FORMER NATIONAL midfielder Wayne Palmer, who recently had surgery after being diagnosed with colon cancer, remains as upbeat and cheerful as always despite the life-threatening illness and mounting medical bills. Although experiencing some pain,...
TREASURE BEACH coach Omar ‘Rambo’ Wedderburn expects today’s Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) National Tier Two final at Brooks Park, starting at 3:20 p.m., to be a fun exercise, with both teams having already secured places in next season’s...
RACING UNITED will start strong favourites over Lime Hall when the teams meet in the first leg of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) National Tier II semifinal at Prison Oval, today at 3:30 p.m. In the other semifinal, Treasure Beach and Tru-...
NATIONAL WOMEN’S goalkeeper, Rebecca Spencer, said not having a warm-up game while in camp in Jamaica was somewhat disappointing, as many players were looking forward to a game. Coach Lorne Donaldson said the June 11-20 camp in Jamaica would be...
REGGAE GIRLZ coach Lorne Donaldson said logistics did not allow the national senior team to have a warm-up game at home to give them a proper send-off to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand from July to August. Donaldson...
THE JAMAICA Premier League (JPL) climaxes this Sunday with Mount Pleasant against Cavalier in the final match at Sabina Park at 7 p.m. Cavalier are hunting for their second title in three seasons, while Mount Pleasant are seeking their first hold...
THE JAMAICA Football Federation (JFF) has rekindled ties with furniture and appliance giants, Courts Jamaica Limited, who came back on board with over $2 million worth of sponsorship on Friday. JFF President Michael Ricketts said it was good to...
MOUNT PLEASANT coach Theodore Whitmore said keeping the Arnett Gardens fans quiet will be crucial if they are to win the second leg of their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) semifinal today at Sabina Park at 5 p.m. and advance to their first-ever...
BRAND AND sponsorship manager of Lynk Jamaica Kemar Burke said even though Cavalier lost the Lynk Cup National Knockout final 2-0 to Portmore on Friday, they were winners in his book. The Cavalier team returned to their changing room during the...
IT’S NOW or never for Humble Lion, Dunbeholden, Waterhouse and Portmore as the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) goes into its final round of preliminary games with only two play-off spots to spare. Arnett (52 points), Cavalier (49), Mount Pleasant (46...
ALL ROADS lead to Ferdie Neita Park for this afternoon’s crucial Jamaica Premier League (JPL) encounter between sixth-place Waterhouse and seventh-place Portmore United, in the penultimate round of games, as the playoff race tightens with only two...
FOR THE second time this year, the Jamaica Table Tennis Association (JTTA) has rescheduled its annual general meeting (AGM) to facilitate the late registration of affiliates. However, president of the JTTA, Andrew Lue, who is facing his first...
THE FRANTIC finish in the race for a top-six Jamaica Premier League (JPL) playoff spot continues today with a host of intriguing fixtures. At Ferdie Neita Park, fifth-place Humble Lion visit former winners, Portmore, who are lurking in seventh...
THE DISPARITY between the top teams and some of the newer ones in the Jamaica Women’s Premier League (JWPL) and the same scenario playing out in the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) schoolgirl league has been particularly glaring...
THE JAMAICA Premier League (JPL) serves up another enticing contest between league leaders Cavalier and the in-form Portmore United at the Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium this Sunday at 3p.m. Cavalier (43 points) climbed to the top of the...
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Amateur Gymnastics Association (JAGA) Nicole Grant-Brown is hailing the performance of the nation’s lone representative, Isabelle David, at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) artistic gymnastics junior world...
AS THE end of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) preliminary round draws closer and the race for the top six play-off spots intensifies, teams are guarding points even more rigidly than before and it will be interesting to see who folds when leaders...
GENERATIONS OF person who have passed through Excelsior High School took a moment to remember a great contributor to the development of sport at the institution, Frank George Brown, at the Excelsior Auditorium on Friday afternoon. Known mainly for...
THE JAMAICA Premier League (JPL) continues to heat up with another exciting set of fixtures this weekend, with the feature game between fourth-place Harbour View and seventh-place Portmore United, at the Ashenheim Stadium today at 5 p.m. Both...
SWIMMER SABRINA Lyn not only wants to follow in the footsteps of Jamaican swimming legend Alia Atkinson, the young swimmer is aiming to surpass her idol one day. Lyn secured the automatic Pan Am Games ‘A’ qualifying standard in the 100-metre...
TODAY’S ST CATHERINE derby between last season’s beaten finalists Dunbeholden and former champions Portmore United will take on added importance with both teams trying to break into the Jamaica Premier League’s (JPL) top six. Dunbeholden have 25...
FAULKLAND FC coach, Gregory Palmer, has been in charge of the unit in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) for five matches and has garnered more points in the period than the team had in its previous 12 games. Although Palmer sees today’s game against...
THE ARNETT Gardens versus Waterhouse ‘El Clasico’, Jamaica Premier League (JPL) game on Monday night at the Anthony Spaulding Complex, will no doubt be the highlight of the round. However, on Sunday, third-place Cavalier entertain last-place...
LEAGUE LEADERS Mount Pleasant and defending champion Harbour View headline this weekend’s round of Jamaica Premier League (JPL) matches at Drax Hall at 3:15 p.m., and both coaches are expecting a titanic clash. Mount Pleasant lead the standings,...
DESPITE A slow start to life in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), Brazilian coach Clovis de Oliveira remains confident the Chapelton Maroons will survive relegation from the league. The Clarendon club sits at the bottom of the table on three points...
