All-rounder Rovman Powell, who is expected to captain the Jamaica Tallawahs franchise in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season, says his team will be doing all it can to win over the Jamaican fans after a bad 2019 campaign. Powell was...
JAMAICA AND West Indies opener John Campbell has been named along with compatriot middle-order batsmen Jermaine Blackwood and Nkrumah Bonner in a 30-man provisional West Indies squad for the impending tour of England which is tentatively set for...
Former national footballer Arthur Lattimore passed away after a long battle with throat cancer. Lattimore, who represented Jamaica’s football team throughout the 1970s, died at his home in Florida, leaving behind five children, grandchildren, and...
The Jamaica Tallawahs have wasted little time in finding a replacement for the ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle, as they have snapped up the captain of the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Carlos Brathwaite. The Gleaner has been reliably informed that...
Jamaica Tallawahs assistant coach Ramnaresh Sarwan says he is shocked by criticism of him by former Windies teammate Chris Gayle. Gayle accused Sarwan of instigating his departure from the Jamaica Tallawahs and destabilising the franchise in a...
THE JAMAICA Tallawahs Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise, owned by the Chris Persaud-led Worldwide Sports Management Group, has hit back at claims made by former captain Chris Gayle regarding his departure from the team. On Monday, Gayle...
Gayle was in a militant mood on social media recently as he has finally given his side of the story regarding his exit from the Jamaica Tallawahs Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise. In a three-part YouTube video confessional, the ‘Universe...
Veteran Windies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo says Jamaican teammate Andre Russell is the toughest batsman he has ever faced in his 17-year cricket career. Bravo and Russell have had numerous battles, representing various franchises from Trinbago Knight...
It’s been just over a month since Jamaican cricketer Damion Jacobs left the island of St Kitts after wrapping up his participation for the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the West Indies Championships. Jacobs was one of many Jamaicans who were trying...
HARD-HITTING LEFT-HANDED batsman Chris Gayle is almost certain to suit up for a different team if the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) gets the green light to go ahead with the tournament, which is slated to run from August 19 to September 26. The...
It has been over a month since the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Four-Day Championship was halted at the eighth round because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, The Gleaner has been reliably informed that none of the contracted players from...
President of the Grooms Association of Jamaica Fabian Whyte says a redundancy exercise involving grooms which is currently taking place at Caymanas Park will add to the already devastating woes being experienced from the coronavirus pandemic. In a...
Renowned Bundesliga commentator Dan O’Hagan believes Jamaica’s Leon Bailey would be the right fit for English Premier League side Chelsea, as the rumours continue to swirl over the star winger’s move to the United Kingdom this summer. O’Hagan, who...
As Europe grapples with mass deaths and Asian nations like Japan face a second wave of the novel coronavirus, Vietnam’s military strategy has been credited with successfully battling COVID-19. Jamaican media professional Gabrielle Nain has been...
Legendary Windies fast bowler, now commentator, Michael Holding, says he doesn’t see himself going past next year as a pundit. Holding, who was speaking on the Mason and Guest radio talk show in Barbados, says he may hang up the microphone after...
He was one of Jamaica’s brightest, young golfing talents who was destined to go on to big things. In 2014, Wesley Brown made it on to the International Golf Ranking list at 1,548, but for now, his dream of playing on the PGA tour is temporarily on...
Windies wicketkeeper batsman Chadwick Walton was overjoyed to see his young son, after spending 14 days in self-quarantine after returning home from a one-month stint in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The 34-year-old Walton, who is in full health...
Jamaican Olympian Davian Clarke says the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until July 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic could be a blessing in disguise for some athletes. However, he warned that to succeed, athletes will have to be focused...
In 2012, striker Sean McFarlane was invited to Jamaica for a trial organised by national senior men’s football team head coach Theodore Whitmore at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex in Tivoli Gardens. The Florida-based McFarlane was, however, asked...
Disappointed but in agreement. That’s the position of the Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) regarding the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. The Association’s president, Martin Lyn, told The Gleaner yesterday that the well-being of the...
Jamaica Scorpions batsman Jermaine Blackwood says he is looking to reclaim a place in the West Indies Test squad following his impressive 2020 season with the bat in the West Indies four-day Championship. Blackwood currently tops the batting after...
“Right now I am angry, but I pray I will find forgiveness soon.” Those were the words of Jamaican race car driver Natasha Chang, following the news of the tragic death of her father, Roger Chang. The businessman was found on Sunday afternoon with...
The Jamaica Scorpions, as was expected, wrapped up an easy innings and 118-run win over the Leeward Islands Hurricanes to finish tied for third in the curtailed 2020 West Indies Championship. With the final two rounds suspended due to the...
The Jamaica Scorpions bowlers will be kicking themselves this evening after squandering a glorious opportunity to seize total control of their West Indies Championship match against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes following Day One action in Antigua...
All local cricket activities, including those involving clubs and schools, have been postponed until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) and the Inter-Secondary Schools Association. The...
