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Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

With less than two weeks to go before the Sunshine Girls depart for the World Netball Championships (WNC) in Singapore, president of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA), Marva Bernard, said her administration is still ...

Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC): Tessa Chadderton-Shaw says her mission is to ensure sport in the Caribbean remains free of drugs.The administrator of the Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO) said it was important for athletes to understand that they can...

Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Local race fans are facing a blank weekend.Stakeholders within the racing industry yesterday voted to withhold nominations for race meets as of Saturday.A press release from promoters Caymanas Track Limited (CTL) yesterday...

Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

IN a week's time, the island's top athletes will be seeking places on Jamaica's team to the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, when they compete in the JAAA Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships which will be held over four days at the National Stadium...

Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

It was a confident Marlon Samuels who touched down at the Norman Manley International Airport yesterday, as he looks forward to the Jamaica leg of the Digicel Pearls one-day inter-national series.The West Indies and Jamaican...

Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

As he prepares for what is expected to be another career-defining year in his already illustrious athletic career, the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, recently took time out to participate in the filming of a commercial for...

Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

EASTBOURNE, England (AP): Making her return to competitive tennis after having blood clots in her lungs and two foot surgeries, Serena Williams slipped and fell in the final game of the match at Eastbourne yesterday.The 13-time Grand Slam champion...

Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WEEHAWKEN, New Jersey: THEODORE 'Tappa' Whitmore is having a headache. However, it is one of those headaches a coach loves to have - the good ones. In a way, it was self-inflicted, as following the Reggae Boyz's early qualification for the quarter-finals....

Published:Wednesday | June 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Coach Ottis Gibson expects another sterling performance from the West Indies in tomorrow's final one-day international match against India at Sabina Park.Gibson, who flew into the island yesterday along with the full...

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Weeks after it was first alleged that Caribbean Football Union (CFU) bosses were offered US$40,000 bribes to support the crumbled FIFA presidential campaign of suspended Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed Bin...

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MIAMI (AP): The season began with LeBron James taking his talents to South Beach.It ended with Dirk Nowitzki taking the NBA championship trophy there for a late-night celebration.Soaked in champagne in their locker room and spraying more around...

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The future of out-of-favour West Indies opener Chris Gayle could be decided today when he meets with members of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), and the West Indies management and coaching staff meet to iron out differences arising from a recent...

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Tributes continue to pour in for former Jamaica and West Indies fast bowler Esmond Kentish, who passed away at the weekend at the age of 94.Kentish who at the time of his passing was the oldest living West Indian cricketer, played two Tests...

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Local communications company Digicel Jamaica recently handed over a cheque valued at $2.5 million to the Jamaica Special Olympic team to assist the journey to Athens, Greece, for the 2011 summer Special Olympic World Games....

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM

With smiles all over their faces, members of the Sts Peter and Paul track and field team returned to the island from the Miami Classics to a rousing celebration at the Norman Manley International Airport last night....

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM

A confident Nicholas Walters, the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin champion, arrived in Jamaica yesterday with his manager Jacques Deschamps, for his 11-round title fight on Thursday night, against Mexican Argel...

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM

RANDALLS ISLAND, New York: STAYING healthy is foremost on the mind of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, as she looks forward to the defence of her crown in the women's 100 metres and takes her chances in the 200m, at the 2011...

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2011 | 12:00 AM

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC):Big-hitting Kieron Pollard finally came good and rookie leg-spinner Anthony Martin grabbed a four-wicket haul, as a gritty West Indies trounced India by 103 runs to earn a consolation victory in the fourth one-day international...

Published:Monday | June 13, 2011 | 5:07 PM

A number of changes will be made to Jamaica’s starting line-up when they face Honduras for top honours in Group ‘B’ of the Gold Cup in the United States tonight.

Published:Monday | June 13, 2011 | 5:04 PM

West Indies defeated India by 103 runs in the fourth One-Day International of the five-match series at the Vivian Richards Ground in Antigua today.

Published:Monday | June 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Saturday's highly anticipated 100m clash between Youth Olympics victor Odean Skeen and Carifta 200 metres Under-20 silver medallist Odail Todd did not produce the expected fireworks, but the pair is not too...

Published:Monday | June 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

A fierce rivalry appears to be developing between Carifta Games 200m silver medalist Odail Todd and 100m Youth Olympic Champion, Odean Skeen, as after been beaten by Todd for the second time in two days at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association...

Published:Monday | June 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Today, The Gleaner continues its photographic review of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association/Supreme Ventures Limited National Senior Championships ahead of this year's meet...

Published:Monday | June 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

A man-of-the-match performance from out-of-favour Jamaica and West Indies fast bowler Daren Powell yesterday guided St Elizabeth to first innings honours over St Ann...

Published:Monday | June 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jamaican International Master class shooter Orville Henriques continues to break new ground in expanding the variety of sporting activities for which the country has become world-renown after shooting his way to a third-place finish in the annual Double Tap...

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