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Messi: Argentina ‘will give it our all’

NEW YORK (AP):
The lineup of sports legends simultaneously on the stage at Fanatics Fest last night was almost absurd. There was Tom Brady, the greatest Super Bowl champion of all time. There was Novak Djokovic, the winner of more men’s Grand Slam tennis tournaments than anyone else. There was Kevin Durant, the only four-time Olympic gold medallist in men’s basketball history.

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Updated 4 hours ago by Raymond Graham

Seville eyes revenge against Nigeria’s Ajayi
Jamaica’s Oblique Seville, the Tokyo World champion and current world leader in the men’s 100 metres with a season’s best 9.82 seconds, will resume his rivalry with Nigeria’s Ajayi Kayinsola when both…
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Farewell to a King: Sir Garry Sobers dies at 89
AP Sir Garry Sobers, the graceful West Indian cricketer whose world-record test innings of 365 not out as a 21-year-old set him on the path to becoming arguably the sport’s greatest allrounder, has…
Updated 4 hours ago by Ashley Anguin

‘Sobers was a national treasure’
With the cricket world mourning the loss of the iconic Sir Garfield Sobers, Barbados has lost more than its greatest cricketer, it has lost a symbol of national pride whose influence reached far…
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Disappointed France, England meet for third place
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP): France and England agree on this: Neither team wanted to be playing on Saturday. France were favourites to win the World Cup. England were close to ending a decades-long…
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Reifer expects WI to turn around batting fortunes in Barbados
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): West Indies batting coach Floyd Reifer is confident that the regional side will put up a much-improved batting showing against New Zealand in the remaining two One Day…
Updated 4 hours ago by Livingston Scott

MBU’s Ainstein targets possession-first football
New Montego Bay United coach Javier Ainstein said, despite Jamaica’s culture of transitional play and direct football, he hopes to instil a different style at Montego Bay United (MBU), one which will…
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Aliana McMaster, Christian Sasso top National Sporting Clays Championship
Aliana McMaster and Christian Sasso battled some punishing conditions of searing heat, high winds and rain last Saturday and Sunday at the Worthy Park Sugar Factory in Ewarton, St. Catherine to be…
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World Cup breakout star Manzambi joins Aston Villa
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP); World Cup breakout star Johan Manzambi joined Champions League-bound Aston Villa yesterday in a record transfer deal for a Swiss player. Manzambi had an offer to join…
July 17, 2026

UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup
LONDON (AP): The British government yesterday urged FIFA to investigate Argentina’s team after players celebrating their 2-1 win over England in the World Cup semi-finals posed with a banner that…