THE TALK after the Reggae Boyz 1-0 defeat to Mexico has been that the Jamaicans deserved a point from the game and fingers have been pointed in the direction of the coach, Heimir Hallgrimsson, because of two changes he made in the 68th minute. The...
JAMAICA’S DAVIS Cup team suffered its first defeat of the ongoing Group III qualifiers in Paraguay after losing to Bermuda on Thursday, and must now sweat on, not only beating the Dominican Republic today, but also hoping other results go their way...
REGGAE GIRL Jody Brown is mentally prepared to make her transition from collegiate to professional football, after the former Florida State standout signed a three-year deal with reigning Portuguese champions Benfica. According to Brown, the move...
SAYEED BERNARD, the lawyer representing two-time 100 metres national champion Tyquendo Tracey, is baffled by the decision of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) to adjourn his disciplinary hearing indefinitely. Bernard is...
JAMAICA WILL take on Group B opponents Bermuda later today in their Davis Cup Group III qualifiers in Paraguay after recording victories over Guatemala and Puerto Rico on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Bermuda, on the other hand, remain winless...
AFTER MISSING the Reggae Boyz’ two World Cup qualifiers due to injury, Demarai Gray is excited to be back in the team and is relishing the opportunity to represent the team at the upcoming Copa América tournament. “It’s good to be back as it was...
IN A bid to boost the talent pool and further develop women’s basketball in Jamaica, 17 of the brightest prospects will depart the island on June 30 for a two-month long training camp in China. Paulton Gordon, president of the Jamaica Basketball...
AFTER MORE than 50 appearances for the senior men’s national team, Damion Lowe has become a staple in the Reggae Boyz team. But his career as an international was not so clear-cut and the 31-year-old is currently in preparation mode for the...
AT THE second time of asking, Racing FC have made their way into the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) and their coach, Anthony Patrick is overjoyed. Racing earned the spot after a 2-1 aggregate win over Reno FC on Sunday in the Jamaica Football...
NEXT Saturday the Heimir Hallgrimsson-coached Reggae Boyz will have their first match in the 2024 Copa America tournament. Drawn in Group B, the Reggae Boyz will lock horns with Mexico, Ecuador and Venezuela. According to veteran football...
THE FIVE-MEMBER team of Blaise Bicknell, John Chin, Daniel Azar, Keyondre Clarke, and Kyle Clarke are in Paraguay gearing up for Davis Cup Group Three qualifiers, set to begin on Monday. John Azar, president of Tennis Jamaica, says, while he’s...
REGGAE BOYZ head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says that his coaching staff, in reality, put forward a 23-man coaching squad for the Copa America football tournament, with an additional three creating some unnecessary controversy. According to...
WHILE CHRISTOPHER Samuda, president of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), believes French president Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap election, weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, is a bid to use the event for political gain,...
UNDER-20 REGGAE Boyz head coach Jerome Waite wants European clubs to release overseas talent for a camp ahead of the Concacaf Under-20 Championship next month. According to Waite, whose team just returned from a jaunt in Mexico ahead of the...
THE JAMAICA Racing Commission (JRC) has slapped jockey Jerome Innis with the maximum penalty of a 25-race day ban along with a fine of $20,000 by the Jamaica Racing Commission for not taking every step to ensure the best performance of his mount....
ST JAGO High School’s ISSA Urban under-14 cricket victory is re-creating a long-dormant fervour for the game within the school. According to St Jago coach, Joseph Lemmie, the four-wicket win over Campion the competition’s final last week has...
HAVING GUIDED Frazsiers Whip to their first Jamaica Women’s Premier League title in 2023, veteran local coach Xavier Gilbert says his love for the club means he has to find ways of helping them, especially given their bow in the Concacaf Women’s...
ONE of Jamaica’s exciting young footballers, Karoy Anderson, made his home debut during Thursday’s 2026 World Cup qualifying match against the Dominican Republic and the 19-year-old says he was happy with the support fans gave to the national team...
REGGAE BOYZ head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson believes that his charges will need time to adjust to a new formation. The Reggae Boyz head coach was speaking after Jamaica clipped the Dominican Republic in the first game of their Group E Concacaf World...
AFTER SIX pulsating stops, the National Tackle Football Association and Jamaica Bobsleigh Association will host another leg of their recruitment programme on Saturday at Jamaica College, with action set to start at 8:00 a.m. Nelson ‘Chris’ Stokes...
THE JEROME Waite-coached under-20 Reggae Boyz will depart the island today for a two-match assignment in Mexico as part of preparation for the upcoming Concacaf Under-20 Championships. The young Reggae Boyz will lock horns against Guatemala on...
REGGAE Girl Vyan Sampson, who formed part of a three-defender backline during Jamaica’s 4-0 defeat against Brazil on Saturday, says playing under a new system will require more time. “It was obviously quite a difficult game as Brazil is a very...
JAMAICA BASKETBALL Association president, Paulton Gordon, is looking forward to the July 14-18 staging of the KFC-sponsored Star Search basketball camp where, he says, young players from across the length and breadth of Jamaica can make a name for...
STAND-IN captain and veteran defender Allyson Swaby says she’s not only excited to be back in the Reggae Girlz set-up, but also to lock horns with the formidable force of South American giants Brazil. The Reggae Girlz will play the first of two...
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Tennis Association, John Azar, is hailing the recently concluded International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour M15000 tournament a ‘success’. With matches hosted at Tennis Jamaica and Liguanea Club, athletes from...
