Argentina and Croatia's last world cup meeting four years ago would shape the destinies of both countries in that tournament. Croatia’s commanding 3-0 group stage win would fuel their run to...
The annual Jamaica Lacrosse Association (JLA) Laxfest tournament returns to the local calendar after a two-year absence, at the Calabar High School today, starting at 8 a.m. Thirteen teams, six boys’ and five girls’, will participate in the...
Frazsiers Whip and Springers United will meet in a top-of-the-table Jamaica Women’s Premier League (JWPL) Zone A clash at Wespow Park this afternoon at 1:30 and technical director of Springers United Bradley Stewart anticipates a more difficult...
In one word, Wow. When commenting on how Croatia have gone about their business, I often refer to them as battle-tested warriors. They entered the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar without the...
THE HEAVYWEIGHT quarterfinal clash between Argentina and The Netherlands on Friday will bring together two coaches with contrasting styles, and local coaches Rudolph Speid and Ludlow Bernard give veteran Dutch mastermind Louis van Gaal the edge...
And then there were eight. The Oranje have looked solid throughout the tournament. Ball possession … check, pace in all areas of the field … check, winning mentality … pending. Having lost three World...
THE JAMAICA Football Federation (JFF) has been making considerable strides in improving the structure of the organisation in recent months, and they continue to implement changes and policies to make it more reputable and trustworthy. General...
TALENTED BOURNEMOUTH winger Jaidon Anthony has slowly been making a name for himself in the English Premier League (EPL) this season. Though not a regular starter, Anthony has impressed with his two goals in 10 EPL games so far. Although not yet on...
Former Reggae Boyz coach Paul Hall, the current interim boss of English Championship club Queens Park Rangers (QPR), wants his players to raise the level of their game under his watch. The former Reggae Boyz winger was put in the position after...
Jevick MacFarlane’s 86th-minute strike gave Portmore United their first win in five matches in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) this season at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex last night and coach Philip Williams is hoping they can continue the...
Jamaican diver Yona Knight-Wisdom is set to have surgery today on his left knee after ultrasound results showed he had ruptured rectus femoris tendons in the knee. The injury, which occurred at the Scottish National and Open Diving Championships...
Croatia are quietly going about their business to give captain and stalwart Luka Modric one last hurrah at the World Cup. They were made to work for it against Japan and Croatia goalkeeper Dominik...
Timar Lewis’ first-half hat-trick lifted leaders Harbour View to a comprehensive 6-1 win over Faulkland in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) match at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday. The 24-year-old forward scored in the 31st, 35th...
Last Saturday, Jamaican diver Yona Knight-Wisdom sustained an injury to his knee while competing at the December 1-4 Scottish National and Open Diving Championships in Edinburgh. The injury could keep him out of the pool for some time. The 27-year-...
Louis van Gaal produced a tactical clinic against the USA. They were more than happy to give the Americans the ball to see what they could do with it and knew that Holland's quality in the final third would be good enough...
Members of local sports fraternity came out yesterday to pay their last respects to highly regarded former sports administrator George Forbes at his funeral service at the New Haven Adventist Church off Washington Boulevard. Administrators from...
THE SAYING ‘the ball is round’ has never held more true than at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Coaches here in Jamaica agree, saying smaller football nations have closed the gap on world football superpowers by improving their domestic leagues,...
MOUNT PLEASANT United and Tivoli Gardens, who boast identical records after three games and sit next to each other in the table, will meet in their rescheduled Jamaica Premier League (JPL) match this afternoon at Drax Hall at 3 p.m. The two teams...
With two rounds of matches completed most of the groups at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar are evenly poised with a number of teams, including some tournament favourites, in danger of an early exit. Three fancied countries have already advanced...
The recently released 2021 Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) technical report has lamented the severe impact the coronavirus pandemic had on national youth teams preparing for international competitions. According to the report, which was presented...
Jamaica’s team to the Caribbean Junior Championships closed out the competition on Thursday with four silver medals, after the Russell sisters each added another two silver medals to the ones they won in Wednesday’s time trial. Chanelle, the elder...
AT THE recently held Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) annual congress, Spartak Moscow forward Shamar Nicholson and Reggae Girlz central defender Allyson Swaby were named the federation’s male and female footballers of the year. This, according to...
THREE FORMER daCosta Cup champions - Glenmuir, Garvey Maceo, and Rusea’s – will continue their hunt for silverware this schoolboy football season when the teams contest the rural area Ben Francis Cup quarterfinals today at St Elizabeth Technical....
JAMAICA’S O’DAYNE Richards, who was recently elected chairman of the NACAC Athletes’ Commission, is encouraging local and regional athletes to lodge their complaints with him or their local athlete representatives and he will do his best to have...
