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Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 12:34 AM

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): In a landmark decision, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda has authorised the establishment of a Cricket West Indies (CWI) Campus and High-Performance Centre at Coolidge. The project will be implemented in phases from...

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 12:32 AMLivingston Scott - Gleaner Writer

The Cavalier-Phoenix, Rudolph Speid-Craig Butler rivalry takes on added interest when Chapelton Maroons host Cavalier at Turner’s Oval in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) this afternoon at 3:30. The conflict between the two local football stalwarts...

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 12:30 AMGregory Bryce - Staff Reporter

Shikira Douglas bagged four goals as Arnett Gardens thumped Real Mona 5-2 in a seven-goal thriller in Zone A Jamaica Women’s Premier League (JWPL) action yesterday at the Alpha Institute. Douglas struck in the 13th, 48th, 49th and 77th minutes to...

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 12:29 AM

CHENNAI, India (AP): Sanju Samson’s first century for his new team helped Chennai Super Kings to their first win in the Indian Premier League as Delhi Capitals were beaten by 23 runs yesterday. Samson blasted 115 not out off 56 balls in his fourth...

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 12:26 AMRaymond Graham - Gleaner Writer

While Jamaica’s young athletes, led by Shanoya Douglas, created waves on the track at the just-concluded Carifta Games in St George’s, Grenada, there were indeed outstanding performances in the field. Leading the charge was Joseph Salmon, fresh off...

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 12:25 AM

AP: Arsenal’s Premier League title bid was hit by a stunning 2-1 loss to Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium yesterday. The league leaders blew the chance to move 12 points clear of second-placed Manchester City after losing for the third time in four...

Published:Saturday | April 11, 2026 | 1:21 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw scored a hat trick at the National Stadium last night as the Reggae Girlz moved a step closer to Group B honours in the Concacaf W qualifiers, and a place in the Concacaf Women’s Championship in November after defeating...

Published:Saturday | April 11, 2026 | 1:18 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) secured the ISSA/First Global Bank/GK Insurance Spaulding Cup title yesterday prevailing over St Jago on first innings after a rain-hit three-day affair that ended in a draw, but told a clear story of one...

Published:Saturday | April 11, 2026 | 1:13 AMLeroy Brown/Gleaner Writer

“What we hope to achieve is nothing short of Munro College being the best in the country and that is how we view things. A lot of Munro old boys are extremely competitive and we believe that when we put a programme together, we want to see Munro at...

Published:Saturday | April 11, 2026 | 1:05 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

“SHANOYA is executing what she has been doing in training, and I expect greater things from her,” said coach Garth Smythe, in an exclusive interview with The Gleaner on Thursday following Shanoya Douglas’ outstanding performances at the recent...

Published:Saturday | April 11, 2026 | 1:00 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): An International Cricket Council (ICC) working group is expected to submit a proposal to include Zimbabwe, Ireland and Afghanistan in the next cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC), boosting the number of...

Published:Saturday | April 11, 2026 | 12:59 AM

PORT-OF-PAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Cricket West Indies (CWI) vice-president Azim Bassarath has revealed that he has not made up his mind on if he will seek to become president when Dr Kishore Shallow’s term comes to an end in 2028. The 69-year-old...

Published:Saturday | April 11, 2026 | 12:57 AM

KINGSTON: National sporting bodies are being implored to become more inventive in generating funding to run their programmes. Calling on associations to “think outside the box”, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange,...

Published:Saturday | April 11, 2026 | 12:40 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

FOLLOWING another table-topping performance at the recent Carifta Games in St George’s, Grenada, local junior athletes will now turn their attention to competing for their respective high-school teams at the 118th staging of the Penn Relays,...

Published:Saturday | April 11, 2026 | 12:38 AM

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): The historic Caribbean rivalry between Barbados and Jamaica is set for its latest chapter when the West Indies Championship bowls off in Jamaica on April 12. For Barbados Pride, the memory of 2025 remains raw. A agonising...

Published:Saturday | April 11, 2026 | 12:25 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby said the introduction of Shanae Ashley to his squad for the Concacaf W Qualifiers is a credit to the improvement of the local Jamaica Women’s Premier League (JWPL). Ashley, a Jamaica youth international,...

Published:Friday | April 10, 2026 | 9:10 PM

While it wasn’t the traditional schellacking of a Caribbean neighbour, Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz have remained perfect in the Concacaf W Qualifiers, beating Antigua and Barbuda 4-0. The Reggae Girlz were led by Khadija Shaw, who scored a hat-trick,...

Published:Thursday | April 9, 2026 | 1:16 AM

The all-star team selected from the recently concluded Pocket Rocket Foundation Peace Through Sports Six-A-Side Football Competition departed the island yesterday for St Vincent and the Grenadines, where they will participate in two friendly...

Published:Thursday | April 9, 2026 | 1:15 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Champions Cavalier and Mount Pleasant renew their rivalry at Stadium East this evening at 4 p.m., while trying to make up ground in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) table. Mount Pleasant (57 points) are five points adrift of leaders Montego Bay...

Published:Thursday | April 9, 2026 | 1:13 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

If the first day of the 2026 St Elizabeth Technical High School middle-order batsman, Ryan Littleton celebrates scoring a hundred during the ISSA/First Global Bank/GK Spaulding Cup final at the Melbourne Oval is anything to go by, bowlers from St...

Published:Thursday | April 9, 2026 | 1:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz 2026 World Cup qualification aspirations came to an end against the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Intercontinental Play-offs in Mexico over a week ago, but there is still a wrinkle for those closest to the game. The...

Published:Thursday | April 9, 2026 | 12:41 AM

AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP): Comedian Kevin Hart captured the mood of the Par 3 Contest at Augusta National when he showed up as Bryson DeChambeau’s caddie — and sounded ready to take over the rest of the operation if need be. “We’ll see how the day goes...

Published:Thursday | April 9, 2026 | 12:39 AM

NEW YORK (AP): A decade after he first took a knee during the national anthem, Colin Kaepernick will be publishing his life story. The activist and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has completed The Perilous Fight, to come out September 15...

Published:Thursday | April 9, 2026 | 12:38 AM

DOHA, Qatar (AP): The Diamond League track meet in Qatar has been postponed from next month to June, “should conditions allow”, amid ongoing uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East. The Doha event had been set to open the season for...

Published:Thursday | April 9, 2026 | 12:36 AM

BARCELONA, Spain (AP): Atlético Madrid scored twice after Barcelona were reduced to 10 men to earn a valuable 2-0 road win and take the advantage in their Champions League quarter-final yesterday. A superb free kick by Julián Álvarez and a second...

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