Despite setting a world-leading time in the 110m hurdles for the second time this season, Tokyo Olympic champion Hansle Parchment said he is not going to get complacent about his progress with fierce competition expected at the National Trials next...
Jamaican basketballer Kofi Cockburn says that he is determined to ensure his legacy goes beyond basketball but to improve the lives of his countrymen and women. Cockburn, 22, will hope his name is called when the 2022 NBA draft commences next month...
The year 2022 will be remembered by the St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) Under-16 football team for their success and for a painful loss. A loss that sportsmaster Conroy Omally hopes can be a call to stop the violence that is continually...
EVEN AS Jamaica’s national senior women’s team faces an uncertain future, players Khadija Shaw and Drew Spence must, today, turn their focus to the hunt for silverware as the English domestic season comes to a close. Shaw’s Manchester City will...
JAMAICA ATHLETICS Administrative Association (JAAA) president Garth Gayle says his organisation should finalise arrangements for a training camp for the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, by next month. Gayle said that discussions...
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s first competitive meet in Kenya proved to be a memorable one as she sent a strong message to the rest of the field of her intent to become a five-time World 100m champion this summer. The multiple Olympic and World...
With the confidence of going unbeaten during the group stage, national Under-17 head coach Dane Chambers says the young Reggae Girlz are ready for a physical battle in their round-of-16 Concacaf Under-17 Women’s Championship clash. The young Reggae...
FORMER NATIONAL women’s head coach Charles Edwards says that a rift between the players and national interim head coach Vin Blaine could not have come at a worse time, and that a speedy resolution is necessary so as not to derail their World Cup...
According to Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Michael Ricketts, it is not a matter of if, but when Paul Hall will be tasked to take over the national senior men’s programme. Ricketts made the revelation at yesterday’s official launch of...
ASSISTANT NATIONAL coach Lynval Lowe says that despite the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic had placed on their readiness, he was pleased with Jamaica’s performance at the recently concluded Carifta Swimming Championships in Barbados. Jamaica...
THE LOCAL football fraternity is still coming to grips with the tragic passing of youth player Omar Laing, who was killed on Friday in west Kington. The Jamaica Constabulary Force Corporate Communications Unit confirmed Laing as one of the...
THE CARIFTA Games made its long-awaited return after a two-year hiatus and Jamaica didn’t need long to start the medal count on yesterday’s opening day at the National Stadium. Jamaica’s first medal was gold as Danielle Noble captured the girls’...
Jamaica Olympic Association president Christopher Samuda says preparations are on course for the Commonwealth Games this summer in Birmingham, England. Samuda was speaking at Friday’s Queen’s Baton Relay ceremony at the Norman Manley International...
THE RETURN of the Carifta Games has been particularly celebrated and championed by World Athletics president Lord Sebastian Coe, who says that the competition is critical to the sport’s future by way of discovering the next star. Coe arrived in...
ON THE day of his chase for the Class One boys’ 400m hurdles title, Camperdown’sRoshawn Clarke relied on the counsel of Wolmer’s alum and Olympian Jaheel Hyde to prepare him for the occasion. That mentorship, he said, was the driving factor to not...
WHETHER OR not Paul Hall continues as national senior men’s head coach for the 2026 World Cup cycle, national defender Damion Lowe says the players have to shoulder the responsibility of making the Reggae Boyz competitive again. Jamaica ended an...
BEFORE YOU could blink, Tivoli Gardens surrendered the slim advantage they entered half-time with against Cavalier. Before Tivoli could compose themselves to mount a response, the game was already beyond their reach. A second-half blitz from...
THE CHANGE of venue for the Reggae Girlz’s decisive World Cup qualifier next month may not be ideal but national senior women’s interim head coach Vin Blaine says the focus must not be about elements out of their control. Jamaica’s final game of...
Fearlessness, commitment and desire. Those are the three traits that national interim head coach Paul Hall would like to see displayed as Jamaica look to cause an upset in their final road game of the World Cup qualifying campaign against Canada,...
THE CLASS One 100-metre girls’ final is expected to be the most memorable and competitive at this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girl’s Athletics Championships. Immaculate Conception High School sprint coach Floyd Quarrie says that the goal for...
JAMAICA INTERNATIONAL basketballer Josh Minott’s singular focus is now the NBA, hoping to get the chance to display the talent he felt he did not show off enough at the University of Memphis. Minott declared for the 2022 NBA draft on Thursday,...
THE ONLY meeting between city rivals Waterhouse and Tivoli Gardens last year ended with points shared. With fans of both teams returning to Sabina Park to see the latest chapter, Waterhouse survived a late scare to push themselves to the top of the...
AFTER FLIRTING with making the jump to the NBA for two years, Jamaican basketballer Kofi Cockburn says he feels justified in delaying his professional career for another year. Cockburn, 22, who is in his junior season with the University of...
FOR THE past three years, Tivoli Gardens have been winless against Mount Pleasant in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) encounters. Not anymore. The West Kingston club, reversed their jinx and stopped the last undefeated team in the league in their...
National and Manchester City player Khadija Shaw says the counsel of fellow City forward Raheem Sterling has made her a better player. Shaw, in her first season in England, was rewarded with silverware after Manchester City defeated Chelsea 3-1 in...
