- Over 60 wealthy nations join WHO's COVID-19 vaccine plan 7:57 pm
- GraceKennedy donates 210 tablets and laptops to schools 9:01 pm
- JALGO concerned about delay in COVID-19 test results for health care workers 8:46 pm
- Jamaica to be represented in Miss Earth Pageant 7:59 pm
- Tourism Supplies Hub to be created — Bartlett 7:10 pm
- Trump administration designates several US cities hotbeds of 'anarchy' 7:02 pm
Netball
Record-breaker Fowler-Reid extends Fever's unbeaten streak
BRISBANE, Australia (CMC) — Sunshine Girl Jhaniele Fowler-Reid outshone Trinidadian counterpart Samantha Wallace by setting a new league record for the most points in a match as red-hot West Coast Fever won their fifth in six outings with an 80-71 victory over New South Wales... Read More
Fowler-Reid outshines Aiken, but Firebirds break winless streak
BRISBANE, Australia (CMC) — Jhaniele Fowler-Reid outscored her Jamaican national teammate Romelda Aiken, but the effort still was not enough to prevent her West Coast Fever from suffering a 57-68 defeat to Queensland Firebirds in the Super Netball League here last...... Read More
Inevitable!
Keith Wellington, president of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA), has expressed his disappointment with the cancellation of all sports for the Christmas term due to “the spike in positive COVID-19 cases” in the country over the past few...... Read More
INSPORTS summer camps on in three parishes
The Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) is currently staging three summer camps in Kingston, Manchester and St James, running from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm each day.... Read More
AFNA boss to focus on capacity-building, succession planning
MARVA Bernard, the president of Americas Federation of Netball Associations (AFNA), says building the governance capacity among the membership and succession planning are high on the agenda of the current administration. Read More
Wallace keeps Swifts unbeaten, Nelson leads Magpies comeback
SUNSHINE COAST, Australia (CMC) — Trinidadian star Samantha Wallace kept up her excellent start to the new Suncorp Super Netball League as she inspired reigning champions New South Wales Swifts to their third win on the trot there Wednesday. Read More
Sunshine Girl Fowler-Reid's fireworks in vain as Swifts snatch late win
SUNSHINE COAST, Australia (CMC) — Jamaican star Jhaniele Fowler-Reid netted 17 points in a dramatic final quarter, but reigning champions New South Wales Swifts overturned an eight-point, half-time deficit to snatch a thrilling 73-72 victory over West Coast Fever in the Suncorp... Read More
ISSA sets timetable for resumption of sports amid rising COVID-19 cases
With just about a month to the official start of the new school term, the governing body for high school sports the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) says its remains committed to the hosting of first semester of sports such as football and netball... Read More
ISSA netball competition ready to roll, says official
The organisers of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) netball competition says they are ready and raring to go, if and when they get the go-ahead to stage competitions under COVID-19 conditions. Read More
'We miss our families!'
THOUGH comfortable with their living arrangements in the United Kingdom, Jamaicans who were plying their trade in the Netball Superleague are dreaming of returning home after the competition was cancelled on Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Inevitable!
WITH the cancellation of the 2020 elite netball tournament in the United Kingdom (UK) contracted Jamaican players are expressing their agreement, noting that health and safety in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic are priority. Read More
Bernard sees Super League as pathway to regional netball development
MARVA Bernard, the administrative head of netball in the Americas, believes the establishment of a regional league would serve the twofold purpose of developing the sport and strengthening ties among members and affiliates. Read More
'Upside down'
THE health risk posed by the novel coronavirus has negatively impacted sporting organisations, testing their mettle in the planning of development programmes, says Marva Bernard, head of the region's netball. Read More
Jodi-Ann Ward disappointed
Despite the deep disappointment that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought to Jodi-Ann Ward's expectations for a good season with Australian franchise Collingwood Magpies, the Jamaican netballer has found comfort in the company of her Sunshine Girls teammates Down... Read More
Bright outlook
Despite the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) ruling out any possibility of on-court action in the near future, Sunshine Girl Shanice Beckford says she has no intention of hanging up her bib anytime soon. Read More
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
RSS Feeds
Copyright © 2013 Jamaica Observer. All Rights Reserved.
Terms under which this service is provided to you.