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Italian job for Reggae Girl Carter

Published:Thursday | August 30, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Jamaica's senior women's team striker Trudi Carter is on the brink of signing a deal with AS Roma's women's team.   Carter who got the news via her agent this morning was overwhelmed. She will be leaving for Italy after...

Shaw stars as Jamaica drub Antigua 9-0

Published:Saturday | August 25, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Jamaica powered past Antigua and Barbuda 9-0 in a CONCACAF Caribbean Women's World Cup qualifying match at the National Stadium on Saturday night. Striker Khadija Shaw scored a hat-trick to lead the rout....

PFAJ to assist RSPL venues

Published:Monday | August 20, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

The Professional Football Association of Jamaica (PFAJ) said it will be making efforts to continue to improve on all the playing surfaces and venues of the clubs in the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) to enhance the tournament's...

Gayle secures Waterhouse 'dream job'

Published:Friday | July 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Former UWI FC head coach Marcel 'Fuzzy' Gayle realised his dream, when he penned a three-year deal as head coach of Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) heavyweights Waterhouse, last Thursday night.Gayle is all set to replace Donovan Duckie, who left...

Hydel on course for 13th straight Prep schools title

Published:Friday | June 1, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Hydel are on top after the second day of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA)/Tastee National Prep Schools Track and Field Championship at the National Stadium, yesterday. The St Catherine-based school lead with 63...

Whitehorses ambush SDC champions Heartease

Published:Friday | May 25, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Defending champions Heartease went down by six wickets to Whitehorses on the opening day of the Social Development Commission (SDC) National Community Twenty20 Cricket competition at Factory Oval, Springfield, in St Thomas last Sunday.Heartease took...

Arnett hunt Caribbean title

Published:Saturday | May 12, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Five-time local club champions Arnett Gardens will face Atletico Pantoja of the Dominican Republic in the FLOW CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship final at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex at 8 p.m. today.In the third-place playoff, Red Stripe...

Franchise football is right for Jamaica - Anderson

Published:Friday | April 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Chairman of the Professional Football Association of Jamaica (PFAJ) Don Anderson is convinced that the heavily debated franchise system would be the right approach to improving Jamaica's domestic football product.Anderson believes that the current...

Reggae Boyz beat St Kitts 3-1 in friendly international

Published:Thursday | April 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Jamaica's Reggae Boyz defeated St Kitts and Nevis 3-1 in a friendly international at the Newtown Football Stadium in St Kitts on Thursday.  The Jamaicans got off to a flying start, when Justin Springer of St Kitts and Nevis, netted an own...

Price upbeat despite Reggae Girlz' loss

Published:Sunday | April 22, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Jamaica senior women's football team assistant coach Andrew Price said that despite going down 1-0 to Cuba, it was an improved performance as the inaugural Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Challenge series ended yesterday at Drewsland Stadium.Cuba...

Finlayson: Waterhouse at the end of a tough journey

Published:Saturday | April 21, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Waterhouse captain Nicholy Finlayson has described his team's journey from being strugglers in the early season to being one win away from glory as a very tough one.The Drewsland-based team eliminated last year's Red Stripe Premier League champions...

Russell should go - Byfield encourages Calabar hurdler to compete at Commonwealth Games

Published:Friday | March 9, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

If De'Jour Russell isn't sure about accepting his selection to Jamaica's Commonwealth Games, there is at least one person, who would advise him to go.That's Debbie Byfield, who made the 1972 Olympic team as a schoolgirl. She believes youngsters with...

Chaplin walks away

Published:Tuesday | February 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Richard 'Charlie Chaplin' Bennett has walked away as general manager and acting financial controller at defending Red Stripe Premier League champions Arnett Gardens after eleven years with the south St Andrew-based football club.Bennett who was...

Crucial clash in Barbican

Published:Saturday | January 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Time is running out for relegation-threatened Boys' Town in the 2017-18 Red Stripe Premier League season.The Trench Town-based former club has had late runs over the past three seasons but are in grave danger now of being cut adrift at the halfway...

Ready to impress - Foster eager to show class at MLS Caribbean Combine

Published:Friday | January 5, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Maalique Foster, Portmore United's striker said that the opportunity to be seen by overseas scouts in the Major League Soccer (MLS) Caribbean Combine from January 9-11 is a stepping stone towards his dream of playing professional football overseas....

UWI FC halt losing run

Published:Thursday | January 4, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

They got only a point but Andrew Peart, assistant coach of UWI FC, expressed satisfaction with his team's performance yesterday. A 1-1 draw against Montego Bay United at the Mona Bowl snapped a three-game losing run in the Red Stripe Premier League....

Young ballers leading the way at Cavalier

Published:Tuesday | January 2, 2018 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Technical director of Cavalier, Rudolph Speid, said the club has been giving opportunities in the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) to young players who will be in their Under-17 squad for the July 15-21 Gothia Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden.Since several...

Sharpe targets Commonwealth success after solid 2017

Published:Friday | December 29, 2017 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Jamaica's junior tri-athlete Llori Sharpe is eagerly looking forward to the Commonwealth Games in Australia next year."My main goal is the Commonwealth Games in Australia next April. That is my main race. I have other races also next year, but the...

BT aiming to surprise Arnett

Published:Tuesday | December 26, 2017 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Andrew Price, head coach of Boys' Town, says that his team is looking forward to stopping the unbeaten run of Trench Town neighbours Arnett Gardens when the teams meet in the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) tomorrow at Barbican.Boys' Town broke a...

Miller faces tough Christmas following relative's death ... RSPL players share plans for holiday period

Published:Friday | December 22, 2017 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

It may be the festive period, but UWI FC midfielder Ryan Miller is not in a mood to celebrate Christmas after the loss of a close cousin recently.  "I don't plan to do anything much. I will do a little training by...

Butler promises to make Mattocks '10x better'

Published:Friday | December 22, 2017 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Phoenix Academy director Craig Butler is expecting to dramatically improve Daren Mattocks' game, after the national striker joined his training programme in preparation for the upcoming Major League Soccer (MLS) season.Mattocks will be joining up...

UWI's Spence delighted to beat former teammates

Published:Thursday | December 21, 2017 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Cavalier's Michael Spence is still celebrating after scoring the winning goal against his former teammates at UWI FC yesterday.Spence netted the all-important goal in the 57th minute in Cavalier's 1-0 victory in the Red Stripe Premier League match....

Blake vows to remain focused

Published:Tuesday | December 19, 2017 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

National men's senior team goalkeeper and captain, AndrÈ Blake, is hoping to build on his 2017 CONCACAF awards.Blake was named third in the Player of the Year category and second in the Goalkeeper of the Year on Sunday.He finished behind Keylor...

Young Reggae Girls to face Costa Rica in warm-up games

Published:Tuesday | December 19, 2017 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Head coach of the national Women's Under-20 team, Lorne Donaldson, is delighted that the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has secured two friendly international games against Costa Rica in preparation for next year's CONCACAF Championship."I think...

The eight year wait - Liguanea returns to KSAFA competitions

Published:Friday | December 15, 2017 | 12:00 AMMarc Stamp

Liguanea United FC is back in the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) competitions after eight years in the wilderness.The club participated in the KSAFA/Milo Under-13 and KSAFA/ Nesfruity competitions earlier this season and will...

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