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Published 23 hours ago by Alexis Monteith

Reggae Girl Walker getting into stride

Ricshya Walker is flying under the radar. The spotlight in Jamaican women’s football often shines on the more established and high-profile players. However, the 22-year-old striker is quietly, and…
Courtesy of @Diamond_League/X Jamaica’s Oblique Seville (right) gives a wry smile after he is pipped on the line by Nigeria’s Kayinsola Ajayi during the London Diamond League.
Published 23 hours ago by Raymond Graham

J’cans face star-studded fields in Silesia

Jamaica’s hopes of making a strong impact at today’s Silesia Diamond League meeting in Poland will be carried by a powerful group of 15 athletes, but the highly anticipated women’s 100 metres showdown…
AP Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha, (second right) heads the ball during the English Premier League football match against Hull City in Kingston upon Hull, England, yesterday.
Published 23 hours ago

Opening-day struggles for United, Tottenham

AP: It took just one round of the Premier League season to puncture the pre-season optimism surrounding Manchester United and Tottenham. Yesterday, England’s top division began with United, the…
AP FIFA president Gianni Infantino and president of Moroccan Royal Football Federation Fouzi Lekjaa attend a Women’s AFCON 2026 football match between Malawi and Zambia, in Rabat, Morocco, on Wednesday, August 5.
Published 23 hours ago

Infantino shows up for U14 Challenger series despite Concacaf advice

GENEVA (AP): Gianni Infantino defied a request from one of FIFA’s vice-presidents to stay away from an under-14 football event in the Caribbean and instead made a rare public appearance amid the…
Published 23 hours ago

How to help your kids make friends at a new school

For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they see any familiar faces? Who will they sit with at lunch? Who will they play with at recess? “I’m this much…
People carry water during a power outage in Havana, Cuba.
Published 23 hours ago

Cuba says US sanctions blocking efforts to open economy

UNITED NATIONS (AP): The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. So Cuba’s UN ambassador says he wants to know…
AP Mitchell Starc of Australia appeals unsuccessfully for a wicket during play on day two of the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin, Australia, on Friday.
Published 23 hours ago

Starc, Islam’s six-wicket hauls highlight Australia-Bangladesh day one

MACKAY, Australia (AP): Mitchell Starc removed Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam with the first ball of the match, and the veteran Australian fast bowler went on to take six wickets in the first innings…
One of several appeals made on Saturday.
Updated 18 hours ago by Janet Silvera

‘We need help’ - Cooper’s Pen residents return to the streets, plead for relocation as demolition threat hangs over community

WESTERN BUREAU: “Where are you, Mr Prime Minister? Where are you? We need help.” It was the anguished cry from Cooper’s Pen, on Saturday morning as residents, some already homeless and others fearful…
AP England’s Josh Tongue (right) celebrates bowling Pakistan’s Shan Masood on day three of the first Test match in Leeds, England, on Friday, August 21.
Published 23 hours ago

England thrash Pakistan at Headingley

LEEDS, England (AP): England wrapped up an innings victory over Pakistan inside three days in the first Test on Friday, making a strong start to the post-Bazball era under returning captain Joe Root.…