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Published:Sunday | June 23, 2019 | 12:39 AMRobert Bailey - Sunday Gleaner Writer

John Azar, president of Tennis Jamaica (TJ), said the country’s promotion to Group Two of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Davis Cup competition is a major accomplishment for the development of the sport. Jamaica will be making a return...

Published:Sunday | June 16, 2019 | 12:38 AMRobert Bailey - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Jamaica captain Dominic Pagon is expressing confidence ahead of tomorrow’s start of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Davis Cup competition, which will be held in Costa Rica. The Jamaicans, who will compete in Group Three of the tournament...

Published:Sunday | May 26, 2019 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Assistant coach for Jamaica’s national senior women’s football team Lorne Donaldson has hit out at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) for its management of the flight arrangements for the Reggae Girlz and their support staff for their final FIFA...

Published:Sunday | May 12, 2019 | 12:40 AMRobert Bailey - Sunday Gleaner Writer

President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Michael Ricketts says that his organisation is very disappointed with the performance of the national under-17 team during the Concacaf Under-17 Championships in Florida. The young Reggae Boyz...

Published:Sunday | May 5, 2019 | 12:34 AMRobert Bailey - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Minister of Sports Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange and Jefferson Miller, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Tallawahs franchise, both welcomed a three-year partnership agreement between the entities ahead of this year’s staging of the Caribbean...

Published:Sunday | May 5, 2019 | 12:17 AMRobert Bailey - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Dr Warren Blake, president of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), says that the association has identified three locations in Europe that are being considered as the base for Jamaica’s 10-day training camp, which will be held...

Published:Sunday | April 14, 2019 | 12:41 AMRobert Bailey - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Veteran Tivoli Gardens midfielder Jermaine ‘Teddy’ Johnson is still trying to make up his mind about whether he should retire from football. The 38-year-old Johnson, who netted four goals for the west Kingston-based outfit in this season’s Red...

Published:Sunday | April 7, 2019 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey - Sunday Gleaner Writer

As he prepares to make his fourth consecutive Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) semi-final appearance when he faces Portmore United tomorrow, Mount Pleasant’s head coach says that Donovan Duckie, he is under no pressure to finally win his first...

Published:Sunday | March 31, 2019 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Texas Tech’s sprint coach Zach Glavash says his institution is aiming to recruit the island’s top junior sprinters as they look to boost their track and field programme for next season. Glavash told The Sunday Gleaner that Jamaica is blessed with...

Published:Sunday | March 10, 2019 | 12:19 AMRobert Bailey - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Richard Gayle, a past president of the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC), says that the late former sports editor at The Gleaner Company (Media) Limited, Tony Becca, made an incredible contribution to the sport and he will be sadly missed by all at the...

Published:Sunday | March 3, 2019 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Wilford ‘Billy’ Heaven, president of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), says he will be looking to engage the services of a sports psychologist to work with the national senior team. Heaven, who was re-elected on Thursday to serve a third term...

Published:Sunday | March 3, 2019 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz will be seeking consecutive wins over Chile today when both teams meet in the second match of their two-game friendly series at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in St James. Match time is 7 p.m. The Reggae Girlz recorded a...

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