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Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 1:39 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

Oshane Nation, Jamaica’s top referee, has described his appointment by FIFA to officiate at this year’s FIFA Men’s World Cup as timely, noting that he was not surprised by his selection. Nation, along with Trinidad and Tobago’s Caleb Wales, has...

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 1:36 AMRobert Bailey - Gleaner Writer

Head coach of the Jamaica national football team Rodolph Speid and his assistant Miguel Coley are expected to be reappointed to their respective positions by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) this week. The Gleaner has been reliably informed...

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 1:35 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

SALUTE THE DON paid the price of trying to escape WE JAMMIN in yesterday’s Prince Consort Stakes, losing what would have been a safe runner-up spot to 19-1 outsider DASHALLDAY, who he had beaten by 10 lengths in last month’s Sir Howard Stakes....

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 1:32 AMLivingston Scott - Gleaner Writer

On Friday, Reggae Girlz and Manchester City ace striker Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw nailed a hat trick as the Girlz dispatched Antigua and Barbuda 4-0 in their Concacaf Women World Cup qualifiers at the National Stadium. Shaw scored a penalty in first...

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 1:31 AM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Cricket West Indies (CWI) vice-president Azim Bassarath said he is shocked by the response from Barbadian officials regarding Kensington Oval’s exclusion from hosting regional or international matches in 2026. After...

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 1:29 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Hard-hitting teenage opener Zachary Carter has signed to play for the Desert Vipers in this year’s ExxonMobil Global Super League (GSL) tournament. The 19-year-old left-handed Barbadian will make his debut in the T20...

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 1:27 AM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Caleb Wales believes his selection as part of the refereeing panel at the 2026 FIFA World Cup could inspire other referees in the region to aspire to reach similar goals. The 37-year-old Trinidadian and Oshane Nation...

Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 1:25 AM

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Published:Sunday | April 12, 2026 | 12:36 AM

ST JOHN’S, Antigua: Three fiercely contested matches are expected as the Leeward Islands Hurricanes take on the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in their bilateral series in Antigua when the 2026 West Indies Championship gets under way today. The...

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,...

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