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Published:Tuesday | February 14, 2023 | 1:06 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

After setting the world alight with her impressive winning performance at last year’s World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon, 10-time World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is banking on her hard work and the grace of God to bring her more...

Published:Monday | February 13, 2023 | 9:03 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

For the first time in two years, runners were able to come together in large numbers once again to take over the streets of Kingston for the 25th staging of the Sigma Corporate Run which pulled in a record $91,852,500 in raised funds for the 2023...

Published:Thursday | February 9, 2023 | 1:29 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

THE JAMAICA Scorpions failed to capitalise after winning the toss against the Barbados Pride on day one of their second-round West Indies Championship match at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. When stumps were drawn, the Pride had reached 89...

Published:Thursday | February 9, 2023 | 1:18 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA UNDER-17 coach Merron Gordon admitted that information gathering on his opponents at the upcoming Concacaf Under-17 Championship has been a challenge due to the lack of game footage of some teams at the level. The Jamaicans, who left for...

Published:Wednesday | February 8, 2023 | 2:14 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA’S UNDER-17 football coach, Merron Gordon, says winning games at all costs is key following his team’s second 1-0 win over their Trinidad and Tobago counterparts at the St Elizabeth Sports Complex yesterday. The young Reggae Boyz, who made...

Published:Tuesday | February 7, 2023 | 6:41 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica's U17 team wrapped up their preparation for the Concacaf World Cup qualifiers following their second 1-0 win over their Trinidad and Tobago counterparts at the St Elizabeth High School today. The young Reggae Boyz got the lone goal in the...

Published:Tuesday | February 7, 2023 | 1:46 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Last Saturday, Olympian and former Vere Technical High middle-distance star Inez Turner had a quick five-minute talk with members of the track team at her alma mater during the JAAA/Jamalco Development meet in Clarendon and according to head coach...

Published:Monday | February 6, 2023 | 1:32 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Vere United chalked up their second win in the 2022-23 Jamaica Premier League season following a 1-0 win over Harbour View at the Wembley Centre of Excellence yesterday. The lone goal came from as early as the second minute after goalkeeper David...

Published:Monday | February 6, 2023 | 12:41 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

When Inez Turner went up to receive her plaque at the JAAA/Jamalco Puma Development meet on Saturday, the former national junior and senior 800 metres champion paused the photo opportunity and asked the organisers to invite the Vere Technical team...

Published:Monday | February 6, 2023 | 12:39 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

A medical problem for Alwyn Williams gave all-rounder Abhijai Mansingh the chance to make his debut for the Jamaica Scorpions against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in their just concluded drawn opening fixture in the West Indies Championship in...

Published:Sunday | February 5, 2023 | 8:37 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

A second-minute strike from Lamard Neil carried Vere United to a 1-0 win over Harbour View in their Jamaica Premier League encounter today at the Wembley Centre of Excellence. The win was Vere's second of the campaign after their 1-0 win last...

Published:Saturday | February 4, 2023 | 1:37 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica Scorpions all-rounder Abhijai Mansingh continues to impress in the ongoing West Indies Championship match against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes following day three action at the Coolidge Ground in Antigua and Barbuda. The right-handed...

Published:Friday | February 3, 2023 | 1:07 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Towering right-handed opener Leroy Lugg hit a solid half-century to lead the Jamaica Scorpions to 186 for six on yesterday’s second day of the West Indies Championship match against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes. The Scorpions will resume today’s...

Published:Thursday | February 2, 2023 | 1:26 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

THE JAMAICA Scorpions put in a disciplined effort with the ball to restrict the Leeward Islands Hurricanes to 163 for six on the first day of the opening round of matches in the 2023 West Indies Championship at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in...

Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2023 | 1:15 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

On Monday, the West Indies senior women’s team suffered their 13th straight T20 International defeat when they went down by eight wickets to India in the South Africa Tri-Series in East London. The West Indies first posted 94 for six, with captain...

Published:Saturday | January 28, 2023 | 1:07 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

National under-17 coach Merron Gordon says he is going ahead with his plans without three top talents for next month’s Concacaf Under-17 Championship in Guatemala. Birmingham City striker Cameron Eubank along with Rangers FC player Zak Lovelace and...

Published:Friday | January 27, 2023 | 12:45 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

All the talk about a possible withdrawal from the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) from newcomers Chapelton Maroons has gone out the door, as the club is set to have their new coach when the second round of matches kicks off on February 12. Brazilian...

Published:Thursday | January 26, 2023 | 1:20 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

THE SPORT of hockey is set to get a shot in the arm come the middle of this year, with the Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF) set to host the Pan American Confederation Hockey5s World Cup qualifiers in early June. President of the JHF, Fabian Stewart...

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2023 | 1:13 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA SCORPIONS coach Andrew Richardson used a number of adjectives to describe new fast-bowling sensation Ojay Shields, who was named among 13 players to represent Jamaica in the upcoming regional four-day championships in Antigua next month....

Published:Tuesday | January 24, 2023 | 1:34 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Following their $200,000 fine and six points deduction for failing to show up for their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) game against Mount Pleasant Academy on Sunday, Chapelton Maroons are crying foul following the latest developments. Assistant coach...

Published:Tuesday | January 24, 2023 | 1:28 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Right-arm leg-spinning all-rounder Abhijai Mansingh and fast bowler Ojay Shields are the only new faces named in a 13-man Jamaica Scorpions squad for the first two rounds of the upcoming Regional Four-Day Championship. The Jamaica Scorpions are...

Published:Monday | January 23, 2023 | 6:42 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

After seven rounds of games in the Jamaica Women’s Premier League (JWPL), just over 200 goals have already been scored, with 17-year-old Excelsior student Shaniel Buckley responsible for 19 of those goals so far. She is currently the league’s...

Published:Monday | January 23, 2023 | 6:35 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

It wasn’t the prettiest of games, but home side Humble Lion did just enough to see off Portmore United 1-0 in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) 11th-round clash at the Effortville Community Centre yesterday. Andrew Vanzie eventually broke down a...

Published:Monday | January 23, 2023 | 6:32 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The goals just continue to flow for Xavier Gilbert and his Frazsiers Whip team, which continued their winning streak in the Jamaica Women’s Premier League last Saturday following a 9-0 hammering of Royal Lakes in their cross-zone encounter at Royal...

Published:Friday | January 20, 2023 | 1:13 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The last time Trinidadian pacer Shannon Gabriel bowled a ball in a Test match for the West Indies was November in the year 2021, with the strapping speedster only sending down four overs in the second innings of the Test, which the regional side...

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