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England’s Jacob Bethell bats against Australia on day two of their Ashes Test match in Melbourne on Saturday.
January 1, 2026

Bethell wants to seal number-three spot in England’s Test side

MELBOURNE, Australia (CMC): Having played a major role in helping England secure their first Test match win in Australia in 11 years, Barbadian Jacob Bethell has his eyes set on securing the…
Shemaine Campbelle
January 1, 2026

Campbelle to lead Guyana’s T20 Blaze title defence, Super50

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): West Indies Women wicketkeeper-batsman Shemaine Campbelle has been appointed captain of Guyana Women’s team which will compete in next year’s Regional Super50 Cup and T20…
Australia’s Damien Martyn plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy against England in Jaipur in 2006. Martyn sored 78 to lead Australia to a six-wicket win.
January 1, 2026

Former Australian cricketer Martyn in serious condition

BRISBANE, Australia (AP): Former cricketer Damien Martyn, who played 67 Test matches for Australia, is in serious condition in a Gold Coast hospital south of Brisbane, Australian media reported…
Ivory Coast’s Evann Guessand (right) celebrates after scoring during the Africa Cup of Nations Group F football match against Gabon in Marrakech, Morocco yesterday. Looking on is Ivory Coast’s Ousmane Diomande.
January 1, 2026

War-torn Sudan moves on, comeback wins for Ivory Coast, Cameroon

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP): Bazoumana Touré scored in stoppage time as defending champions Ivory Coast recovered from a two-goal deficit to beat Gabon 3-2 yesterday in the Africa Cup of Nations, which…
Former Brazil star Roberto Carlos is interviewed by actor Danny Ramirez during the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Friday, December 5.
January 1, 2026

Roberto Carlos ‘fine’ after heart surgery in Brazil

MADRID (AP): Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Roberto Carlos has undergone surgery for a heart problem, Spanish daily sports newspaper Diario AS reported yesterday. The 52-year-old former full…
Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura of Suzuka plays in a JFL football match against Oita in Suzuka, central Japan, on July 14, 2024.
January 1, 2026

Life begins at 59 for football’s oldest professional

TOKYO (AP): He turns 59 in February, and the globe’s oldest professional football player has a new club as he gets set for his 41st season. This is of course Kazuyoshi Miura, who is known in Japan as…
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs leaves the field following an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, November 23, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
January 1, 2026

Patriots star wide receiver faces strangulation charge

BOSTON (AP): New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with a dispute with his former private chef, police said. News of the…
Lance Whittaker
December 31, 2025 by Livingston Scott

‘HE WAS TOP CLASS’

The sudden passing of renowned sports journalists and broadcaster Donald Oliver has sent shockwaves across sporting and media landscapes. Oliver, who had more than 20 years’ experience working with…
Mount Pleasant Football Academy’s Kyle Ming (right) tries to outrun Montego Bay United’s Timar Lewis during their Jamaica Premier League game at Jarrett Park on Sunday. Mount Pleasant won 1-0.
December 31, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

Jarrett Park revamp well under way

After years in the doldrums, life is steadily returning to the iconic Jarrett Park, the once go-to venue, undergoing a much-needed facelift, restoring its vibrancy and bringing it back into the…