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TIVOLI GARDENS coach Jerome Waite was left a frustrated figure after his team’s exit from the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) playoffs at Sabina Park on Monday. Tivoli’s exit paved the way for Montego Bay United to set up tomorrow’s semi-final date...

A GOAL from Dwayne Atkinson in the first half of extra time proved the decider as defending Jamaica Premier League (JPL) champions Cavalier defeated Portmore United 1-0 yesterday and 2-1 on aggregate to advance to the semi-finals. Atkinson struck...

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC): GUYANA WOMEN triumphed over Jamaica in a dramatic Super Over finish to claim the Women’s T20 Blaze after both teams were deadlocked at 122 runs in regulation play at Arnos Vale on Sunday night. Jamaica, sent in to bat,...

SAO PAULO (AP): COACH CARLO Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid and take over Brazil through the 2026 World Cup. The Italian – Brazil’s first full-time foreign coach in a century – will officially take charge on May 25 after La Liga ends, the...

NEW DELHI, India (AP): INDIA GREAT Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket yesterday after playing 123 matches in a glorious 14-year red-ball career. Kohli made his Test debut in 2011 against West Indies and has been India’s standout batter since...

WITH THREE of five Jamaican teams missing out on automatic qualification to the World Athletics Championships via the recent World Athletics Relays, the country will now look to ensure they rank high enough on World Athletics’ global ranking system...

FOLLOWING YEARS of service reviving the Reggae Girlz programme, Cedella Marley has adopted a new sports project. Named an ambassador for Jamaican basketball, Marley said she is dedicated to developing the sport’s profile in Jamaica. “I strongly...

LONDON (AP): Arsenal and Newcastle set up a English Premier League (EPL) showdown next weekend as the race for the remaining Champions League spots intensified yesterday. After a weekend of upsets and comebacks in the EPL, the six-way battle to...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): Bob Cowper, who scored Test cricket’s first triple century on Australian soil, has died at the age of 84 due to an undisclosed illness, Cricket Australia said on Sunday. Cowper played 27 Test matches for Australia between...

In a bid to facilitate students moving from deep rural St James to participate in tournaments in downtown Montego Bay, La Toya Calvin-Williams has created the QEC33 (Quality Education Circle) Netball League for young netballers. The league began...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): President of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Dr Kishore Shallow is not fazed by the recent move by Guyana Harpy Eagles’ players Veerasammy Permaul and Kevlon Anderson to take them to court over ball-tampering charges. Last...