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Published:Wednesday | April 15, 2026 | 4:13 PM

MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi is being sued by a Miami-based event promoter who says the football icon violated terms of a $7 million contract by missing an exhibition match last year. Vid Music Group filed the lawsuit for fraud and breach of...

Published:Thursday | April 23, 2026 | 10:44 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Arnett Gardens striker Shikira Douglas holds strong dreams of one day wearing the national colours for the Reggae Girlz, and believes she can do so with the increased coverage and development of the Jamaica Women’s Premier League (JWPL). Douglas...

Published:Thursday | April 23, 2026 | 10:44 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

It was a day of celebration yesterday at Foga Road High School in Clarendon as the institution recognised the outstanding performances of its athletes, especially Shameika McLean and Paul Henry, who struck gold in the girls’ Class Two and boys’...

Published:Thursday | April 23, 2026 | 10:44 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

The Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) has moved to assure stakeholders that the recent resignations of Montego Bay United’s chairman Yoni Epstein and Mount Pleasant owner Peter Gould from its finance committee will not affect the...

Published:Thursday | April 23, 2026 | 10:43 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

After three days of compelling back-and-forth action in the West Indies Championship at Chedwin Park, the visiting Barbados Pride carved out a slight advantage over the Jamaica Scorpions, thanks largely to two Ws — Jomel Warrican and Kevin Wickham...

Published:Thursday | April 23, 2026 | 10:42 AM

The Saints were crowned champion of this year’s KPMG Squash League at last Friday’s final against Bad Man Fu at the Liguanea Club in Kingston after an exciting showdown in front of a packed gallery. Saints were playing in their third final, while...

Published:Thursday | April 23, 2026 | 10:42 AM

CHENNAI, India (AP): Left-arm spinners Noor Ahmad and Akeal Hosein made full use of a slow wicket and led Chennai Super Kings to a 32-run victory over winless Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League yesterday. Ahmad (3-21) grabbed all...

Published:Thursday | April 23, 2026 | 10:42 AM

Global sprint superstars Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Letsile Tebogo have been announced as Ultimate Stars for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, confirming they will be competing at the inaugural edition of the new global championship with...

Published:Thursday | April 23, 2026 | 10:42 AM

LIVERPOOL, England (AP): Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) grip on the Champions League trophy remains strong. The defending champion advanced to the semi-finals of European club football’s biggest competition by dumping out six-time winners Liverpool...

Published:Thursday | April 23, 2026 | 10:43 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

For the past two decades, Jamaica’s male high-school teams competing at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, have shut out their United States counterparts from the top spot in the Championships of America 4x100-metre relays, and this...

Published:Thursday | April 23, 2026 | 10:43 AM

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Trinidad and Tobago Red Force registered the first victory of this year’s West Indies Championship by completing a comprehensive innings and 271-run win over the Leeward Islands Hurricanes yesterday. Meanwhile, defending...

Published:Thursday | April 23, 2026 | 10:43 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): The upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will feature the largest payout in the competition’s history with a 10 per cent increase from the 2024 edition. The ICC revealed that the prize money for this year’s...

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 1:58 PM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Former West Indies players Ramnaresh Sarwan, Denish Ramdin and Lendl Simmons headline a 29-man provisional West Indies squad named to take part in the IMC Over-40s Masters Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be held in Guyana...

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 1:57 PM

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): At the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, the Windward Islands Volcanoes and defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles are locked in an intriguing contest at the half-way stage of their West Indies Championship opener....

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 1:55 PM

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Amir Jangoo’s unbeaten century spearheaded a strong batting response by the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force and put them in a perfect position to push for victory against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the West Indies...

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 1:47 PMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

Waterhouse Football Club scored another 1-0 win in the Jamaica Premier League on Sunday over Racing United, their sixth in 11 wins under Argentine coach Javier Ainstein. Ainstein has also guided the team to five draws, three of which have ended 1-1...

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 1:45 PMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Real Mona’s Shanae Ashley has been enjoying her time with the senior Reggae Girlz, and the Jamaican youth international has learnt, first hand, what it means to be in a professional football environment. “Training with the Reggae Girlz so far has...

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 1:42 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Day two of the West Indies Championship clash between the Jamaica Scorpions and Barbados Pride belonged to no one but the cricketing gods. In a gripping contest that ebbed and flowed under the blistering St Catherine sun, the Scorpions reached 275...

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 1:37 PMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

Michael Ricketts, president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), says his organisation will be taking the Unity Cup tournament very seriously as it forms a crucial part of their preparations for the Nations League and the Concacaf Gold Cup....

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 1:36 PM

AP: Russian swimmers, divers and water polo players will be allowed to compete without restrictions and with their national flag and anthem. The decision by governing body World Aquatics marks a major shift in how a key sport treats Russia ahead of...

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 1:31 PM

OMAHA, Nebaska (AP): Terence Crawford was found guilty of careless driving yesterday and ordered to pay a US$75 fine stemming from a traffic stop last year during which police ordered the world champion boxer and passengers out of his vehicle at...

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 1:26 PM

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Noah Okafor scored twice in the first half-hour as Leeds United beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford to climb six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone yesterday. It was the first time Leeds have won a...

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 1:24 PM

MADRID (AP): Lamine Yamal is looking to LeBron James for some inspiration as he tries to lead Barcelona to a Champions League comeback. Barcelona visit Spanish rivals Atlético Madrid today needing to reverse a 2-0 loss from the first leg of the...

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 12:45 PM

FIFA added new, even more expensive tiers of tickets for this year’s World Cup, asking up to US$4,105 for a front category 1 seat at the US opener against Paraguay in Inglewood, California, on June 12. Last week, FIFA had asked for a top price...

Published:Tuesday | April 14, 2026 | 12:13 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Kevin Wickham delivered a career-defining masterclass on the opening day of the West Indies Championship regional four-day clash between the Jamaica Scorpions and Barbados Pride at Chedwin Park yesterday. He scored a magnificent 153 to lift the...

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