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PARIS, France: Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (3) yesterday to set up a French Open final against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. Djokovic is the men’s record 24-time Grand Slam champion but could not counter Sinner’s...

Reggae Boyz coach Steve McClaren is calling on his players to be ruthless against the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in their opening second round Concacaf World Cup Qualifying fotball match at the A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground today, starting at 2...

SAO PAULO, Brazil: Brazil held Ecuador to a 0-0 draw on Thursday in a South American World Cup qualifying game that marked Carlo Ancelotti’s debut as national team coach. The match in Guayaquil offered few scoring opportunities for either team, and...

OKLAHOMA CITY: Things were going as expected for the heavily favoured Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. They forced the normally efficient Indiana Pacers into 19 turnovers in the first half to lead by 12 at the break. The advantage...

STUTTGART, Germany (AP): LAMINE YAMAL won the battle of Ballon d’Or contenders yesterday, scoring twice as Spain eclipsed France 5-4 in their Nations League semi-final. The 17-year-old Yamal outshone French counterparts Désiré Doué and Ousmane...

LEICESTER, England (CMC): DESPITE A 143-run loss, West Indies Women’s head coach Shane Deitz has praised the performances of some of the younger players in the team in Wednesday’s One-Day International against England Women. The regional side was...

DURHAM, England (CMC): AS THE West Indies prepare for the opening T20I against England today, new captain Shai Hope says the team cannot dwell on the disappointment of the preceding One-Day International series, where they were swept 3-0 by the...

SIXTEEN OF the 24 players that lost by a whisker to Nigeria in the final of the Unity Cup have made Steve McClaren’s list of 26 for the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers and the Gold Cup. The Reggae Boyz boss submitted the 26 to Concacaf for the Gold...

LEICESTER, England (CMC): FOR THE second time in as many One-Day Internationals (ODI), openers Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont scored centuries and England Women predictably defeated a West Indies Women’s side missing inspirational captain Hayley...

IT WILL be a busy day for Jamaican athletes on the fifth stop in the Wanda Diamond League in Rome tomorrow where 10 are down to compete. Leading the way will be Olympic Games women’s triple jump silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts, who will contest...

JUST AS Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren has called for his players to maintain the momentum earned from the Unity Cup in London last week when they turn attention to World Cup Qualifiers, Tanya Lee Perkins, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF)...