PRESIDENT OF Netball Jamaica (NJ) Tricia Robinson says her organisation is now anxiously awaiting a cash settlement from an insurance company to replace one of the two buses stolen in August The vehicles were reportedly stripped of their decals...
JAMAICA’S SARA Misir created history when she became the first woman from the Caribbean to make it to the final of a Formula One qualification competition in the United Kingdom yesterday. Misir was counted among the final 50 in the final. That 50...
Jamaica’s number-one netballer, Jhaniele Fowler, believes the sport does not get a fair shake when it comes down to the recognition of individual achievements and awards. Fowler was speaking in specific reference to the nominations of this year’s...
Two second-half dismissals undermined Mona High’s efforts at Ashenheim Stadium, Jamaica College (JC), yesterday as St Andrew Technical High (STATHS) gained the point they needed to advance to the semi-finals of the ISSA/Manning Cup competition....
A pulsating contest is expected when former champions St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) meet Mona High School to decide the final semi-final spot from Group One in the ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup competition at Jamaica College today. In the...
FAVOURITES KINGSTON College (KC) took a giant step towards securing their spot in the semi-finals of the ISSA/Manning Cup competition after a 3-0 victory over Kingston Technical High School (KTHS) Stadium East playing field in Group Two yesterday....
An interesting showdown is expected this afternoon when favourites Kingston College (KC) battle Charlie Smith High in their opening match of the 2021 ISSA/Manning Cup quarter-finals at the Stadium East field. Match time is 3 p.m. In the first game...
Football analysts Michael Hall and Clyde Jureidini say that they are shocked by and disappointed over the Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF) decision to fire Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore as head coach of the senior men’s football team. The JFF said...
NATIONAL SENIOR netball captain, Jhaniele Fowler, says the Sunshine Girls have nothing to fear when they take on England in the three-Test Vitality Series starting on November 28. Fowler, along the rest of the 12-member Jamaica squad, departed the...
The technical committee of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), on Wednesday, voted unanimously to fire Reggae Boyz head coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore after a two-hour-long virtual meeting. According to a source close to the situation who spoke...
ROSHANE DOUSE, chief executive officer of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders’ Association (TOBA), said they are anticipating horses to fetch over $140 million at next Wednesday’s Mixed Sale, an increase of over 100 per cent, at the yearly event...
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, chairman of Professional Jamaica Football Limited (PFJL), said prize monies are secure and his organisation is now awaiting government approvals to host a special awards ceremony for clubs and outstanding players, including...
National senior men’s football team captain Andre Blake is urging the Reggae Boyz to go out and defend their home turf by beating the United States in their FIFA World Cup Qualifier at the National Stadium today. The Reggae Boyz will enter today’s...
The 2021 ISSA Manning Cup football competition kicks off today, and defending champions Jamaica College (JC) face Calabar High at Ashenheim Stadium, starting at 3 p.m. The competition will be making a return after the cancellation of the 2020...
WITH JAMAICA’S Sunshine Girls’ three-Test series against England starting in a little over two weeks, senior team netball captain Jhaniele Fowler says the execution of team plans drafted by coach Connie Francis will be key to their success. The...
O’NEIL THOMAS, coach of 2019 beaten daCosta Cup finalists, Dinthill Technical, says that they have assembled a talented bunch of players who can go all the way and win this year’s title. Dinthill Technical, who are based in St Catherine, were...
PHILLIP WILLIAMS, head coach of the 2019 beaten Manning Cup finalists, St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS), said he expects his team to be very competitive this season, despite the fact they have not retained any of their players from two...
FORMER NATIONAL senior women’s football coach, Charles Edwards, and general manager of Harbour View Football Club, Clyde Jureidini, said they are in full support of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) decision to suspend Reggae Girlz head coach...
DESPITE NOT having the ideal preparation that he would have liked going into this season due to COVID-19 pandemic, Davion Ferguson, coach of defending Manning Cup champions Jamaica College (JC), is confident that they can retain their title. The...
MARVA BERNARD, president of the Americas Federation of Netball Associations (AFNA), was beaming with pride after it was announced by the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) yesterday that netball has been added to the Central American and Caribbean (...
Three Corporate Area venues have been selected by the Inter-Secondary Schools’ Sports Association (ISSA) to host matches in the preliminary round of the Manning Cup, while 16 venues have been chosen to stage games in the preliminary phase of the...
General Secretary Dalton Wint says the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) will use The Ticket Fairy, an electronic ticketing system, for its FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the United States of America at the National Stadium on November 16...
Former Sunshine Girls captain Simone Forbes will square off with Garth Sommerville for the post of first vice-president at Netball Jamaica’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) tomorrow. Forbes, who has been a director at NJ for three years, said she...
The Gleaner has been reliably informed that Netball Jamaica (NJ) has reached a settlement with one of its insurance companies to replace one of the two buses that were stolen in August. The vehicles were reportedly stripped of their decals before...
With less than two weeks to go before the start of the DaCosta Cup, Clarendon College head coach Lenworth Hyde says that the reigning champions are behind in their preparation. ISSA, the governing body for secondary-school sports, announced on...
