SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP): The six-time world player of the year has returned to Brazil’s national team for friendlies against Japan today and Monday in São Paulo. While it remains to be seen whether she will play, her inclusion on the roster suggests...
After more than 20 years as the throwing coach at Calabar High, Julian Robinson was recently elevated to head track and field at the Red Hills Road-based school, replacing Corey Bennett. A past student of Calabar and a national senior coach,...
The 2024-25 Jamaica Premier League (JPL) came to a close at the National Stadium on Friday, May 23, and defending champions Cavalier retained the coveted title after beating Mount Pleasant in the final on penalties. However, there are still some...
NEW CHANDIGARH, India (CMC): Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), with West Indian all-rounder Romario Shepherd, stormed into their first Indian Premier League (IPL) final since 2016 with a dominant eight-wicket victory over Punjab Kings in New Chandigarh...
Having been selected to represent Jamaica at the North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) Regional Powerlifting Championships in the Cayman Islands, Anna-Kay Brown is on a mission to achieve her target of US $1,800 on her GoFundMe campaign to...
BIRMINGHAM, England (CMC): England delivered a dominant performance to thrash the West Indies by 238 runs in the opening One-Day International (ODI) here at Edgbaston on Thursday. The comprehensive victory snapped a seven-match losing streak in the...
With Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s Pocket Rocket Foundation hosting its inaugural Student-Athlete Development Seminar on Tuesday, several teachers and coaches from various high schools have expressed their appreciation for the initiative. The seminar...
FOLLOWING their epic encounter in the men’s shot put at Sunday’s Rabat Diamond League, the United States’ Payton Otterdahl and Jamaica’s Rajindra Campbell will renew their rivalry in the event today at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet...
With an overhaul in the schedule of events, nine Jamaican athletes will take to Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania for this season’s third staging of Grand Slam Track (GST), set to be hosted in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Grand...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine court on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of football legend Diego Maradona, the latest dramatic twist in a trial that has...
DESERT OF MALIBU got a rude welcome-back off a five-month lay-up, dragged by COMMANDANT in the Seeking My Dream Trophy two weeks ago through terrifying splits which left the six-year-old mare sputtering in the stretch run. COMMANDANT, who has,...
GENERAL SECRETARY of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Dennis Chung, who demits office on Saturday, says he is leaving an organisation with a safe financial future. The JFF announced Chung’s resignation yesterday on its Instagram profile,...
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia (CMC): RIVALDO MOONSAMY and captain Marques Ackerman both struck half-centuries as South Africa ‘A’ completed a series winning six-wicket victory over West Indies ‘A’ in the third and final 50-over match yesterday. Moonsamy...
BIRMINGHAM, England (CMC): DESPITE A lean run of scores by openers Brandon King and Evin Lewis in their just-concluded series against Ireland, West Indies white-ball skipper Shai Hope is banking on them to come good in their upcoming One-Day...
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Bert Samuels and women’s football coach Charles Edwards said they were both honoured at being recognised by the ‘Bring Back The Love’ football festival at the Harbour View Mini Stadium on Sunday. Samuels, one of the most prominent...
THE CHINESE Benevolent Association (CBA) and the Jamaica Dragon Boat Federation (JDBF) have collaborated to launch dragon boat racing in Jamaica. The first event of the new dragon boating calendar takes place this Saturday and Sunday at the Grand...
LEADERS OF sporting associations got a blueprint and pointers to manage and grow their associations into producing the type of success that filters down to top-quality performance by its athletes. The developmental opportunity came at a forum...
CHELMSFORD, England (CMC): WEST INDIES skipper Hayley Matthews has surged to a career-best-equalling second place in the ICC Women’s T20I Batting Rankings, following a stellar performance against England. Matthews, crowned Player of the Series,...
BIRMINGHAM, England (CMC): WEST INDIES head coach Daren Sammy remained upbeat despite poor weather disrupting his team’s preparations ahead of the first One-Day International (ODI) against England on Thursday at Edgbaston. Forced indoors for a nets...
TROY THOMPSON, the father and agent of NBA twins Amen and Ausar Thompson, wants to play his role in the development of basketball in Jamaica, and he shared plans to help develop courts and assist young players to reach their full potential....
PARIS (AP): NOVAK DJOKOVIC experienced the lowest of lows — pulling out of the French Open after tearing the meniscus in his right knee — and the highest of highs — winning a long-sought Olympic gold medal for Serbia — at Roland-Garros last year....
JUST DAYS after Ashoka Road, where she grew up, was renamed in her honour, Jamaican sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has reaffirmed her commitment to supporting the dreams of Jamaican student-athletes through her Pocket Rocket Foundation. “This...
LUCKNOW, India (AP): ROYAL CHALLENGERS Bengaluru (RCB) upstaged Rishabh Pant’s century and stormed into the Indian Premier League’s qualifier one with a monumental six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants yesterday. Bengaluru, needing a victory to...
FOLLOWING HIS team’s tightly contested 3-2 win over Trinidad and Tobago yesterday in the Unity Cup, Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren applauded his charges’ resilience following what he described as a tough preparation. Jamaica clipped Trinidad...
A LATE penalty from defender Richard King proved pivotal as the Reggae Boyz clipped Trinidad and Tobago 3-2 yesterday in the opening game of the Unity Cup at the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford. Jamaica needed a last-minute winner as goals...
