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...
THE SCHOOLS came out in their numbers at the G.C. Foster Classic yesterday as coaches took the time to make final assessments before the start of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships. Holmwood Technical’s Icela Swaby...
DAY TWO of the Carifta Trials got underway with more finals contested between the nation’s best junior athletes at the National Stadium yesterday. Hydel High School’s Nastassia Fletcher was the pick of the crowd in the girls’ under-17 400 metres...
FOLLOWING A win against Trinidad and Tobago in the first of two friendlies on Friday, Reggae Boyz assistant coach Merron Gordon is confident the team will produce a positive showing in their second today at the Larry Gomes Stadium in the twin-...
THE JAMAICA Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (JBSF) has inked a partnership with the North Country Sports Council (NCSC) which will see the Hotel Saranac in New York serving as the new training headquarters for the national team. Chris Stokes,...
AS THE various high-school teams turned out for the opening games of the ISSA /TIP Friendly Society Schoolgirls’ football season on Friday, their coaches had much to say as they watched the action unfold at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex....
A MAN of few words, Calabar High School’s Nickecoy Bramwell has been a name making waves at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs). However, the Champs and Carifta Games champion said his success is proof of his...
AFTER ROUNDS of exciting football at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Bowl yesterday, Spanish Town Primary and Norbrook Strikers walked away with the Football Youth League Junior Cup all-island under-12 and under-13 titles respectively...
CHAIR OF the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees’ Marketing Commission, Dr Nelson Stokes, said that an ongoing Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) saga should be a lesson for sports administrations. A JFF election, scheduled for...
JUST THREE months after taking the post of chairman of Montego Bay United, Yoni Epstein said there have been major strides in rebuilding the club to its former glory. Epstein said he remains committed to bringing ‘football back to the west’ and...
WITH THE RJRGLEANER Sportsman of the Year, as well as the People’s Choice awards added to his growing trophy cabinet, expectations are high for Antonio Watson heading into a new and important season. But the 22-year-old sprinter says he is under...
FORMULA WOMAN driver Sara Misir is happy with the increased inclusivity being witnessed in motorsport, heightened by her third-straight win as the RJRGLEANER Female Athlete of the Year in the category. Of course, Misir is also happy with the...
REGGAE BOYZ captain Andre Blake is “super excited”after being named the RJRGLEANER Athlete of the Year (Male) in the category of football for the sixth time in his career. This year’s nod marks the third that Blake has won on the trot, having...
UNDER CLEAR blue skies at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Bowl yesterday, Balmagie Primary and St Catherine High School walked away with the Youth Football League Junior Cup Under-12 and Under-13 Kingston Regional titles. Balmagie...
PROUD SMILES and enthusiasm seeped out of the stands at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Bowl as Under-12 and Under-13 teams took to the field in the Youth Football League Junior Cup’s Kingston Regionals yesterday. Shalando Anderson was...
