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Racers shooting for Berger Paints Elite League netball title

Published:Wednesday | March 25, 2015 | 5:09 PMRobert Bailey

Christopher Smart, coach of last year's beaten finalists, St Catherine Racers, is expressing confidence in his team's chances of winning this year's Netball Jamaica/Berger Paints Elite League.The Racers, who were beaten by champions Kingston Humming...

Fit JC ready to seize moment if Calabar, KC slip at Champs

Published:Monday | March 23, 2015 | 7:32 PMRobert Bailey

"We are the perennial underdogs, and we are comfortable operating from this standpoint."Those are the ominous words of Jamaica's College (JC) track and field head coach, Orville Brown, who noted that they are fit and ready to seize upon any...

Forbes makes debut today in Elite League

Published:Saturday | March 21, 2015 | 4:55 PMRobert Bailey

Former national captain Simone Forbes is set to make her debut today in the Berger Elite League when her St Ann Orchids take on last year's beaten finalists, St Catherine Racers, at the Leila Robinson Courts.The match, which is set to start at 6 p.m...

Birds, Spurs clash in netball's Elite League

Published:Thursday | March 19, 2015 | 3:45 PMRobert Bailey

Defending champions Kingston Humming Birds and the Manchester Spurs will clash in today's opening match of the 2015 staging of the Berger Paints Elite Netball League. The match, which will be played at the Leila Robinson Courts, is set to start at 7:...

NJ’s Elite League to begin on Friday

Published:Monday | March 16, 2015 | 8:04 PMRobert Bailey

Netball Jamaica's general manager, Karen Anderson, said the Berger Paints Elite League will begin on Friday at the Leila Robinson Courts with two matches.The competition should have started last Friday, but was postponed due to smoke from the...

Big day for Under-17s

Published:Saturday | March 14, 2015 | 5:10 PMRobert Bailey

Jamaica's head coach, Omar Edwards, said there will be no holding back when the young Reggae Boyz tackle the United States of America (USA) for a spot in the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup today.Both teams will face off in the CONCACAF play-off game...

Riverton fire burns netball

Published:Friday | March 13, 2015 | 5:36 PMRobert Bailey

The smoke hanging over Kingston and St Andrew, and some parts of St Catherine from a large fire at the Riverton City dump has forced the postponement of the launch and opening matches in the Berger Elite League. The situation has made it difficult...

Elite netballers take spotlight

Published:Thursday | March 12, 2015 | 7:02 PMRobert Bailey

The Leila Robinson Courts will be buzzing with excitement this evening when defending champions Kingston Humming Birds take on St Catherine Racers in the opening match of the 2015 staging of the Berger Paints Elite League.The match is set to start...

McIntosh to rejoin Sunshine Girls in March for Netball World Cup preparations

Published:Wednesday | March 11, 2015 | 4:49 PMRobert Bailey

Jill McIntosh, Netball Jamaica's (NJ) technical director, is set to arrive in the island on March 31 to continue her work with the Sunshine Girls, who are currently preparing for the World Cup. This year's World Cup tournament will be held in Sydney...

Berger Elite League to serve as Sunshine Girls' World Cup prep

Published:Monday | March 9, 2015 | 8:06 PMRobert Bailey

Karen Anderson, general manager of Netball Jamaica, said the Sunshine Girls stand to benefit significantly from playing this year's Berger Paints Elite League, as they continue their preparations for this year's Netball Cup tournament.The Elite...

Young Boyz hunt CONCACAF win

Published:Saturday | March 7, 2015 | 5:41 PMRobert Bailey

Jamaica's Under-17 footballers will take on regional rivals Trinidad and Tobago in a Group A encounter in the FIFA CONCACAF Under-17 Championships in Honduras today at 4 p.m.In the group's other games, Cuba will tackle Guatemala at 6:30 p.m. before...

Forbes for Elite League

Published:Thursday | March 5, 2015 | 2:56 PMRobert Bailey

Former Sunshine Girls captain, Simone Forbes, is set to make her debut in this year's Netball Jamaica(NJ)/Berger Paints Eilte competition this after she was selected by the St Ann Orchids in Wednesday's draft. The Orchids, who will be coached by...

All ‘business’ for Harbour View striker Jorginho James at trial in Finland

Published:Monday | March 2, 2015 | 3:26 PMRobert Bailey

Jorginho 'Moon Man' James, the Harbour View Football Club (HVFC) player who has represented the national senior football team and scored, is now in Finland on a one-month trial stint with a Premier League club. Clyde Jureidini, general manager, HVFC...

Work to start soon on new dormitory at JFF Academy

Published:Thursday | February 26, 2015 | 8:15 PMRobert Bailey

President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell, said work on a new dormitory at the JFF Football Academy will commence at the University of the West Indies campus next month.The dormitory, which will house 52 individuals...

March 13 start for Netball Jamaica's Berger Paints Elite League

Published:Wednesday | February 25, 2015 | 5:39 PMRobert Bailey

Netball Jamaica (NJ) Berger Paints Elite League is set to shoot off on Friday, March 13 at the Leila Robinson Courts. This will be preceded by the player-draft, which will be held next Wednesday.Karen Anderson, general manager (NJ), told The Gleaner...

Determined Mico B nip Jamalco in JN Open League final

Published:Monday | February 23, 2015 | 1:26 PMRobert Bailey

Janet Guy, assistant coach of Mico B, credited hard work and dedication for her team's success in this year's JN/Sunshine Open League netball competition.Mico B captured their first Open League title on Saturday, with a nail-biting 32-31 victory...

Jamalco, Mico B square off

Published:Friday | February 20, 2015 | 2:27 PMRobert Bailey

Jamalco and Mico B will clash in today's final of the JN/Sunshine Open League at the St Andrew High School, starting at 5:30 p.m.The match will be preceded by the Junior League final between Molynes United A and Blades A at 4:30 p.m.The Open League...

JaBA seeks assist for Cayman series

Published:Monday | February 16, 2015 | 11:47 AMRobert Bailey

Newly-elected president of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA) Dr Mark Broomfield is calling on corporate Jamaica to support the national Under-17 team ahead of its two-match series against a Cayman Islands high school team.The Caymanians, who...

Sunshine Girls turn to men for WCup warm-up

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2015 | 2:19 PMRobert Bailey

With their scheduled series against Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago now in doubt, Jamaica's Sunshine Girls have turned to a group of male netballers for intense competition ahead of this year's Netball World Cup.Netball Jamaica president Marva...

UWI host Real Mona in Super League feature

Published:Friday | February 6, 2015 | 3:18 PMRobert Bailey


 


The University of the West Indies (UWI) and Real Mona will meet in today’s top-of-the-table clash in the Jamaica National/Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Super League competition.

The match will be playe...

Netball Jamaica seeks $13m for Elite League

Published:Monday | February 2, 2015 | 7:46 PMRobert Bailey

Calabar bag basketball double

Published:Friday | January 30, 2015 | 8:38 PMRobert Bailey

Calabar High captured the ISSA/Under-19 and Under-16 all-island basketball titles at the GC Foster College in St Catherine yesterday.

Calabar hunt basketball double

Published:Thursday | January 29, 2015 | 7:02 PMRobert Bailey

NJ seeks practice against T&T, Barbados

Published:Wednesday | January 28, 2015 | 4:01 PMRobert Bailey

President of Netball Jamaica, Marva Bernard, says her administration is awaiting confirmation of an upcoming Test series against Trinidad

Calabar, St Jago in monster clash

Published:Monday | January 26, 2015 | 6:49 PMRobert Bailey

Reigning Southern Conference champions, Calabar and St Jago high schools, will clash in today's semi-final of the Inter-Secondary Schools

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