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Professional Football Jamaica Ltd CEO Owen Hill.
Published 17 hours ago by Gregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

PFJL mum on $100m lawsuit

Owen Hill, CEO of the Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL), says it will not make an official statement on the $100-million lawsuit filed against the organisation by Pivott LLC until it has completed a legal review. Pivott, the broadcast partner of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), has filed a lawsuit claiming damages of over $100 million against the PFJL for breach of contract.

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Reggae Girlz coach, Hubert Busby Jr (arm raised) rallies his troops during a training session at the National Stadium on April 17.
Published 17 hours ago

‘We want to play our football’

Having booked their spot in the Concacaf W Championship after a perfect run in the Concacaf W Qualifiers, Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby says his charges must continue to express themselves…
Robert Montague
Published 17 hours ago by Ainsley Walters

Rescue job under way

St Mary Football Association president, James Pearson, spoke like a man with the weight of the world lifted from his shoulders, upbeat and spritely, announcing this Sunday as the start of the parish’s…
Tivoli Gardens player Rodico Wellington.
Published 17 hours ago by Livingston Scott

Tivoli season in the balance against league leaders

Jamaica Premier League (JPL) leaders Montego Bay United can stretch their lead atop the standings to nine points when they take on Tivoli Gardens at Jarrett Park at 3:30 p.m. in one of two matches on…
Barbados Pride batsmen Kevin Wickham (centre) and Kraigg Brathwaite meet mid-pitch during their century stand against the Jamaica Scorpions on day three of their West Indies Championship match at Sabina Park yesterday. Jamaica Scorpions’ Kirk McKenzie is
Published 17 hours ago by Lennox Aldred

Brathwaite, Wickham centuries pile misery on Scorpions

Day three of the West Indies Championship match at Sabina Park belonged entirely to the Barbados Pride, as captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Kevin Wickham carved magnificent centuries to steer their side…
Verrasammy Permaul starred with bat and ball for Harpy Eagles.
Updated 16 hours ago

Permaul stars as Harpy Eagles smoke Volcanoes inside three days

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Led by a brilliant all-around performance by veteran Veerasammy Permaul, the Guyana Harpy Eagles demolished the Windward Islands Volcanoes inside three days to claim their…
Published 17 hours ago

Dangerous pitch forces abandonment of Red Force-Hurricanes clash

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): The second-round match between the Leeward Islands Hurricanes and Trinidad and Tobago Red Force was abandoned on the third day after it was determined that the pitch at the…
Excelsior coach, David Riley.
Published 17 hours ago by Raymond Graham

‘We are a prepared team’

One of the most eagerly awaited events among high school teams at this weekend’s Penn Relays is the High School Boys Championships of America 4x400m, with the focus surrounding teams like defending…
Gout Gout (right) waves while winning the junior 100 metres at the Australian Athletics Junior Championship in Brisbane on Saturday.
Published 17 hours ago

Bolt urges Gout Gout to remain focused on track and field

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt has advised teenaged sensation Gout Gout to stay focused on track and field and to surround himself with the right people. The rising 18-year-old…
ISSA Urban Area Schoolgirl Basketball MVP Danae Brown (centre) celebrates the title with teammates, Queens alumni Olive McNaughton (right) and coach Donald Bimmer (second right), after they defeated St Andrew High School 49-33 in the ISSA urban area final
Published 17 hours ago by Livingston Scott

Queen’s lift ISSA schoolgirl basketball title

The combination of tournament MVP Danae Brown and defensive stalwart Mikala Morrison, at either ends of the court, helped the Queen’s School reclaim the ISSA Urban Area Schoolgirl Basketball title…