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==== ఇతర క్రీడలు ====
[[Association football]] and [[horse-racing]] are other popular sports in Jamaica. The [[Jamaica National Football Team|national football team]] qualified for the 1998 [[FIFA World Cup]].
" ది జమైకన్ నేషనల్ బేస్‌బాల్ టీం " గతంలో వరుసగా వింటర్ ఒలింపిక్ క్రీడలలో గుర్తింపు పొందిన పలు టీంలతో పోటీచేసింది. చెస్ మరియు బాస్కెట్‌బాల్ జమైకా అంతటా ఆడబడుతూ ఉంది. ఈక్రీడలకు జమైకా చెస్ ఫెడరేషన్ మరియు ది జమైకా బాస్కెట్‌బాల్ ఫెడరేషన్ మద్దతు ఇస్తున్నాయి. నెట్‌బాల్ ద్వీపంలో చాలా ఆదరణ కలిగిన క్రీడలలో ఒకటిగా ఉంది. ది జమైకా నేషనల్ నెట్‌బాల్ టీం (ది సంషైన్ గరల్స్) స్థిరంగా ప్రపంచ అతున్నత 5 టీంలలో ఒకటిగా గుర్తించబడుతూ ఉంది. <ref>{{cite web |author=[[International Federation of Netball Associations|IFNA]] |title=Current World Rankings |url=http://www.netball.org/thrilling-world-class-events/current-world-rankings|accessdate=3 November 2013}}</ref>
జమైకన్ " ది జమైకా నేషనల్ ర్గ్బీ లీగ్ టీం " క్రీడాకారులు యు.కె. ప్రొఫెషనల్ మరియు సెమీ ప్రొఫెషన్ల్ క్రీడలలో పాల్గొంటున్నారు.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/Jamaica_to_Tour_UK.shtml |title=Jamaica to Tour UK |publisher=Americanrugbynews.com |date= |accessdate=20 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818071928/http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/Jamaica_to_Tour_UK.shtml |archivedate=18 August 2010 }}</ref> జమైకా లోని విశ్వవిద్యాలయాలు మరియు హై స్కూల్ యాజమాన్యం రగ్బీ క్రీడలకు ప్రోత్సాహం అందిస్తూ అభివృద్ధి చేస్తున్నాయి.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36827 |title=The World of Rugby League |publisher=rleague.com |date= |accessdate=20 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227201451/http://rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36827 |archivedate=27 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36730 |title=The World of Rugby League |publisher=rleague.com |date= |accessdate=20 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227201342/http://rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36730 |archivedate=27 February 2015 }}</ref> జమైకాలో రగ్బీ పోటీలలో " జె.ఆర్.ఎల్.ఎ. చాంపియన్ షిప్ " పోటీలు ప్రధానమైనవి.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36351 |title=The World of Rugby League |publisher=rleague.com |date= |accessdate=20 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227210834/http://rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36351 |archivedate=27 February 2015 }}</ref>జమైకాలోని " ది హరికెన్ రగ్బీ టీం " (ప్రొఫెషనల్ టీం) యు.ఎస్.ఎ. రగ్బీ క్రీడలలో పాల్గొంటుంటున్నది.
The [[Jamaica national bobsled team]] was once a serious contender in the [[Winter Olympics]], beating many well-established teams. Chess and basketball are widely played in Jamaica and are supported by the Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF) and the Jamaica Basketball Federation (JBF), respectively. [[Netball]] is also very popular on the island, with the [[Jamaica national netball team]] called ''The Sunshine Girls'' consistently ranking in the top five in the world.
2011లో ఇ.ఎస్.పి.ఎన్. ఆధారంగా అత్యధికంగా వేతనం అందుకుంటున్న జమైకన్ ప్రొఫెషనల్ క్రీడాకారులలో " జస్టిన్ మాస్టర్సన్ " ఒకరు.
<ref>{{cite web |author=[[International Federation of Netball Associations|IFNA]] |title=Current World Rankings |url=http://www.netball.org/thrilling-world-class-events/current-world-rankings|accessdate=3 November 2013}}</ref>
The [[Jamaica national rugby league team]] is made up of players who play in Jamaica, and UK-players from professional and semi professional teams in the UK.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/Jamaica_to_Tour_UK.shtml |title=Jamaica to Tour UK |publisher=Americanrugbynews.com |date= |accessdate=20 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818071928/http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/rugby_league/Jamaica_to_Tour_UK.shtml |archivedate=18 August 2010 }}</ref>
Their first international was a 37–22 loss to the [[United States national rugby league team]] in November 2009.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rlef.eu.com/news.php?id=1276 |title=Rugby League Europe Federation |publisher=Rlef.eu.com |date=15 November 2009 |accessdate=20 December 2010}}</ref>
Rugby league in Jamaica is growing with universities and high schools taking up the sport.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36827 |title=The World of Rugby League |publisher=rleague.com |date= |accessdate=20 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227201451/http://rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36827 |archivedate=27 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36730 |title=The World of Rugby League |publisher=rleague.com |date= |accessdate=20 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227201342/http://rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36730 |archivedate=27 February 2015 }}</ref>
The JRLA Championship is the main rugby league competition in the country.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36351 |title=The World of Rugby League |publisher=rleague.com |date= |accessdate=20 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227210834/http://rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36351 |archivedate=27 February 2015 }}</ref>
The [[Hurricanes Rugby League]] are a professional rugby league team who are hoping to compete in either the [[USA Rugby League]] or the [[AMNRL]] by 2013 during that time they will be training young players aged 14–19 who will be part of the Hurricanes RL Academy in the hope of developing into full-time professional players.
According to [[ESPN]], the highest paid Jamaican professional athlete in 2011 was [[Justin Masterson]], starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7858737/floyd-mayweather-united-states-best-paid-athlete-espn-magazine |title=Best-paid athletes from 200 countries |publisher=espn.com |date= |accessdate=4 May 2012}}</ref>
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