Published:Tuesday | May 12, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:Missed shots, errant passes and botched clearances are main features of most football matches across Hanover these days.This is primarily due to the long-standing failure to invest in better playing surfaces, a situation not lost on...
Published:Tuesday | May 12, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:The return-leg final of the Charley's JB Rum Western Confederation Super League set for this Saturday at the Frome Sports Complex is interestingly poised, after Savannah SC edged Wadadah FC 1-0 yesterday in the first leg at Jarrett...
Published:Thursday | May 7, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
Western Bureau:With a place in the Red Stripe Premier League semi-finals secured, Montego Bay United (MBU) are still hoping to fight on two fronts, with the club also looking towards the Caribbean Football Union Club Championship in Trinidad and...
Published:Wednesday | May 6, 2015 | 8:13 PMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:Marva Bernard, president of Netball Jamaica (NJ), is talking up the Sunshine Girls' chances of winning the Netball World Cup.Bernard, who delivered an address at Tuesday's launch of the St James Under-12 competition, told The Gleaner...
Published:Monday | May 4, 2015 | 8:16 PMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:Reno FC were head over heals on Sunday after retaining their place in the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) with a confident performance that brought them a 2-0 win over reigning champions Montego Bay United, in drenching rain at Frome...
Published:Sunday | May 3, 2015 | 4:27 PMPaul Clarke
Telecommunications firm Flow has a binding moral obligation to the well-being of the people of Jamaica, hence its big effort in health, fitness and greatcauses such as the MoBay City Run, which it is one of the main sponsors."Flow is big on...
Published:Saturday | May 2, 2015 | 5:24 PMPaul Clarke
Western Bureau:Five million dollars is the target for this year's Flow MoBay City Run, which is $2 million more than last year's inaugural staging. The organisers of the charity road race believe the target may not be reached this year, but is...
Published:Tuesday | April 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:Spicy Hill showed poise and class in a 2-1 win over Coopers Pen FC that gave them bragging rights as Trelawny FA Monymusk Plantation Rum Major League mid-season champions.Damion Williams netted the opener from a defence-splitting pass...
Published:Tuesday | April 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
The 2015 edition of the Westmoreland Curry Festival on The Manning's School grounds, in Savanna-la-Mar could simply be described as a 'Bop, Bop, Bop' affair, as while there was the usual 'curry everything to excite the palate, the unforgettable...
Published:Monday | April 27, 2015 | 7:05 PMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:All four of this year's Charley's JB Rum Western Confederation Super League semi-finalists are still in with a chance of locking up a place in the coveted title-decider, following similar first-leg semi-final results in Sunday's...
Published:Wednesday | April 22, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
When 14-year-old Kelly-Ann Beckford of Albert Town High School in Trelawny fell during the Girls Class Three 1,500m final at the recent 2015 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Kingston, she quickly...
Published:Wednesday | April 15, 2015 | 8:22 PMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:While the Government of Jamaica is seemingly either unwilling or unable to create a viable industry out of sports, Everton Tomlinson, the ambitious president of the Westmoreland Football Association (WFA), is hell-bent on making...
Published:Tuesday | April 21, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU: Rusea's High School midfielder Deshane Beckford could make a big move to the English Premier League if West Ham United signs him to its youth academy. The 17-year-old is on a trial stint at the London-based club, accompanied by his...
Published:Monday | April 20, 2015 | 1:23 PMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:Sandals Whitehouse FC lead the quartet of teams into the last four of the 2014-15 Charley's JB Rum Western Confederation Super League, defeating Salt Marsh United 2-1 as the preliminary round climaxed on Sunday.Fellow title aspirants...
Published:Saturday | April 18, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
Western Bureau: Treasure Beach hometown hero Joseth Bromfield easily won the 20th Jakes Off-Road Triathlon individual male title yesterday. It was his 11th success in 14 starts. Bromfield toyed with the field and pulled away for a comfortable...
Published:Sunday | April 12, 2015 | 6:01 PMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:The Knights, behind 15 points from Daniel Mal-colm in the first game of the highly anticipated start to the Western Basketball Association (WBA) Elite League, rallied to defeat Lucea Flames 60-45 on Saturday night at the Montego Bay...
Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay United Football Club owner Orville Powell said firing head coach Carlos Garcia will not affect his team's chances of repeating as Red Stripe Premier League champions."The fact is, the only reason we are changing direction...
Published:Monday | April 6, 2015 | 5:54 PMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:Coopers Pen FC increased their lead in Zone A of the Hanover Football Association Monymusk Plantation Rum Major League to eight points after Sunday's 2-1 win over Upsetters FC in the eighth round of competition, to remain the only...
Published:Sunday | April 5, 2015 | 7:46 PMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:Reno FC stung Waterhouse 3-0 with a brace from Kevon Walker in a crucial Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) football game at Frome Sports Complex yesterday.Victory gave the club a fighting chance of staying in the league.Meanwhile, at...
Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2015 | 4:48 PMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:The often acrimonious situation between the Westmoreland Football Association (WFA) and the managers of Frome Sports Complex over the non-usage and impending removal of the floodlights from that facility has reached an amicable...
Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
Western Bureau:Just three days after taking up his new assignment ascommanding officer of the St James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Steve McGregor is already creating an impact, having spearheaded an operation in which a shotgun and 74...
Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU: National men's football team head coach, Winfried Schäfer, gave the thumbs up for the Reggae Boyz' overall performance in the two international friendly matches against Venezuela. The Reggae Boyz beat Cuba 3-0 on Monday night at the...
Published:Sunday | March 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU: The Reggae Boyz will be looking to build on last Friday's uncomplicated 2-1 victory over Venezuela in their friendly international, when they tackle neighbours Cuba in another practice encounter, at the Montego Bay Sports Complex,...
Published:Sunday | March 29, 2015 | 8:20 PMPaul Clarke
WESTERN BUREAU:Relegation-bound Wes-tern Confederation Super League outfit, Jericho Rangers, gave their fans something to cheer about, after edging Lucea FC 2-1 to win the Hanover FA Charley's JB Rum Knockout competition yesterday at the Watson...
Published:Saturday | March 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke
Western Bureau: It wasn't a classic Reggae Boyz performance against Venezuela in their international friendly on Friday night at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, but goals from debutant Giles Barnes and Darren Mattocks made it a satisfying 2-1 win...
