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Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:13 AM

A brilliant strike from substitute Jordan Turner powered Manning’s School into the semi-finals of the ISSA Ben Francis Cup knockout competition, helping his team rally to a 2–1 victory over Christiana High at Manchester High playing field yesterday...

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:13 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

The ISSA daCosta Cup semi-finals roars into action today at Sabina Park with favourites Glenmuir taking on the dangerous Dinthill Technical and giant-killing newcomers attempting to overturn the marauding St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS...

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:13 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writers

Jamaica College, preseason favourites, and Excelsior High School, the darkhorses, will contest this season’s ISSA/WATA Manning Cup final after the two enjoyed similarly comfortable wins during yesterday’s semi-finals at the National Stadium....

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:13 AM

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (CMC): West Indies assistant coach Floyd Reifer has issued a blunt assessment of his batting unit ahead of the decisive third and final Test against New Zealand, starting today at Bay Oval. Trailing 1-0 in the series...

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:12 AM

Mount Maunganui, New Zealand (CMC): New Zealand have recalled spinner Ajaz Patel and wicketkeeper-batter Tom Blundell to their squad for the decisive third Test against the West Indies, starting today at Bay Oval. The changes come following a hard-...

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:11 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Denbigh High walked away with the junior ISSA Rural Schoolgirl Netball Competition title after upsetting defending champions Holmwood Technical 31-26 in overtime. Holmwood, however, held on to their senior crown after fending off a strong challenge...

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:11 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

Herbert Morrison Technical High School’s under-19 team has bulldozed its way through the first round of the ISSA Schoolboy Basketball competition, with head coach Levar Rose expressing the need for increased dedication for players to improve. Rural...

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:11 AM

Mona Preparatory once again demonstrated their dominance in youth sport, retaining the Jamaica Independent Schools Association Under-12 Netball Championship for the third consecutive year. The school also won the championship in 2023 and 2024. The...

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:11 AM

DOHA, Qatar (AP): After finally ending their wait for a Champions League title, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) can finish the year by adding a first Intercontinental Cup trophy as well. PSG takes on Brazilian club Flamengo, the South American champions...

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:11 AM

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): The Desert Vipers’ unbeaten run came to a dramatic, nailbiting end at the Zayed Cricket Stadium last night as the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, with West Indians Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Sherfane Rutherford,...

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:10 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): The 2026 Indian Premier League auction delivered seismic shocks and strategic steals, headlined by Kolkata Knight Riders, making Australia’s Cameron Green the most expensive overseas player of all time while the...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:11 AMErica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

Jamaican coach David Riley’s appointment to the World Coaches’ Commission was not a lone achievement the veteran has said. The Excelsior, national coach, and founder of Technique Lab Sports Performance and Fitness Centre, on Monday, told The...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

After a third straight defeat and five matches without a win, Waterhouse Football Club will part ways with coach Marcel Gayle, a member of the club hierarchy told The Gleaner after the team’s 2-1 defeat to bottom-of-the-table Spanish Town Police,...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:11 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

The ISSA Ben Francis Knockout quarter-finals officially get under way today, with eight teams battling for a coveted spot in the semi-finals and a chance at redemption. Four matches are scheduled for kick off at 3 p.m. After bowing out in the...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:10 AM

MANCHESTER, London (CMC): Aston Villa manager Natalia Arroyo has described Jamaican international and Manchester City forward Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw as the best striker in the Women’s Super League (WSL). The 28-year-old Shaw continued her impressive...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Defending champions Mona High School booked their spot in the semi-finals of the ISSA Walker Cup knockout competition after getting past Hydel High 3-2 yesterday, despite playing a man down at the Waterhouse Stadium. In the feature game of the...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:10 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

The Leila Robinson Netball Courts will be in the spotlight today as the top high school teams clash in the finals of the ISSA Schoolgirl Netball Competition. After weeks of intense action, champions in both the urban and rural competitions, at...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:09 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Head coach of the national senior netball team, Sasher-Gaye Henry, says the Sunshine Girls’ upcoming three-Test series against world number one Australia will play a vital role in the team’s preparation for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The series...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:09 AM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Pugilists from Guyana will now be eligible to compete at the Olympic Games after the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) secured provisional recognition from World Boxing. The formal endorsement, communicated in a letter dated...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:09 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Under brilliant sunshine and facing the formidable rolling waves of Copa Beach, the nation’s top surfers delivered a spectacular display of skill and nerve at the National Surfing Championships on Sunday. When the final sprays settled, Elishama...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:09 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

St Jago High School’s girls were in dominant form at last Saturday’s 22nd staging of the Wesley Powell Benjamin Memorial track and field meet, held at Excelsior High School. The over-distance meet, where coaches gauge their athletes’ performances...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:09 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The ISSA/WATA Manning Cup semi-finals are expected to bring fireworks as perennial rivals Jamaica College (JC) and St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) will go head-to-head in the curtain closer of a double-header at the National Stadium set...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:06 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The pageantry of boxing was on full display during the Wray and Nephew Fight Night on Saturday at the Constant Spring Sports Complex as fans, old and young, danced along to the boxers’ walk-out music, cheered loudly for every blow struck and...

Published:Monday | December 15, 2025 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Mount Pleasant Football Academy defeated league leaders Portmore United 2-0 on a brace from striker Warner Brown in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) at Ferdi Neita Park yesterday to climb to fourth in the table. The win was significant for Mount...

Published:Monday | December 15, 2025 | 12:09 AM

Arnett Gardens FC will turn out at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex for the first time this season in the Jamaica Premier League when they take on Montego Bay United and former coach Xavier Gilbert in a monster clash this evening at 7:30 p.m...

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