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FIFA President Gianni Infantino (right) talks to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin during the FIFA 75th Congress at the Conmebol Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay, Thursday, May 15, 2025.
August 4, 2026

UEFA threatens FIFA with lawsuit over World Cup sale

NYON, Switzerland (AP): European football governing body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private…
WE JAMMIN, ridden by Reyan Lewis, wins the 100th running of the Jamaica St Leger over 10 furlongs at Caymanas Park on July 5.
August 4, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Derby rivals face uphill task against We Jammin

WE JAMMIN’s St Leger rebound from his shock defeat in the Kingston proved that, when sound, he has no equal among the colts and geldings, regardless of distance. Sent off at 3-1 in the 10-furlong St…
Romelda Aiken-George (left) of Jamaica in action during the Netball Gold Medal match between Jamaica and New Zealand, on day ten of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday.
August 3, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Back-to-back silver glory

Despite falling short in their quest for a first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medal, Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls head coach Sasher-Gaye Henry-Wright says she is proud of her team’s achievement after…
Paul Christie
August 3, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Mount Pleasant capture CFU Shield

Mount Pleasant Academy defeated Delfines del Este of the Dominican Republic 1-0 yesterday to capture the 2026 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield title at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Trinidad and…
From left: Andrew Ramsey, Donna Sharpe (Team manager), Daniel Palmer and Demar Golding at the Velodrome in Santo Domingo, Dominica Republic during the entral American and Caribbean Games..
August 3, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

CAC cyclists seek breakthrough despite hurdles

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: Jamaica’s cycling team returned home from the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Santo Domingo last week with renewed purpose and a clear roadmap for the…
Rasheed Foster ... won 100m at the meet
August 3, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Intercol’s Beckford hails performances at Americas Games

Jamaica Intercollegiate Sports Association President Paul Beckford has hailed the country’s outstanding performance at the FISU Americas Games in Lima, Peru, where a six-member team captured three…
Andy Burnham, Britain’s Labour candidate for Makerfield, speaks in front of supporters during the by-election in Makerfield, England, Thursday, June 18.
August 3, 2026

British PM slams FIFA boss

AP: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham yesterday declared that FIFA President Gianni Infantino is not the right man to lead world football’s governing body, in the latest fallout from the abandoned…
The Guyana Amazon Warriors celebrate after capturing their second straight Global Super League title.
August 3, 2026

Amazon Warriors edge Unicorns in thriller

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC): Defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors produced an unbelievable performance to edge the San Francisco Unicorns by six runs in a low-scoring Global Super League (GSL)…
Justin Greaves is one of four wickets still standing in West Indies’ second innings against Pakistan at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
August 3, 2026

Greaves, Chase steady Windies

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Justin Greaves’s unbeaten half-century helped the West Indies level the playing field with Pakistan at the end of the first day of the second Test yesterday. Greaves…