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Italy’s players react during a penalty shoot-out during the World Cup qualifying playoff final football match against Bosnia and Italy in Zenica, Bosnia, yesterday.
April 1, 2026

Italy miss third World Cup on the trot

AP: One of football’s historic powers has reached a once-unfathomable low. Four-time champions Italy failed to qualify for a third straight World Cup after getting beaten in a penalty shoot-out with…
April 1, 2026

T&T go down to 10-man Gabon despite Garcia brace

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (CMC): Levi Garcia found the back of the net twice, but it could not prevent Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) from going down 3-2 to Gabon in a penalty shoot-out in their FIFA Series…
Iran’s players sing the national anthem, holding pictures of children allegedly killed in US and Israel strikes in Iran, before a friendly football match against Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, yesterday.
April 1, 2026

Iran players meet FIFA boss ahead of World Cup

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP): FIFA President Gianni Infantino yesterday promised to “continue to support” Iran’s preparations for the World Cup as he met the Iranian national team for the first time since the…
Supporters gather to pay tribute to Argentinian football player Emiliano Sala prior to the French League One football match between Nantes and Bordeaux at La Beaujoire stadium in Nantes, western France, on January 26, 2020.
April 1, 2026

French court dismisses Cardiff’s US$138m claim against Nantes over Sala death

NANTES, France (AP): A commercial court in France dismissed Welsh club Cardiff’s claims for compensation in the death of football player Emiliano Sala in a ruling issued Monday, more than seven years…
Reggae Boyz head coach Rudolph Speid.
March 31, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Dangerous underdogs

It’s do or die for Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz when they go up against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the FIFA Intercontinental Play-off final at the Guadalajara Stadium in Mexico today at 4 p.m.…
File photo.
March 31, 2026

Reggae Boyz dream over after 0-1 defeat by Democratic Republic of Congo

Even with a second bite of the cherry, Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will not be at this year’s FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. The Jamaicans, who went into an Intercontinental…
Duane Johnson, head coach for the Jamaica College track and field team, during the celebrations at the school’s campus on Monday for winning the boys’ title at Champs,
March 31, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Johnson enjoys dream second year in charge

When Duane Johnson was appointed head coach of Jamaica College’s track and field programme in 2024, he was not daunted by the task of leading the historic school, and dreamt of bringing the Mortimer…
Italy players react during a penalty shoot-out during the World Cup qualifying playoff final soccer match between Bosnia and Italy in Zenica, Bosnia, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
March 31, 2026

Italy is out again. 4-time champion misses 3rd straight World Cup with shoot-out loss in Bosnia

One of football’s historic powers has reached a once-unfathomable low. Four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for a third straight World Cup after getting beat in a penalty shoot-out with 10 men…
Brittany Baron of Edwin Allen High School is celebrated for her outstanding performance during a ceremony at the school yesterday.
March 31, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Fairy tale fit for a Baron

Edwin Allen High School had several individual winners at the recent ISSA GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs), but undoubtedly their biggest winner was heptathlon champion…