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Published:Monday | June 3, 2019 | 12:26 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Molynes United and Vere United both took a step closer to qualifying for the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) after wins over Lime Hall and Downs FC, respectively. League leaders Vere defeated Downs 4-1 at Wembley in Clarendon, while Molynes...

Published:Saturday | June 1, 2019 | 12:16 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Molynes United coach Lijyasu Simms, said that they will be aiming for their third straight win in the JFF All-Island Confederations Playoffs when they take on Lime Hall CC tomorrow at the Constant Spring field. Molynes trail Vere, which have played...

Published:Thursday | May 30, 2019 | 12:00 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

After watching his team concede from two set-pieces in their 3-2 loss to Scotland on Tuesday in their final international friendly before their opening FIFA Women’s World Cup game, Reggae Girlz head coach Hue Menzies was left disappointed with the...

Published:Monday | May 27, 2019 | 12:13 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Chairman of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Daemion McLean, has hailed young Danzel Knight as a role model and a shining light following a second successful staging of the You Can Do Anything Sporting Clays Charity Tournament at the Jamaica...

Published:Saturday | May 25, 2019 | 12:00 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Reggae Girlz head coach Hue Menzies was pleased that the makeshift team that he put out against Miami-based outfit, FC Surge, in a friendly game in Miami on Thursday had the mentality to get a positive result despite not having a good game. Menzies...

Published:Thursday | May 23, 2019 | 12:00 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

One of the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) most outspoken members, Rudolph Speid, said the Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF) decision to suspend all sponsorship or potential sponsorship communication came as a surprise to him. However, he...

Published:Thursday | May 23, 2019 | 12:00 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

National senior women’s football team assistant coach, Lorne Donaldson, said that naming the final squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France next month, and leaving out some of the players that played a very important role in their...

Published:Wednesday | May 22, 2019 | 12:30 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

After months of deliberation and consultation, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) have decided to dissolve the Professional Football Association of Jamaica (PFAJ), which will be replaced by an...

Published:Wednesday | May 22, 2019 | 12:23 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Following the Reggae Girlz’s 3-1 win over Panama on Sunday at the National Stadium, head coach Hue Menzies assessed that the team needs more work on ball possession, while noting that the Jamaicans are among the best counter-attacking teams heading...

Published:Monday | May 20, 2019 | 12:21 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica Football Fed-eration (JFF) General secretary Dalton Wint says the contractual impasse with the senior national women’s football team is over. After the Reggae Girlz’s historic qualification for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France next...

Published:Saturday | May 18, 2019 | 12:17 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Panama coach Victor Suárez says his team will not be taking their friendly international against the Reggae Girlz as a grudge match. The game at the National Stadium tomorrow also serves as a farewell match before the departure for the FIFA Women’s...

Published:Thursday | May 16, 2019 | 12:21 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Head coach of the national senior women’s team, Hue Menzies, said that the team will miss the aura and presence of assistant coach, Andrew Price, who was suspended for two weeks because of disorderly conduct. Price reportedly sent a derogatory...

Published:Thursday | May 16, 2019 | 12:20 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

A few weeks ago, Portmore and Waterhouse met at the National Stadium to decide the national championship. This evening, the top two local clubs will again lock horns, but this time for regional honours, when they square off in the decisive match of...

Published:Wednesday | May 15, 2019 | 12:26 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

In September of 2018, Reggae Girlz star Trudi Carter realised her dream of becoming a professional footballer and was on top of the world when she signed for Italian club AS Roma. A month later, she surpassed that achievement when she helped...

Published:Tuesday | May 14, 2019 | 12:00 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Head coach Hue Menzies is hoping the Reggae Girlz will create a big impression when they face Panama in their farewell friendly international at the National Stadium on Sunday, their last game at home before departing for the FIFA Women’s World Cup...

Published:Tuesday | May 14, 2019 | 12:00 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Tennis Jamaica (TJ) has reassumed full control of the nation’s Davis Cup campaign, including the team selection process and preparation after discussions with Russell Tennis Academy (RTA), which has withdrawn from an arrangement signed with the...

Published:Saturday | May 11, 2019 | 12:23 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

AS Capoise coach, Joseph Oudy, and Gener Pierre, technical director of Real Hope FA, both said their teams expect nothing less than wins against Waterhouse FC and Portmore United respectively. The teams arrived at the Norman Manley International...

Published:Thursday | May 9, 2019 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

The names David Summerbell Jr, Doug Gore, and Kyle Gregg should rev the anticipation with a promise of continued keen competition and rivalry at the Jamaica Race Drivers Club’s (JRDC) second race meet of the year, ‘Circuit Wheels on Fire’, set for...

Published:Wednesday | May 8, 2019 | 12:20 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) president, Martin Lyn, has moved to clear the air following his recent controversial statements concerning standout local swimmer Zaneta Alvaranga, noting that his comments were taken out of context....

Published:Tuesday | May 7, 2019 | 12:20 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Sporting clays coach Khaleel Azan says David Wong’s self-confidence led him to become the first sub-junior shooter to win a major tournament. The 13-year-old has been under the guidance of Azan since the summer of 2017 and was crowned Savannah...

Published:Monday | May 6, 2019 | 12:25 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica Football Federation technical director, Wendell Downswell, says goal scoring remains a major problem for local teams and forwards, and that specialist training may be needed to get local strikers to world class standard. His comments follow...

Published:Saturday | May 4, 2019 | 12:20 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) general secretary Dalton Wint says that the Reggae Girlz’s World Cup contract situation has still made no progress as the players’ lawyer is yet to respond to the deals offered. “It’s a simple contract that we have...

Published:Thursday | May 2, 2019 | 12:28 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Newly elected Tennis Jamaica (TJ) president John Azar is confident he and his team will make a big difference to the sport during his tenure, citing increased sponsorship and a return of international tennis to Jamaica as his main areas of focus....

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2019 | 12:00 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

There are concerns that Monday night’s disruption of the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) final by unruly fans at the National Stadium will adversely affect the league’s ability to entice corporate support after missile-throwing incidents and an on...

Published:Tuesday | April 30, 2019 | 12:00 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Departing secretary of Tennis Jamaica, Leroy Brown, anticipates an uneventful and uncontroversial election of senior officers at the association’s annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled for the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), this evening at 5:...

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