AFTER GETTING his first taste of football in the Azteca, Mexico’s football Mecca, Leon Bailey described the atmosphere as “amazing”, while noting that it is an extremely tough place for any team, largely due to the electric atmosphere their fanatic...
SOME LOCAL coaches are giving coach Heimir Hallgrimsson a lot of plaudits after the Reggae Boyz’s display against Mexico in the Azteca on Sunday, which earned them a 2-2 draw. However, one coach, former national assistant, Bradley Stewart, was...
Despite losing their captain Andrew Vanzie to a second-half red card, Humble Lion clipped Tivoli Gardens 2-1 in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) match at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex last night. Vanzie saw red in the 60th minute when he...
Following the Reggae Boyz’s hard fought 2-2 draw against Mexico in their Concacaf Nations League A, Group A decider at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on Sunday, coach Heimir Hallgrimsson believes that his team is more than capable of qualifying...
Last year during her debut season for European cycling riding club CANYON//SRAM Generation, Jamaican cyclist Llori Sharpe established herself as one of the future stars. The 22-year-old started out her season with third-place finishes in the elite...
In the first ever meeting of two Brazilian coaches in top-flight local football, Neider Dos Santos of Montego Bay United and Clovis de Oliveira of Chapelton Maroons played out a tame 0-0 draw in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) at Ashenheim Stadium...
Two new champions could be crowned in the lacrosse schools’ competitions after today’s finals at Wolmer’s Girls. The boys’ final for the Tiano Cup will be contested between first-time finalists Calabar High and St George’s College at 4 p. m. Before...
GENERAL SECRETARY of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Dennis Chung said it would be painfully disappointing if the Reggae Girlz, in preparing for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia from July to August, do not get a practice match in April...
Molynes United scored three first-half goals to beat Chapelton Maroons 3-1 in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) match at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday. The win lifted Molynes to ninth place in the league with 22 points. The result...
Christojaye Daley scored with the last kick of the game to earn Harbour View a fortunate point in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) match against Tivoli Gardens at the Ashenheim Stadium, Jamaica College yesterday. The game ended in a 2-2 draw....
TRILIFE876 DIRECTOR, Dayne Wright, believes events such as the SunCity Triathlon, which takes place today at the Waves Beach in Hellshire, St Catherine, starting at 6:30 a.m., can unearth, expose and developed the next big sporting star out of...
PHOENIX ACADEMY founder, Craig Butler, said he expects no repercussions to emanate from the English Football Association’s (FA) enquiry into his academy’s affiliation status with the local governing body, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF)....
EVEN AS Jamaica head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson looks to turn the table on regional rivals, Trinidad and Tobago, when the teams meet in the second game of their two-match friendly series at the National Stadium tonight at 7, his concern is the...
AT LAST week’s Jamaica Premier League (JPL) press conference, local coaches Ludlow Bernard and Andrew Price, and one sponsor, Conroy Rose of the Victoria Mutual Group, were once again calling for greater investment and focus on proper developmental...
In the absence of four senior players, leading scorer Collin Anderson, Ronaldo Webster, Dwayne Atkinson, and Shaneil Thomas, Cavalier’s 17-year-old forward Omarion Henry rose to the occasion. He netted a brace to give Cavalier a 3-1 win over...
At the recent Cup of Nations international friendly tournament in Australia, the Reggae Girlz produced some creditable performances against three high-quality teams but their defensive display was below what is required at the top international...
Chapelton Maroons coach Clovis de Oliveira is impressed with the level of play being shown by the top teams in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) and says his team must step up if they want to avoid relegation. “I am very surprised with the level of...
AFTER THE thrills and excitement in the first round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the governing body would reconsider changing the format of the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada....
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 100-metre bronze medallist Cydonie Mothersille has a message for women who get involved in sport at all levels. According to the general secretary of the Cayman Athletics Association, in whatever arena a woman chooses to enter,...
Chapelton Maroons picked up a valuable point in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) yesterday, after holding Portmore United to a 0-0 draw at the Anthony Spaulding Complex. Although the Clarendon-based team remains at the foot of the table on seven...
In recent years, local players have found it difficult to hold down professional contracts when they move to leagues overseas. While some argue that the players need to be tougher mentally, the majority of local coaches feel that they are the ones...
A Zackiya Wilks own goal early in the match proved to be only a consolation goal for Tivoli Gardens as Dunbeholden whipped the west Kingston-based club 4-1 in the Jamaica Premier League at the Ashenheim Stadium, Jamaica College, yesterday....
After only a few months in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), Portmore United attacker Shakeon Satchwell will get his first opportunity overseas when he leaves for a monthlong trial at the end of March. The former St Andrew Technical star has been...
JOSHUA FRAZER’S fight with Mexican Uriel Hernandez at the CAA Center in Brampton, Canada on the weekend was cancelled after the Jamaican came down with an illness. According to Joshua’s trainer and father, Dewith Frazer, the fighter came down with...
WOMEN IN sports media have not earned their space in the industry because of their good looks said members of the media, who spoke at the fourth annual Women in Sports conference, at the Hotel Four Seasons in St Andrew on Tuesday. Mariah Ramharack...
