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Published:Wednesday | January 28, 2026 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

With Jamaica to send three teams to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, Jamaica Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (JBSF) president Chris Stokes says their success came down to leveraging their long-term corporate sponsors. Jamaica will be...

Published:Wednesday | January 28, 2026 | 12:09 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica Inn Foundation’s Swim For The Sanctuary, staged at Shaw Park Beach, St Mary, last Saturday, rescheduled from its annual fixed date of the first Saturday of November after the October 28 passage of Hurricane Melissa, continues to be an...

Published:Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | 10:47 PM

Jamaica's Under-17 Reggae Girlz secured their first win of the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Group D World Cup qualifiers in Aruba on Tuesday, with a 2-0 win over the hosts at the Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad. Goals from Riquanna Richards (46th)...

Published:Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | 12:14 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Head coach of Wolmer’s Girls Michael Carr believes that they will make their presence felt at this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs), despite having a relatively small squad heading into the marquee event....

Published:Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | 12:14 AM

PAARL, South Africa (CMC): Failing to go past the Super Sixes stage at the last T20 World Cup at home is something that West Indies captain Shai Hope wants to rectify. Speaking at the squad announcement, where the West Indies announced a 15-man...

Published:Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | 12:14 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

West Indies Under-19 spinner Vitel Lawes has emerged as a pivotal figure in his team’s charge at the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup, and the Jamaican teenager is relishing the challenge as a crucial showdown with Australia looms. Currently among the...

Published:Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | 12:14 AM

PAARL, South Africa (CMC): The West Indies have unveiled a 15-man squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, set to be played across India and Sri Lanka next month, with uncapped Guyanese batter Quentin Sampson earning a surprise call-up and...

Published:Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | 12:13 AM

Jamaican winger Leon Bailey looked settled as he made his return to the English Premier League (EPL) with Aston Villa against Newcastle, in a 2-0 win for the Villans, on Sunday, and Bailey’s manager Craig Butler is convinced the player will...

Published:Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | 12:13 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

Montego Bay United (MBU) have rescinded claims to have signed highly rated 17-year-old Haitian attacker Franco Célestin, pulling out of what seemed to be a brewing controversy over where the player’s future lies. The decision comes just days after...

Published:Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | 12:13 AM

The Pocket Rocket Foundation will host the 10th staging of its Six-A-Side Peace Through Sports Football Competition, with the opening ceremony scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Red Stripe Sports Complex in Kingston. The highly anticipated...

Published:Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | 12:12 AM

MANCHESTER, England (CMC): Manchester City took a potentially decisive step towards the Women’s Super League (WSL) title on Sunday, grinding out a 2-1 victory over London City Lionesses that stretched their lead at the summit to nine points. After...

Published:Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | 12:12 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The 2026 staging of the JAAA/Puma/Jamalco track and field meet will have special significance, as meet director Dennis May confirmed they have waived the registration fees for schools severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa. May confirmed schools...

Published:Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | 12:12 AM

The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) has continued to explore ways it can help student-athletes in western Jamaica recover and compete at their best levels, according to Ludlow Watts, treasurer of the organisation. Watts and his...

Published:Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz will continue their hunt for a place in the 2026 FIFA U17 World Cup when they play hosts Aruba in their second Group D Concacaf U17 Women’s qualification game at Stadion Gulliermo Prospero Trinidad today at 7 p.m....

Published:Monday | January 26, 2026 | 12:13 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

Waterhouse FC surprised Concacaf Caribbean Cup champions Mount Pleasant Academy with a 1-0 win at Drax Hall Sports Complex yesterday to register back-to-back wins in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL). The win lifted Waterhouse to eighth in the...

Published:Monday | January 26, 2026 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Portmore’s Tyrique Ximines second half strike denied second-placed Racing all three points in the Jamaica Premier League Portmore derby at Ferdi Neita Park on Sunday, with teams staying as they were (second and third) in the table, two points apart...

Published:Monday | January 26, 2026 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s under-17 Reggae Girlz had to settle to a 1-1 draw with Guyana in their opening Concacaf U17 Women’s Group D World Cup qualification match at the Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad in Aruba, yesterday. Alexuandria Chasles gave Guyana the...

Published:Monday | January 26, 2026 | 12:12 AM

Jamaica’s junior sprint standout Shanoya Douglas broke her own national Under-20 indoor 300 metres record on Saturday, clocking 36.98 seconds to win at the New York International Showcase at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island....

Published:Monday | January 26, 2026 | 12:12 AMKaren Madden/Gleaner Writer

High-school footballers matched skills in the annual Tarania ‘Plum Plum’ Clarke Girl Power Invitational last Friday, a tournament held in honour of the late Jamaica international, who died under tragic circumstances in October 2019. The young...

Published:Monday | January 26, 2026 | 12:11 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

EXCELSIOR High’s intermediate hurdlers Jaeden Campbell and Kishawn Hoffman stole the spotlight at Saturday’s staging of the Central Hurdles, Field Events and Relay meet at G.C. Foster College. Campbell captured the Class Two 400m hurdles in 53....

Published:Monday | January 26, 2026 | 12:11 AM

Denbigh High are back in the rural Headley Cup cricket competition. The West Indies Cricket Development Academy Limited (WICDA), after adopting the Denbigh cricket programme, announced at the weekend that the school has returned to the ISSA Grace...

Published:Monday | January 26, 2026 | 12:11 AM

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Matheus Cunha blew the Premier League title race wide open with a stunning winner as Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 on Sunday. The Brazil international curled a long-range shot past goalkeeper David Raya in the 87th...

Published:Monday | January 26, 2026 | 12:11 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

TWO-time World 100 metres hurdles champion Danielle Williams continued her unbeaten indoor run in the women’s 60m hurdles at last Saturday’s New Balance Indoor Grand Prix track meet in Boston, Massachusetts. Williams clocked a world-leading 7.87...

Published:Monday | January 26, 2026 | 12:10 AM

WINDHOEK, Namibia (CMC): In a rain-disrupted clash that underscored the growing prowess of their young talent, the West Indies Under-19s secured a crucial 25-run victory (DLS method) over Ireland, propelled by a masterclass in spin-bowling from...

Published:Monday | January 26, 2026 | 12:06 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, (JBSF) has inked a partnership that will see Jamaican athletes outfitted by Backcountry, one of the leading premium destinations for outdoor gear and apparel, and Xpore, a high-performance and eco-...

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