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Stories by Orane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Published:Saturday | October 1, 2022 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

FIVE-TIME JAMAICA Premier League champions, Arnett Gardens, following a sub-par performance last season, are buoyed by the prospects of the 2022-23 edition of top-flight football set to kick off on October 23. Eric Rademakers, assistant coach,...

Published:Thursday | September 29, 2022 | 12:12 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

DONOVAN LOFTERS, head coach of three-time Manning Cup champions Camperdown, believes his team have only themselves to blame after they failed to convert numerous chances in their Group E Manning Cup encounter against Hydel High at Stadium East on...

Published:Wednesday | September 28, 2022 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

PREPARATIONS AHEAD of the 2022 primary and preparatory school football competition, organised by the Free Your Image (FYI) consultancy group, dubbed Junior Cup, are in high gear ahead of Saturday’s 8:00 a.m. kickoff at the Constant Spring Football...

Published:Monday | September 26, 2022 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

FORMER Leeward Islands and West Indies fast bowler Winston Benjamin believes the use of saliva on the cricket ball is overrated, as it doesn’t really affect the game in the way that many might think it does. “Where shining of the ball is...

Published:Saturday | September 24, 2022 | 12:08 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

DEFENDING Jamaica Premier League (JPL) champions Harbour View Football Club are continuing to bolster their squad ahead of the October 23 start of the 2022/23 season. Their latest arrival is two-time premier league winner Julian McLeish....

Published:Thursday | September 22, 2022 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

SEVEN-TIME JAMAICA Premier League champions, Portmore United, are in preparation mood ahead of the October 23 start of the 2022/23 football season. The Phillip Williams-coached unit is eager to put the disappointment of last season, which saw...

Published:Thursday | September 22, 2022 | 12:08 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

UNITED STATES-BORN Jamaican UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain ‘Funk Master’ Sterling is currently locked into preparations ahead of his October 22 title defence against rival TJ Dillishaw in Abu Dhabi. Sterling, 33, with a record of 21 victories...

Published:Wednesday | September 21, 2022 | 6:18 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Reggae Boyz senior men’s captain and goalkeeper Andre Blake is the 2022 recipient of the John Wanamaker Athletic Award, a recognition given to a team, athlete or organisation which has done the most to reflect credit upon the city of Philadelphia...

Published:Monday | September 19, 2022 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

IN a bid to retain their 2021/22 Jamaica Premier League (JPL) title, defending champions Harbour View Football Llub have signed four players ahead of the new season which is set to kick off on October 23. The four signees are goalkeepers David...

Published:Saturday | September 17, 2022 | 12:08 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

AHEAD of the October 16 start of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, chief selector for the West Indies team, Desmond Haynes, has picked Brandon King to play a key role as the regional team seeks to win the title for a third time. Following...

Published:Tuesday | September 13, 2022 | 12:08 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

PETE RUSSELL, chief executive officer of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), believes the inaugural season of the women’s CPL was a massive success and has already laid a strong foundation to build on going forward. “I was really delighted...

Published:Saturday | September 10, 2022 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

TWO-TIME Caribbean Premier League winners, Jamaica Tallawahs, are aiming to rebound from their first defeat of the tournament following a narrow two-wicket loss against the St Lucia Kings on Wednesday. Captain of the Tallawahs, Rovman Powell,...

Published:Wednesday | September 7, 2022 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

REGIONAL CRICKET analyst Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira believes that cricket’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), should do away with the use of the ‘soft signal’ in the modern game as it adds pressure to the on-field umpires....

Published:Tuesday | September 6, 2022 | 12:12 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Jamaica Premier League champions Harbour View are back home after a 2-0 loss to the Caribbean All-Stars in their preseason overseas assignment in New York last weekend. The players will now be given sufficient rest and recreation time ahead of a...

Published:Monday | September 5, 2022 | 12:08 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

HAVING surpassed 200 club appearances for his Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Philadelphia Union, Reggae Boyz captain Andre Blake believes his latest milestone, which now places him as the club’s most capped goalkeeper, is among the best...

Published:Thursday | September 1, 2022 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

FORMER PRESIDENT of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron said that for now, he has no plans of returning to the post despite elections fast approaching. The Jamaican, who held the title of CWI president for six years, made the...

Published:Tuesday | August 30, 2022 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

DESPITE coming up short in making the final of the Women’s 6ixty tournament, captain of the Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica’s Stafanie Taylor, says her team members are shifting their mindset towards the inaugural season of the Women’s Caribbean...

Published:Monday | August 29, 2022 | 12:08 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

FORMER international goalkeeper Ryan Thompson is beaming with joy after he was elected to the University of Tampa’s Hall of Fame Class of 2022. The 37-year-old Thompson, who attended the university on a football scholarship following his...

Published:Saturday | August 27, 2022 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

AIRLINE cancellations forced reigning Jamaica Premier League (JPL) champions Harbour View FC to postpone yesterday’s club friendly against Guadeloupe-based Antigua GFC at the Trinity Health Stadium in Hartford, Connecticut. The match has been...

Published:Thursday | August 25, 2022 | 12:06 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

FRESH OFF the West Indies’ T20 International cricket series against New Zealand, hard-hitting all-rounder Rovman Powell, captain of the Jamaica Tallawahs, is upbeat heading into the inaugural season of the SKYEXCH 6IXTY tournament. The Men’s...

Published:Saturday | August 20, 2022 | 12:08 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

WEST INDIES Women will face New Zealand (NZ) Women from September 16 to October 6 as the Hayley Matthews-led team embarks on their first series since reaching the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup earlier this year. Head coach of the team...

Published:Friday | August 19, 2022 | 12:13 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

EXPERIENCED West Indies batsman Shamarh Brooks will be looking to carry over his recent rich run of form into the second One Day International (ODI) against the Kane Williamson-led New Zealand tourists when the teams meet in the second match in the...

Published:Thursday | August 18, 2022 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

WEST INDIES Test vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood, despite an aggressive bent, has been used almost solely in the longest format by the regional side but always wanted a chance to turn out in the 50-over game for the men in maroon. Blackwood, in his...

Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2022 | 12:14 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

WITH GROWING calls for the sacking of West Indies head coach Phil Simmons on the back of an extended run of poor results for the regional side, veteran cricket analyst and commentator, Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira, believes that while players must put...

Published:Tuesday | August 16, 2022 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

HARBOUR VIEW FC are already looking for the next batch of young and talented players, with the reigning Jamaica Premier League (JPL) champions arranging a one-day tryout for hopefuls seeking to kickstart professional football careers. According to...

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