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SDF spending $35m to repair basketball courts

Published:Monday | March 20, 2017 | 1:48 PMRobert Bailey

General Manager of the Sport Development Foundation (SDF) Denzil Wilks says that it is costing his organisation about $35 million to repair the national basketball courts.Wilks told The Gleaner in an interview that refurbishing work on the courts,...

Corcho : Make the Rodgers registration details public

Published:Saturday | March 18, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Calabar High School's principal Albert Corcho has declared that he is not opposed to Kingston College's Ugandan athlete Ari Rodgers competing at this year's Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA-GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Championships...

$1 million up for grabs in Elite youth league

Published:Wednesday | March 15, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Over $1 million in total prizes will be up for grabs at this year's first staging of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF)/SportsMax Under-18 Elite League football competition.The tournament, which is Jamaica's premier youth football competition,...

Netball Jamaica closer to naming coach

Published:Sunday | March 12, 2017 | 4:43 PMRobert Bailey

The interview process to select the new head coach of the Jamaica Sunshine Girls team is scheduled to be completed this week.President of Netball Jamaica (NJ) Paula Daley-Morris told The Gleaner in an interview that three individuals, two locals and...

NBL to return later this year

Published:Monday | February 27, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

President of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA), Dr Mark Broomfield, is reassuring basketball fans that the National Basketball League (NBL) competition will take place this year.The NBL, which is the island's premier basketball tournament,...

NJ rolls out new league

Published:Thursday | February 23, 2017 | 6:55 PMRobert Bailey

In an effort to improve the standard of netball across the island, Netball Jamaica (NJ) and sponsors Jamaica National (JN) Bank launched the Parish Netball League competition yesterday.President of NJ Dr Paula Daley-Morris, announced details of the...

Overseas coach for Sunshine Girls? ... Foreigner among three coaches hunting netball job

Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

One overseas candidate is among three persons who have applied for the post of head coach of Jamaica's senior netball team.President of Netball Jamaica Paula Daley-Morris told The Gleaner in an interview yesterday that the interview process for the...

Time to focus on local players - Burrell

Published:Monday | February 20, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Captain Horace Burrell hinted a lack of commitment from overseas players while underlining the association's position to stick with its core of local players for upcoming tournaments.The Jamaicans will...

Jamaica cricket in good hands, says Miller

Published:Monday | February 20, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Jamaica Scorpions Captain Nikita Miller said despite their defeat to Barbados Pride in the final of the Regional Super50 tournament, he is proud of the team's performance.The Scorpions, who had six players making their debuts in the competition,...

KKR retains Russell Despite Ban

Published:Monday | February 20, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Banned Jamaica and West Indies all rounder Andre Russell says he was not surprised by the Kolkata Knight Riders' decision to retain his services for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) competition.Russell received a one-year ban from the...

Netball Ja to expand local leagues, attract more coaches

Published:Thursday | February 16, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

President of the Netball Jamaica (NJ) Dr Paula Daley-Morris says her association is planning to expand their local leagues in order to attract a lot more coaches to the game."In order to broaden the base of coaches that we have, we are going...

Student athletes afraid to get screened

Published:Monday | February 13, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Consultant Cardiologist of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Dr Marilyn Lawrence-Wright, says many athletes are shying away from being screened because of the fear that they might be dropped from their teams.Lawrence-Wright said these athletes could...

Stay away from energy drinks!

Published:Sunday | February 12, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Senior manager of Health Administration at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica Nola Phillpots-Brown is warning athletes and individuals to desist from consuming energy drinks as this can lead to heart disease.Phillpots-Brown said that the Jamaican...

Darby Predicts Champs Glory

Published:Monday | February 6, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Kingston College's distance runner Kristoff Darby said that he has been receiving a lot of attention and praise following his performance in the men's 800m open event at the at the McKenley-Wint Track and Field Classic two weeks ago.The 19-year-old...

No applicants for Sunshine Girls job

Published:Friday | February 3, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Netball Jamaica (NJ) President Paula Daley-Morris says a new head coach for the Sunshine Girls will be in place by March 1. However, with two weeks to go before the deadline, the association is yet to receive a single application.Nevertheless Daley-...

Unsure future for Byfield

Published:Friday | February 3, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Jamaica's Sunshine Girls defender Althea Byfield said she is undecided about her future with the national team, this after she was overlooked for the team's last two international 'Test' series.The 34-year-old netballer retired from international...

Unimpressive Reggae Boyz lose to USA

Published:Friday | February 3, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Jamaica's Reggae Boyz went down 1-0 to the United States in their friendly international played at the Finley Stadium in Chattanooga on Friday night.  Jordan Morris netted the all-important goal for the...

Grange outlines plans to upgrade facilities

Published:Wednesday | February 1, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Minister of Sports Olivia 'Babsy' Grange said upgrading work on three of the island's sporting facilities is set to begin later this year.Grange, who did not disclose the names of the stadiums which are set to benefit from the upgrading exercise,...

Digicel launches extraordinary Grand Prix

Published:Wednesday | February 1, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

The top-performing boy and girl at this year's third staging of the Digicel Grand Prix Championships will win an all-expense-paid trip to the 2017 IAAF World Relays in The Bahamas.This was among a number of new features, which were rolled out by...

Mending bridges ... Fraser-Pryce, Francis working on relationship after 2016 split

Published:Wednesday | February 1, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Jamaica's star sprinter, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, says her relationship with her coach at the MVP Track Club Stephen Francis has improved, while noting continued issues with her injured toe.The sprinter, who admitted to still feeling pain, says she...

DQ upset after star leaves for Calabar

Published:Monday | January 30, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Principal of the Donald Quarrie High School Talbert Wire is still crying foul five months after the institution's track star Jordan Anderson's move to Calabar High School.Anderson won Donald Quarrie's first-ever medal at the ISSA-GraceKennedy Boys...

Orchids were determined to win - Guy

Published:Sunday | January 29, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Janet Guy, coach of newly crowned Berger Elite League champions, the St Ann Orchids, said it took a lot of hard work and determination from her team to win this year's title.Orchids recorded a 49-37 victory over the Kingston Hummingbirds in the...

Showdown for the crown - Hummingbirds, Orchids in Elite decider

Published:Friday | January 27, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

The Alfred Sangster Auditorium at the University of Technology will be buzzing with excitement today when Kingston Hummingbirds and St Ann Orchids clash in the deciding game of the best-of-three finals of the Berger Elite League.The match is set to...

Orchids hoping to bounce back

Published:Wednesday | January 25, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

Janet Guy, coach of the St Ann Orchids, says that her team must execute in all four quarters in order to level their best-of-three finals in the Berger Elite League against the Kingston Hummingbirds, this evening at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium at...

Harwood Hoping For National Recall

Published:Monday | January 23, 2017 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey

National shooter Thristina Harwood has set her sights on leading the Kingston Hummingbirds to this year's Berger Elite League title, while she eyes a return to the Sunshine Girls set up.The Hummingbirds, who last won the title in 2014, is one win...

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