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Published:Friday | November 10, 2023 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Last season’s beaten Jamaica Premier League (JPL) finalists Cavalier got their first victory of the 2023/24 football season following a commanding 3-1 victory over Harbour View at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday, courtesy of strikes...

Published:Thursday | November 9, 2023 | 12:12 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

FOLLOWING A 3-0 defeat in their first assignment in the Wray and Nephew-sponsored Jamaica Premier League, the Rudolph Speid-coached Cavalier will lock horns with Harbour View in a rescheduled fixture later today at the Anthony Spaulding Sports...

Published:Thursday | November 9, 2023 | 12:12 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

HAVING RECENTLY obtained a Master of Science Degree in Sport Business Management from the University of West Indies, Mona, boxer Sakima Mullings is beaming with joy. According to Mullings, the scholastic journey allowed him to have a great sense...

Published:Tuesday | November 7, 2023 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

THE Linval Dixon-conditioned Vere United scored their first victory of the 2023-24 Wray...

Published:Tuesday | November 7, 2023 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Chairman of Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL), Solomon Sharpe, has hailed the Government’s move to remove general consumption tax (GCT) on the importation of horses. “The horse-racing industry in Jamaica is a very...

Published:Saturday | November 4, 2023 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

HAVING booked their spot in the final of the 2023 Concacaf Caribbean Cup against Robinhood FC of Suriname, Cavalier’s head coach Rudolph Speid says that he and his team are enjoying life in the competition. Speid said playing in the Concacaf...

Published:Friday | November 3, 2023 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

There is no current rule in place at Caymanas Park that speaks specifically to the number of times that a jockey can use the whip during a race, but changes are on the horizon that could be implemented by governing body Jamaica Racing Commission (...

Published:Saturday | October 28, 2023 | 12:08 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

IN A bid to increase their chances of winning more local and regional titles, five-time Jamaica Premier League champions, Harbour View Football Club, have sought to bolster their technical staff. The ‘Stars of the East’ have appointed Sydney...

Published:Saturday | October 28, 2023 | 12:07 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

WAYNE DAWKINS, head coach of PHASE 1 Academy, is calling his team’s recent trip to ‘Showdown in Miami’ a success. The venture, Dawkins said, gave a few talented local players their first taste of not only travelling, but also playing on an indoor...

Published:Thursday | October 26, 2023 | 12:07 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Christopher Samuda, is now second vice-president of the Centro Caribe Sports Committee (CCS), following Monday’s General Assembly in Santiago, Chile. Samuda, along with the pair of Roberto...

Published:Tuesday | October 24, 2023 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

DESPITE failing to secure a spot on Jamaica’s 2023 World Athletics Championships team in Budapest, Hungary, Yohan Blake, the youngest ever men’s 100 metres world champion, has set his sights on not only making the 2024 Olympics team but to also...

Published:Saturday | October 21, 2023 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

FOLLOWING the announcement of the inclusion of squash at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games by governing body the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the local fraternity is buzzing with excitement as the sport is set to make its debut on the...

Published:Friday | October 20, 2023 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

NEWLY appointed interim head coach of Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz, Xavier Gilbert, has described his latest appointment as a “pleasure” following news from the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) that he will take over the reins of the national team,...

Published:Friday | October 20, 2023 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

HAVING safely booked their spots for the second round of the ongoing ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup competition, the minor detail of who will top Group E, between the Craig Butler-coached Mona High and the Anthony Patrick-conditioned St Catherine High,...

Published:Thursday | October 19, 2023 | 12:12 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

DESPITE BEING reduced to 10 players by the 32nd minute of their ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup, second-round-bound Hydel registered a comfortable 2-0 victory over Charlie Smith yesterday at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex. Hydel’s goals came...

Published:Tuesday | October 17, 2023 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

HAVING safely navigated their way successfully through the qualifying phase of the 2023 Concacaf Nations League, the Heimir Hallgrimsson-coached Reggae Boyz will now turn their attention to the quarterfinals of the competition after topping League...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Following two breathtaking weekends of football in the ongoing 2023 Youth Football League, the age-group football tournament will now shift to a new location not only for this season, but since its inception as action moves to Brooks Park in...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

WITH only three points separating second place from fourth place in Group A of the ISSA/Manning Cup competition, today’s encounter between second- place Calabar High and fourth-place Charlie Smith High could be crucial towards qualification for the...

Published:Friday | October 13, 2023 | 12:12 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

THE Heimir Hallgrimsson-coached Reggae Boyz maintained their unbeaten run in the Concacaf Nations League with a convincing 4-1 win over hosts Grenada in the Kirani James Stadium in St George’s last night. Yesterday’s win pushed Jamaica to seven...

Published:Friday | October 13, 2023 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Cricket looks set to make a return to the Olympic stage for the first time since the 1900 Paris Olympics following an announcement earlier this week from governing body, the International Olympic Association (IOC), that the sport along with...

Published:Thursday | October 12, 2023 | 12:13 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

WITH HIS last appearance in the national colours dating back to the group stage of the 2021 Gold Cup, one could be forgiven if one had forgotten the name Michael Hector. However, the 31-year-old was included in the Reggae Boyz squad for two...

Published:Tuesday | October 10, 2023 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

JAMAICA’S 11-member team returned home yesterday following their strong showing at last weekend’s COPA International Gymnastics Association (IGA) tournament in Panama. At the conclusion of the four-day tournament, Jamaica secured a total of 50...

Published:Saturday | October 7, 2023 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

LAST season’s beaten ISSA/Manning Cup finalists St Andrew Technical continued their fine 2023 form and remain unbeaten after seven games following a 4-0 victory over Zone D opponents Clan Carthy High at the Boys’ Town football field yesterday....

Published:Friday | October 6, 2023 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

The second running of the richest race in the English-speaking Caribbean, the Mouttet Mile, set for December 2, 2023 at Caymanas Park, will be broadcast live on the FOX 5 network in New York. Solomon Sharpe, chairman of Supreme Ventures Racing...

Published:Friday | October 6, 2023 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

ACTION in the 2023 ISSA/Manning Cup competition continues today with several interesting match-ups. One of those crucial encounters will involve the pair of Innswood High and former champions Norman Manley High in what should be a tough Zone E...

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