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Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2026 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The U17 Reggae Girlz endured a disastrous start to the final round of Concacaf Women’s U17 Qualifiers as they were thrashed 9-0 by Mexico yesterday in the opening match in Group C. Mexico reigned supreme with a pair of hat-tricks from Citlalli...

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2026 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

With Jamaica set to host the Pan-American Men’s Lacrosse Championship for the first-time ever, Jamaica Lacrosse Association (JLA) President Calbert Hutchinson said they are ready to welcome the region’s top teams. The Pan-American Lacrosse...

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2026 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Despite leading the league in both goals (16) and assists (11), Harbour View frontman Trayvone Reid, has seen most of his production go without reward, like on Sunday when he scored twice, but his team lost 4-2 to Portmore United. It is not only...

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2026 | 12:10 AM

AP: India great Sunil Gavaskar claims Sunrisers Leeds’ signing of Pakistan player Abrar Ahmed for England’s The Hundred tournament will “indirectly contribute to the deaths of Indian soldiers and civilians.” The organiser of the The Hundred, the...

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2026 | 12:09 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

Lascelles Logan, president of the St Thomas Football Association, said Restaurants of Jamaica’s sponsorship of under-17 teams has eased the tremendous burden of providing nutrition to young players on match days. “These youngsters will one day...

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2026 | 12:09 AM

Defending junior squash champions Mehar Trehan and Ethan Miller wasted no time in defeating their opponents in the final of the two-day All Jamaica Junior Squash Championship at the Liguanea Club in Kingston on Monday night. Both matches were...

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2026 | 12:09 AM

GENEVA (AP): Morocco was, stunningly, awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title yesterday by governing body judges who overturned Senegal’s victory in a chaotic final in January. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said its appeals board...

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2026 | 12:09 AM

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC): Australia Women’s head coach Shelley Nitschke says she will use their white-ball tour of the Caribbean to select the squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup. The Aussies take on West Indies Women across six matches...

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2026 | 12:09 AM

COLOGNE, Germany (AP): Former Germany coach Joachim Löw has raised concerns about safety at the World Cup being hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. “We had debates before the 2018 World Cup in Russia and calls for a boycott before the...

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2026 | 12:09 AM

GENEVA (AP): The public wrangling among Iran, FIFA, and US President Donald Trump over the narrative of playing in the World Cup shifted yesterday to Mexico, where President Claudia Sheinbaum seemed open to a suggestion by Islamic Republic...

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2026 | 12:08 AM

AP: Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain quickly snuffed out hopes of epic comebacks by Manchester City and Chelsea in the Champions League yesterday. Instead, it was tiny Bodø/Glimt on the receiving end of a historic second-leg fightback in the...

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 2:14 PM

GENEVA (AP) — The public wrangling between Iran, FIFA and US President Donald Trump over the narrative of playing at the World Cup in June shifted on Tuesday to Mexico where its diplomats suggested Iran’s football team could play its games. The...

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 12:12 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Jamaica’s Shanoya Douglas is expected to receive an upgrade from the bronze medal she mined in the women’s 200m at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships following the announcement of Adaejah Hodge’s suspension. Douglas initially placed third...

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

In an effort to revive the flailing National Basketball League (NBL), the premier basketball league in the country, the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA), has appointed former Chairman of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) Christopher Williams as...

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 12:11 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The U17 Reggae Girlz will begin their quest to secure a spot in the 2026 FIFA Women’s U17 World Cup today when they face a tough matchup against Mexico in the final round of the Concacaf U17 Women’s Qualifiers. The young Reggae Girlz will face...

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 12:11 AM

PARIS (AP): Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique has a luxury of choice in deciding who to leave out of his attack against Chelsea in the last 16 of the Champions League today. All of Luis Enrique’s forwards are fit, which is a welcome rarity for...

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 12:11 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): A leading football official in Asia says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup which kicks off in June in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Also, yesterday in Tehran, a government spokesman again stressed that...

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 12:11 AM

AP: Golden State coach Steve Kerr is now an Oscar winner. Kerr was one of the executive producers for All the Empty Rooms, which won the Oscar for documentary short. The 35-minute film chronicles how broadcast journalist Steve Hartman and...

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 12:10 AM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Quarter-miler Jereem ‘The Dream’ Richards will lead a four-member Trinidad and Tobago team to next week’s 21st World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland. The 32-year-old Richards, the 2022 400-metre indoor...

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

The Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) will hold its annual general meeting (AGM) this Saturday, and president of the Corporate Area governing football body, Mark Bennett, said they are looking to recompose the membership and make...

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 12:10 AM

The All-Jamaica Junior and Senior Squash Championships served off on Sunday at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston with intense action in the junior section in front of an appreciative crowd. Several of the juniors posted some very good results...

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s Jodi Munn-Barrow produced a gritty performance to successfully defend her Ladies Division title at the T...

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2026 | 12:10 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Wolmer’s Boys’ School’s head coach, Orville Brown, says he is banking on the institution’s Class 3 athletes to deliver strong performances at this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs). The Champs, which will see...

Published:Monday | March 16, 2026 | 12:08 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

SHE’S THAT GIRL won yesterday’s Trevor ‘Slicer’ Simpson Trophy by almost a dozen lengths, clocking a fast 59.4 at five furlongs round, completing back-to-back overnight allowance victories in 15 days. Considered a classic contender in 2024 before...

Published:Monday | March 16, 2026 | 12:08 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Tedj Bryan netted a first-half brace for Portmore United as they defeated struggling Harbour View 4-2 at Ferdi Neita Park, in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) yesterday. Bryan scored in the 17th and 29th minutes, while Romeo Guthrie (72nd) and...

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