THE KINGSTON and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) has unveiled plans to aid Championship and Major League clubs in attaining their CONCACAF club licences as part of a pilot programme to create a professional standard for the competitions....
CEO OF Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) Owen Hill has praised the quality shown by the local-based players in the Reggae Boyz squad after their opening Group E Concacaf World Cup qualifying victory over the Dominican Republic yesterday...
JAMAICA FOOTBALL Federation (JFF) president Michael Ricketts is pleased with the timing of Adidas’ release of the 2024-25 home-and-away kits for the Reggae Boyz. The kits are the second collection from the JFF’s agreement with Adidas signed last...
FOLLOWING HIS win at Racer’s Grand Prix inside the National Stadium on Saturday, Jamaican discus thrower Traves Smikle said he hopes his career can prove an inspiration for the next generation of athletes from Jamaica. The name Traves Smikle has...
ANOTHER LOCAL-BASED player has received a call-up to the Reggae Boyz squad to take on the Dominican Republic and Dominica in World Cup qualification action. Cavalier’s Gadail Irving was yesterday announced as a replacement for Seattle Sounders...
AS SHE crossed the finish line first in a new St Lucian women’s 100m national record on Saturday at the Racer’s Grand Prix, Julien Alfred said it felt as though she had crossed a threshold in her career. Alfred stunned the Jamaican crowd when she...
REGGAE GIRLZ head coach Hubert Busby Jr expects improvement across the board as the Reggae Girlz face Brazil today in a second friendly at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador. Game time is 5:00 p.m. The Girlz were blanked 4-0 in their first meeting...
AT 17 YEARS old, Cavalier’s Adrian Reid Jr seems on his way to a career that includes an international component, the promising starlet now earning his first nod with a Reggae Boyz squad. The youngster has been picked in head coach Heimir...
OBLIQUE SEVILLE is only too aware that in the post-Usain Bolt era of Jamaica’s track and field, men’s sprinting has taken a nosedive. On Saturday night at the National Stadium when he took to the track in his first face-off against the United...
With the full contingent of Reggae Girlz set to make their anticipated return against Brazil today, the confidence is high within the squad as the team expects a ‘back-and-forth’ encounter against the South American giants. Both teams have played...
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona men’s and women’s volleyball teams have returned home after completing a clean sweep at the 2024 UWI Volleyball Games at the UWI St Augustine campus in Trinidad and Tobago. The teams enjoyed much success...
WHILE SHE might have been born in Canada, it has always been Jamaica first for the international future of Israela Groves. The daughter of former Harbour View FC and Jamaican national player Hubert ‘Junior’ Groves, Israela said her focus has...
REGIONAL TRACK and field fans will be left disappointed following the announcement that this year’s staging and all subsequent hosting of the Grenada Invitational have been cancelled. In a statement from the track meet’s organising body, the...
THERE WAS a sense of growth when Jonhoi Vaughn defended his National Powerlifting Association of Jamaica (NPAJ) Squat Only title in the 105kg class on the weekend. According to Vaughn, his experience from winning his first title taught him the...
REGGAE GIRL Kayla McKenna is looking forward to reuniting with her international teammates after months of inaction with Jamaica set to play Brazil on June 1 and June 4 in a pair of international friendlies. McKenna was among the group of players...
The Sagicor Foundation has pledged $11.5 million towards this year’s staging of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA)/Sagicor National Primary School Athletics Championships alongside scholarships for the champion boy and girl from the track meet...
Chairman of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) National Sports Committee, Kemar Bailey, says they are committed to building the foundation of Jamaica’s track and field. Bailey was speaking at the media launch of the JTA/Sagicor National...
Former schoolboy standout and the second-fastest Jamaican ever over 400 metres, Akeem Bloomfield, has retired from track and field at the age of 26. His decision was confirmed by the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) president...
As she continues her preparations for the Paris Olympics Games later this year, Jamaica’s triple jumper Shanieka Ricketts says she is hoping for more consistent performances this season. The Jamaican is set for action today in the Diamond League at...
REGGAE GIRL Tiffany Cameron isn’t just excited about a pair of international friendlies against Brazil, she’s also tickled pink at the prospect of reuniting with coach Hubert Busby, who, she believes, will provide a boost to the national programme...
REGGAE BOYZ captain Andre Blake has signed a new multiyear contract extension with Major League Soccer (MLS) club Philadelphia Union. Blake’s new extension will see him staying at the club through to 2026, with an additional option for 2027....
HAVING LAST competed in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) back in the 2009-10 season, August Town FC are looking to make their long trip back to nation’s top-flight when they contest the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Major...
With the St Catherine Football Association (SCFA) Major League entering the semi-final stage, clubs have been calling for improvement in facilities at the Spanish Town Prison Oval. On Friday, Cedar Grove Estate FC defeated DB Basovak FC 4-0 in the...
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has announced that Jamaican athletes Beverly McDonald, Chelsea Hammond-Ross and Kaliese Spencer will be awarded their Olympic medals from past Games during a reallocation ceremony to be held during the upcoming...
