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Published:Friday | December 13, 2024 | 4:48 AM

STRIKES FROM Shaquille Stein and Jalmaro Calvin powered Cavalier to a 2-1 victory over Arnett Gardens at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday in what turned out to be a thrilling contest between the Jamaica Premier Premier League (JPL)...

Published:Friday | December 13, 2024 | 4:48 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

“IT’LL BE with us for a while.” Those were the words uttered by Jermaine Thomas, head coach of McGrath High School following a heartbreaking defeat in the recently concluded ISSA daCosta Cup final. After conceding in stoppage time, McGrath went...

Published:Friday | December 13, 2024 | 4:48 AM

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): WEST INDIES’ in-form batting duo of Sherfane Rutherford and Shai Hope will miss the upcoming three-match CG United T20I series against Bangladesh, which bowls off on Sunday. Both Rutherford and Hope are unavailable due to...

Published:Friday | December 13, 2024 | 4:48 AM

BASSETERRE, St Kitts and Nevis (AP): AMIR JANGOO’S unbeaten century on debut completed the West Indies’ One-Day International series sweep of Bangladesh at Warner Park yesterday. The West Indies already had the series in hand after chasing down 294...

Published:Friday | December 13, 2024 | 4:48 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

UNITED STATES-BRED UNBELIEVABLE FORCE should prefer the straight course of Sunday’s Charles Hussey Trophy after locking horns and fading against speedsters SHE’S A GOD GIFT and MONEY MARKET at five and a half furlongs on November 23. Rushed from...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 10:18 AM

MADRID (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has injured his left thigh and will likely be sidelined for an undetermined period of time, Real Madrid said on Thursday. The club did not specify the nature of the injury nor how long Mbappé will be...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 12:13 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

AFTER TAKING BOOTYLICIOUS back home for $3 million at the November 10 Mixed Sale, Peter-John Parsard is out to show the four-year-old speedster’s worth in Saturday’s Ahwhofah Sprint, lowered to overnight allowance after throwing a scare at a mile...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 12:12 AM

ZURICH (AP): FIFA YESTERDAY confirmed Audi Arabia as hosts of the 2034 World Cup, giving the oil-rich kingdom its biggest prize yet for massive spending on global sports driven by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Saudi bid was the only...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 12:12 AM

AP: MANCHESTER CITY plunged deeper into trouble in the Champions League by losing 2-0 at Juventus yesterday, the latest setback in a scarcely believable run of poor results for the ailing English champions. City dropped to 22nd place in the 36-team...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 12:12 AM

MIAMI, Florida (CMC): JAMAICA PREMIER League and Caribbean Cup champions Cavalier may find themselves up against global football icon Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in the round of 16 of the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup. However, Inter Miami must...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

THE LEAD atop the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) standings could change hands again this afternoon when the in-form Arnett Gardens entertain defending and Caribbean Cup Champions Cavalier in a rescheduled match at the Anthony Spaulding Complex at 7 p...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 12:12 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

FIRST-TIME FINALISTS Wolmer’s Girls’ School and defending champions Holmwood Technical delivered commanding performances in yesterday’s ISSA Schoolgirl All-Island Netball finals at the Manchester High School. In the junior final, the Tracy-Ann...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

RESPECTED SPORTS medicine specialist Dr Paul Wright believes the recent injury to Reggae Boy striker Michail Antonio following last weekend’s car crash could be the end of his footballing career. Wright, while speaking with RJRSPORTS, explained...

Published:Thursday | December 12, 2024 | 12:11 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: THE CALL from Greg Barclay, who recently ended his tenure as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), to split the West Indies cricket team into individual territories ,with each competing individually in Test cricket,...

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2024 | 2:16 PM

ZURICH (AP) — Saudi Arabia was officially confirmed Wednesday by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men's football, giving the oil-rich kingdom its biggest prize yet for massive spending on global sports driven by Crown Prince Mohammed...

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2024 | 12:13 AM

ST PETERSBURG, Florida (AP): ARYNA SABALENKA received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time on Monday after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at number one in the rankings. In other results of voting by tennis media,...

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2024 | 12:12 AM

AP: REAL MADRID’S big stars turned on the style to revive the Spanish giant’s faltering Champions League title defence yesterday. Galacticos Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Junior, and Jude Bellingham all scored in a thrilling 3-2 win at Italian league...

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2024 | 12:12 AM

AP: LEWIS HAMILTON left Mercedes with one last overtake and a heartfelt message to the team where he won the Formula 1 title six times. “We dreamed alone but together, we believed,” Hamilton told race engineer Peter Bonnington and team principal...

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2024 | 12:12 AMSharla Williams/Gleaner Writer

“BABY NEMHARD Loading…,” that was the simple caption Sunshine Girls captain Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard posted on her Instagram page when she made the announcement last week Thursday. Above that was a photo which stated: “We’re expecting 2025 to be...

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2024 | 12:11 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

SPRINT SENSATION Oblique Seville has taken aim at becoming one of the top five fastest men of all time over 100 metres. “I know that I can be the top five fastest in the world of all-time,” he affirmed. Seville boasts a personal best of 9.81...

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2024 | 12:11 AM

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC): JAYDEN SEALES’ clinical spell of fast bowling followed by a dominant batting performance, led by Brandon King, guided the West Indies to a lopsided seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh at Warner Park in Basseterre, St...

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2024 | 12:11 AM

ST ANDREW Technical High School (STATHS) punched their tickets into the final of the ISSA Grace Mighty Malt U16 urban schoolboy football competition, edging Wolmer’s Boys’ School 4-3 in a thrilling clash at Winchester Park yesterday. STATHS’...

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2024 | 12:11 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

KINGSTON COLLEGE (KC) flexed their goalscoring muscles, battering bitter rivals Calabar High 7-0 in the semifinals of the ISSA Burger King U14 urban schoolboy football competition at Winchester Park yesterday. KC were in fine form as they marched...

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2024 | 12:10 AMSharla Williams/Gleaner Writer

“A DISPLAY of solid foundation.” That’s how president of Jamaica Gymnastics Association (JAGA) Nicole Grant-Brown described the island’s performance at the inaugural CARIFTA Gymnastics Championships. The event, held in Jamaica from November 29-30...

Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2024 | 12:06 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

HISTORY COULD BE in the making today at Manchester High School’s netball courts with Holmwood Technical seeking to win both the junior and senior ISSA All-Island netball titles. Action will get underway at 1:00 p.m., as the Tracy-Ann Griffiths-...

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