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Published:Saturday | October 19, 2024 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

THE Anthony Patrick-coached St Catherine ended the first round of the ISSA Manning Cup competition undefeated as they clipped Zone G rivals St George’s College 1-0, courtesy of a Romaine Walters strike yesterday at Winchester Park. Both teams...

Published:Friday | October 18, 2024 | 12:08 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Chairman of Jamaica’s Football Federation Technical Committee, Rudolph Speid, has confirmed that the local federation is seeking to add highly rated Newcastle United defensive midfielder Isaac Hayden to the Reggae Boyz squad. “We are pursuing...

Published:Thursday | October 17, 2024 | 12:15 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

AFTER REGISTERING back-to-back Jamaica Premier League (JPL) defeats, newcomers Chapelton Maroons turned things around with a 2-0 victory over parish rivals Humble Lion at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday. Chapelton got their goals...

Published:Tuesday | October 15, 2024 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

WITH SEVEN debutantes in the 10-member squad, Jamaica will be banking on the talent of their youth to secure the country’s first medal at the FAST5 netball tournament set for November 9 in New Zealand. Simone Forbes, vice-president at Netball...

Published:Saturday | October 12, 2024 | 12:07 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

A number of eastern Caribbean players have been displaying their talents in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) and, overall, they have been doing very well. Jalmaro Calvin of Antigua and Barbuda and Trinidad and Tobago’s Kaile Auvray are key...

Published:Friday | October 11, 2024 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

PRESIDENT OF Tennis Jamaica, John Azar, explained that Jamaica’s team for their 2025 Davis Cup tie against New Zealand will be revealed in a few weeks’ time. Jamaica will play hosts from February 1-2 next year at the Eric Bell National Tennis...

Published:Thursday | October 10, 2024 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

JAMAICA COLLEGE (JC) kept their unbeaten run intact, solidifying their lead atop Group F in the ISSA Manning Cup, following a 3-1 victory over Excelsior at the Courtney Walsh Oval yesterday. JC opened the scoring through Anwan Gordon in the 39th...

Published:Tuesday | October 8, 2024 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

DEFENDING JAMAICA Premier League champions Cavalier showed their championship mettle yesterday, registering a come-from-behind 4-1 victory over Dunbeholden at Sabina Park. Dunbeholden opened their account in the fifth minute of play, courtesy of a...

Published:Saturday | October 5, 2024 | 12:08 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

FORMER champion jockey Winston ‘Fanna’ Griffiths, says Tevin Foster and Raddesh Roman are two of a handful of top-level riders in action at Caymanas Park. Griffiths who became the first jockey to surpass 1,000 winners at Caymanas Park back in 1993...

Published:Saturday | October 5, 2024 | 12:06 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Coach of Molynes United, Jermaine Thomas, believes that his team has been unfortunate in their opening two matches of the 2024-25 Jamaica Premier League season and has called for patience from supporters. Molynes were beaten 3-1 by Vere Phoenix on...

Published:Thursday | October 3, 2024 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

WITH JUST a few months to go in the horse racing calendar, fans at Caymanas Park can’t seem to take their eyes off the jockeys’ title race between the pair of Raddesh Roman and Tevin Foster, who are locked at 99 winners. Former jockey, now turned...

Published:Tuesday | October 1, 2024 | 12:12 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

A 90TH-MINUTE strike from Montego Bay United (MBU) substitute Deonjay Brown proved decisive in his side’s 1-0 win over promoted Chapelton Maroons at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday. In a game that saw chances few and far between, MBU...

Published:Monday | September 30, 2024 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

DEFENDING Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) under-19 rural area netball champions Holmwood Technical have set their sights on retaining their crown and head coach, Carline Graham-Powell, says her squad is fully fit and ready to take...

Published:Monday | September 30, 2024 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

DUNBEHOLDEN’s search for a head coach has ended following the appointment of Bijon Thomas. General manager of the club, Roger Simmonds, told The Gleaner that Thomas was the best selection among the coaches interviewed. “Having interviewed a number...

Published:Saturday | September 28, 2024 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

PRESIDENT of Jamaica Basketball Association, Paulton Gordon, says the passing of veteran administrator Elfraito ‘Alf’ Remikie will leave a huge gap in the country’s basketball programme. “It’s a major loss to the basketball community as he had a...

Published:Friday | September 27, 2024 | 12:13 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

THE Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) has taken swift and strong action against three Dinthill Technical High School footballers following an incident involving match officials at the end of a daCosta Cup match against McGrath High...

Published:Friday | September 27, 2024 | 12:12 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

FOLLOWING the abrupt departure of Phillip Williams as head coach of Dunbeholden Football Club, General Manager Roger Simmonds has revealed that the club is now moving close to appointing a replacement. “We are very advanced, we have done some...

Published:Thursday | September 26, 2024 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

ST ANDREW Technical High School (STATHS) kept their unbeaten run in the ISSA Manning Cup intact, clipping Haile Selassie 1-0 away to their opponents yesterday. The scoreline did not reflect the commanding display of attack and defence the Phillip...

Published:Saturday | September 21, 2024 | 8:30 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Veteran local referee Wilverglen Lamey has passed. The 48-year-old died earlier today after collapsing during a Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) business house semi-final fixture between Metrodade Security and Seprod which was...

Published:Saturday | September 21, 2024 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

It’s just over two months before Jamaica hosts the inaugural Carifta Gymnastics Championships and Nicole Grant, president of the Jamaica Gymnastics Association, has shared that the local team is fine-tuning their preparation for what is expected...

Published:Friday | September 20, 2024 | 12:14 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

DEFENDING Jamaica Premier League champions Cavalier will kick off their 2024/25 campaign on Sunday when they face Portmore United. Rudolph Speid, technical director of Cavalier, stated that he’s fully aware that his team will have the target on...

Published:Friday | September 20, 2024 | 12:14 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

THE Leila Robinson Court will host the inaugural staging of the Island Vibes Netball Tournament set to tip off today at 6 p.m. The tournament will feature four teams: Jamaica under-16, Denbigh High, and Trinidad and Tobago’s under-16 and under-18...

Published:Thursday | September 19, 2024 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

A WORKMANLIKE performance by St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) saw them registering a 2-0 victory over Zone D opponents Camperdown at the Boys’ Town field in the ISSA Manning Cup competition yesterday. The Phillip Williams-coached STATHS...

Published:Thursday | September 19, 2024 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda has heaped praise on the Scottish city of Glasgow for stepping up to play hosts for the 2026 Commonwealth Games following months of uncertainty surrounding where the games will...

Published:Tuesday | September 17, 2024 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

IN MEMORY of former president of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JABA), the late Marland Nattie, players will get the opportunity to grace the National Stadium courts for the inaugural staging of the Marland Nattie Legends 3x3 tournament, set...

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