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West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves snared 5-27 in the opening Test against Pakistan at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad.
August 11, 2026

Greaves makes Player of the Month shortlist

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves is among three players nominated for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s Player of the Month award for July.…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives for the inauguration of President Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, Friday, August 7.
August 11, 2026

Federations unite against FIFA ‘deception’

AP: UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have accused FIFA President Gianni Infantino of committing a “fundamental breach of trust” through his recent plan to sell an interest in…
British driver Andy Green goes for a new unofficial world diesel-powered land speed record of over 328 mph over two runs on August 22, 2006, on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
August 11, 2026

Sound-barrier driver returns

WENDOVER, Utah (AP): The only person to break the sound barrier in a car will hit the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record. Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green…
Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo reacts during the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg football match against Atletico Madrid in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, February 12.
August 11, 2026

Barca defender Araújo unfazed by Liverpool pay cut

LIVERPOOL, England (AP): Uruguay defender Ronald Araújo believes he has made an “ideal move” to Liverpool after his season-long loan from Barcelona was confirmed yesterday. The 27-year-old has taken a…
France’s Lucas Digne (right) fouls Spain’s Lamine Yamal in the penalty box for a Spain penalty kick during a World Cup semi-final match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, on Tuesday, July 14.
August 11, 2026

PSG strengthen with Digne’s return

PARIS (AP): Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have strengthened their defence by signing left back Lucas Digne from Aston Villa on a three-year contract. PSG announced the deal on…
Shanoya Douglas anchors Jamaica to victory in the women’s 4x100 metres on the final day of the World Under-20 Championships in Oregon yesterday.
August 10, 2026 by Raymond Graham

DOUGLAS DELIVERS GOLD - Women earn fourth straight 4x100m title at World U20 Championships
A brilliant anchor leg from Shanoya Douglas powered Jamaica to their fourth consecutive women’s 4x100 metres title at the World Under-20 Championships, clocking a world-leading 42.89 seconds on…
Vin Blaine.
August 10, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Belize appoints Blaine as director of football

Former Reggae Girls head coach Vin Blaine has been appointed director of football for the Football Federation of Belize. Blaine, who previously held the same post with the Jamaica Football Federation,…
Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith poses in front of a stand named after him, during a training session ahead of the start of the European Athletics Championships, in Birmingham, England, yesterday.
August 10, 2026

Olympian Hudson-Smith unsure of GST payments

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP): Olympic silver medallist Matt Hudson-Smith says he has “a memory like a fish” and is unsure whether he has been paid what he is owed by Grand Slam Track (GST), the league…
Sunil Narine bowled the Trinbago Knight Riders to victory over the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the CPL.
August 10, 2026

CPL: Narine, Hinds demolish Patriots

ARNOS VALE, St Vincent (CMC): Sunil Narine and Terrance Hinds spun webs around the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to guide the Trinbago Knight Riders to a 19-run victory under the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern…