President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Michael Ricketts says the appointment of Englishman Stephen McClaren as head coach for the Reggae Boyz is a statement of intent from the federation to ensure qualification to the 2026 FIFA World...
Arnett Gardens’ man of the moment, Rushane Thompson, said he is “overwhelmed” after he scored the winning goal to help the Junglists win their first international title in the recently concluded Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield. Arnett...
Cometh the hour, cometh the captain for Arnett Gardens as a late strike from Fabian Reid saw them defeating Club Atletico Pantoja 2-1 to advance to the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield final as well as securing their ticket to the...
Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President Christopher Samuda has sent his best wishes to the Jamaican contingent who are now called into action as the athletics events get under way in Paris. The majority of the Jamaica athletes will compete...
As Arnett Gardens take on Atletico Pantoja of the Dominican Republic today in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield, the team enters the fixture knowing they are just one win away from achieving their goal of qualifying for the Concacaf...
Following their opening defeat to Barbados in the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Under-19 Girls Championship, head coach O’Neil Ebanks expects a much improved performance from Jamaica against Trinidad and Tobago (T...
Reigning men’s 400-metre hurdles national champion Malik James-King has signed a sponsorship agreement with German sporting giants PUMA ahead of the Paris Olympic Games. James-King said the sponsorship is a major step in his blooming career and a...
Sixteen World Championships medals, eight Olympic Games medals, seven national titles, five Sportswoman of the Year awards, one Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award and the Order of Jamaica tells the riveting story of Jamaican sprint legend...
ARNETT GARDENS head coach Xavier Gilbert said his team is ready to kick off their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield campaign when they face an “unknown” Racing Club Aruba (RCA) this Saturday. Arnett will enter the competition in the round...
IT IS the eleventh hour for Jamaican hammer thrower Nayoka Clunis as her GoFundMe campaign, aimed at putting together the money needed to take her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), is not gathering the steam she would have hoped...
HEAD COACH of Jamaica’s boys’ under-19 volleyball team, Adrian Ramdeen, is cautiously optimistic about the team’s chances ahead of Saturday’s opening game in the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) U19 Boys’ Championships at the GC...
Six-time national Davis Cup tennis representative Brandon Burke has been re-elected to the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) board of directors as the player alternate representative for his third straight term. Burke said it is a privilege to be...
JAMAICA FOOTBALL Federation (JFF) president Michael Ricketts is optimistic that a trio of Jamaica Premier League (JPL) teams readying for the 2024 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield and CONCACAF Caribbean Cup will do well. Cavalier, Mount...
HAVING PENNED a two-year contract with Leicester City in the Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL), Reggae Girl defender Chantelle Swaby is excited to test her mettle against the best teams in England. She said the chance to sign for Leicester was a...
THE U20 REGGAE Boyz will face a tough opening game in the Concacaf Men’s U20 Championships against the United States today at the Miguel Alemán Valdez Stadium in Mexico at 9 p.m. The Reggae Boyz are drawn in Group A alongside US, Costa Rica, and...
HEAD COACH of Jamaica women’s under-20 lacrosse team Taylor Erwin said her players are at risk of missing out on the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship as their fundraising campaign is moving slower than expected. The team will need to...
HEAD COACH of Jamaica’s women’s U20 lacrosse team, Taylor Erwin, said the upcoming World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship is just the beginning of what is a bright future for the sport on the island. Jamaica will make its second appearance at the...
FOLLOWING YEARS in Europe after a stint at schoolboy football with Mona High School, Alexander Bicknell is ready to play his part in Jamaica’s bid for FIFA U20 World Cup qualification. Bicknell will be making his second appearance for Jamaica at a...
THE BOND between a father and son is one that Jamaican 400-metre hurdles national champion Malik James-King knows very well. His son, he says, is his biggest motivation. The Olympic-bound athlete is in the form of his life having set a new personal...
THE CHALLENGE of competing in the 800 and 1500 metres at the global level would intimidate most. Most aren’t middle-distance runner Adelle Tracey. Tracey is set to represent Jamaica in the women’s 800 and 1500 metres at the upcoming Olympic Games...
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Lacrosse Association (JLA) Calbert Hutchinson said the upcoming World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship in Hong Kong, China, provides a platform for local players to attract university scholarships. Jamaica is gearing up to...
There is divided opinion among St Catherine-based clubs in the lead-up to the elections for a new administration following a directive from the St Catherine Football Association (SCFA) stating that only executive members of a club will be allowed...
CHESS NATIONAL Master Ryan Blackwood expects a strong performance from the Jamaica and Cayman Islands delegation which will compete in the 2024 National Junior Chess Congress in Orlando, Florida today. Blackwood, head of the delegation, said the...
SEVERAL ST Catherine-based football clubs have said they are yet to receive a response to their requests for an extraordinary meeting with the St Catherine Football Association (SCFA) despite being told of the date for the parish’s elections. On...
CHESS GRANDMASTER Fabiano Caruana is set to visit Jamaica from July 24 to 25 to meet with the local chess community as well as take part in workshops. Caruana is the reigning Grand Chess Tour champion as well as the third-highest player in chess...
