Qatar 2022 to be Lionel Messi's Last World Cup
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Argentina captain Lionel Messi said Thursday that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will "surely" be the last of his career.
World Cup Bound Reggae Girlz To Take On Paraguay In International Friendlies
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Jamaica’s national senior women’s football team will host Paraguay in two friendly Internationals, next month.
Retired Jamaican sprint sensation Veronica Campbell Brown has welcomed her second child.
Per an Instagram post, the Olympian announced that her baby boy, Zane Lucas Brown ,was born on September 20, weighing six pounds 14.9 ounces.
This is the second child for the 40-year-old and her husband Omar, who welcomed daughter Avianna in 2019.
In a previous post announcing her pregnancy, the former Vere Technical High School athlete said her family “excitedly anticipate the arrival of baby number two”.
Halgrimsson Unhappy With 3-0 Loss But Finds Positives in Reggae Boyz' Performance
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Despite his team's 3-0 defeat to Argentina in their international friendly match on Tuesday, Jamaica senior men's football team Head Coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says that there are many positives that he saw in the game that can be built upon for the future.
Messi's double leads Argentina to easy victory over Reggae Boyz
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Lionel Messi scored a double coming off the bench to condemn Jamaica to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Argentina in their friendly international match at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey on Tuesday. The 2-time World Cup champions got their first goal from Julian Alvarez in the 13th minute.
Messi who came on for Lautaro Matinez with 35 minutes to go, notched his double in the 86th and 89th minutes. The Jamaicans are set to play Cameroon in Cameroon in their next friendly international on November 9.
Former Reggae Boyz Head Coach Paul Hall Lashes JFF
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Former interim head coach of Jamaica's national men's senior football team Paul Hall has broken his silence around his relationship with the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), outlining several issues that plagued his tenure, including unpaid remuneration, poor management, and a lack of support from the administration.
Iceland's Heimir Hallgrimsson expected to take over as Reggae Boyz head coach
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Iceland’s Heimir Hallgrimsson is expected to be announced as the new head coach of Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz later this week, according to reports.
World Champion Shericka Jackson Closes Diamond League Season With 200m Win
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Shericka Jackson won her first Diamond League trophy on Thursday (8 Sept) in Zurich, Switzerland.
Fraser-Pryce focused on running 10.5 seconds in 2023
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After setting a meet-equalling record of 10.65 seconds at the Zurich Diamond League final on Thursday to capture her fifth Diamond Trophy in the 100 meters, world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she's still focusing on running 10.5 seconds next year.
Fraser-Pryce became the first woman in history to run sub 10.7 seconds on seven occasions in a season, but the 35 year old says more is in store for next season which has a World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Jamaican Women's 4X100 Relay Bronze Medal Could Be Upgraded to Silver Following Nigerian Athlete's Failed Drug Test
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THE Jamaica women's 4x100m team's bronze medal from the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, last month could be upgraded to a silver after it was reported over the weekend that a member of the gold medal-winning Nigeria team had failed a drugs test.
Arsenal's New pre-match jersey celebrates Jamaican fans
JAMAICA TIMES
FROM ARSENALS WEBSITE: In collaboration with adidas, we have released a new pre-match jersey for the 2022/23 season which celebrates our Jamaican supporters.
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Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will tackle football giants Argentina in a real David versus Goliath friendly international on September 27.
PUMA Signs Fastest Woman Alive Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah
JAMAICA TIMES
Five-time Olympic champion and the fastest woman alive, Elaine Thompson-Herah, has signed with Global sports brand PUMA.
Jamaica defeated Haiti 4-0 on Monday night at the Concacaf Women’s Championship in Mexico to qualify for their second straight FIFA World Cup.
Hylton and Ennis to use Olympic Gardens fight night as prep for Comm Games
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Two local boxers will be using the return of sport locally to prepare for the Commonwealth Games in a little over a month.