CAMPERDOWN HEAD coach Karume Huie said while most fans would call his team’s style of play ‘ugly’, he is more focused on ensuring the best result from each game of this year’s Manning Cup. “We want to be the team that we don’t allow people to play...
CENTRAL HIGH School head coach Jermaine Douglas believes 2024 will mark the year the school will finally shake off the reputation as one of the “smaller schools” in the ISSA daCosta Cup. Douglas said his players will have to grow beyond the mindset...
WHEN ARNETT Gardens take to the field today in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield final against Grenades FC, they could be without key player Chavany Willis, who picked up an injury in their run to the final. Willis has been an...
THE JAMAICA delegation at the 2024 National Junior Chess Congress (NJCC) once again performed admirably, walking away with 10 team trophies across 14 categories at the end of the three-day competition. Representing the Chess Whiz Kids Academy (CWKA...
ASSISTANT COACH of Jamaica women’s U20 lacrosse team, Dale Walker, says there are bountiful opportunities for his players to impress scouts as they prepare for the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship in August. Walker said he has seen major...
FOLLOWING DISAPPOINTMENT at the 2022 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championships, former Jamaica College schoolboy standout Romain Blake is eyeing a World Cup berth for the young Reggae Boyz this time around. A 1-0 quarterfinal defeat to the Dominican...
WHILE SHE had the opportunity of a lifetime, competing at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Open Classic Powerlifting Championships, Sami DePass said her experience was marred by ‘large-nation’ bias from the event’s commentators...
REGGAE BOYZ head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson wants the Reggae Boyz to end their Copa America adventure with a win against Venezuela today. With elimination from Group B already confirmed after losses to Mexico and Ecuador, Hallgrimsson said the Boyz...
WHILE A splendid junior, Tia Clayton has generally found herself behind her twin sister, Tina Clayton, who, with 10.95 seconds at the World Under-20 Championships in 2022, was the second fastest age-group sprinter in Jamaica’s history. On Friday...
WELL AND truly into the twilight of her illustrious sprinting career, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said it was an honour to still be among those who count as world stars after securing qualification to the Paris Olympic Games in the women’s 100m. Fraser...
KEITH WELLINGTON has been re-elected as the president of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) for his third consecutive term following their annual general meeting on Friday. Wellington, principal of St Elizabeth Technical High...
REGGAE BOYZ assistant coach Merron Gordon said the team’s agenda today will be to leave Windsor Park, where they take on Dominica in a Concacaf World Cup qualifier, with three more points to their Group E tally. Speaking at a pre-match press...
THE REGGAE Girlz suffered a 4-0 defeat to South American giants Brazil yesterday in the first of two friendlies in Brazil. Two goals on either side of the half-time break at the Arena Pernambuco were enough to seal the win for the Brazilians in...
JAMAICAN TWIN track and field sensations Tia and Tina Clayton have been named ambassadors of this year’s staging of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA)/Sagicor National Primary Schools Athletic Championships. The twins were selected as this...
IT HAS been a story of two halves this season for Boys’ Town FC. The club was dead-last by match week six in the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Championship, yet they are one of the teams in the final after defeating this...
PRESIDENT OF Tennis Jamaica John Azar revealed that the national association is currently in advanced talks to secure a location for its new headquarters. Azar made the announcement at the launch of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World...
JAMAICA ARE set to host the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour M15000 tournament. Tennis Jamaica president John Azar sees the competition as an opportunity for local players to improve their international standings. This will...
GENERAL SECRETARY of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Dennis Chung says Frazsiers Whip’s qualification to the first-ever CONCACAF Women’s Champions Cup is a massive achievement for women’s football in Jamaica. Frazsiers Whip earned automatic...
PERHAPS THE most prominent name in girls’ football, Reinas Academy, recently returned to the island after competing in a series of matches in Trinidad and Tobago. Reinas Academy founder, Neo Oxford, said the trip provided invaluable international...
CARIFTA BOYS’ Under-17 400-metre champion, Nickecoy Bramwell, yesterday broke Usain Bolt’s record at the Carifta Games inside the Kirani James Stadium the Grenadine capital of St George’s. Bramwell broke the 22-year-old record on his way to...
THOUGH HIS sights are set on ensuring Jamaica has a strong showing at the Carifta Games, head coach David Riley said it is possible the gap on the medal table between the country and the other Caribbean nations could close in the next few years....
WHILE THE ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships always draws the attention of the nation’s top junior athletes as well as track and field fans, it also brings out vendors in their numbers. Such is the case of the National...
WHILE THE name Muschett High School might not be in the running when it comes to the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships title, their presence was certainly felt, especially in the Class 2 sprints. Shanoya Douglas and Johan-...
REGGAE BOYZ head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson was critical of individuals within the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) who have been leaking sensitive information ahead of schedule. This comes after comments made at a press conference on Thursday at...
