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Jamaica’s Shane Pitter (right) and Junior Harris start for a two-man bobsled run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Monday.
February 18, 2026

‘We are the real team’

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP): Yesterday would have been a fantastic day for fishing in Jamaica. The weather was just about perfect with bright sunshine, forecasters calling for temperatures in the…
Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr.
February 18, 2026

Becoming a Reggae Girl gets tougher - Coach

Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr says as players continue to secure professional contracts in their club careers, the criteria for becoming a Reggae Girl will continue to rise in quality. Busby…
Titchfield High School’s Ratieo Walters claims the Boys’ Class 2 800 metres at the ISSA Eastern Athletics Championships in a meet record 1:59.66 at the National Stadium yesterday.
February 18, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Titchfield, St Mary retain Eastern Champs titles

Defending champions Titchfield High and St Mary High schools retained their titles in contrasting style following the final day of action at the Eastern Athletics Championships at the National Stadium…
Fawad Sarwar
February 18, 2026

Kingsmen Sports confirms new Jamaica franchise for CPL

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): Kingsmen Sports Enterprise has officially announced its entry into the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a new franchise based in Jamaica. The development,…
West Indies’ Jason Holder, (second left) Nepal’s Aarif Sheikh during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Nepal in Mumbai, India, on February 15.
February 18, 2026

West Indies to face India, South Africa, Zimbabwe in the Super Eights

The West Indies are set to play against India, South Africa, and Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup’s Super Eight phase regardless of how tomorrow’s match-up against Italy plays out. Heading into the…
Zimbabwe’s players celebrates after winning the T20 World Cup cricket match against Australia in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Friday.
February 18, 2026

Australia crash out, Zimbabwe, New Zealand advance

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP): Australia, the 2021 champions, crashed out of cricket’s T20 World Cup yesterday after Zimbabwe’s Group B game against Ireland was abandoned because of rain without a ball…
Action from the Camperdown Classics at the Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium on Saturday.
February 18, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Camperdown Classics previews Gibson-McCook fireworks

The staging of the 2026 Gibson McCook Relays is days away, and at last Saturday’s Camperdown Classics at the Ashenheim Stadium, fans got a taste of what is to come from high school teams, especially…
Hayley Matthews
February 18, 2026

Matthews raring, ready for visiting Sri Lankans

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC): After a frustrating eight-month layoff due to a shoulder injury, West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has been declared fit and ready to lead her side in the upcoming…
Silver medalist Marvin Bracy-Williams, of the United States, stands on the podium after the final in the men’s 100 metres run at the World Athletics Championships on July 17, 2022, in Eugene, Oregon.
February 18, 2026

Florida man indicted for supplying banned drugs in US sprinter’s case

AP: Federal authorities charged a Florida man yesterday with providing banned substances to an athlete in a case involving the 45-month doping ban handed to Olympic sprinter Marvin Bracy-Williams last…