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Jacob Duffy (left), Nathan Smith and Devon Conway of New Zealand celebrate the wicket of joe Root during the One Day International cricket match in Wellington, New Zealand, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

England lose third ODI against New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: England will head to the five-Test Ashes series in Australia low on form and confidence after being bowled out for 222 in a two-wicket loss to New Zealand in the third One Day…
ISSA president Keith Wellington.
December 9, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

WHEN TO RESTART?

PRESIDENT OF the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA), Keith Wellington, will leave all options on the table for the resumption of the Manning and daCosta Cup football competitions, when…
The West Indies pose with the winners’ trophy after whitewashing Bangladesh in their T20I series.
December 9, 2025

WI crush Bangladesh to seal series sweep

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh (CMC): The West Indies did not even need the services of their inspirational skipper Shai Hope to complete a series whitewash of Bangladesh in the third and final T20I here…
President of Kingston and St Andrew Football Association Mark Bennett.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Post-Melissa assessment to determine start of KSAFA’s senior competitions

President of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA), Mark Bennett, says his organisation will be holding discussions with clubs and other stakeholders to determine whether the start…
Issam Asinga, a track and field competitor, is introduced at the annual awards for high school athletes on July 11, 2023 in Los Angeles.
December 9, 2025

Asinga to serve four-year ban after CAS rejects appeal

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC): Suriname sprinter Issamade Asinga will have to serve a four-year ban imposed by World Athletics after his appeal was denied by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam bats during the second T20 cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa, in Lahore, Pakistan yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Pakistan hammer South Africa

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP): Babar Azam broke Rohit Sharma’s record for most runs in men’s Twenty20s as Pakistan hammered South Africa by nine wickets and levelled their series yesterday. Saim Ayub returned…
Italy’s head coach Luciano Spalletti gestures during the Nations League quarterfinal first leg match between Italy and Germany in Milan, Italy, on March 20, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Spalletti: I believe we can turn Juventus into title contenders

TURIN, Italy (AP): New Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti believes he can turn things around at the Italian club in the short amount of time he has been given and even compete for the Serie A title.…
Turkish Football Federation president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu at a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey on Monday, October 27, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Turkish Football Federation suspends 149 refs for alleged involvement in betting scandal

ANKARA, Turkey (AP): The Turkish Football Federation has suspended 149 referees and assistant referees for their alleged involvement in a betting scandal involving professional football leagues. The…
Arsenal’s Viktor Gyoekeres (left) and West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta challenge for the ball during the English Premier League match between Arsenal and West Ham United at the Emirates stadium in London, on October 4, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Paqueta reprimanded, warned despite being cleared of spot-fixing charges

LONDON, England (AP): Brazil international Lucas Paqueta has been reprimanded and warned about his future conduct despite being cleared of spot-fixing allegations this year. An independent commission…