Sports physician Dr Akshai Mansingh says that the discipline of spectators in adhering to COVID-19 protocols may prove an obstacle to the chances of them being allowed to attend the 2021 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletic Championships (...
Jamaica senior men’s football team manager Roy Simpson says that the cancellation of two international friendlies for October has left him concerned about the Reggae Boyz’s preparations for upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Jamaica Football...
Hydel High School head coach Corey Bennett says that having separate ISSA/GraceKennedy Athletics Championships (Champs), one for boys and the other for girls, could be an option to ensure that the event takes place next year, in spite of the...
Former national cricketers Nehemiah Perry and Wayne Lewis believe that the Jamaica Tallawahs were fortunate to have gotten to the semi-final stage of the recently concluded Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season in spite of their losing record....
After months away from the pool, Olympian Alia Atkinson will return to competitive action when she contests her second season in the International Swimming League (ISL), which is set to begin on October 16. The 31-year-old Atkinson, who...
Former Jamaica cricketers Nehemiah Perry and Wayne Lewis say that the Jamaica Tallawahs will have a hard task convincing all-rounder Andre Russell to stay with the franchise for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) next season. Although the Tallawahs...
Former Windies cricketer Nehemiah Perry says that the health protocols used for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season, which just concluded, can be used as a template for the Windies to potentially host matches in the future. This year’s...
While still awaiting guidance and approval from the local health authorities regarding the playing of matches in FIFA’s October international window, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Michael Ricketts says that the uncertainty has made...
The onset of the coronavirus outbreak in Jamaica in March brought a halt to the domestic track and field season with little indication, at that point, of when or if there would be any events for the rest of 2020. Two months after approval was given...
H aving begun his 2020 season with no expectations racing in the elite Supercar class, rallycross driver Fraser McConnell managed to land on the podium, finishing second overall in the RallyX Nordic Supercar Championship. McConnell was competing...
Head coach Philip Williams says Tivoli Gardens midfielder Jermaine Johnson is recovering well after being shot in central Kingston on Thursday. Johnson and two other persons were shot by a group of men who drove up beside them moments sometime...
Amid reports that the first round of the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers (WCQ) could be pushed back as far as March 2021, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) technical committee chairman Rudolph Speid is confident that the current schedule for the...
Jamaica Football Federation’s technical committee chairman, Rudolph Speid, says that local football organisers will be working to prevent a repeat of the unsatisfactory end to the 2019-20 season. He said new rules are likely to be put in place...
In the midst of allegations involving Real Salt Lake’s majority owner, Dell Loy Hansen, for making racist comments, head club scout and former national player Andy Williams has revealed incidents of racial abuse by the owner. Williams also...
According to national defender Damion Lowe, he is closing in on the next destination of his playing career. The 27-year-old centre back has been a free agent since May, choosing to part ways with Norwegian Club IK Start after a three-year stint....
As student athletes come to terms with the reality of no sporting competitions for the upcoming school term, National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) vice-president Stewart Jacobs believes that the Inter-secondary School Sports...
No longer preparing for a Manning Cup campaign, Camperdown High’s head coach Christopher Bender is ensuring that the time spent is used to prepare his players academically for the future. The Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)...
While not surprised at the cancellation of the 2020 schoolboy football season, head coaches Ludlow Bernard (Kingston College) and Christopher Bender (Camperdown High) believe that its absence will cause uncertainty for final-year students who were...
The international football futures of Kalvin Phillips and Mason Greenwood appear set to be decided as the pair were selected into England’s 24-man squad for their upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures against Iceland and Denmark, respectively, next...
It has not been the ideal start to national golfer Justin Burrowes’ collegiate career. Burrowes, who is preparing to enter his sophomore year at Florida Atlantic University, has been gunning to test his skills against the best teams in the United...
National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) Vice-President Stewart Jacobs, believes that the decision by the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) to cancel sporting competitions for the upcoming school term, was inevitable...
World Championships gold medal-winning long jumper Tajay Gayle hopes that the new format for the event, which debuted at yesterday’s Diamond League meet in Stockholm, does not become a regular staple in future competition. The new “Final Three”...
With Jamaica opening its 2022 FIFA World Cup final-round qualifying campaign with tough away fixtures, Humble Lion head coach Andrew Price believes that the Reggae Boyz’s opening road stretch could prove beneficial in the long run. The final-...
National senior men’s team manager Roy Simpson says that he is hopeful for a September training camp for the team, as they look to kickstart preparations for next June’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The camp is expected to take place at the Jamaica...
Harbour View Football Club Chairman Carvel Stewart believes the chances of FIFA enacting a normalisation committee to take over operations of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) in the future are low, after football’s global governing body...
