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Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:12 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

NAUTICAL STAR, the Florida invader who finished ninth as a 2-1 favourite in December’s Mouttet Mile, yesterday poured scorn on the conditions book, which allows imported winners of multiple races overseas to be immediately lowered two classes,...

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:12 AM

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC): Leeward Islands Women put themselves in prime position to qualify for the final of the T20 Blaze with a convincing four-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago Women yesterday at Arnos Vale in St Vincent. The victory, their...

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:12 AM

FLORENCE, Italy (AP): Rocco Commisso, the outspoken owner of Italian football club Fiorentina and chairman of New York-based Mediacom Communications, has died. He was 76. Both Fiorentina and Mediacom announced Commisso’s death early yesterday...

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:12 AM

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Manchester United’s latest reboot is off to a flying start. In Michael Carrick’s first game as coach, United pulled off a stunning 2-0 win against Manchester City in the Premier League yesterday and lifted the gloom...

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:11 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

Assistant coach Alex Thomas remains confident that Waterhouse FC will soon begin converting their chances in the Jamaica Premier League into goals, despite the team’s slow start under new head coach, Argentina-born Javier Ainstein. Waterhouse are...

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:11 AMRaymond Graham - Gleaner Writer

World Athletics Championships 100-metre silver medallist Kishane Thompson and 4x100m podium finisher of the same hue, Tia Clayton, stole the spotlight at yesterday’s Fuller Anderson Development meet at G.C. Foster College as they warmed up for the March 20–22 World Indoor Championships...

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:11 AM

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Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:11 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

Paul Christie, sporting director of Jamaica Premier League outfit Mount Pleasant Football Academy, says the club will be strengthening its squad in this month’s transfer window with the acquisition of an attacking player from Serbia and a defender...

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:11 AMGregory Bryce - Staff Reporter

Rudolph Speid, Reggae Boyz interim head coach, said today’s international friendly against Grenada will prove a good exercise for both the players and the coaching staff ahead of the intercontinental play-offs in March. Jamaica will face Grenada at...

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott - Gleaner Writer

Jamaica Premier League (JPL) leaders Montego Bay United will have their place at the top of the league seriously tested once again when they entertain third-place Portmore United at Jarrett Park today, starting at 3 p.m. In other games, Spanish...

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:10 AM

Geoffrey Ziadie and Aliana McMaster outshot the over 100-strong field consisting of the best shooters on the island at the Jackson Bay Sporting Clay Tournament, to capture the coveted titles of highest overall (HOA) and Ladies champion,...

Published:Sunday | January 18, 2026 | 12:10 AM

The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) and its main sponsor Puma, visited the parish of Hanover on Friday and presented various food items and toiletries to student-athletes from hosts Rusea’s High School, Merlene Ottey High School...

Published:Saturday | January 17, 2026 | 12:10 AM

PARIS (AP): Ousmane Dembélé put transfer talk behind him and scored a crucial brace for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in a 3-0 win over Lille that returned them to the top of Ligue 1 yesterday. French media last week reported that the 2025 Ballon d’Or...

Published:Saturday | January 17, 2026 | 12:10 AM

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Manchester United managers come and go with disturbing regularity and Pep Guardiola has faced a few since taking charge at Manchester City 10 years ago. Today, in fact, Michael Carrick becomes the sixth. That number sums...

Published:Saturday | January 17, 2026 | 12:10 AM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Fourteen Trinidad and Tobago officials have been appointed to the FIFA referees panel for 2026. Among those included in FIFA’s list, which was announced on January 6, is assistant referee Caleb Wales, who officiated...

Published:Saturday | January 17, 2026 | 12:10 AM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Guyana all-rounder Quintin Sampson has revealed that he was surprised to be named in West Indies’ squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. The 25-year-old was included in the West Indies 16-man squad for...

Published:Saturday | January 17, 2026 | 12:09 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has said that his main goal in the upcoming T20 series against Afghanistan will be identifying and fine-tuning player roles. The regional team touched down in Dubai ahead of the...

Published:Saturday | January 17, 2026 | 12:08 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

With the RJRGLEANER National Sports Awards ceremony being held today, Oblique Seville and Tina Clayton have stood out as heavy favourites to take home the coveted awards of Sportsman of the Year and Sportswoman of the Year, respectively. Seville...

Published:Saturday | January 17, 2026 | 12:08 AM

Jamaica’s Zandre Roye and Oshae Haye were challenged by cold temperatures during the first round of the 11th Latin America Amateur Golf Championship (LAAC) at the Lima Golf Club in Peru. The tournament got under way on Thursday at the Lima Golf...

Published:Saturday | January 17, 2026 | 12:07 AM

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC): A match-winning all-round performance by Amanda Edwards helped the Leeward Islands Women snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, as they overcame defending champions Guyana Women by seven runs in a thrilling contest...

Published:Saturday | January 17, 2026 | 12:07 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Interim head coach of Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz, Rudolph Speid, said managing the minutes of players will be crucial as he heads into his first game against Grenada at the Kirani James Stadium tomorrow. Kick-off time is 4 p.m. Speid has named a 24-man...

Published:Saturday | January 17, 2026 | 12:07 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

After nearly 10 years as the Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF) director of football, Wendell Downswell has retired. He has been replaced by Andrew Peart who officially took office on January 5. “Peart has been put in place, replacing coach...

Published:Saturday | January 17, 2026 | 12:06 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

D’Andre Forbes, team manager of the Jamaica basketball e-national team, said they hope to follow in the footsteps of the men’s senior team when they make their debut in in the eFIBA North America Pre-Qualifiers. Jamaica, making their first-ever...

Published:Friday | January 16, 2026 | 12:13 AM

Dwayne Johnson, head coach of Jamaica College (JC), has expressed delight with his team’s performances in the build-up to this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships (Champs), which will be held at the National Stadium in March....

Published:Friday | January 16, 2026 | 12:13 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s chances of claiming the Cricket West Indies (CWI) T20 Blaze trophy are getting slimmer by the minute as the Shane Brooks-coached side suffered their second defeat in as many games, this time against Barbados. In the end, a six-wicket...

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