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St Elizabeth Technical High School middle-order batsman, Ryan Lyttleton celebrates scoring a hundred during the ISSA/First Global Bank/GK Spaulding Cup final at the Melbourne Oval yesterday.
April 9, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

STETHS batting clinic highlights Spaulding Cup opening day

If the first day of the 2026 St Elizabeth Technical High School middle-order batsman, Ryan Littleton celebrates scoring a hundred during the ISSA/First Global Bank/GK Spaulding Cup final at the…
Mount Pleasant ace striker Warner Brown.
April 9, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Stalled Mt Pleasant seek restart against Champions

Champions Cavalier and Mount Pleasant renew their rivalry at Stadium East this evening at 4 p.m., while trying to make up ground in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) table. Mount Pleasant (57 points)…
Pocket Rocket Foundation All-Star team and coaches get ready to depart for St Vincent and the Grenadines for a two-match exchange.
April 9, 2026

Pocket Rocket Foundation delegation off to St Vincent

The all-star team selected from the recently concluded Pocket Rocket Foundation Peace Through Sports Six-A-Side Football Competition departed the island yesterday for St Vincent and the Grenadines,…
Atlético Madrid’s Alexander Sorloth (centre) celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Champions League quarter-final first-leg match against Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, yesterday.
April 9, 2026

Atlético win 2-0 at 10-man Barcelona, Liverpool lose

BARCELONA, Spain (AP): Atlético Madrid scored twice after Barcelona were reduced to 10 men to earn a valuable 2-0 road win and take the advantage in their Champions League quarter-final yesterday. A…
Fans arrive for the World Cup Group B football match between England and Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on November 21, 2022.
April 9, 2026

Middle East war puts Qatar’s Diamond League in doubt

DOHA, Qatar (AP): The Diamond League track meet in Qatar has been postponed from next month to June, “should conditions allow”, amid ongoing uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East. The…
This cover image released by Legacy Lit shows ‘The Perilous Fight’ by Colin Kaepernick.
April 9, 2026

Kaepernick to publish memoir ‘The Perilous Fight’

NEW YORK (AP): A decade after he first took a knee during the national anthem, Colin Kaepernick will be publishing his life story.
Actor Kevin Hart (left) celebrates with Bryson DeChambeau on the third hole during Augusta National’s Par-3 Contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, yesterday.
April 9, 2026

Kevin Hart, Jason Kelce among celebrity caddies at Augusta National’s Par 3 Contest

AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP): Comedian Kevin Hart captured the mood of the Par 3 Contest at Augusta National when he showed up as Bryson DeChambeau’s caddie — and sounded ready to take over the rest of the…
William Knibb Principal Linvern Wright.
April 8, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

‘SHAMELESS’

WESTERN BUREAU: Linvern Wright, the principal of William Knibb High School, says governments over the years have failed to provide adequate sports facilities for athletes in western Jamaica, leaving…
Former Reggae Boyz technical director, Rene Simões, speaks to students at Garvey Maceo High School in Clarendon last year.
April 8, 2026

Simões brings intelligence-driven approach to Mount Pleasant Academy Camp

The inaugural Mount Pleasant Academy High Performance Camp came to a close on Saturday, leaving a lasting impression on the young footballers who participated in four days of intense training under…