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Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2021 | 12:11 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

LEGENDARY JAMAICAN golfer Jasper Markland will be this year’s honouree at the 54th staging of the Jamaica Open Golf Championship, which will take place from November 14 -17 at the Tryall Golf Club in Hanover. Markland, who won the Jamaica Open...

Published:Thursday | November 4, 2021 | 6:12 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Following back-to-back defeats, India reminded the world how good they are in the shortest format of the game, following an emphatic 66-run win over Afghanistan to register their first win of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup yesterday. The powerhouse...

Published:Wednesday | November 3, 2021 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

PAKISTAN CONTINUED their red-hot form at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, notching a fourth straight to secure the first semi-final spot, following a 45-run win over Namibia in Abu Dhabi yesterday. The win keeps Pakistan atop Group Two with eight...

Published:Wednesday | November 3, 2021 | 12:06 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

FORMER JAMAICA and West Indies fast bowler, Jerome Taylor, says the regional side should go back to basic cricket if they are to reap any further success at the ongoing ICC World Cup T20 tournament. The West Indies are staring down the scenario of...

Published:Saturday | October 30, 2021 | 12:08 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

West Indies vice-captain Nicholas Pooran said he was happy that he could have performed for the team, which led to the regional side winning their first match by three runs against Bangladesh at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Sharjah, United Arab...

Published:Friday | October 29, 2021 | 12:11 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Jamaican right-handed opening batter Rashada Williams will be embarking on her second overseas tour with the West Indies senior team when they travel to Pakistan for a three-match One Day International (ODI) tour. Williams was named in a 15-member...

Published:Thursday | October 28, 2021 | 1:12 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Former West Indies fast bowler Kenny Benjamin says naming Jason Holder as a replacement for the injured Obed McCoy at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has come a little too late. The left-arm seamer McCoy was ruled out of the ICC tournament due to a...

Published:Wednesday | October 27, 2021 | 3:26 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

WEST INDIES captain Kieron Pollard could not mask his disappointment yesterday, as the regional side went down by eight wickets to South Africa in their Group One ICC Men’s T20 World Cup encounter in Dubai. Another disappointing batting display...

Published:Tuesday | October 26, 2021 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The West Indies look to put the disappointment of their opening loss behind them today when they face South Africa who are also looking for their first win of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. If both team’s first match batting display is anything to go...

Published:Thursday | October 21, 2021 | 12:08 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Former West Indies and Guyana opening batsman Clayton Lambert says the West Indies can still go on to do well and defend their title in the upcoming ICC Men’s Twenty20 (T20) World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. This is in spite of the team losing...

Published:Monday | October 18, 2021 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

As the West Indies get their first taste of action in a warm-up match against Pakistan in Dubai today, captain Kieron Pollard says the regional side will not be shying away from their aggressive style of cricket at the ICC T20 World Cup in the...

Published:Thursday | October 14, 2021 | 12:07 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

West Indies vice-captain Nicholas Pooran has come out in defence of the selection of Chris Gayle for the West Indies’ Twenty20 (T20) World Cup(WC) squad. Pooran, speaking from the team’s training base in Dubai, described Gayle as a special human...

Published:Tuesday | October 12, 2021 | 12:08 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

West Indies coach Phil Simmons says the team needs support and not what he sees as negative energy regarding player selection ahead of the ICC Twenty20 (T20) World Cup, which starts in just over a week. Simmons spoke to the media for the first time...

Published:Thursday | October 7, 2021 | 12:12 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

With just a few weeks to go before the start of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 (T20) World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the debate continues regarding the inclusion and subsequent involvement of Chris Gayle in the West Indies set-up. The regional side...

Published:Wednesday | September 29, 2021 | 2:46 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

THE JAMAICA Cricket Association (JCA) is keeping its fingers crossed that they will get approval from the Government to stage a local T10 league from October 10-27, 2021. The league, which has garnered some interest from Indian fantasy sports...

Published:Monday | September 20, 2021 | 12:11 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Former Jamaica and Cavalier football legend Roy Welch lost his battle with cancer on Saturday at the age of 73. Welch represented Cavalier Football Club from 1969 to 1982 and donned the national colours in 1969 at the then Concacaf Championship as...

Published:Thursday | September 16, 2021 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica and Caribbean rally champion Jeffrey Panton had a bittersweet experience recently, after taking part in Rally Mont Blanc in Morzine, France. Panton was among 44 drivers who had to retire from the two-day event after his new Rally two Ford...

Published:Thursday | September 9, 2021 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The Jamaica Tallawahs shrugged off back-to-back defeats to conjure up a much-needed 22-run win against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in their Hero Caribbean Premier League encounter at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, yesterday. The...

Published:Wednesday | September 8, 2021 | 12:07 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

THE INCONSISTENCY of the Jamaica Tallawahs batting unit was once again on show, as the Jamaican franchise was blown away by the Trinbago Knight Riders, going down by 75 runs in their return Caribbean Premier League (CPL) encounter at Warner Park...

Published:Tuesday | September 7, 2021 | 12:09 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA TALLAWAHS coach, Floyd Reifer, is urging his team to be more consistent and execute the plans when they face the Trinbago Knight Riders in their return Caribbean Premier League cricket match at Warner Park in St Kitts, starting at 9 a.m. (...

Published:Monday | September 6, 2021 | 12:09 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The Jamaica Tallawahs’ batting was put under scrutiny once again as the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) opening bowlers did the damage to help set up a seven-wicket win in the Hero Caribbean Premier League in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, yesterday...

Published:Friday | September 3, 2021 | 12:08 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The frailties of the West Indies women batting line-up without skipper Stafanie Taylor was on show yesterday as the regional side went down by 50 runs to South Africa in their second Twenty20 (T20) International in Antigua. The home side, chasing...

Published:Tuesday | August 31, 2021 | 12:07 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

THE JAMAICA Tallawahs will be hoping to kickstart a series of wins when they face Barbados Royals in their return fixture in Match 10 of the Caribbean Premier League, which bowls off at 6:00 p.m. (Jamaica time) at Warner Park in St Kitts and Nevis...

Published:Friday | August 27, 2021 | 12:08 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The Jamaica Tallawahs will get their first taste of action in this year’s Caribbean Premier League when they take on the newly named St Lucia Kings in Basseterre, St Kitts, at 9 a.m. Jamaica time. Head coach Floyd Reifer made it clear that the team...

Published:Wednesday | August 25, 2021 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA WILL head into today’s second round of the 64th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships (CAGC) in second place in the Hoerman Cup standings, following a team score of 21 over par 309 in the opening round of the tournament, which is currently...

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