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IN A clash of wounded giants seeking their first wins of the season, defending champions Cavalier came out 3-2 victors over Arnett Gardens yesterday at Sabina Park in Wray and Nephew-sponsored Jamaica Premier League (JPL) action. A lone strike from...

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP): ERIK TEN Hag said he was as stunned as the rest of the football world when Bayer Leverkusen fired him after three games in charge in an “unprecedented” move yesterday. The former Manchester United manager was tasked with...

NEW YORK (AP): NAOMI OSAKA smiled before her US Open showdown against Coco Gauff began yesterday — and after it ended. Between points, Osaka patted her left thigh and quietly told herself, almost in a whisper: “Come on. Come on.” Once the ball was...

TIVOLI GARDENS coach Jerome Waite says there is no timeline for the return of inspirational winger Nickalia Fuller, who picked up a knee injury at the end of last season. Fuller netted 11 goals last season, and was the club’s joint topscorer along...

JAMAICA made a smashing international debut at the fourth Bahamas Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, claiming bronze in yesterday’s 200-metre Mixed Major Final at Goodman’s Bay in Nassau. Jamaica, who only started training for the international event in...

PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), Garth Gayle, has described the team selected for the September 13-21 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan as “well-balanced”. “This team has youth and experience. It’s...

With just 11 days to go before the start of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, on September 13, fans will be hoping that the country can equal or better its medal haul in Budapest two years ago, where the national athletes collected...

TAROUBA, Trinidad (CMC): Akeal Hosein undermined Guyana Amazon Warriors with the ball and Alex Hales and Colin Munro dominated with the bat as the Trinbago Knight Riders registered a six-wicket victory, their fourth in succession, in the Republic...

LIVERPOOL, England (AP): Full time was approaching at Anfield and it was clear something special was needed to separate Liverpool and Arsenal as they slugged out an early-season heavyweight contest in the English Premier League (EPL) yesterday....

MILAN (AP): AC MILAN signed dribbling expert Christopher Nkunku from Chelsea yesterday for a reported fee of 37 million euros (US$43 million). The French player signed a five-year contract, Milan announced without providing financial details. The...

ADMIRERS AND well-wishers of Jamaica and Chelsea prodigy, Dujan ‘Whisper’ Richards, were all happy to see the 19-year-old return to the pitch after spending more than a year on the sidelines after an ACL injury and surgery. Richards marked his...