Former national defender Wes Morgan says that he is targeting a role in sports governance rather than coaching to tackle racism in football and to increase diversity in front office roles. Morgan, 37, retired from professional football at the end...
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) General Secretary Dalton Wint says that the return of a Concacaf Women’s Gold Cup tournament is among the main goals for their proposal of increasing the number of games in the international calendar for women’s...
As the senior women’s national football team prepares to return to competitive action next month, head coach Hubert Busby Jr says that the addition of five England-born débutantes presents an opportunity to strengthen the capabilities of the...
National tennis player Blaise Bicknell has credited his improved mental toughness and focus not only for helping his collegiate team, the University of Florida, to win the national championship, but to also become the first Florida player in nearly...
Former national goalkeeper Ryan Thompson has paid tribute to former teammate Wes Morgan, who announced his retirement from football yesterday. Thompson described Morgan as the consummate professional. Morgan’s retirement will take effect at the end...
Sport minister Olivia Grange and Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) board member Lloyd Distant say that vaccinations and continuous rapid testing will be among the priorities for a safe Jamaica Premier League (JPL) season. The 2020-21...
Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) President Garth Gayle says that he does not anticipate any complications for overseas-based athletes, returning to Jamaica to compete at next month’s National Senior Championships inside the...
With another top three finish secured at the 2021 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs), Hydel High School’s head coach, Corey Bennett, says that they are shifting focus from just being title contenders, to building the...
Members of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) were notified by the association’s executive more than a year ago that offensive gestures would not be tolerated in high school sports. A memo was sent (to schools) in November 2019...
Jamaica College (JC) principal Wayne Robinson and Edwin Allen High School acting principal Donna Barrett-Reid say that they are considering how to safely celebrate the achievements of their institutions after winning the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and...
Clarendon College’s (CC) throws coach Davion Chanteloupe could not have asked for a better result in the Class One girls’ discus final on the fourth day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) at the National...
With the mental toll that the 2021 junior track and field season took on defending girls champions Edwin Allen weighing heavy, their captain Ackelia Smith, has credited the visit of popular gospel crooner, Rondell Positive, for lifting the spirits...
While today’s final day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) will be without its usual spectacle given the lack of fans, Champs committee chairman Richard Thompson says that they will do their best to provide...
Although defending champions Edwin Allen High currently enjoy the lead heading into a critical third day of the 2021 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletic Championships (Champs) at the National Stadium, St Jago’s throws coach, Marlon Gayle,...
As Jamaica’s top male and female high school athletes returned to the big stage yesterday with the staging of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium, organisers faced the starter on yesterday’s...
With 24 hours to go before the start of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletic Championships (Champs), ISSA President Keith Wellington said that they are pleased with how COVID-19 testing has gone so far. Wellington reported a positivity...
National defender Kemar ‘Taxi’ Lawrence’s stay in Europe lasted only 14 months. Now the 28-year-old will make his return to the United States for Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Toronto FC (TFC), reunited with some familiar faces from his...
National senior women’s football team head coach Hubert Busby says that the upcoming international friendly matches against world champions the United States (US) and African champions Nigeria is the ideal start to preparations for the upcoming...
Despite a challenging and longer preparation period than planned, diver Yona Knight-Wisdom is heading back to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, this summer. Knight-Wisdom, 25, finished in the top 18 in the 3m springboard event at the International...
Having returned for another two years as chairman of the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS), Newton Amos says that he is looking to help facilitate the roadmap for sports in Jamaica beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Amos will serve his new term along with...
Sprintec Track Club head coach Maurice Wilson says that he has not ruled out having a training camp based in Europe this year in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Local track clubs would normally...
After more than a year of waiting, diver Yona Knight-Wisdom will get his chance at qualifying for his second Olympic Games when he competes in the men’s 3m springboard at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving World Cup in Tokyo, Japan...
Having secured his first career win in the Supercar class at the weekend, rallycross driver Fraser McConnell says that the victory was a statement of his intent to mount a title challenge in only his second season at the elite level. McConnell, 21...
With two weeks to go before the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletic Championships (Champs), Calabar High School assistant coach Errol Messiah says that the priorities of the team are conflicted as it enters the final stretch of preparations...
Although still wary of the current health situation, Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Chief Executive Officer Courtney Francis says that he is encouraged by the prospect of Jamaica resuming hosting duties for the next Caribbean Premier League (CPL...
