Schoolboy football giants Mona High and Jamaica College (JC) played out an entertaining 1-1 draw yesterday at Stadium East as they opened their campaigns in the quarter-final round of the ISSA Manning Cup competition. With much anticipation...
REGGAE GIRLZ goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer has signed a new deal with Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) outfit Tottenham Hotspur FC, which will see her tied to the North London club until June 2026. The announcement was made yesterday with Spencer...
WITH THE nation under a tropical storm warning, the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association’s (ISSA’s) decision to postpone the quarter-finals of the ISSA Manning Cup has drawn concern from schoolboy football coaches over playing several games in...
WITH JUST 90 minutes separating them from successive qualification to the Concacaf Champions Cup, Cavalier SC head coach Rudolph Speid says his players are ready to take on Moca FC in the semi-final return leg of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup at the...
In what was a rematch of their group stage fixture during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, France got the better of the Reggae Girlz yesterday as they emerged 3-0 winners in their international friendly at the Stade Auguste-Bonal. The last time the...
Jonathan Grant head coach Kemeel Wolfe has demanded more from his players ahead of the second round, after they defeated Gaynstead High 3-1 yesterday to advance as the second automatic qualifiers from Zone B in the ISSA Manning Cup competition....
Head coach of the under-17 Reggae Boyz, Altimont ‘Freddie’ Butler, said the upcoming Concacaf Men’s U-17 Qualifiers present the perfect platform for his players to showcase their talent in a bid to earn Jamaica’s first appearance at the age-group...
Having made her long-awaited return to Reggae Girlz squad since her last appearance back in 2022, Shania Hayles is ready to stake her claim in the Hubert Busby-coached unit when the Girlz take on France today at 2:10 p.m. Jamaica time. Hayles made...
IF THEIR first encounter was epic, then their second meeting was its critically acclaimed sequel, as Eltham edged Hydel 2-1 in a tightly contested Zone A finale to finish atop the ISSA Manning Cup group with a perfect record. Playing with the title...
THERE WILL be a new face at the helm of the St Thomas Football Association (FA) in the coming days, as outgoing president Wayne Thompson has said he will not be going up for re-election, come their annual general meeting (AGM), set for October 26...
AT THE 39th staging of the Bell-Ziadie Memorial Football Festival yesterday at Winchester Park (St George’s College), several iconic names in Jamaica’s football community, including veterans of the 1998 Reggae Boyz squad, were honoured for their...
WHEN ELTHAM High School and Hydel High School meet in today’s ISSA Manning Cup top-of-the-table clash, both will be aware that it is more than group honours on the line as the Zone A winner will avoid the second round’s group of death. With Eltham...
In an act of revenge for their loss earlier in the season, Tivoli High defeated Wolmer’s Boys 4-2 in an exciting Zone E finale of the ISSA Manning Cup yesterday, to take the top honours after the first round. Wolmer’s entered the fixture unbeaten...
CONCACAF PRESIDENT Victor Montagliani has praised the various football federations in the region for their work done in overseeing the development and the competitiveness of the sport of football over the past few years. Montagliani was speaking at...
IT WILL be a battle of the newly appointed coaches in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals when the Reggae Boyz face off against the United States (USA) across two legs in the November international window. Jamaica will play hosts to USA in...
DESPITE BEING critical of his team’s slow performance and lack of threat in front of goal in Monday’s Concacaf Nations League fixture against Honduras at the National Stadium, Reggae Boyz head coach Stephen McClaren said he was happy with the...
CHARLIE SMITH High School and St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) were two of yesterday’s biggest winners in the ISSA Manning Cup, both registering important wins as the first round nears a climactic crescendo. Charlie Smith continued their...
WHILE MOST think of Campion College as minnows of the ISSA Manning Cup football competition, head coach Newton Sterling believes the school is changing views after securing their third consecutive appearance in the second round. Campion edged zone...
WHILE THEIR performances this season have seen them falling out of contention for a spot in the second round of the ISSA Manning Cup, Holy Trinity High School have still found reasons to be in a celebratory mood. Holy Trinity sit third in Zone G of...
“One Robb!” was the resounding chant from Holy Trinity High supporters when second-half substitute Christopher Robb scored the all-important goal as the hosts clipped Papine High 1-0 for their first-ever victory at their school field in the ISSA...
Reggae Boyz head coach Stephen McClaren has hailed Jamaica’s 2-0 win in a difficult environment in Nicaragua on Thursday night. Jamaica remained atop Group B of League A with seven points through an own goal from defender Josué Quijano and a...
FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY’S schoolboy football action across the Corporate Area in the ISSA Manning Cup, there are four automatic qualifying spots left up for grabs as first-round action nears a dramatic end. Ten of the 14 automatic spots have already...
EVEN WITH 17 students from the University of the West Indies (UWI) to be awarded scholarships from the proceeds of this year’s staging of the CB Group UWI 5K, longstanding patron the Honourable Douglas Orane is still urging the public to show their...
ST CATHERINE High School have confirmed their spot in the second round of the ISSA Manning Cup after defeating Papine High 3-0 in comfortable fashion yesterday in Zone G action at the Papine High School field. The win sees St Catherine moving to 16...
ALFRED ‘FRANNO’ Francis, race director of the CB Group UWI 5K, said this year’s staging of the event represents the perfect opportunity to make a positive change in the lives of students as the funds raised from the race will be used to fund...
