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Published:Sunday | November 21, 2021 | 12:15 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

DESPITE GETTING their first win of the 2021 Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/Manning Cup, Jamaica College head coach, Davion Ferguson, was cautious regarding whether the result represents a turning point in their chances in...

Published:Sunday | November 21, 2021 | 12:12 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

NATIONAL MIDFIELDER Junior Flemmings will be on the hunt for a new club for next season, following his departure from Alabama-based United Soccer League (USL) Championship club Birmingham Legion. Flemmings, 25, in a social media post on Thursday,...

Published:Sunday | November 21, 2021 | 12:12 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

WITH JAMAICA having five months to organise and execute next year’s Carifta Games, Local Organising Committee (LOC) chairman, Mike Fennell, said that they are targeting balanced protocols to facilitate a full fan-return for the regional meet. Other...

Published:Sunday | November 14, 2021 | 12:06 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

NATIONAL STRIKER Michail Antonio says that his first international goal against El Salvador released pressure on himself during his international journey so far with the Reggae Boyz. Antonio arrived along with the rest of the squad yesterday after...

Published:Sunday | November 7, 2021 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

NATIONAL SENIOR men’s basketball head coach, Rick Turner, says that Jamaican basketball player, Kofi Cockburn, must be allowed to develop at his own pace as he prepares for his junior college basketball season. Cockburn will be among the Jamaican...

Published:Sunday | November 7, 2021 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

FORMER NATIONAL central defender and captain, Linval Dixon, has emphasised the importance of home support for Jamaica’s upcoming World Cup qualifier against the United States, with the fan return falling on the anniversary of Jamaica’s greatest...

Published:Sunday | October 31, 2021 | 12:11 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

THE SEXUAL misconduct allegations against Jamaica’s senior women’s national football team head coach, Hubert Busby Jr, took a new turn as Major League Soccer (MLS) announced the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate his conduct on...

Published:Sunday | October 31, 2021 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

INDEPENDENCE PARK Limited’s general manager, Major Desmon Brown, says that they are ready to accept the privilege and responsibility that entails welcoming fans back to the National Stadium for a major sporting event. The Government on Thursday...

Published:Sunday | October 24, 2021 | 12:08 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

In her first national senior women’s camp, English-born midfielder Drew Spence says she is leaning on her maturity and evolution as a player to help guide the team in their quest for back-to-back World Cup Finals appearances. The Reggae Girlz will...

Published:Sunday | October 24, 2021 | 12:06 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

WHILE IT may not be a foregone conclusion, Swept Track Club’s head coach Okeile Stewart and Legacy Athletics’ Omar Hawes say reigning sprint double repeat Olympic champion, Elaine Thompson Herah, is in a better position to finally claim World...

Published:Sunday | October 24, 2021 | 12:05 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

First-time national senior women’s team call-ups Kalyssa Van Zanten and Paige Bailey Gayle say they are relishing the opportunity to evolve as players on the international stage. Van Zanten and Gayle could make their international debuts when the...

Published:Sunday | October 17, 2021 | 12:07 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) General Secretary Dalton Wint says that the administration is now in a better position to lobby and gain approval for fans to return to the National Stadium for the World Cup qualifying (WCQ) campaign. The JFF...

Published:Sunday | October 17, 2021 | 12:05 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

With the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) struggling for sponsorship of its World Cup qualifying campaign, marketing specialist Sophia Harris is answering the call once again to help gain the necessary financial support. Harris, who served as the...

Published:Sunday | October 17, 2021 | 12:06 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

National senior men’s head coach Theodore Whitmore says that their recent defensive performances have given him encouragement after a rocky start to their Concacaf World Cup qualifying campaign. The Reggae Boyz got their first win in six attempts...

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2021 | 12:08 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

With centre back Damion Lowe joining the list of absent defenders ahead of Jamaica’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Canada today, Reggae Boyz head coach Theodore Whitmore has been forced to draw up a defensive reshuffle, as he calls for full...

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2021 | 12:07 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

National midfielder Junior Flemmings says that the return of fans to the National Stadium for home games will provide the extra boost necessary to spur the Reggae Boyz on in their World Cup qualifying campaign. His comments come as Jamaica will...

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2021 | 12:07 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

National midfielder Anthony Grant says that he is eager to jump back into the fold to bolster the team’s midfield in spite of his recent dip in club form in England. Grant, who plays for English League Two side Swindon Town, was unavailable for...

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2021 | 12:06 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

Senior national men’s football team head coach Theodore Whitmore said personal issues in the team were no excuse for the 2-0 loss to the United States of America (USA) in FIFA World Cup qualifying on Thursday. The Reggae Boyz were beaten at the Q2...

Published:Sunday | October 3, 2021 | 12:08 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

From utter despair to relief and triumph. Forty years after their only national title, a new generation of Cavalier players came of age yesterday, leading the club to the 2021 Jamaica Premier League trophy, after beating Waterhouse 5-4 on sudden...

Published:Sunday | October 3, 2021 | 12:06 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

National senior women’s Head Coach Hubert Busby Jr says, despite not being able to play in last month’s international window, the Reggae Girlz are determined to make the most of every opportunity to accelerate their preparations for the Women’s...

Published:Sunday | September 26, 2021 | 12:07 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

Waterhouse’s Shaqueil Bradford is coming into hot goalscoring form at the right time in his team’s quest for a third Jamaica Premier League title. Bradford’s 80th-minute strike, his fifth in four games, propelled Waterhouse to a 1-0 win over Mount...

Published:Sunday | September 26, 2021 | 12:07 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

Cavalier seem to be developing the habit of leaving it late to win Jamaica Premier League (JPL) games. Two weeks after Kyle Ming’s 84th-minute winner sent them into the semi-finals, it was second-half substitute Collin Anderson that produced...

Published:Sunday | September 26, 2021 | 12:06 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

Jamaican polo player Charles Chambers is already relishing the history created so far at the Butler International Cup in the United States of America (USA). However, he says that the team is ready to seize the biggest opportunity they have in...

Published:Sunday | September 26, 2021 | 12:05 AMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) Chairman Christopher Williams says that the financial sustainability and universal professional structure of the top-flight clubs will be a major focus, as it prepares for the impending changes to...

Published:Sunday | September 19, 2021 | 4:36 PMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter

Vere United’s Jamaica Premier League (JPL) playoff debut must have left them bewildered as they somehow left the UWI-JFF-Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence without goals and a first leg quarter-final win yesterday. Tivoli Gardens (TG)...

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