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Published:Tuesday | September 29, 2020 | 12:14 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Kaizen Swim Club head coach Rory Alvaranga is blaming Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) President Martin Lyn for the cancellation of the club’s annual swimming meet, the Kaizen Invitational championships. The event was supposed to take...

Published:Tuesday | September 29, 2020 | 12:14 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Forward Nicholas Hamilton says his loan move to Scottish Premier League (SPL) club Dundee United is a dream come true and that he is looking to go there and work hard and give of his best. Hamilton, who left the island on Friday, is contracted to...

Published:Friday | September 25, 2020 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Professional Football Jamaica (PFJ) Commercial Committee Chairman Donovan White says talks to cement a substantial deal with potential sponsors for the upcoming Premier League season are going well. But though things are going favourably, he does...

Published:Thursday | September 24, 2020 | 12:05 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Veterans Welfare Programme committee member, Neville Oxford, chided the federation for what he says is their lack of commitment to the initiative, which was established to assist former players who have fallen on...

Published:Wednesday | September 23, 2020 | 12:13 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

President of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA), Wayne Shaw, said his association is prepared to take their demand for the resignation of Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) technical committee chairman, Rudolph Speid, to...

Published:Tuesday | September 22, 2020 | 12:05 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Red Stripe Premier League clubs are expecting to spend much more than their estimated average of $15 million to $20 million per season to finance their campaigns for the 2020-21 term because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But even though clubs are...

Published:Monday | September 21, 2020 | 12:15 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

General Secretary Dalton Wint describes the recent decision by FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee to lift temporary restrictions on development funding to the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) as “absolutely good news”. Wint says the decision...

Published:Monday | September 21, 2020 | 12:08 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

The Gore Foundation hosted and recognised Sherona Forrester and Victoria Grant, two very successful former recipients of the Gore Foundation Scholarship, at the Gore Business Centre recently. Gore Foundation’s co-founder, Christine Gore, noted that...

Published:Saturday | September 19, 2020 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Clubs are confident the 2020-21 Red Stripe Premier League season can be a successful one, as long as all stakeholders comply with the Ministry of Health...

Published:Wednesday | September 16, 2020 | 12:12 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Despite being concerned about the indiscipline of some players and the potential threat that may pose, manager of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) referees department, Victor Stewart, said local referees and match officials are ready to take...

Published:Monday | September 14, 2020 | 12:11 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Many Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) players say they are comfortable with and willing to adhere to the changes being proposed for a biosecure league, which is tentatively set to begin in October or November. However, some believe that strict...

Published:Saturday | September 12, 2020 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica Boxing Board (JBB) president Stephen Jones says there is still no word from world governing body, FIBA, about when the next round of Olympic qualifiers will take place. He says that if the postponements persist into next year then JBB will...

Published:Friday | September 11, 2020 | 12:15 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Former national women’s football team assistant manager, Sherona Forrester, says that for the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) to generate more sponsorships and support for the national women’s programme, there needs to be a greater level of...

Published:Thursday | September 10, 2020 | 12:05 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

A little over a month into her new role as national youth basketball coordinator, former national player Simone Edwards says plans are already in motion to revamp Jamaica’s basketball development by recruiting and training young basketballers from...

Published:Wednesday | September 9, 2020 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica Basketball Association president, Paulton Gordon, and national coordinator for 3x3 basketball, Deon Williams, both believe Jamaica’s chances of qualifying for Olympics 3x3 basketball are greater than in the conventional format of the game....

Published:Monday | September 7, 2020 | 12:15 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

TITANS Athletic Club founder Michael Frater says sprinters Yohan Blake and Kemar Bailey-Cole can overcome their injury issues and be regarded as world beaters again. But he says Blake has to remove the psychological pressure of being Jamaica’s top...

Published:Thursday | September 3, 2020 | 12:14 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Paul Christie, Dunbeholden FC’s board member and team manager, is optimistic that the Red Stripe Premier League will return before the end of the year after revealing plans to have the competition played without fans in an adjusted format, a...

Published:Wednesday | September 2, 2020 | 12:05 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

The Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) took the decision at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday not to play any domestic cricket for the rest of the calendar year because of the increase in coronavirus cases locally. However, the...

Published:Tuesday | September 1, 2020 | 12:29 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

While most of the attention relating to ISSA’s cancellation of high school sports for the September-to-December term has been given to schoolboy footballers and competitions, sports such as basketball, netball and even track and field, which...

Published:Tuesday | September 1, 2020 | 12:05 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaican basketballer Shevon Thompson is hoping to represent Jamaica at the international level, but claims he has no idea what is taking place with the programme, and that he has no contact with anyone in the Jamaica Basketball Association....

Published:Monday | August 31, 2020 | 12:18 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

The United Soccer League (USL), in recognising the contribution Caribbean players have made to the United States division two competition, recently named a top 10 list of regional players for this season with Jamaica and Phoenix Rising star...

Published:Wednesday | August 26, 2020 | 12:09 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) President Keith Wellington has hinted that his organisation will be looking at staging some schoolboy football competitions in the final two terms of the school year, following the decision to...

Published:Saturday | August 22, 2020 | 12:23 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaican forward, Junior Flemmings, said his impressive form since the restart of the United Soccer League (USL) championship in the United States is a result of some serious introspection and the extra work he did during the forced break caused by...

Published:Friday | August 21, 2020 | 12:07 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s equestrian star Julian Hyde and Jamaica’s polo team member Luke Clarke recently combined their efforts to host a joint camp for the two sports at the Kingston Polo Club and Equestrian Centre. It was the first time the two sports were...

Published:Wednesday | August 19, 2020 | 12:18 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Cricket West Indies (CWI) CEO Johnny Grave believes the process by which the next International Cricket Council chairman (ICC) is elected is irrelevant, as long as the process is agreed on by the directors. Nearly two months after former chairman...

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