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Published:Wednesday | January 3, 2024 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

THE JAMAICA Premier League (JPL) continues today with the first round of matches in the new year and the final set of games in the first round, the highlight of which will be the traditional fixture between Harbour View and Waterhouse at the...

Published:Tuesday | January 2, 2024 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Former national assistant coach Miguel Coley is impressed with the work of Reggae Boyz head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson but he believes the midfield needs additional quality if the team is to fulfil its immense promise. The Reggae Boyz had a very...

Published:Monday | January 1, 2024 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Tivoli Gardens (TG) closed out 2023 in second place in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), after a 3-1 New Year’s Eve victory over bottom-of-the-table Lime Hall at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday. Kimarley Smith gave Tivoli the lead...

Published:Saturday | December 30, 2023 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

President of the Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF), Fabian Stewart, says his association is still far short of the required amount needed to compete at next month’s Hockey5s World Cup in Oman. A Jamaican team is set to compete in a hockey World Cup...

Published:Thursday | December 28, 2023 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

WHEN MIGUEL Coley left Jamaica in 2017, he dreamt that he would be coaching an established European club in five years. Although things have not worked out that way for the former Jamaica College coach, he continues to make significant strides,...

Published:Saturday | December 23, 2023 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Although a planned camp in Madrid during the European Christmas break fell through because of a spike in flu and other reasons, national under-20 coach John Wall says they were successful in scouting overseas talent and revealed he is close to...

Published:Saturday | December 23, 2023 | 12:08 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

New Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) president, Lance Rochester, wants to spread swimming to a wider cross-section of Jamaicans and one of his planned methods to achieve this is to develop a concept known as a ‘sea pool’. Rochester...

Published:Saturday | December 23, 2023 | 12:08 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Tivoli Gardens FC players brought some Christmas cheer for children in and around the west Kingston community on Wednesday. Tivoli Gardens are having their best start to a campaign in more than five seasons, and with the feel-good factor spreading...

Published:Thursday | December 21, 2023 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

KINGSTON FOOTBALL Academy (KFA) director and coach Eric Rademakers says Matthew Bell, who was drafted as the 16th overall pick in the recent 2024 Major League Soccer (MLS) Draft, is an amazing talent and hopes he can make his mark in the MLS. Bell...

Published:Wednesday | December 20, 2023 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

NATIONAL UNDER-20 coach John Wall said it is difficult for him to relate to schoolboy football as being the vehicle for player development, saying it is contradictory to the developmental pathway the rest of the world uses. Speaking at a recent...

Published:Tuesday | December 19, 2023 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Harbour View celebrated their first win of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) season after a comfortable 3-0 win over lowly Lime Hall at the Stadium East field yesterday. David Reid led the Stars of the East with a brace, while Shaquile Bradford got...

Published:Tuesday | December 19, 2023 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

For the first time in the competition’s history, the rural area daCosta Cup final was staged in the Corporate Area on December 9. The decision by the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) got some backlash, but the Keith Wellington-led...

Published:Monday | December 18, 2023 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Odean Pennycooke registered the game’s only goal as Tivoli Gardens (TG) defeated Molynes United 1-0 at Stadium East yesterday to stay third in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL). The defender executed a fine volley any striker would be proud of for...

Published:Monday | December 18, 2023 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

New Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) president, Lance Rochester, has promised to look at ways to try and ease the financial burden on parents who have often been called on to contribute heavily to their children’s expenses when on...

Published:Saturday | December 16, 2023 | 12:07 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is growing increasingly frustrated with the first team Reggae Girlz and their efforts towards the reconciliation process, one JFF source has revealed. According to the insider, who wished not to be named, they...

Published:Wednesday | December 13, 2023 | 12:13 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

MONA HIGH school will receive their Manning Cup trophy in an official presentation ceremony, today, before the start of the Olivier Shield final against Clarendon College at the National Stadium at 4 p.m. Mona failed to collect their prize after...

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2023 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Harbour View’s winless run in the 2023-24 Jamaica Premier League (JPL) continued at Sabina Park yesterday and they had to rely on a 96th-minute goal from Shaquille Bradford to secure a 2-2 draw against Molynes United. The Stars of the East are now...

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2023 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

One of the main goals of the new Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) president, Lance Rochester, is to make a greater effort to reach the country’s untapped potential by increasing the opportunities and the facilities for young swimmers....

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2023 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

ST ANDREW Technical High (STATHS) coach Philip Williams says the penalty incident at the end of last Friday’s Walker Cup final at the National Stadium was unfortunate and it denied the school a chance of winning their first senior schoolboy...

Published:Monday | December 11, 2023 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

After coming from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Dunbeholden in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) game at Stadium East yesterday Tivoli coach Jerome Waite believes it was two points lost after a flurry of misses at the end. Dunbeholden jumped...

Published:Saturday | December 9, 2023 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica College (JC) defeated St Andrew Technical High (STATHS) 7-6 on penalties, after a 1-1 draw, to lift the ISSA Walker Cup title at the National Stadium yesterday. The game ended in controversy after the referee ordered JC’s last penalty to...

Published:Saturday | December 9, 2023 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

National team head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson believes the Reggae Boyz can progress to the quarterfinals of the 2024 Copa America tournament, following the draw for groups in Miami on Thursday. Jamaica were drawn in Group B alongside Concacaf giants...

Published:Thursday | December 7, 2023 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Coaches’ Association (JCA) Rudolph Speid has come out to defend the organisation after Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) presidential candidate Raymond Anderson and his team labelled it illegal. In a press conference at the...

Published:Wednesday | December 6, 2023 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

AFTER ANNOUNCING that he will be making the full switch to Formula 4 racing next year, Jamaican karting sensation Alex Powell is looking forward to continuing his progression. Powell made the jump up from the OK category in karting to single-seater...

Published:Tuesday | December 5, 2023 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Arnett Gardens jumped to third in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) standing after a 2-0 win over Vere at the Stadium East field yesterday. Goals from Rushane Thompson in the 32nd minute and a 72nd-minute strike from Jaheim Thomas pushed the Xavier...

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