Gregory Bryce - Staff Reporter

Matthew McKoy/Photographer St Andrew Technical High School players get into their customary huddle before an ISSA/WATA Manning Cup match.
December 14, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

STATHS coach aware of how to reverse Manning Cup hoodoo

St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) are no strangers to the semi-finals of the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup but after years of falling short at the last hurdle, head coach Phillip Williams said they are…
Jamaica College’s (JC) Jamone Lyle and Excelsior High’s Shamarie Chambers get into an almighty tussle for possession during their ISSA/WATA Manning Cup quarterfinal football match at Stadium East yesterday. JC won the encounter 2-1.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘This was like a final today’

IN A game played with the intensity of a final, Jamaica College (JC) edged Excelsior High 2-1 yesterday in the first round of matches in the quarterfinals of the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup at Stadium East.…
From left: Stephen ‘Bomber’ Jones, president, Jamaica Boxing Board; Dr Howard Harvey, board member, Kingston YMCA; Felipe Sanchez, national coach; and Leroy Brown, general secretary, Jamaica Boxing Board, engage in conversation at a media briefing on
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Final Fight Night proceeds to go towards hurricane recovery efforts

STEPHEN ‘BOMBER’ Jones, president of the Jamaica Boxing Board (JBB), said the upcoming Wray & Nephew Fight Night will be more than just a boxing showcase, as the proceeds raised from the event…
Left: Reggae Girlz’ Kalyssa Vanzantien gets ready to kick the ball during a Concacaf W qualification game against Dominica at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

DEMOLITION JOB

THE REGGAE Girlz put on a masterclass in goalscoring as they demolished Dominica 18-0 in their opening game of the Concacaf W Qualifiers at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia. Hat-tricks each…
Craig Butler
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Butler confident Manning Cup title can return to Mona

WITH THE ISSA/WATA Manning Cup set to restart this week, Craig Butler hailed his current crop of players as the best team he has coached, and is confident they can reclaim their hold on the Manning…
St Elizabeth Technical’s Deandre Barnett (right)
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

STETHS daCosta Cup programme goes into recovery overdrive

ST ELIZABETH Technical High School’s (STETHS’) daCosta Cup programme is picking up the pieces left in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa marked by the 4-0 thrashing of St George’s College (STGC) in a…
Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘I trust them’

REGGAE BOYZ head coach Steve McClaren said the 26 players selected for the final two games of the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers are those who have earned his trust. McClaren was speaking yesterday at…
San Antonio Spurs Devin Vassell (left) and JaBA President Paulton Gordon.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

NISC upgrades necessary for FIBA Qualifiers

Paulton Gordon, president of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JBA), says they will need to make several equipment upgrades to the National Indoor Sports Centre (NISC) before they can begin hosting…
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December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

JaVA organising relief for Vikings Volleyball Club

Audley Weir, general secretary of the Jamaica Volleyball Association (JaVA), says they are organising relief efforts for Vikings Volleyball Club in Westmoreland, which has been devastated in the…