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Published:Wednesday | September 21, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Calling the sudden passing of St George's College captain Dominic James "one too many", Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) President Dr Walton Small says his organisation will be looking to ensure that no second-round ISSA/FLOW...

Published:Wednesday | September 21, 2016 | 7:44 PMShayne Fairman

St George's College's ISSA/FLOW Manning Cup football captain Dominic James, whose sudden passing shook the nation, yesterday received larger-than-life tributes from the local football community and beyond.The Holy Trinity Cathedral was packed to...

Published:Tuesday | September 20, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Right full back Shelando Welsh, powered home his first goal, a 'memorable' 60th minute strike high into Kingston Technical High School's net, to lift Camperdown back to winning ways in the ISSA-FLOW Manning Cup on Monday afternoon.Welsh found...

Published:Monday | September 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

In advancing a case on behalf of West Indies cricketer Andre Russell, Queen's Counsel Patrick Foster said his client has an obligation to prove he was not negligent in violation of the whereabouts rule, contending that the Jamaica Anti-Doping...

Published:Sunday | September 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Kingston College (KC) attacking midfielder, Rashawn Mackison, is backing himself to score around 20 goals and provide many assists this season's ISSA/FLOW Manning Cup football campaign, as he hopes to lead the 'Purples' to a long-awaited Manning Cup...

Published:Saturday | September 17, 2016 | 8:25 PMShayne Fairman

Led by double strikes from Akeem Robotham and Alex Marshall, 20-time ISSA-FLOW Manning Cup champions St George's College swamped Tarrant High 7-0 on a wet and slippery Winchester Park ground, yesterday.Jevon McKellar opened the scoring in the fifth...

Published:Friday | September 16, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Rashawn McKinson led the way with a brace as Kingston College cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win over Papine High in the ISSA-FLOW Manning Cup at the Papine football field yesterday.The 'Purples' star struck KC's opener on the stroke of half-time.The...

Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

New sprint superstar Elaine Thompson, who copped the sprint double in her first Olympics, is happy making her mark on the global stage with her own fast times and competing with her unique style but admits that she's not paying too much attention to...

Published:Tuesday | September 13, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Nine-time Olympic gold medallist, Usain Bolt, says upon retirement, he will be giving back to the sport, as he looks to open a sports clinic here in Jamaica.The world's fastest man of all time, who has been unbeaten over three successive Olympics,...

Published:Monday | September 12, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Former champions Charlie Smith High were forced to battle hard to defeat a resolute Mona High 2-1 in a spirited ISSA-FLOW Manning Cup football game at Mona High playing field in St Andrew yesterday.Goals from Tyrick Reid and Kemar James in the 43rd...

Published:Sunday | September 11, 2016 | 3:28 PMShayne Fairman

Ahead of Thursday's opening clash with Tivoli Gardens High School at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex, St George's College (STGC) assistant coach Marcel 'Fuzzy' Gayle is pointing to a more "physical game" and killer instinct to STGC's play this year...

Published:Saturday | September 10, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

New-look Denham Town High, one of last season's semi-finalists, edged Norman Manley High 1-0 in their opening game of this year's ISSA-FLOW Manning Cup at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex in Tivoli Gardens yesterday.The win came courtesy of a 67th-...

Published:Sunday | September 4, 2016 | 6:33 PMShayne Fairman

Buoyed by his Haile Selassie High ISSA/FLOW Manning Cup charges' "passion, commitment and pre-season exploits", veteran football tactician, Geoffrey Maxwell, aims to transfer a winning philosophy to his players and lead them to success in his first...

Published:Sunday | September 4, 2016 | 6:44 PMShayne Fairman

Veteran Charlie Smith High Schools coach in the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association/FLOW Manning Cup football competition, Jerome Waite, is expecting a "challenging season" for his 'young' Trench Town-based charges, but expects them to show...

Published:Saturday | September 3, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Former national senior men's team coach Geoffrey Maxwell feels that Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) boss Captain Horace Burrell should look to rebuild football for the future by incorporating a balance of top overseas-based and local players....

Published:Friday | September 2, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Having competed on the Jamaica Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (JABBFA) circuit for just two years, Dr Lisanne Levy has a total of nine titles to show. The medical doctor contends body building is “about accepting your challenge...

Published:Sunday | August 28, 2016 | 3:38 PMShayne Fairman

Calabar High School track and field coach Michael Clarke describes it as "a proud moment" and "humbling, yet honourable" experience to again work with a number of his former high-school athletes who represented Jamaica at the recently concluded...

Published:Friday | August 26, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

The 50th renewal of the annual Roper Cup football extravaganza between North Street rivals St George's College (the 2015 Flow Cup champions) and Kingston College (Roper Cup defending champions) will be held today at Emmet Park, St George's College....

Published:Friday | August 26, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Long-serving track and field administrator Michael Fennell believes that sprint legend Usain Bolt will go down in history as the greatest sprinter, declaring "there will be only one Usain Bolt", ahead of the sprint megastar's imminent departure from...

Published:Friday | August 26, 2016 | 7:49 PMShayne Fairman

The 2016 Supligen National Fitness Championships, which will feature 120 contestants will be held at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium, University of Technology, this evening.Today's finals, which are set to start at 6:00 p.m., will see stiff...

Published:Wednesday | August 24, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) President Dr Warren Blake, while admitting local "medal hopefuls might have wanted more Olympic medals" from the 73-member team, feels Jamaica "did fairly well" in placing 16th overall on the...

Published:Friday | August 19, 2016 | 4:12 PMShayne Fairman

Aaril Anglin, who unanimously became Jamaica's most decorated Red Bull Street Style champion, with back-to-back titles last weekend, feels he has grown in confidence to take a shot at the World Freestyle Championship, to be held in London, England,...

Published:Monday | August 15, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Jamaica's first ever Olympic diver Betsy Sullivan Sharp has encouraged locals to celebrate the performance of its first male Olympian, Yona Knight-Wisdom, who qualified for the men's 3m springboard diving semi-finals, which takes place today.Knight-...

Published:Monday | August 15, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Having watched Jamaica's first men's Olympic diver Yona Knight-Wisdom book his place in today's men's 3m springboard semi-final, Olympian Betsy Sullivan Sharp is calling for more awareness to help the sport grow.Knight-Wisdom qualified for today's...

Published:Monday | August 15, 2016 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

The island's first ever Olympic diver, Betsy Sullivan Sharp, is encouraging Jamaicans to celebrate the performance of Yona Knight-Wisdom, who yesterday qualified for the men's 3m Springboard semi-final as the first Jamaican male to compete in the...

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