WHILE THE women’s senior 100 metres should take top billing at this week’s National Senior Championships, the same can be said of the juniors with the girls’ event showcasing five athletes ranked among the top seven in the world. Just two of those...
FORMER REGGAE Boyz skipper Rodolph Austin says the attitude of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) to the latest controversy to surround the organisation leaves much to be desired. The midfield strongman, who now plays centre half for Jamaica...
FORMER NATIONAL senior women’s coaches Christopher Bender and Charles Edwards argue that the lack of practice games for the Reggae Girlz going into the Concacaf Women’s Championship, which takes place in Mexico from July 4-18, is problematic....
FORMER ASSISTANT national coach Winston Nevers believes the Sunshine Girlz squad, while strong, is missing an integral piece. After finishing third at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the World-number-four-ranked Sunshine Girls will be looking to not...
NORTH SOUND, Antigua (CMC): WEST INDIES head coach Phil Simmons has said Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite is growing as a leader. He made the observation as he also praised the skipper for his determination in the opening Test against Bangladesh,...
LONDON (CMC): REGGAE BOY Greg Leigh has taken a “massive step” by penning a two-year deal with English League One side Ipswich Town. The 27-year-old left-back played 47 games for League One rivals Morecambe last season, scoring twice, but was not...
WHEN RUSHANA Dwyer and Jessica McLean compete at this week’s JAAA National Junior/Senior Championships, it will be the last of their many middle-distance races in the famous sky blue of Edwin Allen High School. Dwyer and McLean helped to cement...
HEAD COACH of Jamaica’s under-15 girls football team, Tashana Vincent, is banking on the talent of her charges and her coaching to get them over the challenge of truncated preparation for the upcoming Concacaf Girls U15 Championship. The Young...
JAMAICA WOMEN’S opening batter Rashada Williams was the standout player as the team booked its place in the semi-final of the CG United Women’s Super50 Cup following their rain-affected eight-wicket victory via the Duckworth Lewis method over the...
HOUSTON (AP): CLEVELAND BROWNS quarterback Deshaun Watson’s decision to settle 20 of 24 civil lawsuits for sexual misconduct may not dissuade the NFL from giving him a lengthy suspension, a person familiar with the league’s investigation told the...
JAMAICA ATHLETICS Administrative Association (JAAA) president Garth Gayle says his organisation is confident of avoiding any further anti-doping foul-ups at the upcoming National Senior and Junior Championships which start tomorrow at the National...
Harbour View assistant coach, Sean Fraser, says his team is disappointed not to be going into the second leg of their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) quarter-final against Arnett Gardens with an advantage after dominating their more favoured opponents...
After a quiet 24 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the women’s national volleyball team got the chance to break a sweat with a ‘Volleyball Sumfest’ last weekend. The games involved the national team splitting in groups and playing against...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Fast bowler Kemar Roach has taken aim at 300 wickets after crediting “blood sweat and tears’ for the achievement of equalling the legendary Michael Holding on 249 wickets, during the opening Test against Bangladesh which...
EASTBOURNE, England (AP): Serena Williams skipped her scheduled practice session at Eastbourne at late notice yesterday as the 23-time Grand Slam champion prepares to make her return to competition after a year away. Williams trained at a nearby...
The time was same as in her last race but coach Reynaldo Walcott reckons the Paris meet record by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce last Saturday was better than her 10.67 seconds in Nairobi, Kenya on May 7. Walcott, who coached Fraser-Pryce to the Olympic...
Damion Thomas’ first year as a professional athlete has opened his eyes. Every 110 metres hurdler he races against now is gifted and resolute. Still, the 2021 Olympic semi-finalist knows what gives him a chance to succeed: he hurdles by faith....
Reigning National 200 metres champion Rasheed Dwyer has a personal best of 19.80 seconds for the distance but the last time he went sub-20 seconds in the half-lap event was seven years ago at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. Dwyer...
While hoping to make the national senior women’s squad for the upcoming Concacaf Women’s Championship in Mexico, national midfielder Drew Spence secured her immediate club future with a move to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur Spence, 29, who left...
Thanks to a relentless Honduran team, Jamaica's relief after salvaging a point against Costa Rica in their opening Concacaf Under 20 Championship game on Saturday was replaced with despair. The young Reggae Boyz were trounced 5-0 by the host nation...
CHAMPION jockey Anthony Thomas yesterday levelled with challenger Dane Dawkins on 45 winners by landing both sections of the divided feature, the Mr Lover Lover Trophy, at nine furlongs and 25 yards. Responding to Dawkins going two up by landing...
NORTH SOUND, Antigua (CMC): John Campbell struck his third Test half-century, but his first in 16 innings as West Indies required just shy of half-hour to complete a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the opening Test yesterday. Resuming the...
Jamaica College Manning Cup coach Davion Ferguson expects an improved performance from the national under-20 team when they play hosts and leaders Honduras in their second Group H match of the Concacaf Under-20 championship at 8.30 p.m. today. The...
Mount Pleasant have failed to better Cavalier in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) in two meetings this season, but Cavalier coach Rudolph Speid believes it will be much different playing the St Ann team in the knockout stages of the competition....
