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AP In this photo made with a smartphone, jockeys ride their horses into the newly-opened Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, on Friday.
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Horse racing returns to rebuilt Belmont Park

NEW YORK (AP): They’re off and running at the new Belmont Park, as horse racing returned on Friday following a three-year absence during a US$550 million reconstruction project that modernised the…
AP Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George (centre) flexes after making a contested shot over New York Knicks guard Mikal Bridges (right) during the second half of an NBA basketball game on March 11 in Salt Lake City.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Jazz lock in Keyonte George extension

AP: Jazz guard Keyonte George signed a multi-year extension on Friday, securing a key piece of Utah’s rebuilding project. The club did not disclose the terms, but ESPN reported it was a five-year,…
AP Inter Milan’s former players Sandro Mazzola (second left) with Jair of Brazil (left) Mario Corso and Luis Suarez (right) prior to the start of the Champions League first knockout round, second-leg football match between Inter and Ajax at the San Sir
20 Sep, 2026 0

Italy star Mazzola dies at 83

MILAN (AP): Sandro Mazzola, the former Inter Milan captain and one of Italy’s most acclaimed footballers, has died. He was 83. His death was announced yesterday by Inter Milan, the club where he spent…
AP United States’ Ben Shelton returns the ball to Czechia’s Jakub Mensik during the Davis Cup second-round qualifier in Prague, yesterday.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Contrasting Davis Cup results for US Open finalists

AP: Ben Shelton missed the chance to send the United States into the Davis Cup Final 8 yesterday as he suffered a second straight singles defeat against the Czech Republic. The US Open finalist lost…
AP Detroit Pistons guard Ausar Thompson looks on during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Orlando Magic, April 29, in Detroit.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Pistons, Thompson agree five-year extension

AP: The Detroit Pistons and Ausar Thompson have agreed to a five-year, US$155-million contract extension, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on…
Anthony Minott/Freelance Photographer Jockey Tevin Foster stands in the saddle as GIRVANO saunters home to win the Kenneth Mattis O.D. Memorial Cup over nine furlongs and 25 yards at Caymanas Park yesterday.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Girvano tramples Kenneth Mattis field

United States-bred GIRVANO, an open–allowance winner for champion trainer Jason DaCosta in January and runner-up to PHENOMENAL POWER in the grade-one Diamond Mile two months ago, yesterday trampled…
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20 Sep, 2026 0

Past The Finishing Post

Sept 19, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $790,000 3YO&UP OPT. CLM($500,0-$400,0)/NB6YO&UP(NW4) &IMP6YO&UP&NB5YO(NW3) Off At: 12:15:26PM Distance: 800 M (S) Track Condition: Dirt…
Rudolph Speid (left), the interim head coach for the Reggae Boyz, announces the Nations League squad at the Jamaica Football Federation’s head office in New Kingston yesterday. Looking on is Barry Watson vice president of the JFF and chairman of the f
19 Sep, 2026 0

JFF sets sights on 2030

While the national team is preparing to open their 2026 Concacaf Nations League campaign in the coming days, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is already laying the foundation for the 2030 FIFA…
LASK defender Miguel Freckleton
19 Sep, 2026 0

Freckleton strengthens Boyz defence

When interim Reggae Boyz head coach Rudolph Speid announced his squad for the upcoming Concacaf Nations League fixtures yesterday, LASK defender Miguel Freckleton was the only new name on his list.…