Staff WriterREGGAE BOYZ RISE IN FIFA RANKINGS—03/15/15 In spite of being inactive, Jamaica’s senior Reggae Boyz are moving closer to the top position in the Caribbean. The team has risen three places in the ranking, now sitting at 76th place in the...
ANTI-DOPING BUDGET REDUCED BY J$14 MILLION—03/07/15 Natalie Neita Headley, Jamaica’s Sports Minister, announced a reduction in the anti-doping budget totaling J$14 million. The cuts in the Jamaica Anti-Doping Agency (JADCO) budget were...
HOWELL, CAMPBELL CALLED TO JAMAICAN U-23 NATIONAL SQUAD—03/02/15 Nico Campbell, sophomore goalkeeper at St. George’s College, and Ramone Howell, a freshman midfielder, have been tapped by the Jamaican Football Federation to attend a U-23...
jamarchCAMPBELL-BROWN TO BE HONORED AT BEN FRANCIS INVITATIONAL—02/21/15 Veronica Campbell-Brown, seven-time Olympic medalist, is scheduled to be the honoree at the staging of the Vere Technical High fifth Ben Francis Track and Field Invitational in...
APPEALS PANEL UPHOLDS BAN ON SMIKLE—02/14/15An appeals panel in Jamaica has decided to uphold a two-year ban against Traves Smikle, Olympic discus thrower, for doping. Smikle had tested positive for a banned substance in 2013. He is the...
POWELL TAKES SECOND PLACE AT BOSTON MEET—02/08/15Jamaica’s Asafa Powell, a former record-holder in the 100 meters, took second place in the 60 meter competition at the Boston Indoor Grand Prix. First place went to Trell Kimmons who ran the...
BURRELL BACKS MEN’S FOOTBALL TEAM TO OVERCOME ECONOMIC OBSTACLES—02/03/15Horace Burrell, the head of Jamaica’s football, said he is backing the men’s team in order to overcome the nation’s economic challenges and to ensure...
DACRES DISCUS THROW EXCEEDS QUALIFICATION STANDARD—01/25/15Federick Dacres attained a discus throw of 66.30 meters at the Big Shot meet at Excelsior High School. The throw, which exceeded qualification standards for the IAAF World Championships, was...
JAMAICANS ATKINSON, WALTERS WIND TOP AWARDS—01/17/15Jamaican swimming champion Alia Atkinson and Nicholas “The Axeman” Walter, top Jamaican boxer, were selected as Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year at the 54th RJR Sports Foundation...
JAMAICAN BICYCLIST MOVING TOWARD OLYMPICS—01/10/15Maliek Byndloss is working at the Eden Park BMX Track in St. Mary in preparation for his attempt to represent Jamaica at the Olympic Games in 2016. Byndloss, 19, who has Jamaican parents, must obtain...