Published:Wednesday | July 29, 2015 | 7:16 PMAudley Boyd
ALVAS POWELL has said sorry for walking out on the Jamaica men's national senior football team at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.Additionally, he said the decision was his and his alone."I was just sorry about what happened," Powell said in an interview with...
Published:Tuesday | July 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMAudley Boyd
HEAD coach of Jamaica's senior national men's football team Winfried Schäfer said all effort must be applied to ensure the Reggae Boyz's continued growth.The Jamaica football group returned to the island on Monday night, a day after making history...
Published:Tuesday | July 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMAudley Boyd
ALVAS POWELL has been handed a chance to return to Jamaica's men's senior national football team."The door is not closed," said Winfried Schäfer, head coach of the Reggae Boyz, in an interview with Jamaican journalists at the Miami International...
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Jamaica’s head coach, Winfried Schafer, put an arm around the necks of some of his players following the team's disappointing 3-1 loss against Mexico in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup at the Lincoln...
Published:Sunday | July 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMAudley Boyd
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: THE CONFETTI, the fireworks moment was not the one they had hoped for, with their players not on the podium.Jamaica's dream of a historic CONCACAF Gold Cup turned into a nightmare at Lincoln Financial Field last night as...
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: DARREN MATTOCKS reckons he’s a man for the big moment. As a schoolboy, he did it for Bridgeport High to lift the Manning Cup title. Year-end at the regional...
Published:Tuesday | July 21, 2015 | 6:45 PMAudley Boyd
ATLANTA, Georgia:Captain Rodolph Austin has welcomed the return of Je-Vaughn Watson and Darren Mattocks to the Jamaican match squad today's CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final football match against the United States at Georgia Dome here today, beginning...
ATLANTA, Georgia: The last time Jamaica tackled the United States at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, they appeared primed for the battle, reeling off some good first round performances, including a 1-0 victory over...
Jamaica qualified for the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 1-0 win over Haiti in their quarter-final football match at M&T Bank Stadium today. Giles Barnes scored the winning goal at the seventh minute, taking a cut back off Adrian...
Jamaica lead Haiti 1-0 in their CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal football match at M&T Bank Stadium here. Giles Barnes scored at the seventh minute, firing in from an acute angle off a pass from Rodolph Austin.
BALTIMORE, Maryland: Clint Dempsey netted a hat-trick as the United States advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final with a 6-0 thumping of Cuba in their quarter-final football match at M&T Bank Stadium this evening. The Americans led 4-0 at...
Published:Wednesday | July 15, 2015 | 12:00 AMAudley Boyd
BALTIMORE, Maryland: ALVAS POWELL has turned his back on his country, walking out of Jamaica’s senior men’s national football team in-tournament at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. “When he does not want the shirt of Jamaica or the Jamaica...
TORONTO, Canada: There has been one change to Jamaica's starting team for this evening's CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B football match against El Salvador at BMO Field. Darren Mattocks, who represents Canada-based Major League Soccer franchise,...
HAWTHORNE, California: Neither the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) nor its players will face any consequences for the latter’s refusal to train as scheduled at the StubHub football facility, in preparation for their opening Group B match in...
HAWTHORNE, California: Describing the players’ strike action as ‘normal’ in the sport, Reggae Boyz head coach, Winfried Schafer, said it is important for the players to understand that they must now fight for their country in...
Published:Monday | July 6, 2015 | 11:10 PMAudley Boyd
HAWTHORNE, California The official training session for the Reggae Boyz ahead of their CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign did not take place as planned this evening. The Jamaica team was scheduled to depart from their team base here, Ayres Hotel, at 6...
Published:Thursday | June 18, 2015 | 12:00 AMAudley Boyd
VINA DEL MAR, Chile:After a fair bit of travelling by air and bus, the Reggae Boyz are in Vina Del Mar for tomorrow's do-or-die Group B Copa encounter against world number three Argentina, in the Copa America football tournament.The Jamaica senior...
Published:Friday | June 12, 2015 | 7:55 PMAudley Boyd
ANTOFAGASTA, Chile:THE DATE on the return ticket tells a story of Jamaica, as far as the Copa America football tournament is concerned.June 21, 2015, is the day after the Reggae Boyz challenge mighty Argentina in their final Group B match.It is...
Published:Saturday | June 6, 2015 | 12:00 AMAudley Boyd
THE Reggae Boyz will play their first match of the Copa America next Saturday against Uruguay in Chile.The competition is the lead-off for back-to-back tournaments that Jamaica head coach, Winfried Schäfer, hopes will assist in choosing a solid...
Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 7:56 PMAudley Boyd
CAPTAIN Horace Burrell has distanced himself from the current imbroglio that has engulfed international football.The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president said, at this time, he will focus on his businesses rather than football, but pointed...
Published:Monday | June 1, 2015 | 11:59 AMAudley Boyd
EUGENE, Oregon:VERSATILE United States sprinter, Allyson Felix, is still undecided over her choice of event at the upcoming World Championships in Beijing.One thing is sure, she will not be doing the 200m, 400m double.?No, I will not because the 400...
Published:Monday | June 1, 2015 | 12:26 PMAudley Boyd
EUGENE, Oregon:AS HE moved through the mixed zone the look on Julian Forte?s face, his body language, told the story. The Jamaican was not happy with the 200 metres he had just completed at the Prefontaine Classic.He was beating on himself, the way...
Published:Monday | June 1, 2015 | 1:05 PMAudley Boyd
Ahead of the 400-metre battle against some of his biggest rivals, Kirani James was asked if a sub-44 clocking was possible.The Grenadian answered with aplomb on Saturday, leaving his opponents for dead while slashing his previous world best 44.22 in...
Published:Sunday | May 31, 2015 | 12:00 AMAudley Boyd
EUGENE, Oregon: IF anyone needed a reminder about her credentials, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce laid it all out over 100 metres on the track at Hayward Field, University of Oregon, on Saturday. For so long, the Jamaican had been running in...
Published:Saturday | May 30, 2015 | 12:00 AMAudley Boyd
EUGENE, Oregon:It wasn't a happy outing for O'Dayne Richards in the men's discus competition at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League track and field meeting at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field on Friday.Despite making marginal gains, the...
