Sports

Deneisha Blackwood speaks to the media during the Reggae Girlz press conference at the National Stadium yesterday.
April 18, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

A blessing in disguise

For many players, an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury can spell the end of their careers. But for Jamaican international Deneisha Blackwood, her ACL injury proved a blessing in disguise as it…
Adaejah Hodge
April 18, 2026

Hodge shocks the sprint world with blazing 10.77 in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Florida, CMC – Consider Adaejah Hodge a problem after the Georgia freshman from the British Virgin Islands delivered a seismic statement at the Tom Jones Memorial on Saturday,…
Wayne Pinnock
April 17, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

JAAA stands by want-away stars

The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) said the four Jamaican athletes who applied for a transfer of allegiance are still considered valued members of Jamaica’s track and field…
Jamaica Scorpions coach Robert Haynes (right) chats with captain John Campbell during the West Indies Championship cricket match against Barbados Pride at Chedwin Park on Wednesday.
April 17, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

Haynes praises Scorpions’ resilience against plucky Pride

Head coach Robert Haynes hailed a “great team effort” after the Jamaica Scorpions pulled off a remarkable come-from-behind seven-wicket victory over the Barbados Pride at Chedwin Park on Wednesday,…
Waterhouse FC’s Roshawn Amos
April 17, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Ainstein influence: Amos credits Argentina-born coach for seasonal rise

In-form Waterhouse central defender Roshawn Amos has credited head coach Javier Ainstein for his resurgence this season as he sets his sights on breaking into the national programme. Since the arrival…
Cedricka Williams
April 17, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Williams targets Commonwealth spot after shattering record in the USA

National junior discus record holder Cedricka Williams says she is eagerly anticipating a return to Jamaica as she targets a strong showing at the JAAA National Championships and a place on the…
Xavier Gilbert
April 17, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Excelsior hunt 10th straight ISSA Schoolgirls’ football title

Excelsior High’s coach Xavier Gilbert can achieve a major milestone today when they take on Camperdown High in the final of the ISSA Schoolgirls’ football competition at Wolmer’s Girls field at 3:30…
Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers scores his side’s third goal during the Europa League quarter-final second leg match between Aston Villa and Bologna, in Birmingham, England, yesterday.
April 17, 2026

Villa slam Bologna to set up all-English Europa semi-final

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP): Ollie Watkins scored again as Aston Villa knocked Bologna out of the Europa League in a 4-0 rout yesterday to set up an all-English semi-final against Nottingham Forest.…
Members of the Jamaica Diaspora Football Association (JDFA) (top, from left) Colonel Bruce Bartlett, Raymond Anderson, coach Calvin Salmon and president Michael Barnes address young footballers at the JDFA grassroots camp at the Edward Seaga Sports Comple
April 17, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Diaspora moving to help drive football development at the youth level

After an initial staging of a grass-roots camp for the community of Tivoli Gardens at the Edward Seaga Complex recently, the Jamaica Diaspora Football Association (JDFA) is now looking to spread the…