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Published:Saturday | April 4, 2026 | 12:54 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

AFTER clocking the second-fastest mile at Caymanas Park to score a runaway victory in last year’s Mouttet Mile, United States-bred RIDEALLDAY did the unthinkable last Monday morning, almost shattering the seven-furlong track record in preparation...

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2026 | 11:22 AM

FIFA raised its top ticket price for the World Cup final to US$10,990 during the glitch-hampered reopening of sales Wednesday after the 48-team field for this year’s tournament was finalized. The price had been US$8,680 when FIFA sold tickets...

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2026 | 12:27 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Rudolph Speid declared that he will not retake the role of Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) technical committee chairman, but remains open to staying on as head coach of the senior Reggae Boyz. Speid has received commendation and criticism in...

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2026 | 12:26 AM

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP): The 48-team field for FIFA ‘s biggest-ever World Cup is complete after a qualifying process that spanned more than two and a half years. Iraq edged Bolivia 2-1 in an intercontinental play-off at Monterrey in northern Mexico...

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2026 | 12:26 AM

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the appointment of former West Indies fast bowler and head coach, Otis Gibson, as the new fast bowling consultant for the regional outfit on an initial one-year assignment. One of the most sought-after...

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2026 | 12:26 AM

Minister of Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange is optimistic about the performance of the Jamaica Kingsmen in August’s Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Grange was responding to Tuesday’s official signing...

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2026 | 12:24 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Davion Chantiloupe, head coach of Clarendon College, says a GoFundMe account has been set up to assist him in purchasing a motor vehicle after his car was stolen from the National Stadium car park last Wednesday evening. The stolen vehicle, a pearl...

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2026 | 12:24 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

DON KWESI gets favourable company in Saturday’s Linval McFarlane after being beaten by overnight-allowance winners in consecutive races. Claiming rider Demar Williams replacing Dane Dawkins also gives the four-year-old colt a five-pound allowance...

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2026 | 12:24 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

In a thrilling final that ebbed and flowed over three days of high-quality schoolboy cricket, St Jago High School emerged as the champions of the First Global Bank Grace Shield, securing a hard-fought five-wicket victory over Campion College at a...

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2026 | 12:24 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Garth Smythe, coach of outstanding junior sprinter Shanoya Douglas, says that while she will compete at this weekend’s Carifta Games in Grenada, her focus remains on the World Under-20 Championships and the Commonwealth Games. Douglas, already...

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:09 AMLeroy Brown/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s rising female tennis star,18-year old Alyssa James, has recently bolted from a ranking of 65 to 42 in the world, following a series of excellent performances over the past three months. Although she is still classified as a junior, James...

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica coach Rudolph Speid said his team lost concentration on one play and that made the difference in their FIFA Intercontinental World Cup Playoff final against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after the Reggae Boyz’s 2026 World Cup...

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:09 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr said one of the defining features of his squad ahead of the final games in the Concacaf W Qualifiers was each player’s versatility, flexibility, and quality on the pitch. Jamaica will close out Group B action...

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:09 AM

ATLANTA (AP): Francisco Trincão scored in the 37th minute, João Félix added a goal in the 59th, and Portugal beat the United States 2-0 in a friendly last night to deal the Americans their eighth consecutive defeat against European opponents. US...

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:08 AM

Sean Morris and Jodi Munn-Barrow captured the top titles at the recent Constant Spring Golf Classic on the back of excellent first-round scores that virtually shielded them from any comebacks. Munn-Barrow sent down one of her best rounds at...

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:08 AM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Veteran opening batsman Evin Lewis has been surprisingly named in Trinidad and Tobago’s Red Force squad for the upcoming West Indies Championship. The 34-year-old, who last played first-class cricket for T...

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:08 AM

When the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) begins in 2026, the Jamaican franchise involved will be known as the Jamaica Kingsmen, marking an exciting new chapter for cricket in the region. According to the CPL, “The Jamaica Kingsmen will...

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:08 AM

NANTES, France (AP): A commercial court in France dismissed Welsh club Cardiff’s claims for compensation in the death of football player Emiliano Sala in a ruling issued Monday, more than seven years after the plane crash that killed the Argentine...

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:08 AM

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP): FIFA President Gianni Infantino yesterday promised to “continue to support” Iran’s preparations for the World Cup as he met the Iranian national team for the first time since the US and Israel launched airstrikes on the...

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:07 AM

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (CMC): Levi Garcia found the back of the net twice, but it could not prevent Trinidad and Tobago (T...

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:07 AM

AP: One of football’s historic powers has reached a once-unfathomable low. Four-time champions Italy failed to qualify for a third straight World Cup after getting beaten in a penalty shoot-out with 10 men at 66th-ranked Bosnia and Herzegovina in...

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 8:23 PM

Even with a second bite of the cherry, Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will not be at this year’s FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. The Jamaicans, who went into an Intercontinental Playoff as a last resort after failing to qualify...

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 6:31 PM

One of football’s historic powers has reached a once-unfathomable low. Four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for a third straight World Cup after getting beat in a penalty shoot-out with 10 men at 66th-ranked Bosnia and Herzegovina in the...

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 12:10 AM

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (CMC): In the shadow of a 90-run defeat to Australia in the second Women’s One-Day International (WODI), young West Indies off-spinner Ashmini Munisar offered a rare moment of brilliance that gave the home crowd at Warner Park...

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s number one tennis player Blaise Bicknell made another big jump in the ITF ranking, following an impressive win at the ITF M25 tournament in Las Vegas on the weekend. Bicknell dismissed the challenge of American Ronit Karki, 6-3, 6-2, for...

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