SEVERAL ST Catherine-based football clubs have said they are yet to receive a response to their requests for an extraordinary meeting with the St Catherine Football Association (SCFA) despite being told of the date for the parish’s elections. On...
CHESS GRANDMASTER Fabiano Caruana is set to visit Jamaica from July 24 to 25 to meet with the local chess community as well as take part in workshops. Caruana is the reigning Grand Chess Tour champion as well as the third-highest player in chess...
ASHTON BLANKSON, head coach of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) U-17 All-Stars, says his players are ready to take on the U-17 Reggae Boyz despite a lack of training sessions ahead of today’s exhibition fixture. Ashton said...
JAMAICAN POWERLIFTER Sami DePass has proven that she is a champion of mental and physical strength. While she now stands as a pioneer in her sport, DePass explained that her interest in powerlifting bloomed from personal struggles in her life. She...
Chairman of the Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF) technical committee, Rudolph Speid, says the federation will be looking to appoint a “modern” coach to take the helm of the Reggae Boyz squad following Heimir Hallgrimsson’s resignation. Speid...
BOYS’ TOWN FC and Liguanea United have secured their spots in Sunday’s final of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) U17 competition in contrasting fashion. Boys’ Town edged Maverley Hughenden 4-3 on penalties after playing out a...
EROLL WALTERS, sports agent of 400-metre hurdles national champion Malik James-King, has denied claims his client was part of a group unwilling to run during Jamaica’s last-ditch attempt to qualify for the men’s 4x400m relays on Sunday. The denial...
FORMER REGGAE Boyz head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said he will be leaving the national programme in better shape for his successor after inheriting a “disjointed” Jamaica squad. Hallgrimsson tendered his resignation on Sunday following the...
JAMAICAN 100 AND 200-metre national champion, Shericka Jackson, will be hoping to repeat her feat on local soil when she goes to Paris later this August. Jackson said she has been preparing to take on the challenge of claiming not just her first...
JAMAICA FOOTBALL Federation (JFF) General Secretary Dennis Chung has confirmed the decision by Heimir Hallgrimsson to resign as head coach of the Reggae Boyz was not related to the team’s performance at the 2024 Copa America. Hallgrimsson announced...
REGGAE BOYZ head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says, despite a defeat to Ecuador and elimination from the Copa America on Wednesday night, he was proud of the team’s fight throughout the game. Jamaica fell 3-1 to Ecuador in a match where the Boyz were...
JAMAICAN DISCUS thrower Samantha Hall is keenly aware she is just a few weeks away from finally achieving her lifelong dream of representing Jamaica at the Olympic Games. As the three-time reigning national champion, Hall said it would be the...
WITH THE Reggae Boyz set to face their first South American opponents in the Copa America today, head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said the team will exercise caution against a ‘tough’ to break down Ecuador team. Jamaica and Ecuador both enter today’s...
PRESIDENT OF the National Powerlifting Association of Jamaica (NPAJ) Michael Blair has congratulated Sami DePass on finishing fourth in the women’s 76kg class at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Open Powerlifting...
REGGAE BOYZ head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson believes the team deserved to have left the field with a result following Jamaica’s 1-0 loss to Mexico in the team’s opening game of the Copa America on Saturday. Jamaica fell to a lone strike from Gerardo...
Head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says the Reggae Boyz are prepared to face whichever selection of players placed before them as Jamaica take on Mexico in their Copa America opener today. Mexico are expected to field a rotated squad throughout the...
PRESIDENT OF Old Harbour Bay United Jason Fuller has sought to clarify his club’s stance regarding the upcoming St Catherine Football Association (SCFA) elections following their decision to sign a document requesting an extraordinary meeting with...
JAMAICAN VETERAN track and field coach Glen Mills called it ‘really disappointing’ to see Jamaica fail to qualify for the Paris Olympics men’s 4x400m event. Jamaica entered the NACAC New Life Invitational on Sunday ranked just outside the top 16...
SET TO make his third appearance at the Copa America when the Reggae Boyz open their campaign on Saturday, defender Michael Hector says it will be an honour to make history in the Jamaican colours. Hector will be the first Jamaican player to...
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda said he was not surprised following Jamaica’s ice hockey team’s impressive performances with just a third of a Challenge Series in the United States involving Puerto Rico and...
While the Jamaica Olympic Association’s (JOA) immediate focus is on the upcoming Paris Olympic Games, president Christopher Samuda said the JOA is also focussed on increasing Jamaica’s competitiveness at the Winter Olympic Games, as well. Jamaica...
FIFTEEN MEMBER clubs of the St Catherine Football Association (SCFA) have signed a document requesting an extraordinary meeting with the parish’s administration, citing a number of grievances. The document, which was alleged to have been sent to...
KINGSTON FOOTBALL Academy (KFA) director and coach Eric Rademakers is praising the Malmo Trophy Invitational for its impact on the development of Jamaica’s youth following the under-15 Reggae Boyz’s appearance. Drawn in Group B alongside AZ Alkmaar...
JAMAICA’S SENIOR men’s ice hockey team has maintained its lead in the Challenger Series after a strong performance in the second leg of competition played in Long Island, United States, over the weekend. The team secured two wins from four matches...
DESPITE FALLING at the quarterfinal stage, the Caribbean collective Reggae Rovers brought energy and vibes to this year’s staging of The Soccer Tournament (TST) 7v7 Championship held in North Carolina. Competing for a cash prize of $1 million, the...
