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Jamaica's Dante Plunkett (left) battles for the ball with Raheen Cuello of Panama during their Concacaf U-20 Championship Group C match in Puebla, Mexico on Wednesday night. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
July 31, 2026

Concacaf Championships: U20 Boyz stage stunning late comeback to earn 2-2 draw

PUEBLA, Mexico (CMC): Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz produced a stunning late comeback to salvage a 2-2 draw against Panama in Wednesday’s Concacaf U-20 Championship Group C clash at Estadio Universitario…
July 31, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Urban schools favoured as Elite Clarendon Football tourney kicks off

URBAN teams look set to dominate their rural counterparts when the three-day Elite Clarendon Football Competition gets under way today at Glenmuir High School. The winning team is set to take home…
Joseph Salmon of Jamaica College celebrates after breaking the boys’ Class One discus record twice and winning gold at the 2026 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium.
July 31, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Salmon can deliver Jamaica’s third discus gold at World U20

JAMAICA will be hoping to capture a third gold medal in the men’s discus at next week’s World Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, and Joseph Salmon could make that dream come true. After…
Mount Pleasant’s Johnson Juedy gives a thumbs up after scoring in the quarterfinal of the Caribbean Club Shield against Weymouth Wales at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Arima, Trinidad.
July 31, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Whitmore warns Mount Pleasant of dangerous Robinhood ahead of semis clash

When Mount Pleasant Football Academy take to the field in the semi-final of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield, head coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore is expecting a strong challenge from SV…
Iona Christian of Scotland (centre left) and Jodi-Ann Ward of Jamaica in action during the Netball Preliminary Round Pool B match at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on Wednesday. Jamaica won 45-43.
July 31, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Jamaica outclass Wales to set up semi-final clash with Australia

Following the Sunshine Girls’ 74-28 victory over Wales in their final Pool B match at the Commonwealth Games yesterday, head coach Sasher-Gaye Henry-Wright said the team is peaking at the right time…
Rasheed Foster ... won 100m at the meet
July 31, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Foster hails coaches after 100m win at FISU Games

JAMAICA’S Rasheed Foster captured the men’s 100 metres title in a championship record 10.14 seconds at the Fourth International University Americas Games (FISU) in Lima, Peru, yesterday. Foster…
England’s John Stones listens during a news conference ahead of their third-place World Cup match against France in Miami Gardens, Florida on July 18.
July 31, 2026

Stones joins Inter and says he is ‘hungry to win again’

MILAN (AP): England defender John Stones joined Serie A champions Inter Milan yesterday after a decade and numerous titles at Manchester City. The 32-year-old Stones, who was a free agent after his…
President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup Winners’ Trophy as FIFA President Gianni Infantino looks on during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House on August 22, 2025.
July 31, 2026

‘Some things are simply too important to sell’

GENEVA (AP): European nations agreed yesterday to boycott the World Cup and all other FIFA competitions to protest Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in football’s biggest tournament to private…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino
July 31, 2026

Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the football world. Infantino’s…