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Published:Wednesday | February 26, 2025 | 12:14 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

MOUNT PLEASANT head coach, Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore, believes there were many pluses to be found in the team’s 1-1 draw against Montego Bay United at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on Monday night. Mount Pleasant remained league leaders on 62...

Published:Tuesday | February 25, 2025 | 12:12 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

ARNETT GARDENS assistant coach Fabian Taylor is happy his team has recovered from an administrative setback and returned to winning ways after a 2-0 victory over Vere United in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) football match at the Montego Bay...

Published:Monday | February 24, 2025 | 12:11 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

FORMER HEAD coach of Montego Bay United FC (MBU) Rodolfo Zapata has said that while he believes half of the talented local players in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) should make up the roster of the Reggae Boyz, it needs a keen eye to detect them...

Published:Saturday | February 22, 2025 | 12:08 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

NEW MONTEGO BAY United (MBU) head coach Paul ‘Tegat’ Davis believes that the absence of a familiar voice might have affected their performance after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Racing United in their Wray and Nephew-sponsored Jamaica Premier...

Published:Thursday | February 20, 2025 | 12:07 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland was engulfed in smoke for over three hours yesterday afternoon as a massive fire tore through a warehouse near the popular Imperial Plaza on Great George Street. The blaze forced police to evacuate...

Published:Wednesday | February 19, 2025 | 12:09 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

NEWLY APPOINTED head coach of Montego Bay United FC, Paul ‘Tegat’ Davis, believes the short-term goal of winning the Jamaica Premier League will present a formidable challenge. Davis was announced as new head coach just days after MBU and...

Published:Tuesday | February 18, 2025 | 12:13 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

A HAT TRICK from Daniel Green and strikes from substitutes Alex Marshall and Jabari Howell led Mount Pleasant Football Academy to an impressive 5-0 win over Humble Lion FC in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) football match at the Montego Bay...

Published:Monday | February 17, 2025 | 9:37 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren says it is important to select local players to learn his system but their availability is sometimes uncertain as the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) schedule is very tight. Jamaica clipped Trinidad and Tobago 1-0...

Published:Monday | February 17, 2025 | 9:30 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Andrew Parsons has called on Jamaicans to change their views on athletes with disabilities. Parsons, the IPC president since 2017, met with stakeholders, athletes, educational institutions...

Published:Monday | February 17, 2025 | 9:26 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

“THIS ISN’T a group of local players, this is the Reggae Boyz.” Those were the words of Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren ahead of an international friendly against Trinidad and Tobago today at the Montego Bay Sports Complex. The squad is made...

Published:Wednesday | February 5, 2025 | 12:06 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

AT LEAST once per week, Montego Bay United (MBU) put up a united front as they strive to bring silverware back to the Second City in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), but this week things are a little different. Five of the players will have to put...

Published:Monday | February 3, 2025 | 5:01 PMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

MONTEGO BAY United (MBU) head coach Rodolfo Zapata has lauded his team after their impressive 3-1 Jamaica Premier League win over Waterhouse at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on Wednesday night. The win lifted MBU to 44 points in second spot....

Published:Saturday | January 18, 2025 | 12:08 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

TWO NEW primary schools, John’s Hall and Middlesex Corner from Hanover, will be among the other primary, preparatory and high schools at today’s second staging of the ‘Run for the Republic’ development track and field meet at Herbert Morrison...

Published:Thursday | January 16, 2025 | 12:12 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

FOOTBALL COACHES at the under-14 and under-16 schoolboy level are not happy with the level of investment put into the sport, especially in comparison to the hugely popular Manning and daCosta Cup competitions, which highlight under-19 talent. The...

Published:Tuesday | January 14, 2025 | 12:21 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

COACHES AND an athlete from western Jamaica have expressed disappointment at the recent announcement to continue hosting the annual County of Cornwall Athletics Association (COCAA) Western Championships outside the region. The backlash comes as the...

Published:Friday | January 10, 2025 | 12:11 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

AN ANNUAL scholarship will be introduced and named in memory of the late veteran track and field analyst Hubert Lawrence at the second staging of the ‘Run for the Republic’ development track and field meet. The event is set for the Herbert Morrison...

Published:Thursday | January 9, 2025 | 12:07 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Following his urgent plea for help a few days ago, Adrian Laing, now in the United States with his daughter, 15-year-old burn victim Adrianna Laing, undergoing corrective surgeries at Boston’s Shriners Children’s Hospital, says he...

Published:Monday | January 6, 2025 | 12:10 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

While 15-year-old burn victim Adrianna Laing prepares for more corrective surgeries at the Boston-based Shriners Children’s Hospital in the United States, her father, Adrian Laing, is making a fresh appeal for much-needed financial assistance for...

Published:Thursday | December 26, 2024 | 12:08 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: In keeping with the family’s long-standing family tradition, the operators of the Madden’s Funeral Home staged a lavish Christmas treat in Montego Bay last Thursday, spending more than $1 million to fête and provide food items to...

Published:Friday | December 20, 2024 | 12:13 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

MONTEGO BAY United (MBU) head coach Rodolfo Zapata says he is happy with a top-six placing in the Wray and Nephew-sponsored Jamaica Premier League (JPL) after the first round of the 2024-25 season. MBU completed their fixtures with a 1-1 home...

Published:Wednesday | December 18, 2024 | 12:11 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

Defending champions The Manning’s School snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when they came from 2-0 down to defeat Clarendon College 3-2 to retain their ISSA/Mighty Malt Rural Under-16 title at St Elizabeth Technical High School yesterday....

Published:Tuesday | December 17, 2024 | 6:55 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: A family in Glendevon, St James, had their fears averted last night after a missing 10-year-old boy and his 14-year-old sister were found safe. The siblings went missing after attending the St James Municipal Corporation’s annual...

Published:Saturday | December 14, 2024 | 12:10 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

The football spotlight will be on St Elizabeth Technical High School’s (STETHS) Sports Complex in Santa Cruz today when daCosta Cup champions Garvey Maceo High square off against Manning Cup winners Kingston College (KC) in what should be a...

Published:Monday | December 9, 2024 | 12:09 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s Kemar Leslie and Rosamund Ponder of London, England emerged as back-to-back champions of the male and female half marathon respectively at yesterday’s 24th staging of Reggae Marathon in the tourist town of Negril. Held at Long Bay Beach...

Published:Saturday | December 7, 2024 | 12:07 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

It’s a case of one school chasing history and the other seeking to get back on top in rural schoolboys football. First-time finalists McGrath High are in a grand showdown with 2007 champions Garvey Maceo High in today’s ISSA/WATA daCosta Cup final...

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