Declan James stopped in PanAm squash qualifiers semis

National squash player Declan James, August 20, 2026 JAMAICA’S Declan James’ impressive run at the Pan American Games Qualifiers came to an end in the semi-final when he lost to Mexico’s Leonel Cardenas in Asuncion, Paraguay. Cardenas, ranked No 12 in the world and No 2 among the qualifiers, defeated the No 23-ranked James 11-8, 11-4, 11-3. James had advanced to the semi-final without dropping a match. After receiving a bye in the round of 64, he defeated Daniel Carl Ince of Guyana 11-7, 11-1, 11-3 in the round of 32. He then overcame Shahjahan Khan of the United States 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7 in the round of 16 before beating Guatemala’s Josue Enriquez 12-10, 11-2, 11-6 in the quarter-final. James was ranked No 3 among the qualifiers. Tahjia Lumley won his opening match in the round of 64, defeating D’Vario Thompson of Bermuda 11-5, 11-6, 11-4, but lost his next match to Brazil’s Diego T Gobbi 11-7, 11-4, 11-3. Chris Binnie did not finish his opening match in the round of 64. The Pan American Games Qualifiers are being held in Asuncion from August 15 to 19. International News, Latest News SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian wildlife workers have launched an unprecedented effort to vaccinate wild populations of little penguins against t... KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information says it is pleased with the country’s outstanding preliminary results for... KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica have signed an agreement for business service ... International News, Latest News, Regional PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — The head of the Organization of American States (OAS) urged Haitian authorities on Wednesday to speed up voter registrat... KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists should see an increase at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, August 20, according to the latest ex-r... The Jamaican government has listed 60 beaches across the island that it says provides free access to the public. It comes against the background of cl... International News, Latest News, Regional PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Wednesday confirmed that there had been at least seven reports of bomb ... KINGSTON, Jamaica—The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, August 19, ended trading at $159.41, up by one cent, according to Bank of Jamaica’s dail... Facebook Twitter Instagram Polls Recent Posts Archives