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Audrey Werro of Switzerland, poses after winning the women’s 800 metres at the Meeting de Paris Diamond League athletics meet in Paris, June 28, 2026.
August 10, 2026

Women’s 800m in spotlight at European Championships

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP): Shy as a kid, Audrey Werro took her dad’s advice before races that “I have to be a lion”. The 22-year-old Swiss star, who uses a lion’s roar celebration, will be in the…
Jannik Sinner of Italy.
August 10, 2026

Sinner pulls out of Cincinnati Open with knee injury

CINCINNATI (AP):World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open because of a knee injury, tournament officials confirmed yesterday. Sinner, who has not played since winning his second…
Don Nelson.
August 10, 2026

Don Nelson, second-winningest NBA coach, dies at 86

AP: Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history and a five-time champion as a player with the Boston Celtics, died yesterday at age 86. Nelson’s family confirmed his passing in a statement…
August 10, 2026

Cameroon qualify for Women’s World Cup

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP): Goalkeeper Michaely Bihina starred and Cameroon held on to beat defending champions Nigeria 1-0 yesterday for a place in the semi-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations…
August 10, 2026

Two in a row for T&T, Jamaica earn first win

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) continued their strong start to the CWI Rising Stars Under-19 Women’s Championship yesterday, clinching back-to-back victories with a tense…
Tashalee Billings, committee member of Wake-Fit 10K Run/Walk, presents winner of the 10K Run in the 17 and over category Jaheim Morrison with his trophy, following the second staging of Wake-Fit 10K Run/Walk in Wakefield, Trelawny, on Saturday, August 1.
August 10, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

Wake-Fit doubles participation numbers, 15 schools to benefit

Fifteen schools in Trelawny’s Wakefield division are set to benefit from the annual Wake-Fit 10K Walk/Run, which the organisers say is poised for greater growth as they look to expand the event across…
Courtesy of World Athletics From left: Jamaica’s Natrece East, Gary Card and Shanoya Douglas in New Residence Hall during the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon.The three are expected to e part of 4x100m events on today’s final d
August 9, 2026 by Raymond Graham

PERFECT DAY IN EUGENE - No hiccups for Jamaica ahead of final day of World U20 Champs
Jamaica enjoyed a perfect day on the penultimate day of action at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, as all four relay teams, along with both throwers in the men’s discus,…
From left: Jamaica's Shanoya Douglas and United States twins, Mia and Mariah Maxwell, celebrate the medals they won during the women's 200-metre final at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, yesterday.
August 9, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Douglas takes second silver - Jamaica add two medals to World U20 campaign
Jamaica added two more medals to its tally on the fourth and penultimate day of competition at the World Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, yesterday, as Shanoya Douglas captured silver in the…
AP Jamaica’s Bouwahjgie Nkrumie (left) and Panama’s Arturo Deliser compete in a men’s 100-metre heat at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Monday, August 3.
August 9, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

JOA chief praises performances at CAC, Commonwealth

Christopher Samuda, president of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), has hailed the performances of Jamaican athletes at the recently concluded Commonwealth and Central American and Caribbean (CAC)…