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Published:Sunday | February 1, 2026 | 12:12 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

Despite still experiencing occasional discomfort, national 400m hurdler Assinie Wilson says he remains determined to compete this season after being medically cleared to return to training. Wilson, 23, raised eyebrows at last year’s World Athletics...

Published:Sunday | January 25, 2026 | 12:19 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

National triple jumper Jordan Scott says he will be taking a much smarter and more-structured approach to his training this season as he targets another strong year on the international circuit. Scott, who finished fifth in the men’s triple jump at...

Published:Sunday | January 25, 2026 | 12:17 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

Netball Jamaica President Karen Rosen Baugh says the Sunshine Girls are embracing a transitional phase and are not afraid of losing as they prepare for next month’s three-Test series against hosts Australia, with several of the nation’s star...

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:11 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

Assistant coach Alex Thomas remains confident that Waterhouse FC will soon begin converting their chances in the Jamaica Premier League into goals, despite the team’s slow start under new head coach, Argentina-born Javier Ainstein. Waterhouse are...

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:11 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

Paul Christie, sporting director of Jamaica Premier League outfit Mount Pleasant Football Academy, says the club will be strengthening its squad in this month’s transfer window with the acquisition of an attacking player from Serbia and a defender...

Published:Sunday | January 11, 2026 | 12:12 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

Third-generation trainer Peter-John Parsard, one of the youngest conditioners at Caymanas Park, is steadily carving out a name for himself in local racing following another outstanding season in 2025. Parsard, who is just 29 years old, is following...

Published:Sunday | January 4, 2026 | 12:12 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

Newly appointed head coach of Jamaica Premier League (JPL) strugglers Spanish Town Police FC, Dwight Smith, says he will be looking to the transfer market as he seeks to turn around the team’s poor showing in this season’s competition. Spanish Town...

Published:Sunday | January 4, 2026 | 12:11 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

Head coach of Calabar High School, Julian Robinson, says he is pleased with the strides his athletes have been making this season, as the school continues to prepare for the upcoming ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs...

Published:Sunday | December 28, 2025 | 12:10 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

President of Netball Jamaica (NJ), Karen Rosen Baugh, says despite the absence of three of the country’s top netball stars, she is expecting a strong showing from the Sunshine Girls in their upcoming three-Test series against world champions...

Published:Sunday | December 21, 2025 | 12:07 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) claimed their sixth hold on the ISSA daCosta Cup title after an exciting 8-7 penalty shootout victory over Glenmuir at the National Stadium yesterday. This, after both teams played out a 0-0 draw...

Published:Sunday | December 14, 2025 | 12:06 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

Head coach of the national senior team Sasher-Gaye Henry remains confident that the Sunshine Girls can rebound strongly and level their two-match Horizon Vitality Netball series against hosts England Roses when the teams clash at 9 a.m. Jamaica...

Published:Sunday | December 7, 2025 | 12:12 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

GARY PEART, executive chairman of Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL), operators of Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL), says his organisation is not ruling out the possibility of increasing the purse for next year’s Mouttet Mile,...

Published:Sunday | November 30, 2025 | 12:13 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

FORMER CHAMPIONS Charlie Smith booked their place in the quarter-finals of this year’s ISSA/WATA Manning Cup competition with an easy 4–1 victory over St Catherine High School in Group Three at Winchester Park yesterday. Charlie Smith were led to...

Published:Sunday | November 23, 2025 | 12:17 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

HEAD COACH of Jamaica’s senior netball team, Sasher-Gay Henry, says despite the absence of seven senior Sunshine Girls, she is backing her squad to deliver an excellent showing against their English rivals in next month’s Horizon Vitality Series....

Published:Sunday | November 16, 2025 | 12:11 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

FORMER NATIONAL defenders Linval Dixon and Shavar Thomas are urging the Reggae Boyz to stay hungry, patient and fully locked in ahead of Tuesday’s must-win Concacaf FIFA World Cup final-round Group B showdown against Curaçao at the National Stadium...

Published:Sunday | November 9, 2025 | 12:13 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

A NUMBER of ISSA/WATA Manning Cup coaches have expressed mixed views on whether the Corporate Area schoolboy football competition should resume following the devastating passage of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, which wreaked havoc on Jamaica’s...

Published:Sunday | October 26, 2025 | 12:06 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

THE SUNSHINE Girls are set to be without a number of their senior players for their upcoming Horizon Vitality Series against rivals England in December. The Sunday Gleaner has been reliably informed that the likes of Captain Jhaniele Fowler,...

Published:Sunday | October 19, 2025 | 12:13 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

FORMER WORLD Under-20 100-metre silver medallist Serena Cole has left the MVP Track Club and has joined the Swept Track and Field Club ahead of the 2026 season. The Gleaner has been reliably informed that Cole, the former Edwin Allen standout, has...

Published:Sunday | October 19, 2025 | 12:11 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

SPORTING DIRECTOR of Mount Pleasant Academy Paul Christie says no effort will be spared to grab a first-leg victory when they face Defence Force FC of Trinidad and Tobago in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. The game, which will...

Published:Sunday | October 12, 2025 | 12:15 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

KEON BRODERICK, coach of former champions Excelsior, says discipline will be key to determining how far his team goes in this year’s ISSA/WATA Manning Cup competition. Excelsior, who remain unbeaten this season, recorded their seventh win with a...

Published:Sunday | September 28, 2025 | 12:13 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

FORMER WORLD 400-metre champion Bertland Cameron says he is now embracing a fresh chapter in his coaching career, having joined the track and field programme at Jamaica College (JC), where he will work primarily with the school’s quarter-milers....

Published:Sunday | September 28, 2025 | 12:07 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

HYDEL OUTCLASSED Holy Trinity High School to register a 3-0 victory in their ISSA/WATA Manning Cup Zone E encounter at the Waterhouse Stadium yesterday. Captain Javel Watson netted all three goals for Hydel in the 45th, 66th, and 90th minutes....

Published:Sunday | September 21, 2025 | 12:11 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

FORMER CHAMPIONS Jamaica College (JC) carved out a hard-fought 2-0 victory over a very plucky Camperdown in their ISSA/WATA Manning Cup Zone C encounter at Alpha Boys yesterday. JC, who were recording their third straight victory from as many...

Published:Sunday | September 14, 2025 | 12:16 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

FORMER CHAMPIONS Jamaica College (JC) began their quest to lift the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup title with an effortless 7-0 victory over St Mary’s College at the Ashenheim Stadium yesterday. JC were led to victory, courtesy of a hat-trick from Dwayne...

Published:Sunday | September 11, 2022 | 12:12 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Kingston College (KC) showed their championship mettle, as they outclassed archrivals Calabar High School 5-1 in their opening match of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/Digicel Manning Cup football...

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