Stories by Robert Bailey

Carl Grant, coach of one of Jamaica's most talented professional boxers, Richard 'Frog' Holmes, said his young charge has been forced to cancel a number of fights in the United States after being denied a visa.Grant said Holmes had secured fights in...

Former national player and coach Connie Francis is being heavily tipped to become the next head coach of Jamaica's national senior netball team, the Sunshine Girls.Netball Jamaica (NJ) is set to meet next Thursday, at which point instructions are...

Veteran coach Winston Nevers says he has no interest in becoming the next head coach of Jamaica's Sunshine Girls, but is publicly endorsing former local star Connie Francis for the post.The Sunshine Girls ended 2016 without a head coach, after...

Hard-hitting Jamaican batsman Chris Gayle says that while he has not turned his back on the Jamaica Tallawahs in signing with the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots for the upcoming Hero Caribbean Premier League, he is following his heart and believes that...

Just eight names were announced yesterday as nominees for the RJR Sports Foundation's National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards set for January 13, 2017.However, chairman of the selection committee Mike Fennell pointed to the committee's...

President of the Jamaica Basketball Association Dr Mark Broomfield said refurbishing work on the National Stadium basketball courts is scheduled to begin at the end of this month.Broomfield told The Gleaner in an interview that the National Stadium...

Hot on the heels of their series victory over rivals England Roses in the United Kingdom, Jamaica's Sunshine Girls head coach Minneth Reynolds said that the work is just beginning for the national team.The Sunshine Girls won the three-Test series 2-...