Sports

Omar Wedderburn. - File photo.
January 18, 2026

Wedderburn confident as Jamaica U-19 football team eyes CASA Youth Classic title

Omar Wedderburn, coach of the ISSA All Schools (Jamaica) Under-19 football team, has urged players to place a strong emphasis on patience and tactical discipline as they prepare for this evening’s…
Oblique Seville
January 17, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Seville, Tina Clayton expected to win big at RJRGLEANER Sports Awards

With the RJRGLEANER National Sports Awards ceremony being held today, Oblique Seville and Tina Clayton have stood out as heavy favourites to take home the coveted awards of Sportsman of the Year and…
Rudolph Speid.
January 17, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Managing minutes in Grenada friendly will be ‘tricky’, says Speid

Interim head coach of Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz, Rudolph Speid, said managing the minutes of players will be crucial as he heads into his first game against Grenada at the Kirani James Stadium tomorrow.…
West Indies coach Daren Sammy.
January 17, 2026

Focus will be on fine-tuning roles ahead of World Cup – Sammy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has said that his main goal in the upcoming T20 series against Afghanistan will be identifying and fine-tuning player roles. The…
Andrew Peart.
January 17, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Peart replaces Downswell as director of football at JFF

After nearly 10 years as the Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF) director of football, Wendell Downswell has retired. He has been replaced by Andrew Peart who officially took office on January 5.…
Zandre Roye watches the ball closely after making a shot on the Lima Golf Club during the first round of the 11th Latin America Amateur Golf Championship in Peru on Thursday.
January 17, 2026

Rough opening day for Jamaicans at LAAC

Jamaica’s Zandre Roye and Oshae Haye were challenged by cold temperatures during the first round of the 11th Latin America Amateur Golf Championship (LAAC) at the Lima Golf Club in Peru. The…
Quentin Sampson.
January 17, 2026

Sampson ‘shocked’ to receive West Indies call-up

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Guyana all-rounder Quintin Sampson has revealed that he was surprised to be named in West Indies’ squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. The 25-year-old…
Manchester United’s manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right) and his assistant Michael Carrick stand on the touchline during an English League Cup football match against West Ham at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on September 22, 2021.
January 17, 2026

Carrick the sixth Man U boss to face Guardiola

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Manchester United managers come and go with disturbing regularity and Pep Guardiola has faced a few since taking charge at Manchester City 10 years ago. Today, in fact,…
Qiana Joseph of Leewards Women.
January 17, 2026

T20 Blaze: Leewards hand defending champs first loss

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC): A match-winning all-round performance by Amanda Edwards helped the Leeward Islands Women snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, as they overcame defending champions…