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Jamaica’s Bobby Reid (third left) celebrates opening the scoring against Bermuda during the Reggae Boyz’s 4-0 Concacaf World Cup Qualification victory at the National Stadium on October 14.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

‘It’s in our hands’

WITH DESTINY in their own hands as they look to qualify for only their second appearance at the FIFA World Cup, one alum from the historic 1998 tournament is backing Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz to advance…

St Andrew Technical High School head coach Phillip Williams.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘It has really affected us’

PHILLIP WILLIAMS, head coach of St Andrew Technical High (STATHS), says the passing of former schoolboy football standout, Andre Salmon, has dealt a heavy blow to the school’s community. Salmon, who…
Sunshine Girl Romelda Aiken-George (left) gets into position to grab a rebound during a netball match in the Horizon Netball Series against the England Roses at the National Indoor Sports Centre on November 26, 2024. Looking on at second right is Shanice B
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Sunshine Girls shorthanded ahead of England test

THE SUNSHINE Girls are set to be without a number of their senior players for their upcoming Horizon Vitality Series against rivals England in December. The Sunday Gleaner has been reliably…
Jamaica and Miami Heat player Norman Peart tries to motivate his players during a FIBA Basketball 
pre-qualification competition recently.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Jamaica to select much-changed squad for FIBA Qualifiers

WITH JUST a month left until their first match of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers, Jamaica’s men’s basketball head coach Rick Turner expects a much-changed squad from the one that…
Molynes United head coach Jermaine Thomas.
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

McGrath peeking over the hump

AFTER CONCEDING a late goal to Garvey Maceo before falling in a penalty shootout during last year’s ISSA daCosta Cup final, McGrath High’s coach, Jermaine Thomas, is optimistic about his team’s…
West Indies head coach Daren Sammy.
December 9, 2025

Sammy blasts West Indies’ performance

MIRPUR, Bangladesh (CMC): WEST INDIES head coach Daren Sammy has described his team’s performance in the just-concluded One-Day International (ODI) series against Bangladesh as “poor and…

MR SENATOR (left), ridden by Eric Haughton, wins the Front Runner Caymanas Park Announcers Trophy Division 2 ahead of pre-race favourite ZULU WARRIOR (Radesh Roman) over six and a half furlongs at Caymanas Park yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Ainsley Walters

Racing beats Melissa to the punch

CAYMANAS PARK again stared an impending weather system into the eye and got through 10 races, MAIN MISTRESS and MR SENATOR winning the divided Announcers’ Trophy, before battening down ahead of…
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December 9, 2025

Past The Finishing Post

Oct 25, 2025 Race Results Race 01 Purse $1,100,000 REST. ALL. II - NB3YO(NW2)&IMP3YO&UP(MDN) THE KEVIN BURNSIDE TROPHY Off At: 11:59.21 AM Distance: 7 1/2 Fur Track Condition: Dirt : Fast…

Manchester United’s Bryan Mbeumo (right) celebrates with Benjamin Sesko (centre) after scoring his side’s third goal during the English Premier League football match against Brighton & Hove Albion in Manchester, England, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

United keep winning, Liverpool keep losing

MANCHESTER, England (AP): THE CRISIS is over for Manchester United. For now at least. For Liverpool, however, it is a very different story after a fourth straight loss in the Premier League yesterday.…