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Jason McKay, chief executive officer, McKay Security Limited (centre) is joined by representatives of the St Thomas FA (from left), Moxon Walker, manager, Heartease United; Lascelles Logan, president, St Thomas FA; Whitehorses' manager, Noel Archibald; Alf
March 18, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

KFC sponsorship eases St Thomas FA burden

Lascelles Logan, president of the St Thomas Football Association, said Restaurants of Jamaica’s sponsorship of under-17 teams has eased the tremendous burden of providing nutrition to young players on…
Sunil Gavaskar
March 18, 2026

Gavaskar: English T20 franchise hiring a Pakistan player will ‘contribute to Indian deaths’

AP: India great Sunil Gavaskar claims Sunrisers Leeds’ signing of Pakistan player Abrar Ahmed for England’s The Hundred tournament will “indirectly contribute to the deaths of Indian soldiers and…
Real Madrid’s scorer Vinicius Junior reacts at the corner flag after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during the Champions League round-of-16 second-leg football match against Manchester City in Manchester, yesterday.
March 18, 2026

Real Madrid, PSG advance, Bodø/Glimt fairytale run ends

AP: Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain quickly snuffed out hopes of epic comebacks by Manchester City and Chelsea in the Champions League yesterday. Instead, it was tiny Bodø/Glimt on the receiving…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino (right) presents President Donald Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 football World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Friday, December 5, 2025.
March 18, 2026

Iran, FIFA at odds over moving World Cup matches

GENEVA (AP): The public wrangling among Iran, FIFA, and US President Donald Trump over the narrative of playing in the World Cup shifted yesterday to Mexico, where President Claudia Sheinbaum seemed…
Senegal’s Pape Gueye (left) scores the opening goal during the Africa Cup of Nations final football match against Morocco, in Rabat, Morocco on January 18.
March 18, 2026

CAF hands Morocco Africa Cup of Nations

GENEVA (AP): Morocco was, stunningly, awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title yesterday by governing body judges who overturned Senegal’s victory in a chaotic final in January. The Confederation of…
Former Germany head coach Joachim Low arrives for the Women’s Euro 2025 final football match between England and Spain at St Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, on July 27, 2025.
March 18, 2026

Löw voices World Cup safety concerns

COLOGNE, Germany (AP): Former Germany coach Joachim Löw has raised concerns about safety at the World Cup being hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. “We had debates before the 2018 World…
Former PFJL Chairman Cristopher Williams.
March 18, 2026 by Livingston Scott

‘My role is strictly to make money’

In an effort to revive the flailing National Basketball League (NBL), the premier basketball league in the country, the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA), has appointed former Chairman of the…
Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz in training.
March 17, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

U17 Girlz kick-start World Cup Qualifiers against Mexico

The U17 Reggae Girlz will begin their quest to secure a spot in the 2026 FIFA Women’s U17 World Cup today when they face a tough matchup against Mexico in the final round of the Concacaf U17 Women’s…
Shanoya Douglas
March 17, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Hodge misstep set to grant Douglas U20 World Champs silver

Jamaica’s Shanoya Douglas is expected to receive an upgrade from the bronze medal she mined in the women’s 200m at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships following the announcement of Adaejah…