St Jago’s Kavian Kerr could hardly contain his emotions after he produced a massive final attempt, powered by prayer, to capture the gold medal in the boys’ Class One long jump event at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships...
With the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships being staged inside the National Stadium under strong safety protocols in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of coaches have already given the thumbs up to the guidelines, and...
Now that the Government has said yes to the re-start of Jamaica's top-flight football league, the question is whether or not the various organisers can put together a league in as short a time frame as there is to do so. Published May 6, 2021...
Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) Chairman Christopher Williams is warning football fans that security will be tight during Jamaica Premier League (JPL) matches, which will take place at the National Stadium and Sabina Park. The JPL,...
With seven Jamaicans now playing in Suncorp Super Netball in Australia, national senior team captain Jhaniele Fowler says that the Sunshine Girls now have a chance of putting on a good showing at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, next...
General Manager of Independence Park Limited General Manager Major Desmon Brown says that despite there being no spectators at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships next week, they are leaving nothing to chance regarding...
News of the Government’s approval of the return of top-flight football in Jamaica was met with relief and excitement across the local footballing landscape, but with just a short window left for the Jamaica Premier League to take place this season...
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is concerned about whether West Ham United striker Michail Antonio will be fit for the Concacaf Gold Cup tournament this summer. Antonio, 31, has been struggling with a hamstring injury which he sustained on...
The Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) could miss out on approximately $45 million in gate receipts at this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, which will be held without spectators at the National...
Sport Minister Olivia Grange said the Government is closely monitoring the spike in COVID-19 cases in India, which has resulted in a number of foreign players withdrawing from the Indian Premier League (IPL). India had the highest number of daily...
Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) President Garth Gayle said he was concerned by some of the performances at the Central Athletics Championships, which was held at the GC Foster College in St Catherine on Wednesday and Thursday....
Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) President Garth Gayle said discussions are now under way with a number of overseas entities to have the country’s men’s 4x100m relay team compete in a number of meets as they seek to qualify for...
In an effort to boost its water-supply system, Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) recently completed the purchase of two new water trucks, valued at $14.5 million each, for the Caymanas Park facility. General Manager of...
A successful Reggae Boyz over the course of two competitions could cost the Jamaica Football Federation more than $1 billion. The figure rises over the head of a hopeful nation like a terrible demon in the mind of a child at night when the shadows...
Track and Field analyst Hubert Lawrence says that Jamaica’s selected men’s 4x100m relay team for the World Athletics Relay Championships is poised to secure qualification for the Olympic Games this summer. The World Relays will take place in...
Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) President Wayne Shaw says that the Super and Major League competitions for 2021 have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now the second straight season that KSAFA’s football...
Two of the nation’s top high school coaches said their athletes are frustrated and demotivated by the inactivity in the junior athletics season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been no track and field in Jamaica since March because of a...
Despite the Government’s extension of the weekend curfew measures, Ian Forbes, first vice president of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), said this will not affect the body’s ability to stage meets locally, once they received...
President of Netball Jamaica Tricia Robinson said her organisation is growing frustrated as they are yet to be granted permission from the Government for the Sunshine Girls to return to contact training. The Sunshine Girls, who are ranked fourth in...
General Secretary Dalton Wint said it is going to cost the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) over a billion dollars to sustain the national men’s programme during the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers which start in September. The Reggae Boyz...
Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment General Manager Lorna Gooden says the resanding of the track at Caymanas Park will be done to international standard. The three-day project began yesterday and no work-out of horses will take place in that...
As local sporting organisations continue to grow frustrated with the Government's continued lockdown of the sector, Minister of Sport Olivia 'Babsy' Grange is calling for calm from the various stakeholders. Grange, who could not provide any updates...
Senior Vice-President Bruce Gaynor has confirmed that the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is trying to recruit Southampton forward Nathan Redmond for the senior national men’s team. Redmond, 27, has represented England at all youth levels but is...
There was palpable grief hanging over the local horseracing industry following yesterday’s passing of many-time champion trainer Wayne DaCosta. DaCosta, who won a record 18-time championships, had been hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit of...
With tears streaming down his face, veteran racehorse groom Linval ‘Pickings’ McFarlane could hardly contain his emotion hours after learning that 18-time champion trainer Wayne daCosta had died. DaCosta, who had COVID-19, passed away on Wednesday...
