The inclusion of former Reggae Girlz captain Konya Plummer in the FIFA Women’s World Cup squad came as a surprise to many as the defender was out of competitive football for more than two years. Plummer, who came back after having a baby and is yet...
ACCORDING TO Reggae Girlz team doctor Gillian Lawrence, forward Jody Brown, who suffered a thigh injury during their practice game against Morocco on Monday, is responding well to treatment and has a good chance of playing the team’s opening World...
THERE WILL be one notable difference from last year’s inaugural staging of the Jamaica Basketball Showcase (JBS). This year, there will be no senior players participating. At the launch of the second staging at Express Fitness on Tuesday, president...
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL is war and unless Jamaica recognise this and start approaching competitive games accordingly, they will not reap much success on the global stage, said former national coach Carl Brown. Jamaica will be battling for three...
Reggae Girlz striker Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw was named the 19th best player at the World Cup by an ESPN panel covering the event in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. The panel named a list of 25 players they think will be most...
IN RECENT times, calls for 1998 World Cup qualification coach René Simoes to be honoured nationally has gathered momentum. However, the Brazilian, who was guest of honour along with members of the ‘98 team at the Porus Football Festival on Sunday...
Jamaican tennis star Blaise Bicknell claimed his first International Tennis Federation (ITF) Pro Circuit win after a confident victory over James Tracy of the USA at the ITF M25 Laval Men tournament in Canada yesterday. Bicknell lost the first set...
Head coach Lorne Donaldson says he was impressed with the Reggae Girlz’ ball possession, midfield play and defending in their 1-0 won over Morocco during an international warm-up game at the BT Conner Reserve Stadium in Reservoir, Australia...
Assistant coach for the Reggae Boyz, Merron Gordon, says newcomers Demarai Gray and defender Di’Shon Bernard impressed him during the Gold Cup tournament “I think Gray was a good addition to the team,” he said shortly after the local contingent...
After a disappointing exit at the semifinal stage of the Concacaf Gold Cup, courtesy of a 3-0 defeat to Mexico on Sunday, members of the local contingent returned to the island on Friday. Despite the disappointment, assistant coach Merron Gordon,...
RENE SIMOES, the mastermind of the Reggae Boyz’ successful 1998 World Cup qualification, has not only been impressed by what the senior men’s team is doing under coach Heimir Hallgrimsson. The Brazilian is also pleased with the progress the Reggae...
THE JAMAICA Football Federation (JFF) has been bracing for what it said will be the busiest period in the organisation’s history for international matches. The Reggae Boyz and Girlz will play a total of 12 matches from September 8 to December 3, a...
JAMAICA’S 1998 WORLD Cup-qualifying coach, René Simoes, is a big admirer of the work Icelandic coach Heimir Hallgrimsson is doing with the current Reggae Boyz team at the Gold Cup tournament in the United States, and is calling on the Government,...
Three private sector companies have joined with the Ministry of Sport to contribute a total of $9 million to assist the Reggae Girlz with travel expenses to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20....
The Reggae Boyz qualified for their fourth Concacaf Gold Cup semi-final in five tournaments after beating Guatemala 1-0 in their quarterfinal at the TQL Stadium in Ohio yesterday. Amari’i Bell delivered the crucial strike in the 51st minute to put...
MORE THAN a week after security concerns forced the postponement of a benefit match for outstanding former national players and local favourites Dennis ‘Stylo’ Ebanks and Fitzroy ‘Bucky Barnes’ Jackson at the Spanish Town Prison Oval, there is...
Jamaica central defender Di’Shon Bernard has been making a name for himself with the Reggae Boyz in the Concacaf Gold Cup. The 22-year-old, who was recently released by English Premier League (EPL) club Manchester United, has definitely auditioned...
After Jamaica dismissed St Kitts and Nevis 5-0, with six new starters in the team yesterday, Reggae Boyz head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson ended the first round of the Concacaf Gold Cup tournament a very pleased man. Hallgrimsson was happy to see...
To ensure that the Reggae Girlz are comfortable during their time at the July 20 to August 20 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the Reggae Girlz Foundation has been assisting the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) to fill the gaps...
It took Reggae Boyz head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson nine months and eight matches to secure his first win with the national team. On Wednesday Jamaica defeated Caribbean rivals Trinidad and Tobago 4-1 in their Group A Concacaf Gold Cup match to give...
American heavyweight boxer Stephen Kirnon will replace Omar ‘Crane’ Edmund on today’s opening night of the Wray and Nephew Fight Nights at Cling Cling Oval. Action starts at 6 p.m. Edmund was down to face Jermaine ‘Breezy’ Richards in the feature...
WINGER DEMARAI Gray scored a brace as Jamaica toppled Trinidad and Tobago from the top of Group A with a 4-1 drubbing over their Caribbean rivals in the Concacaf Gold Cup yesterday. Jamaica’s big three of Leon Bailey, Michail Antonio, and Gray all...
JAMAICA’S REGGAE Boyz face archrivals Trinidad and Tobago in a crucial Group A Concacaf Gold Cup match at City Park this evening at 6:30. Trinidad lead the group with three points after a 3-0 win over St Kitts and Nevis in their opening game, while...
Jamaica lacrosse team has topped Pool D after four wins from four games at the 2023 Men’s Lacrosse World Championships in San Diego, United States. The Jamaicans defeated Germany, Switzerland, Poland and New Zealand for a 100 per cent win record,...
