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Big win for Charlie Smith

Published:Friday | October 2, 2015 | 6:06 PMMarc Stamp

Charlie Smith High drubbed Penwood High 8-1 at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday to move closer to a spot in the next stage of the ISSA/FLOW Manning Cup football competition.Led by a brace from Kemar James in the 44th and 48th minutes,...

Charlie set to go on goal spree

Published:Thursday | October 1, 2015 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Charlie Smith High will look to maintain their perfect run when they face lowly Penwood High in the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/FLOW Manning Cup Group D, today at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, starting at 3:30 p.m.The...

Coach Schäfer banned by FIFA - Burrell remains positive despite coach's two-game suspension

Published:Tuesday | September 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

The Reggae Boyz will have to do without head coach Winfried Schäfer after the German was suspended by FIFA's disciplinary committee, from sitting on the bench for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Panama and Haiti.However, president of the...

Hydel, 'Selassie' square off in Manning Cup

Published:Thursday | September 24, 2015 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Hydel High will square off against Haile Selassie High in today's feature Group B clash of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/FLOW Manning Cup preliminary round at Cling Cling Oval, starting at 3:30 p.m.The Hydel team leads the...

Boys' Town, Barbican receive gear

Published:Friday | August 21, 2015 | 5:10 PMMarc Stamp

Organisations such as Friends of Football, Masters and Celebrities and World Sports International teamed up to contribute football gear to Barbican FC and Boys' Town FC during a brief handing over ceremony at Barbican Complex last Friday.Also...

Commonwealth Youth urged to 'do your best'

Published:Tuesday | August 18, 2015 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) named eight athletes who are involved in a camp in preparation for participation at the fifth Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, Samoa from September 5-11.The announcement was made by Alan Beckford, JOA director...

Former champions Portmore United brace for tough Premier League return

Published:Monday | August 17, 2015 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Three-time national football league champions, Portmore United, are bracing for a tough return to the Red Stripe Premier League 2015-16 season, which is tentatively set to start on September 6.Portmore United made a quick return to top-flight action...

Boyz donate $250,000 to three organisations

Published:Thursday | August 13, 2015 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Jamaica's national men's senior football team handed over $250,000 to three organisations on Thursday at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) offices in New Kingston.After finishing second in the Gold Cup last month, the Reggae Boyz decided to...

Hi-Pro AJ Tennis returns to Eric Bell Centre

Published:Thursday | August 13, 2015 | 11:59 AMMarc Stamp

THIS YEAR'S staging of the Hi-Pro All-Jamaica Senior Tennis Championships will serve off next Monday at the newly refurbished Eric Bell Centre at the headquarters of Tennis Jamaica, Piccadilly Road.The championships will run from August 17-22. The...

Calabar High synthetic track opening delayed

Published:Tuesday | August 11, 2015 | 12:41 PMMarc Stamp

Calabar High School's plan to open its new synthetic track at its Founder's Day ceremony next Wednesday has been pushed back, at least until next month end.The Red Hills Road-based institution will be the first high school in Jamaica with such a...

FIFA instructor here for first football fitness course

Published:Monday | August 10, 2015 | 2:50 PMMarc Stamp

Some of Jamaica's football coaches will go down in history as the first to participate in the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) FIFA Fitness Coaching Course, which started yesterday at the JFF's Centre at the University of the West Indies.The course...

ODs for Prendergast, Stewart, Wright

Published:Thursday | August 6, 2015 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

THREE of the nation's top sporting personalities - football administrator Carvel Stewart, former Jamaica Cricket Association president Lyndel Wright, and former FIFA referee Peter Prendergast - have been recognised with the Order of Distinction (...

Hayles resigns as Hydel's coach ...cites 'strong personality' for refusal to work with technical director Maxwell

Published:Monday | August 3, 2015 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Donovan 'DV' Hayles has resigned as head coach of Hydel High School's Manning Cup football team, following the re-hiring of Geoffrey Maxwell in late June."Yeah, man. I resigned from early July because, with no disrespect, but Mr Maxwell was brought...

Simpson says confidence among Boyz now sky high

Published:Friday | July 31, 2015 | 9:31 AMMarc Stamp

Manager of Jamaica's national men's senior team, Roy Simpson, says the valuable experience gained in the Copa America and Scotiabank CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments, has lifted the confidence of the players ahead of the upcoming World Cup...

Fitzgerald aiming at NPL title

Published:Tuesday | July 28, 2015 | 2:56 PMMarc Stamp

Calvert Fitzgerald is aiming at winning the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) in his third stint as coach of Waterhouse Football Club.After guiding Rivoli United for several seasons in the nation's top football league, Fitzgerald parted ways with the...

Experts slam lack of plan, slow transition in Cup final

Published:Monday | July 27, 2015 | 2:59 PMMarc Stamp

Two local football experts have blamed Jamaica's slow transition plays for the loss to Mexico in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Sunday night in Philadelphia, United States.Mexico captured their seventh Gold Cup title with a 3-1 win over a...

Burger King serves up $400,000 for Junior squash

Published:Thursday | July 16, 2015 | 1:12 PMMarc Stamp

Restaurant Associates Limited, local operators of the Burger King franchise, handed over $400,000 in sponsorship yesterday to send the Jamaica Junior Squash team to the Caribbean Area Squash Association championship in Barbados.The tournament starts...

Traffic changes as CPL comes to town

Published:Sunday | July 5, 2015 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Extensive traffic changes will be in place on roads close to Sabina Park during this week's Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 matches at the country's premier cricket venue.The changes are being made to ensure the smooth staging of matches...

JOA announces strong team for Pan Am Games

Published:Thursday | July 2, 2015 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) yesterday announced a strong team to participate in the July 10-26 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.Sixty-five athletes and 28 officials were named by chef de mission Compton Rodney during a press briefing...

Waite please with Young Boyz performance

Published:Monday | June 29, 2015 | 3:28 PMMarc Stamp

Jamaica's men's Under-23 football team assistant coach, Jerome 'Jerry' Waite, is pleased with their performance at the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Olympic qualifiers, after they topped Group Three in the Dominican Republic.The Jamaica team...

Geoffrey Maxwell back at Hydel

Published:Thursday | June 25, 2015 | 10:44 AMMarc Stamp

Former national senior men's team football coach Geoffrey Maxwell will be back at Hydel High for the 2015 Manning Cup schoolboy season.Maxwell is the technical director, while Donovan 'DV' Hayles will continue as coach. The veteran football...

UWI look to build on historic premier league berth

Published:Monday | June 22, 2015 | 1:55 PMMarc Stamp

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Football Club will look to support from its alumni in order to build on their historic spot in the 2015-16 Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL).UWI qualified for the first time in the nation's top-flight football...

Mandatory CONCACAF registration coming for RSPL clubs

Published:Monday | June 22, 2015 | 3:56 PMMarc Stamp

Come the start of the 2015-16 Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) season, all participating clubs must be properly registered to the regional body - Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).Clubs are...

Under-23s eye historic Olympic berth

Published:Monday | June 22, 2015 | 12:39 PMMarc Stamp

Jamaica men's Olympic team will depart today to participate in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) qualifiers in the Dominica Republic intent on a historic berth in the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.First, the Jamaica Under-23 team will have to top...

WICB boss urges regional gov'ts to reward sports sponsors

Published:Tuesday | June 16, 2015 | 6:22 PMMarc Stamp

President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Dave Cameron, has called on Caribbean countries to follow the lead of Trinidad and Tobago and grant incentives to sponsors of sport.He said this was needed in the region in order to properly develop...

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