ISSA President Keith Wellington says he is open to the idea of using a younger cohort of referees in schoolboy football, to address the match official shortage across its competitions. Wellington recently said that there is a need for more referees...
Although many athletes, coaches and administrators are eager for the return of sports locally, those from the combat sport fraternity are a bit hesitant about activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport that...
Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) President Wilford ‘Billy’ Heaven is keenly watching the ongoing biosecure Test series between hosts England and the Windies to see what can be replicated and implemented locally, with the association planning a...
Tajay Gayle and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, 2019’s respective RJRGLEANER Sports Foundation Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year, are navigating different challenges relative to where they are in their careers. The rhetoric regarding Fraser-Pryce’s...
LIMA, Peru: Head coach Donald Hawthorne says he is overjoyed at Jamaica’s record medal haul here at the Pan American Games. The black, green, and gold finished with 19 medals overall, 17 in track and field. That puts the nation 13th on the overall...
Rachid Parchment, Assistant Sports Editor LIMA, Peru: National women’s shot put record holder Danniel Thomas-Dodd is now also the Pan American Games record holder. Thomas-Dodd threw a distance of 19.55m, which is also a new national record,...
Rachid Parchment Assistant Sports Editor LIMA, Peru: Shericka Jackson brought Jamaica its fourth gold medal here at the Pan American Games in the Women’s 400m final this afternoon. Jackson clocked 50.73 seconds to finish ahead of Mexico...
Rachid Parchment, Assistant Sports Editor LIMA, Peru: Medal favourite Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce booked her ticket to the Women’s 200m final at the Pan American Games at the Videna Sports Village this afternoon with an easy win in her heat....
Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt says the body will be working even closer with The University of the West Indies (UWI) to develop its High Performance System (HPS). The HPS is an initiative created by CWI to address what it...
National senior women’s football team head coach Hue Menzies has urged a strong showing from his Reggae Girlz as they face hosts South Africa in a friendly international game this morning. The team is still preparing for its historic debut in the...
