Sports

A balcony at Wespow Park in Tucker, St James remains in disrepair six months after Hurricane Melissa.
Published 12 hours ago by Ashley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

One step at a time

Western Jamaica’s sporting facilities are steadily coming back to life six months after the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 2025 with key venues pushing towards reopening. The Montego Bay Sports Complex, Jarrett Park, and Wespow Park were some of the facilities ravaged, negatively impacting sports in the region. Yoni Epstein, lease owners of the Montego Bay Sports Complex and chairman of Montego Bay United (MBU), told The Gleaner his club is prioritising a return to Catherine Hall next season, with significant work already underway.

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Racing United FC’s coach Anthony Patrick.
Published 12 hours ago by Robert Bailey

Still no panic

Despite suffering three consecutive defeats in this season’s Jamaica Premier League (JPL) competition, Anthony Patrick, head coach of Racing United, remains optimistic and is not panicking as his team…
Oblique Seville
Published 12 hours ago by Gregory Bryce

Scheduling conflict behind Seville absence – JAAA

The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) has denied reports claiming that reigning men’s 100m World Champion Oblique Seville’s withdrawal from the World Athletics Relays arose over a…
Molynes United’s Nicholas Nelson was on the scoresheet last night when his side beat Tivoli Gardens at Drax Hall. Molynes won 2-0.
Published 12 hours ago by Livingston Scott

Molynes survival bid gets a boost with Tivoli win

Molynes United created a three-points gap between themselves and the relegation zone after a 2-0 win over Tivoli Gardens at Drax Hall last night. Nicholas Nelson swept home a Samuel Oke pass from…
Jamaica Scorpions batsman Javelle Glenn (second right) walks off the field on day two of the West Indies Championship cricket match against the Barbados Pride at Sabina Park, in Kingston yesterday.
Published 12 hours ago by Lennox Aldred

Pride bamboozle Scorpions batsmen

Sabina Park has, in the past, been a fortress of pace and bounce, but on day two of the West Indies Championship, it was turn and torment that told the tale. The Barbados Pride, led by a masterful…
Joshua Da Silva
Updated 7 hours ago

Da Silva double century lifts T&T

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): The Trinidad and Tobago Red Force built on their advantage and are firmly in control of their third-round contest against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the West Indies…
Elton Dharry (centre) poses with his IBO super bantamweight belt. Also pictured at left is Guyana President Irfaan Ali.
Published 12 hours ago

Guyanese boxer lifts IBO World title

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Elton ‘The Bully’ Dharry became the eighth Guyanese boxer to capture a World title when he defeated Tanzania’s Salim Kassim for the International Boxing Organisation (IBO)…
Hydel High School’s Nastassia Fletcher raises her arms as she crosses the finish line to win the Championship of America 4x400 metres at the Penn Relays inside Franklin Field Stadium in Pennsylvania on Friday. Edwin Allen’s Marria Crossfield finishes s
Published 12 hours ago by Robert Bailey

‘This one was the toughest’

Corey Bennett, head coach of Hydel High School, has described his team’s latest triumph in the Championship of America girls’ 4x400m relay at the Penn Relays as the toughest of their five consecutive…
Calabar coach Julian Robinson
Published 12 hours ago by Raymond Graham

Baptism of fire for new coaches at Penn Relays

Multiple-time champions Calabar High School found the going tough at the recent Penn Relays held in Philadelphia, while St Jago’s male and female teams, who have also been successful over the years,…
Meadowbrook coach Dino Rochester (right) and his quartet at the Penn Relays.
Published 12 hours ago by Raymond Graham

Rochester inspired by plucky Meadowbrook performances

Head track and field coach of Meadowbrook High School, Dino Rochester, is singing the praises of his girls, who recently participated at the 130th staging of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field,…