday | April 30, 2023 | 12:31 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

A PROFICIENT century from wicketkeeper-batsman Romaine Morris has given Kingston Cricket Club the edge over St Catherine Cricket Club on the opening day of their two-day Jamaica Cricket Association Senior Cup final at Sabina Park. The Kingston ‘...

Published:Sunday | April 23, 2023 | 2:01 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

UTILITY PLAYER Oraine Williams demonstrated his true skills as an all-rounder for St Catherine CC as the right-hander, along with his fast-bowling duo, put the skids on St Elizabeth on the opening day of their Jamaica Cricket Association two-day...

Published:Sunday | April 16, 2023 | 1:44 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

NATIONAL PLAYER Carlos Brown scored a century while spinners Peat Salmon and Jeavor Royal bagged four and three wickets, respectively, to put St Catherine CC in the driver’s seat against St Mary Cricket Association in their Jamaica Cricket...

Published:Sunday | April 9, 2023 | 1:03 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

JUNIOR GOLFER Mattea Issa was a cut above her counterparts when she recently secured the girls’ 16-18 category at the RBL Junior Golf Open at the Brechin Castle golf course in Trinidad and Tobago. Issa, who finished second to Emily Mayne in the...

Published:Sunday | March 19, 2023 | 1:39 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

IT TOOK just one ball for Shermon Lewis to hand the Windward Islands Volcanoes victory over the Jamaica Scorpions following final-day action in their West Indies Championship match at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday. Resuming on 233 for nine...

Published:Sunday | March 19, 2023 | 1:37 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

FOLLOWING A two-month winter break, US-based Rocco Lopez found his touch at the Caymanas Golf course to secure the boys’ 18-and-under title at the Jamaica Golf Association (JGA) junior national trials which culminated recently. Lopez’s three-over-...

Published:Sunday | March 12, 2023 | 1:50 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

NATIONAL FAST bowler Gordon Bryan had a day to remember with the ball for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), bagging seven wickets against Kingston CC. However, the army men were in trouble in their reply, following day one of fourth-round action in...

Published:Sunday | March 5, 2023 | 2:00 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA AND West Indies batsman Brandon King showed his class by scoring a brilliant century for Kingston Cricket Club on the opening day of the third round two-day Jamaica Cricket Association Senior Cup clash against Melbourne Cricket Club at...

Published:Sunday | March 5, 2023 | 1:56 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

Loganville, GEORGIA: HAVING GROWN up in Bodles, St Catherine, former Reggae Boy Omar Cummings knows all too well about the importance and impact of sport, which was a mainstay in his community back in the day. Cummings would recall days when he and...

Published:Sunday | February 26, 2023 | 1:52 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

FORMER NATIONAL youth player Raewin Senior snared five wickets for The University of the West Indies (UWI). However, Andre Bailey and Kirk McKenzie both hit half-centuries for Kingston Cricket Club following day one action in the second round of...

Published:Sunday | February 26, 2023 | 1:46 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

PORTLAND NATIVE Javaun Brown has leapt to the top of the rankings following the third qualifier of the 2023 National Open Series in the Jamaica Surf League, which culminated last weekend at the Peenie Wallie Beach in Buff Bay, Portland. The Boston...

Published:Sunday | February 19, 2023 | 5:14 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

NATIONAL BATSMAN Tevin Gilzene scored the first century of the new Senior Cup season, as his 108 carried the Jamaica Defence Force to 311 for five on the opening day of their feature encounter against defending champions Melbourne Cricket Club at...

Published:Sunday | February 5, 2023 | 2:41 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

ALL-ROUNDER ABHIJAI Mansingh had a debut to remember, as the right-hander put in a workmanlike performance with both bat and ball to help the Jamaica Scorpions hold on for a draw against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in their opening-round West...

Published:Sunday | January 29, 2023 | 2:13 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

VERE UNITED kept pace with zone leaders Cavalier following a 3-2 win over Springers United at the Wembley Centre of Excellence, as the curtain came down on the cross-zone fixtures in the Jamaica Women’s Premier League (JWPL) yesterday. Vere secured...

Published:Sunday | January 15, 2023 | 1:47 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

FOR THE first time in his amateur career, William Knibbs teed up for the third round at the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) currently under way at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Puerto Rico. After holding on to make the cut, Knibbs put in...

Published:Sunday | January 15, 2023 | 12:38 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

MORE THAN 5,000 cricket-loving patrons from all over the island are set to descend on the Treasure Beach Sports Park to get another glimpse of the great Brian Lara and T20 master blaster, Chris Gayle, as the pair oppose each other in a T20 legends...

Published:Sunday | December 25, 2022 | 1:52 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

DURING THE late 1970s, Munro College had its fair share of success in the sport of tennis after claiming the then Alexander and Gibson Cups, the then Under-19 and Under-16 competitions, respectively. After decades of non-existence, Munro College...

Published:Sunday | November 13, 2022 | 12:13 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

DINTHILL TECHNICAL High School coach Oneil Thomas praised his troops for getting the job done against Central High School on Saturday. However, the veteran coach says it will be all or nothing when his team faces Clarendon College on Tuesday to...

Published:Sunday | November 6, 2022 | 12:13 AMLennox Aldred - Gleaner Writer

LIKE THE gloomy conditions that lingered over the Wembley Centre of Excellence on Saturday, so were the faces of the fans and players from the Garvey Maceo team, as the defending champions had to come to terms with the fact that they would be...

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