Sports

Sports
April 26, 2026

Past The Finishing Post

Apr 25, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $750,000 JAMAICA RACING COMMISSION TROPHY REST. ALL. V - NB4YO&UP(NW2)&IMP4YO&UP(MDN) Off At: 12:10.57 PM Distance: 7 1/2 Fur Track Condition: Dirt :…
Akeem Auguste in action.
April 26, 2026

The quiet hunger of Akeem Auguste

Akeem Auguste was around four years old the first time he stood at a crease, his father the bowler, soon to discover a sport that would come to define his life. By age 12, his love for the game was…
From left: Andre Mesquita, Conrad Brown, Natalie Hughes and Kymani Daley in discussion ahead of familiarisation and coaching sessions at Ocho Rios High School for coaches from schools in St Ann and St Mary.
April 26, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Pickleball comes alive on the north coast

Panama-based Jamaican businessman and operator of Yahh Man Restaurant in Panama City, Andrew Mesquita, is leading a charge to expand the playing of pickleball in Jamaica with a visit last week to…
From left: Dale Morgan, Daniella Bernard, and Floyd Pauline during the 2025 Reggae Marathon.
April 26, 2026

Registration for 26th Reggae Marathon opens

Organisers of the Reggae Marathon have officially announced the return of the heavily anticipated sporting event, set to take place on December 6 for a second consecutive year in the island’s capital,…
Nigel Paul (right) in action.
April 26, 2026

‘They are forcing me into retirement’

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) highest ranked amateur boxer Nigel Paul is strongly considering retiring from the sport after being excluded from the list of athletes to…
Manchester City players celebrate after scoring during the FA Cup semi-final football match against Southampton in Manchester, England, yesterday.
April 26, 2026

Man City book FA Cup final, Arsenal go top of EPL

AP: Manchester City are back in another FA Cup final. Arsenal are back on top of the Premier League. City will play in a record fourth straight Cup final after surviving a scare to beat second…
Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez (left) and Getafe’s Sebastian Boselli compete for the ball during the Spanish La Liga football match in Getafe, Spain, yesterday.
April 26, 2026

Barcelona close in on La Liga title

BARCELONA, Spain (AP): Barcelona closed in on a second consecutive La Liga title after Fermín López and Marcus Rashford scored to help earn their first win at Getafe in six seasons yesterday. Fermín…
Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul (right) celebrates after scoring 150 runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match against Punjab Kings in New Delhi, India, yesterday.
April 26, 2026

Rahul’s 152 stymied by Punjab’s record chase against Delhi

DELHI, India (AP): Delhi Capitals batter Lokesh Rahul hammered an Indian record 152 not out in 67 balls yesterday but it proved in vain as the Punjab Kings won by six wickets to register the most…
A view of the Gaddafi Stadium during the opening Pakistan Super League cricket math between Lahore Qalandars and Hyderabad Kingsmen in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 26.
April 26, 2026

Cricket fans to be allowed to attend Pakistan Super League final

ISLAMABAD (AP): Spectators will be allowed to attend the Pakistan Super League final after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved a request from franchise owners, a top official of the Pakistan…