Reggae Boyz team manager Roy Simpson says that the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is taking all the necessary preventive measures and ensuring that its players, particularly those based overseas, are fully educated about the novel coronavirus (...
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says national sporting associations as well as individual athletes should seek advice from the ministry before travelling overseas to the countries that have been affected by the deadly, new...
President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Michael Ricketts, says his organisation is still awaiting word from the Ministry of Health and the world’s governing body for football FIFA, to determine if they will go ahead with their scheduled...
President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Michael Ricketts, said his association is in talks with former England International Ricky Hill to assist with the development of the country’s young coaches. Ricketts told The Gleaner that this...
Craig White, a close friend and former teammate of Irvino English, says he is still in shock following his killing on Wednesday’s evening. English, a former national midfielder, was shot on Ashoka Road in Waterhouse, St Andrew by a gunman. He...
Gregory Jones, coordinator of last weekend’s Victory Cup youth football tournament, described this year’s competition as a huge success and is already expecting the next staging to surpass Saturday and Sunday’s massive competition. The two-day...
Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) chairman Solomon Sharpe said the construction of a new well on the grounds of Caymanas Park is set for completion at the end of the March. Caymanas Park, which is located in Gregory Park,...
Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment chairman Solomon Sharpe announced a purse increase of almost $1.5 million for their Ash Wednesday race day, set for February 26 at Caymanas Park. Sharpe said at the press launch yesterday that there will be...
Denzil Wilks, general manager of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), says lights will soon be installed at the newly renovated National Stadium basketball courts at Independence Park. Wilks told The Gleaner that after several delays, the...
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) general secretary Dalton Wint says his organisation is very close to securing the services of a head coach for the national Under-17 women’s team. The U-17 Reggae Girlz team is scheduled to compete in the Concacaf...
Sprinter Kemar Bailey-Cole says he is now fully fit and aiming to secure an individual spot on Jamaica’s team to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, this summer. Bailey-Cole, who is the 2014 Commonwealth Games 100m champion, has been hampered by a...
Tricia Robinson is expected to be installed as the new president of Netball Jamaica (NJ) at the association’s annual general meeting (AGM), which will be held at the Jamaica Olympic Association headquarters in Kingston today. The long-awaited AGM...
Having won back-to-back Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards in Australian Suncorp Super Netball last season, Jamaica senior team captain Jhaniele Fowler has once again set her sights on dominating this year’s championships. Fowler, who plays for the...
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) general secretary Dalton Wint says his association is banking on the experience of newly appointed head coach Xavier Gilbert to lead the national under-20 women’s team to a historic berth at the FIFA Under-20 Women...
Jamaica senior netball team captain Jhaniele Fowler said she is honoured to be invited to play in the Australian Suncorp Super Netball All Star charity match against the national team on March 1, with all proceedings from the game aiding victims of...
After more than 13 years in the wilderness, Dunoon Technical are returning to the annual ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships for the 2020 renewal. This year’s meet is set for the National Stadium from March 24-28. The East Kingston-...
Having been recalled to the West Indies 15-man One-Day International (ODI) and T20 squads for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, Jamaican all-rounder Rovman Powell says he plans to use the series to cement a permanent spot in the regional side. The 26...
The 2020 Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA)/Magnum Major League competition is scheduled to kick-off this afternoon with the playing of three matches. In the day’s feature game, Duhaney Park will oppose Shortwood United at Baldwin...
National basketballer Samardo Samuels has set his sights on making a return to the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States. The 31-year-old Samuels is no stranger to the NBA, having played three seasons with the Cleveland...
Former Cleveland Cavaliers centre, Jamaican Samardo Samuels, credited late American basketball icon Kobe Bryant for having one of the greatest influences on his career. Samuels, who played three seasons in the NBA with the Cavaliers before moving...
Jamaica’s star sprinter Briana Williams says she was very shocked by her performance after she ran a personal best time 7.15 seconds to win the women’s 60m at The Queen’s/Grace Jackson Meet at the National Stadium on Saturday. Williams, the...
National senior netball captain Jhaniele Fowler says the Sunshine Girls must limit their turnovers to secure a positive result against rivals England Roses in their Vitality Netball Nations Cup match at the Copper Box Arena in London at noon today...
With one spot up for grabs in the final of the Vitality Netball Nations Cup against world champions New Zealand, Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls head coach Connie Francis said they are determined to grab this place when they face rivals and hosts England...
National senior netball team head coach Connie Francis says a lack of discipline and poor transitioning is to be blamed for the Sunshine Girls’ 71-45 defeat to New Zealand in their second match of the Vitality Netball Nations Cup in Birmingham,...
Jamaica’s sprinting superstar Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she will be competing on the Indoor circuit this season as a part of her build-up to this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Fraser-Pryce, a two-time Olympic and four-time 100-metre...
