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Published:Wednesday | December 3, 2025 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

MOUNT PLEASANT Football Academy laid claim to their first-ever regional title, defeating Dominican Republic outfit Universidad O...

Published:Wednesday | December 3, 2025 | 12:09 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

BUOYED BY their home fans, Excelsior High School got the better of Tivoli Gardens High 3-2 in a fiercely contested affair yesterday to advance to the quarterfinals of the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup competition. Terrence Williams opened the scoring for...

Published:Tuesday | December 2, 2025 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

AFTER A hat-trick against Dominica over the weekend led to her 60th international goal, Reggae Girlz captain Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw says she is proud to once again don the black, green, and gold of Jamaica. Shaw bagged a first-half hat-trick in...

Published:Tuesday | December 2, 2025 | 12:07 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

EXCELSIOR HIGH School and Tivoli Gardens High will go head-to-head today in a decisive clash for a spot in the final eight of the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup at the Excelsior High School in Group 1 action. Two spots for the Manning Cup quarter-finals...

Published:Saturday | November 29, 2025 | 12:07 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Standing as the top-ranked team in the Caribbean and with back-to-back FIFA Women’s World Cup appearances, Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr says they are the team to beat as they open their Concacaf W Qualifiers campaign today. Jamaica will...

Published:Friday | November 28, 2025 | 12:08 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr said there are ‘one or two’ more players who are in the process of joining the national programme as he looks to add to the team’s strength for the future. Busby was speaking earlier this week ahead of...

Published:Friday | November 28, 2025 | 12:06 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Reggae Boyz Isaac Hayden and Amari’i Bell have spoken out against the Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF) ambitions of calling up ousted England striker Mason Greenwood for the intercontinental playoffs in March next year. In a report by The...

Published:Wednesday | November 26, 2025 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

FORMER YOUTH national representatives Jaileah McPherson and Shaneil Buckley have both earned high praises from Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr ahead of Jamaica’s clash against Dominica in the Concacaf W Qualifiers. McPherson, 19 years old,...

Published:Tuesday | November 25, 2025 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

WHEN THE Reggae Girlz open their Concacaf W Qualifiers campaign against Dominica on Saturday, head coach Hubert Busby Jr will be looking for a strong performance from his players to set the tone for their qualifying campaign. Jamaica will face...

Published:Tuesday | November 25, 2025 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

FOR THE first time in 11 months, Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw will suit up in the national colours as the Manchester City striker has been named in Hubert Busby’s 21-player squad ahead of the Concacaf W Qualifiers. The Girlz will face Dominica at the Daren...

Published:Saturday | November 22, 2025 | 12:07 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The second staging of the Vitality Roses’ Horizon Series between the Jamaica Sunshine Girls and England Vitality Roses will be geared towards raising donations in support of the Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. The annual netball series, which...

Published:Friday | November 21, 2025 | 12:07 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Rudolph Speid, chairman of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) technical committee, said he is confident in their qualification chances for the 2026 FIFA World Cup following the draw for the intercontinental play-offs. The Reggae Boyz missed out...

Published:Wednesday | November 19, 2025 | 12:19 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

“DEM NAH play nuh ball,” a frustrated fan shouted as Jamaica played out a scoreless draw against Curaçao at the National Stadium yesterday in the final game of Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers. The Reggae Boyz, needing a win, missed out on automatic...

Published:Wednesday | November 19, 2025 | 12:19 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

FOLLOWING FIVE days of competition at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Guyana, Jamaica placed fourth in the FIBA Women’s Caribbean Championship (CBC), narrowly missing out on a spot to the 2026 FIBA CentroBasket Championships. The US Virgin...

Published:Tuesday | November 18, 2025 | 12:08 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

“WE MUST play the game of our lives.” Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren says his charges are ready to put it all on the line today when they take to the National Stadium at 8 p.m. to face Curacao in the decisive Concacaf World Cup Qualifier....

Published:Saturday | November 15, 2025 | 8:42 PMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

When Curacao meets Jamaica on Tuesday at the National Stadium, they are likely to do so without the guidance of head coach Dick Advocaat, who has left the team’s camp due to ‘private circumstances’. Curacao confirmed the news on Instagram earlier...

Published:Saturday | November 15, 2025 | 12:21 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

NEWLY MINTED Reggae Boy Rico Henry said it is a good feeling to commit his international future to Jamaica following his return from a long-term injury which impacted the last two years of his career. Henry got his first call-up to Steve McClaren’s...

Published:Saturday | November 15, 2025 | 12:20 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

“THIS IS way bigger than just a community.” Those were the words of Treasure Beach head coach Kemar Ricketts as he said the club represented more than just the parish of St Elizabeth, but was a beacon of light for southwest Jamaica. Ricketts was...

Published:Saturday | November 15, 2025 | 12:19 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

DESPITE A 1-1 draw with Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday which saw Jamaica falling from the top spot in Group B of Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers, Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren said he is still confident his team can qualify for the 2026 FIFA...

Published:Friday | November 14, 2025 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The race for the top spot in Group B will come down to the final day as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago played out a 1-1 draw at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Concacaf World Cup Qualifying action last night. In the group’s other match, Curacao ran...

Published:Thursday | November 13, 2025 | 12:16 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

CHRISTOPHER SAMUDA, president of the Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA), has praised the recent agreement signed between Americas Paralympic Committee (AmPC) and sporting giants PUMA. The AmPC signed a partnership with PUMA which will see the two...

Published:Wednesday | November 12, 2025 | 12:35 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

KEMAR RICKETTS, head coach of Treasure Beach FC, said it will be a race against time to get the club ready for the Jamaica Premier League’s (JPL) restart, which has been set for December 7. Treasure Beach was one of the clubs severely impacted by...

Published:Wednesday | November 12, 2025 | 12:30 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

THE WRAY and Nephew-sponsored Jamaica Premier League (JPL) is set to resume on December 7, following a disruption in fixtures due to the passage of Hurricane Melissa. In a press release yesterday, the Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL)...

Published:Tuesday | November 11, 2025 | 12:53 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

WITH SEVERAL fan favourites omitted from his 26-man squad, Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren has defended his selections ahead of the final games in the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers. Jamaica will face Trinidad and Tobago and Curacao in their...

Published:Saturday | November 8, 2025 | 12:09 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Mount Pleasant Football Academy has raised more than $400,000 in cash and donations for the club’s hurricane relief donation drive during Wednesday’s Concacaf Caribbean Cup semi-final fixture at the National Stadium. Paul Christie, Mount Pleasant’s...

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