While the Olympic rowing dream for Jamaica must wait for at least another four years, Jamaica Rowing Federation General Secretary Robert Scott says that they are committed to the long-term goal of eventually making an Olympic appearance in the...
Humble Lion Head Coach Andrew Price and former national assistant Bradley Stewart have welcomed the appointments of former Reggae Boyz Darren Moore and Jobi McAnuff to head coaching positions in England as a positive move to increase the complement...
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, Michael Ricketts, insisted that the national senior women’s team will not be left behind regarding potential friendlies and camps ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers, which start in...
With six months to go before the start of the final round of the regional World Cup qualifiers, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts says that he is optimistic that a resolution will be reached with the senior men’s national...
Head coach of the national senior men’s football team, Theodore Whitmore, stressed the importance of intensifying their build-up to the Gold Cup tournament and FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with preparations set to continue later this month, when the...
Having taken his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, national swimmer Michael Gunning is encouraging other athletes to get themselves vaccinated to combat the pandemic. The England-based national 200m freestyle and butterfly record holder got his...
With West Ham United’s Michail Antonio reportedly on the verge of switching his international allegiance to Jamaica, manager David Moyes says that he still hopes that the 30-year-old striker will get his chance to represent England. According to a...
Emasculated. That was one of the words that a Dunbeholden player used to describe his dire financial situation to club manager Paul Christie as the hiatus of local top-flight football continues to have a crippling effect on the sport’s interests...
Former McGrath High schoolboy player Peter McGregor says that he is determined to prove his worth at the next level, following his long-awaited move to Europe. The 20-year-old has signed a one-year deal with Swedish club Djurgården of the...
With criticism mounting as to the slow approval process to restart sporting events in Jamaica, sports administrator Don Anderson and Dr Wykeham McNeill have offered different perspectives on the current timeline to resume sports. Sport Minister...
General Secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Dalton Wint, says that despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, they are still targeting at least one friendly international for the senior men’s team in the available...
Running Events Jamaica Chief Executive Officer Alfred Francis says that the expected scrutiny of the invitation race of the Sagicor SIGMA Corporate Run made it imperative for all protocols to be strictly followed. The 2021 Sagicor SIGMA Corporate...
Fedrick Dacres, the World Athletics Championships discus throw silver medallist from 2019, says that he is in no rush to return to competition as he continues his road to recovery in time for the Tokyo Olympics. Dacres, 26, is back in training...
Brimming with excitement and confidence regarding Jamaica’s prospects of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup next year, national midfielder Ravel Morrison says that teammate Tyreek Magee has what it takes to play in the English Premier League (EPL)...
Jamaica College track and field head coach Neil Harrison says that there is still enough time for the junior track and field season to be completed and for the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) to be held although...
As the West Indies turn their attention towards next month’s return of international cricket to the region, former national cricketers Nehemiah Perry and Jeffery Dujon are urging the selectors to reward the standouts from the Windies’ Test series...
Diligent, quiet, yet dedicated to his craft. They were among many qualities that Olympian Jason Morgan used to described Calabar High School track and field coach Nicholas Neufville, who was murdered recently. Neufville’s body was found yesterday...
Jamaica Track and Field Coaches Association President David Riley says that it is too early to entertain any discussion about any potential changes to the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) qualification format,...
Caribbean Football Union (CFU) President Randy Harris says that the revamped Caribbean Club Championship could see an increase in qualifying spots for some countries as Concacaf moves towards implementing its new Concacaf Champions League (CCL)...
Professional Football Jamaica (PFJ) board member Donovan White has indicated the possibility of a dispensation for the 2020-21 Jamaica Premier League (JPL) season to extend to July as the body awaits Government clearance to begin play. The...
Sports psychologist Dr Olivia Rose says that proper assimilation to the ‘new normal’ of sports will be critical to ensuring that athletes are in the proper frame of mind to return to competition. She was speaking yesterday at a virtual session...
Two of the island’s top junior coaches remain optimistic about the possibility of staging the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships this year, despite concerns about the effects of the recent surge of COVID-19 cases on a...
Despite the Government authorising the return of sporting events on a case-by-case basis, national swim coach Lynval Lowe says that the recent surge in COVID-19 cases has brought fresh concerns that any potential plans for competitive swimming...
ISSA President Keith Wellington gave the clearest indication yet that contingency measures may have to be enacted for the scheduling of this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs). An initial date of March 23-27...
With the Government approving the return of sports, GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport Principal Maurice Wilson says that sporting associations must not squander the opportunity given and take a zero-tolerance approach to enforcing...
