VETERAN COACH Lenworth ‘Lenny’ Hyde believes Dunbeholden Football Club jumped the gun when they sacked him. Hyde was relieved of his duties after one season. The team finished eighth. “I needed time to build a team. I remember a game against...
Chairman of the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) Clovis Metcalfe says random drug testing of jockeys at Caymanas Park will soon become a reality. Metcalfe, in an interview with RJR Sports, shared that the implementation of the rule is in keeping...
FORMER NATIONAL representative Allien Whittaker is backing the under-20 Reggae Boyz to safely navigate their way through the Conacaf U20 Champinships in Mexico next week and book a spot to next year’s FIFA under-20 World Cup. “The chances of us...
WHILE THERE has been no word from the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) on why hammer thrower Nayoka Clunis was not on its list to World Athletics ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris, the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has...
DENNIS CHUNG, general secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), says he is surprised that former Reggae Boyz head coach, Heimir Hallgrimsson, is the new man in charge of the Republic of Ireland’s senior men’s programme. Chung revealed...
FIVE-TIME national discus champion Fedrick Dacres has revealed that a minor knee surgery prevented him from performing at his usual best at the recently concluded JAAA/Puma National Junior and Senior Championships at the National Stadium. Dacres...
WORLD-RENOWNED SPRINT coach Glen Mills believes that Omar McLeod’s suggestion that he could be switching from the 110-metre hurdles to the sprints must have been well considered. McLeod, a former Olympic champion, the country’s national record...
HIGHLY RESPECTED track and field coach Stephen Francis is suggesting that five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson Herah takes up a training programme in the United States. Speaking with Nationwide Sports, Francis explained that many coaches in...
THE PHYLIS Thompson-coached Jamaica under-21 Sunshine Girls are locked in preparation for the Americas Netball World Youth Cup qualifiers in Guadeloupe set for July 7-14. According to Thompson, the coaching staff is seeing positive signs. “...
FORMER JAMAICA Premier League and schoolboy football title-winning coach, Ludlow Bernard, explained that Heimir Hallgrimsson’s tenure as head coach of the Reggae Boyz was a marriage destined for divorce. Bernard further suggested that the...
HEADING INTO the JAAA/PUMA National Junior and Senior Championships with a season’s best of 49.48 seconds in the 400-metre hurdles and not in the greatest form, many thought former Commonwealth Games silver medallist and three-time national...
VETERAN cricket administrator Mark Neita says he’s humbled and pleased to return as president of Melbourne Cricket Club following Thursday’s annual general meeting. Neita who was returned unopposed shared that the previous 11 years have been good...
IN A bid to further enhance Jamaica’s track and field programme, Supreme Ventures Limited yesterday pledged $25 million over five years to governing body Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA). Kamal Powell, head of marketing at...
JAMAICA FOOTBALL Federation (JFF) General Secretary Dennis Chung said yesterday’s announcement that the organisation would suspend invitations to Leon Bailey to be part of the Reggae Boyz squad indefinitely was to create ‘clarity’. According to...
VETERAN CRICKET analyst Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira and former Jamaica batsman Mark Neita are putting the blame for West Indies’ failed bid to win a T20 World Cup at home squarely on indifferent batting. The West Indies bid for a third Twenty20 World...
THE TALK after the Reggae Boyz 1-0 defeat to Mexico has been that the Jamaicans deserved a point from the game and fingers have been pointed in the direction of the coach, Heimir Hallgrimsson, because of two changes he made in the 68th minute. The...
JAMAICA’S DAVIS Cup team suffered its first defeat of the ongoing Group III qualifiers in Paraguay after losing to Bermuda on Thursday, and must now sweat on, not only beating the Dominican Republic today, but also hoping other results go their way...
REGGAE GIRL Jody Brown is mentally prepared to make her transition from collegiate to professional football, after the former Florida State standout signed a three-year deal with reigning Portuguese champions Benfica. According to Brown, the move...
SAYEED BERNARD, the lawyer representing two-time 100 metres national champion Tyquendo Tracey, is baffled by the decision of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) to adjourn his disciplinary hearing indefinitely. Bernard is...
JAMAICA WILL take on Group B opponents Bermuda later today in their Davis Cup Group III qualifiers in Paraguay after recording victories over Guatemala and Puerto Rico on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Bermuda, on the other hand, remain winless...
AFTER MISSING the Reggae Boyz’ two World Cup qualifiers due to injury, Demarai Gray is excited to be back in the team and is relishing the opportunity to represent the team at the upcoming Copa América tournament. “It’s good to be back as it was...
IN A bid to boost the talent pool and further develop women’s basketball in Jamaica, 17 of the brightest prospects will depart the island on June 30 for a two-month long training camp in China. Paulton Gordon, president of the Jamaica Basketball...
AFTER MORE than 50 appearances for the senior men’s national team, Damion Lowe has become a staple in the Reggae Boyz team. But his career as an international was not so clear-cut and the 31-year-old is currently in preparation mode for the...
AT THE second time of asking, Racing FC have made their way into the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) and their coach, Anthony Patrick is overjoyed. Racing earned the spot after a 2-1 aggregate win over Reno FC on Sunday in the Jamaica Football...
NEXT Saturday the Heimir Hallgrimsson-coached Reggae Boyz will have their first match in the 2024 Copa America tournament. Drawn in Group B, the Reggae Boyz will lock horns with Mexico, Ecuador and Venezuela. According to veteran football...
