AFTER GETTING their first taste of victory at a FIFA Women’s World Cup, Reggae Girlz winger Jody Brown said her side is eager for more, and fancy their chances of pulling off an upset against the world number-eighth-ranked Brazil in a decisive...
REGGAE GIRLZ coach Lorne Donaldson said his side has nothing to lose when they face off against Brazil in their do-or-die Group F contest at the FIFA Women’s World Cup at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Australia at 5:00 this morning. He also...
Coming into the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Reggae Girlz head coach Lorne Donaldson said entering the last group game with a chance of progressing to the second round was their greatest wish and that is exactly the case ahead of tomorrow’s do-or-...
The five-day FIFA referees course, which concluded at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) headquarters yesterday, was well-received, according to head of the JFF Referees Department Cardella Samuels. More than 26 elite and panel referees...
The Reggae Girlz are strong favourites going into their second Group F FIFA Women’s World Cup game against Panama at Nib Stadium in Perth today at 7:30 a.m. (Jamaica time) but coach Lorne Donaldson is expecting a “dogfight” from the Central...
FOLLOWING THE Reggae Girlz historic first Women’s World Cup point, after a hard fought 0-0 draw with title contenders France on Sunday, coach Lorne Donaldson proclaimed the result the best the country had achieved on the international stage. Local...
REGGAE GIRLZ captain Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw, who picked up her first red card as a player in their opening World Cup game against France on Sunday, said she felt proud that she gave everything to help her team get that historic first point at the...
Since making his debut for Jamaica in the World Lacrosse Under-21 Championship last August, 17-year-old Stone Evans has been nothing short of outstanding. At the recent Lacrosse World Cup, Evans was one of the players of the tournament, playing at...
Reggae Girlz head coach Lorne Donaldson says he ranks the team’s 0-0 draw in their opening Group F World Cup match against France as the best result ever in the nation’s football history. The French team, ranked fifth in the world, were highly...
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...
