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Trinidad And Tobago's Nicholas Paul
December 9, 2025

T&T’s Paul misses out on a medal at Cycling World Championships

SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC): The high hopes of a nation were dashed on Sunday as Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) cycling sensation Nicholas Paul suffered a gut-wrenching defeat, finishing just outside the…
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe reacts after scoring during a La Liga match between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Madrid, Spain, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Mbappé, Bellingham score in tense clasico as Real Madrid clip Barcelona

MADRID (AP): Real Madrid finally ended their recent struggles against Barcelona in a tense clasico which saw players confronting each other after the final whistle. Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham…
 England’s Harry Brook bats during the One Day International match between New Zealand and England in Mt Maunganui, New Zealand, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Brook makes 135 but England struggle in the first ODI against NZ

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP): Harry Brook hit 11 sixes in an extraordinary captain’s knock of 135, outshining other England Ashes stars in a four-wicket loss to New Zealand in the first One-Day…
America’s coach Manuel Lapuente gestures during a Mexican soccer league match against Necaxa in Mexico City, Mexico, Sunday, August 29, 2010.
December 9, 2025

Lapuente, Mexico’s coach at 1998 World Cup, dies at age 81

MEXICO CITY (AP): Manuel Lapuente, one of the most successful coaches in Mexican football history, has died. He was 81. The Mexican Soccer Federation (MSF) made the announcement on its social media…
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December 9, 2025

Hearts underline title threat in Scotland by beating Celtic

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP): The 40-year dominance of Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers in Scottish football looks to be in serious danger of ending. Hearts underscored their status as a genuine threat…

Jamaica’s Bobby Reid (third left) celebrates opening the scoring against Bermuda during the Reggae Boyz’s 4-0 Concacaf World Cup Qualification victory at the National Stadium on October 14.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

‘It’s in our hands’

WITH DESTINY in their own hands as they look to qualify for only their second appearance at the FIFA World Cup, one alum from the historic 1998 tournament is backing Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz to advance…

St Andrew Technical High School head coach Phillip Williams.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘It has really affected us’

PHILLIP WILLIAMS, head coach of St Andrew Technical High (STATHS), says the passing of former schoolboy football standout, Andre Salmon, has dealt a heavy blow to the school’s community. Salmon, who…
Sunshine Girl Romelda Aiken-George (left) gets into position to grab a rebound during a netball match in the Horizon Netball Series against the England Roses at the National Indoor Sports Centre on November 26, 2024. Looking on at second right is Shanice B
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Sunshine Girls shorthanded ahead of England test

THE SUNSHINE Girls are set to be without a number of their senior players for their upcoming Horizon Vitality Series against rivals England in December. The Sunday Gleaner has been reliably…
Jamaica and Miami Heat player Norman Peart tries to motivate his players during a FIBA Basketball 
pre-qualification competition recently.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Jamaica to select much-changed squad for FIBA Qualifiers

WITH JUST a month left until their first match of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers, Jamaica’s men’s basketball head coach Rick Turner expects a much-changed squad from the one that…