At the time of writing this, Heimir Hallgrimsson and the Reggae Boyz are a match made in theory. The Icelander was joint manager of the 2016 Iceland team that qualified for the country’s first European Championship and would go on to knock heavyweights England out of that tournament. He later took sole charge of the …
Sport Minister, The Honourable Olivia “Babsy” Grange has committed $12 million in financial support to the Sunshine Girls and their governing association, Netball Jamaica, as they prepare for next year’s Netball World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa. Grange indicated that the ministry will cover an array of expenses for the national netball team. She …
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Imagine an entire week where all of Jamaica shifts its collective focus to a single festival of youth sports with the added spice of inter-school rivalry; where highschool students put on a stunning show of age-group excellence, the adult population revels in the successes of their alma maters, and the eyes of the world is …
When you search Google for The McConnell Story, the first result is an obscure 1955 American war movie based on real-life ace fighter pilot Joseph McConnell. When you ask Jamaicans about the McConnell story, at best you’d get a similar kind of niche response about the kid from Bog Walk, St. Catherine. The sort of …
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing China was officially christened last Friday (February 4th) despite there being two days of competition preceding the opening ceremony. An Olympics in Beijing might sound familiar but this just over two-week long event is far removed from the big deal it’s summer counterparts is. In typical track and field …
The headline for this was chosen using some marketing wizardry; data scientists say “throw a number in the title and watch your views go up.” Suffice to say it worked if you’re reading this now, but that’s the last bit of clickbait sleight of hand you’ll get out of me. So, let’s be real; Jamaica’s …
They say hindsight is 20/20 and although we don’t know what the ratio is for hindsight, whatever it is… Leon Bailey seems to have it. The former Bayer Leverkusen man swapped black and red for claret and blue last summer to move to an Aston Villa side seemingly on the rise. His estimated 30 million …
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Andre Blake – 6 Despite conceding a goal and thus denied a clean sheet in this one, Blake didn’t work too much. He spent more time trying out his kicking rather than replicating some of his more familiar match-saving saves. A stand out moment was his body feint to displace his onrushing presser with the …
Manchester United is not an easy club to manage, no one knows that better than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. When the Norwegian was brought in, the typically grey skies of Manchester, England all seemed to permanently plaster the Carrington training ground and a heavy fog loomed over Old Trafford. Then the former baby-faced assassin came in …
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The 22nd staging of the World Cup is set for 2022, where the tournament will be held in the Middle East for the first time. There are many firsts, anomalies and intrigues already attached to a tournament that hasn’t even kicked a ball yet. Nonetheless, this edition will be the first to occur outside of …
World Cup Storylines – Germany and Denmark are in! Read More »