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Published:Wednesday | May 24, 2023 | 1:25 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

THE JAMAICA Surfing Association has named a four-member team that will compete against 63 other nations at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games (WSG), scheduled to get under way next Tuesday in El Salvador with the...

Published:Tuesday | May 23, 2023 | 12:25 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Defending Cricket West Indies T20 Blaze champions Jamaica are well on their way to retaining their title after picking up a second win in as many games on Sunday. They defeated Trinidad...

Published:Tuesday | May 23, 2023 | 12:23 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

William Knibbs and Michelle McCreath secured the male and female National Amateur Golf Championships titles following the third and final day of action at the Jamaica Golf Association event at the Caymanas course on Sunday. Knibbs had to come from...

Published:Monday | May 22, 2023 | 2:49 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica will have two of the island’s best drivers competing at this year’s Sol Rally Barbados as many-time circuit champion Kyle Gregg will join former Rally Barbados champion Jeffrey Panton at the three-day tarmac event set for June 9-11. Gregg...

Published:Saturday | May 20, 2023 | 12:59 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The opening fixture of today’s semifinals of the ISSA/TVJ Super 8 T20 competition will be a repeat of last year’s final as defending champions Wolmers’ Boys look to pull off another victory against perennial contenders St Elizabeth Technical (...

Published:Friday | May 12, 2023 | 1:17 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

After receiving a handful of international cricket fixtures in recent years, Jamaica could very well be in the thick of things when the International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s T20 World Cup comes to the Caribbean and the United States next year...

Published:Monday | May 8, 2023 | 1:14 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Former All-Jamaica junior and senior champion David Goldsmith rekindled some of his youthful tennis form yesterday to secure the inaugural Bounty Invitational Tennis Classic, which was held at Couples Tower Isle. Goldsmith defeated another former...

Published:Saturday | May 6, 2023 | 1:28 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Former All-Jamaica champion and local favourite Damion Johnson got off to a marauding start at the inaugural Bounty Invitational Tennis Classic which got under way at the Couples Tower Isle courts yesterday. Johnson wasted little time in getting in...

Published:Friday | May 5, 2023 | 1:34 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The garden parish of St Ann has produced some of the island’s top tennis players in the past, local stars such as Jermaine ‘Giant’ Smith, Nicholas Malcolm, Peter Gordon and Elvis Henry, to name a few. Starting today, a number of former Davis Cup...

Published:Thursday | May 4, 2023 | 12:46 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

LAST YEAR’S beaten finalists, St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), proved that they will once again be a force to be reckoned with in the ISSA TVJ Super 8 T20 competition after defending a small total to secure a four-run win over Excelsior...

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 1:29 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

IF THE final from last year’s ISSA Super 8 T20 competition is anything to go by, the 2023 edition is set to be another humdinger of an affair as the top eight schools in T20 cricket on the island lock horns, starting today. Firm favourites and...

Published:Monday | May 1, 2023 | 1:05 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The Jamaica Cricket Association Senior Cup final saw the bat dominating the ball as more than 650 runs were scored. In the end, it was St Catherine CC who chalked up the most runs thus securing the title on first innings yesterday in their drawn...

Published:Monday | May 1, 2023 | 12:59 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

It was a successful family affair at the 27th staging of the Jakes Off-Road Triathlon in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, at the weekend as Carlisle Russell and his son, Elisha, won their respective categories with daughter Melaika finishing second in...

Published:Saturday | April 29, 2023 | 12:45 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Sabina Park, the mecca of cricket on the island, is expected to come alive this weekend as the two most consistent local cricket teams, St Catherine CC and Kingston CC battle it out in the final of the Jamaica Cricket Association two-day Senior Cup...

Published:Friday | April 28, 2023 | 12:26 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The successful 2023 Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) cricket season continued for St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) as they added another trophy to their cabinet yesterday when they secured the rural T20 title following...

Published:Thursday | April 27, 2023 | 1:06 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

IT WAS one of the most one-sided cricket finals in recent history as Grace Shield Champions Wolmers’ Boys’ School added the urban area ISSA T20 title to the notches on their belt this season following an easy eight-wicket win over St Jago High...

Published:Tuesday | April 25, 2023 | 1:07 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The vibrant community of Treasure Beach in St Elizabeth will once again showcase its qualities as some of the island’s top triathletes will be involved in this year’s staging of the 2023 Jakes Off-Road Triathlon, which will take place on Saturday,...

Published:Tuesday | April 25, 2023 | 12:48 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

St Catherine CC and Kingston CC will square off for this year’s Jamaica Cricket Association Senior Cup title following final-day semi-final action across two venues on Sunday. At Chedwin Park, the home side, St Catherine CC, secured first-innings...

Published:Wednesday | April 19, 2023 | 1:56 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

EXCELSIOR HIGH put in a workmanlike performance to see off the challenge of Kingston College (KC) and book their ticket to the urban area semifinal of the Inter-Secondary Schools Association (ISSA) T20 cricket competition following an eight-wicket...

Published:Wednesday | April 19, 2023 | 1:43 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

IT HAS been just a week since the Jamaica under-15 cricket team returned to the island after finishing last in the just-concluded Cricket West Indies Rising Stars U15 Championship in Antigua. The Jamaicans had just one win in their five outings,...

Published:Tuesday | April 18, 2023 | 12:46 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The Cool and Smooth T20 competition in Antigua and Barbuda is still in its early stages, but already, a number of players have begun to show their true talent in the internationally recognised tournament. Among those good performers is Jamaican...

Published:Tuesday | April 18, 2023 | 12:44 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The final four teams in this year’s Jamaica Cricket Association two-day Senior Cup cricket competition were decided on Sunday following quarterfinal action across the island. Over at Chedwin Park, hosts St Catherine CC brushed aside St Mary Cricket...

Published:Friday | April 14, 2023 | 12:37 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

It has been a decade since Wolmer’s Boys got their hands on the urban area schoolboy cricket trophy, and the Heroes Circle-based school needed just two of the three days to secure the 2023 title following an innings and 192-run win over St Jago...

Published:Friday | April 14, 2023 | 12:24 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Some of Jamaica’s top local and international cricketers are among several overseas stars competing for their respective clubs in the Cool...

Published:Thursday | April 13, 2023 | 1:39 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

A WORKMANLIKE performance with the ball from Alex Hinds and then proficient batting from Jordan Johnson and captain Justin Beckford have given Wolmer’s Boys’ School the upper hand and first-innings honours over St Jago High School on the opening...

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