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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC): PACERS JACOB Duffy and Matt Henry ran through the West Indies’ batting to leave New Zealand firmly in control of the opening Test at the end of Tuesday’s second day of play. Opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Shai...

MAY DAY junior netball team got off to a rocket start in the second round of the ISSA Rural Netball Competition at the Manchester High School netball court on Tuesday, as the Janet Hunter-coached team scored two impressive wins. The team, which had...

JAMAICA’S BASKETBALL team defeated Puerto Rico 97-92 in their FIBA Americas World Cup qualifiers in Puerto Rico on Monday to complete the double over their opponents, ranked 79 places above them in the FIBA ranking. Jamaica, who had to surrender...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC): A DEFIANT 52-run partnership between Michael Bracewell and Nathan Smith rescued New Zealand from a mid-innings collapse, steering the hosts to 231 for 9 on a rain-ravaged and dramatic first day of the first Test...

GAYNSTEAD HIGH School netballers will be aiming to continue their perfect record in both the junior and senior categories when second-round action in the ISSA Urban Netball Competition gets under way today at the Leila Robinson Courts. The Dalton...

MADRID (AP): CLÀUDIA PINA scored twice, and Germany crumbled as Spain won the Women’s Nations League final with a 3-0 victory in the second leg yesterday. Vicky López also scored after Pina finally broke the deadlock after an hour played, with...

MEXICO CITY (AP): AZTECA STADIUM will reopen in March when Mexico host Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo in a friendly match ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the Mexican football federation confirmed yesterday. The iconic stadium, closed since May of last...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): HEAD COACH of the Barbados Pride, Vasbert Drakes, has lauded his team’s work ethic after they captured the CG United Super50 Cup title in Trinidad on Saturday. The Pride captured the US$100,000 first prize with a...

TODAY WILL be a very busy day for high school teams participating in the ISSA Rural Schoolgirl Netball Competition as second-round action gets under way at Manchester High, G.C. Foster College, and at The Queen’s School. In what will be a first,...

AFTER A hat-trick against Dominica over the weekend led to her 60th international goal, Reggae Girlz captain Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw says she is proud to once again don the black, green, and gold of Jamaica. Shaw bagged a first-half hat-trick in...

MIGUEL COLEY says he is deeply honoured to return to Jamaica’s senior national programme after being appointed interim assistant coach ahead of next year’s FIFA World Cup Intercontinental Play-offs. Coley, who previously served as assistant coach...

MONACO (AP): SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE and Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis have won the World Athlete of the Year titles for 2025. The international governing body for track and field announced the winners on Sunday at ceremony in Monaco, with McLaughlin-...