Published:Monday | August 10, 2015 | 5:30 PMShayne Fairman
Extra 'effort', unbridled joySpecial Olympics Jamaica (SOJ) executive director, Lorna Bell, has credited her charges for a 'very successful' representation at the recently concluded Special Olympics World Games 2015 in Los Angles, United States of...
Published:Saturday | August 8, 2015 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman
Top international athlete management firm, PACE Sports Management, has revealed that new recruit, Jamaica's Michael O'Hara, fits well into their philosophy of working with the best current and upcoming athletes, and tipped the ace youth sprinter to...
Published:Thursday | August 6, 2015 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman
Impressed by an unexpected silver medal in men's traditional basketball at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, California, earlier this week, coach Calvin Martin says he has nothing but respect for the multi-talented, focussed and hard-...
Published:Tuesday | August 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman
Natalie Neita-Headley, minister with responsibility of sport, has lauded the country's Special Olympics movement as brand Jamaica contributors.The athletes returned home with 29 medals, admiration, and respect from the Special Olympics World Games...
Published:Monday | August 3, 2015 | 6:49 PMShayne Fairman
Jamaica Paralympics Association (JPA) current poster boy, Alphanso Cunningham, thinks it a big honour to represent Jamaica at yet another Paralympics showpiece.The four-time Para Pan Am medallist says he will be going for glory, records and top...
Published:Monday | August 3, 2015 | 8:32 PMShayne Fairman
Reflecting on the local football landscape of four years ago, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) boss, Captain Horace Burrell, believes Jamaicans should be reasonably satisfied with paying what he considers "minimal" prices to see the Reggae Boyz...
Published:Saturday | August 1, 2015 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman
Though not national football champions in almost three seasons, Harbour View FC's pedigree and history continues to impress, with the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) nominating the east Kingston club to represent Jamaica at the inaugural...
Published:Friday | July 31, 2015 | 7:18 PMShayne Fairman
Harbour View FC will represent Jamaica in the inaugural Scotiabank CONCACAF Under-13 Champions League. The youth showpiece will be held at the Cruz Azul Acoxpa Stadium in Mexico, August 4-8.In announcing Harbour View's selection at Jamaica Football...
Published:Wednesday | July 29, 2015 | 5:22 PMShayne Fairman
Minister with responsibility for sports, Natalie Neita-Headley, revealed yesterday, that the National Indoor Sports Centre (NISC) is one step closer to becoming a fully operational solar-powered facility.The NISC complex is located next to the...
Published:Wednesday | July 29, 2015 | 6:25 PMShayne Fairman
Knowing they carry the weight of a country insatiable for not only winning gold, but establishing world and meet records in track and field, Jamaica's team to the 2015 Toronto Parapan American Games next month, expressed readiness and confidence in...
Published:Monday | July 20, 2015 | 5:58 PMShayne Fairman
Young golfing standout, Romaine Evans, is hoping his boys' 17 and under Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships (CAGC) title, won in the US Virgin Islands recently, will be the start of a successful transition from amateur to the professional golf...
Published:Wednesday | July 15, 2015 | 7:56 PMShayne Fairman
The 59th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships (CAGC) will take centre stage at the Half Moon and Cinnamon Hill Golf Courses in Montego Bay from July 28-31.Nine Caribbean territories will be vying for the prestigious Hoerman Cup in the male amateur...
Published:Saturday | July 11, 2015 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman
Having been a lifelong fan of West Indies cricket, Manish Patel, the Jamaica Tallawahs co-owner, said he and his partners remain happy with the franchise, while noting that plans are in place to market, promote and grow it into a 'bigger and better...
Published:Friday | July 10, 2015 | 7:42 PMShayne Fairman
Ahead of key clashes against Barbados Tridents and Guyana Amazon Warriors, respectively, this weekend, Jamaica Tallawahs captain, Chris Gayle, promises no let up and remains confident his team will remain unbeaten at home in the Hero Caribbean...
Published:Wednesday | July 8, 2015 | 7:22 PMShayne Fairman
Having successfully mastered five tough disciplines - Skeet, 5-Stand, Fitasc, Trap and Sporting Clays - Christian Sasso, is now the Jamaica Skeet Club's latest poster boy as he claimed title after title at the national awards presentation function...
Published:Tuesday | July 7, 2015 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman
Encouraged by his academy's first year of work and give back, former West Indies skipper and captain of the Jamaica Tallawahs, Chris Gayle, says he will be looking to assist more disadvantaged youths and nurture and expose cricket talents who could...
It could go down as a result few expected, but 21-year-old Richard Azan Jr is now Jamaica's youngest Sporting Clays champion.The university student clinched the ACDelco National Shotgun Sporting Clays title, with the highest-overall score of 189, at...
Jamaican children, ages five to 17, will be given the chance to play football 'the Barca Way' when coaches from world-renowned football club FC Barcelona deliver a weeklong FCBEscola summer camp at the American International School of Kingston (AISK...
Published:Wednesday | July 1, 2015 | 6:58 PMShayne Fairman
Having won back-to-back Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/Digicel T20 all-island titles in the competition's first two years, the well-oiled cricketing machine of St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) could be considering a...
Published:Tuesday | June 30, 2015 | 11:22 AMShayne Fairman
Spanish super club, FC Barcelona, will be looking to impart its world-leading football values and philosophies, locally, via a historic FCB Escola Summer Camp at American International School of Kingston (AISK), set for the week of July 6 to 10.The...
Published:Thursday | June 25, 2015 | 5:10 PMShayne Fairman
Special Olympics Jamaica will be looking to strike gold in their respective sports when they touch down at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, July 25-August 2.At a 'Countdown to LA' function on...
Published:Wednesday | June 24, 2015 | 5:19 PMShayne Fairman
Taking nothing for granted and seeking to shrug the obvious favourites tag, Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Manning Cup champions, Jamaica College (JC), are cautiously optimistic about retaining their title when the 2015-16 season...
Published:Tuesday | June 23, 2015 | 6:56 PMShayne Fairman
Executive director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) Carey Brown said yesterday that athletes competing at this weekend's Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships have nothing to...
Published:Friday | June 19, 2015 | 7:11 PMShayne Fairman
Quest defeated former champions Hydel by 10 runs to win their first Scotiabank/Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Prep Schools cricket title at the Lucas Oval yesterday.The win completed a fine double for Quest who also beat Hydel in the Surrey Cup...
Published:Thursday | June 18, 2015 | 7:31 PMShayne Fairman
President of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Dr Warren Blake is confident that sprint megastar Usain Bolt will leave his recent poor form behind and strike gold at the August 22-30 IAAF World Championships in China.Alarm...
