With Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago set to compete in the Unity Cup next month, both Caribbean national teams will view the competition as preparation for the Concacaf Gold Cup, set to begin in June. The Reggae Boyz and the Soca Warriors will...
WITH THE first staging of Grand Slam Track (GST) having taken place at the National Stadium over the weekend, several athletes who competed across the three days have expressed their appreciation for the competition’s cash prizes on offer. GST, a...
FOR THE third season in a row, Excelsior High and Holmwood Technical will contest the final of the ISSA TIP Friendly Society Schoolgirl Football competition, after contrasting wins in their semi-final fixtures yesterday. Eight-time defending...
MICHAEL JOHNSON, founder of Grand Slam Track (GST), said despite the less-than-expected number of fans at the National Stadium for the track league’s inaugural staging, he is confident the competition will grow with time. The GST series is a new...
HAVING PLACED third overall in the men’s short sprints race group standings at the Kingston Grand Slam Track (GST), Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville said he will need to improve his performances come May in Miami. Seville finished with 12 points...
After three days of competition at the National Stadium, sprint hurdler Danielle Williams secured Jamaica’s only Grand Slam title across 12 race groups in the inaugural staging of Grand Slam Track (GST). Williams became the first Jamaican as well...
Fans at the National Stadium in Kingston were treated to a grand display of world-class athletics as four of the eight events on the track produced world-leading times to close off day one action of the inaugural Grand Slam Track (GST) meet....
JAMAICAN ACE discus thrower Fedrick Dacres said he is trialing a new approach to his training programme this season in a bid to remain healthy and in top shape following several injury concerns last year. “This year is just to stay healthy. That...
AFTER EARNING a point against Waterhouse on Monday in the Wray and Nephew-sponsored Jamaica Premier League (JPL), Chapelton Maroons head coach Vassell Reynolds is targeting survival for the club entrenched in a fierce relegation battle. With just...
KINGSTON COLLEGE’S (KC) principal Dave Myrie said this year’s hold on the Mortimer Geddes Trophy was perhaps the most important in the school’s history, even as he promises more successes for the years to come. KC won their fourth straight title at...
Having missed out on the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) last year due to injury, Kingston College’s (KC) Tahj-Marques White was a man on a mission this year when he took gold in the boys’ Class One 400m final on...
Having won back-to-back discus throw gold medals at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs), Jamaica College’s (JC) Joseph Salmon said making the switch from Clarendon College (CC) proved beneficial to his training...
Having won the Boys’ Class Two 100m title, as well as the bronze medal in the long jump at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, Excelsior High’s Michael Graham credits his discipline throughout training as the reason...
BOYS’ CLASS Three 100 metres champion and record holder, Kai Kelly of Jamaica College (JC), said he was always confident he would walk away with the gold medal, despite the strong performances of medal contender Jevaney Findlay of St Jago High....
HAVING CLAIMED the first gold medal on schedule at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships yesterday, Kingston College’s (KC) Amani Phillips hopes that topping the Boys’ Class Two long jump can kick-start his school’s title...
DESPITE THE wonderful performances that have come over the course of the first two days of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, there is still much talk surrounding another topic: false starts. It has been a common theme...
DESPITE SEVERAL concerns surrounding the certification of the resurfaced running track at the National Stadium, fans at this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) have signalled their approval. As day one action...
REGGAE BOYZ head coach Steve McClaren said when his team takes to the field today for the second leg of their Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary tie against St Vincent and the Grenadines at Sabina Park, their only mission is to leave with the win under...
AS THE Reggae Boyz prepare for the second leg of their Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary fixture against St Vincent and the Grenadines, head coach Steve McClaren has called for the fans’ support at Sabina Park tomorrow. The Boyz returned to the island...
The Reggae Boyz needed a late penalty from Leon Bailey to spare their blushes as they held St Vincent and the Grenadines to a 1-1 draw yesterday in the first leg of the Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary tie at the Arnos Vale Stadium in Kingstown, St...
REGGAE BOYZ coach Steve McClaren, despite having his pick of players for the Concacaf Gold Cup preliminary fixture against St Vincent and the Grenadines because the tie falls in an international window, said the absences of Jon Russell and Karoy...
REGGAE BOYZ boss Steve McClaren said, though FIFA has ranked his side 111 places higher than today’s opponents, St Vincent and the Grenadines, he is wary of the danger they could pose if taken lightly. Jamaica will face off against St Vincent today...
DESIREE WHEELER, marketing manager of Mayberry Investments Limited, believes that the annual Mayberry High-Performance Swim Classic is an important development meet for Jamaica’s swimmers. The two-day meet, set to begin tomorrow at the National...
MOUNT PLEASANT Football Academy sporting director Paul Christie believes national call-ups for seven of his club’s players to various national teams vindicates the institution’s commitment to developing Caribbean players. “It is a good day for the...
JAMAICA OLYMPIC Association (JOA) president Christopher Samuda has welcomed the recommendation for the inclusion of boxing at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games after the sport was initially excluded from the programme. In an announcement made...
