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Rusea’s High’s Maliek Headed (right) skips by the challenge of Little London High’s Clifton Cameron during their ISSA daCosta Cup first-round football game at the Little London playing field on Saturday.
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High-scoring d’Cup teams take second strike

After an opening round that produced a stunning 20-0 scoreline, the battle for early supremacy in the ISSA daCosta Cup preliminary round continues today with several key match-ups across the…
Noah Lyles of the United States celebrates after winning the men’s 150 metres event at the Golden Spike athletics meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Tuesday, June 16.
08 Sep, 2026 0

Injury forces Lyles from Ultimate Championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP): Olympic champion sprinter Noah Lyles has shut down his season because of injury and will not compete for the US$150,000 top prize at this week’s World Athletics Ultimate…
West Indies cricket great Garfield Sobers (right) chats with West Indies team members during a training session ahead of their second Test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 21, 2015.
08 Sep, 2026 0

CPL Hall of Fame award named after Sobers

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has announced that the trophy presented annually to the player inducted into its Hall of Fame will be officially named the…
Thee Barbados Tridents’ Brandon King (left), Mujeeb ur Rahman (centre), and Tim Seifert (right) celebrate the wicket of St Lucia Kings opener Kamil Pooran during their Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League game at the Kensington Oval on Sunday.
08 Sep, 2026 0

Tridents end losing streak in style

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): The Barbados Tridents roared back to form at Kensington Oval on Sunday night, snapping a four-game losing streak with a commanding eight-wicket victory over the St Lucia…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino gestures as he attends the Women’s U20 World Cup opening match between Poland and Argentina in Katowice, Poland, on Saturday.
08 Sep, 2026 0

Belgian federation says it can’t back Infantino

BRUSSELS (AP): The Belgian football federation says it cannot support Gianni Infantino’s bid for another term as FIFA president, citing transparency and governance concerns and the way the governing…
Elena Rybakina, of Kazakhstan (left) greets Naomi Osaka, of Japan, after winning a match during the fourth round of the US Open tennis championships yesterday.
08 Sep, 2026 0

Osaka bows out, Rybakina closes in on No. 1

NEW YORK (AP): Elena Rybakina overpowered Naomi Osaka at the US Open yesterday and moved within one victory of becoming the top-ranked player in women’s tennis. Standing in her way is Zheng Qinwen,…
France’s Kylian Mbappé celebrates after France defeated Morocco during the World Cup quarterfinal football match in Foxborough, Massechusetts, near Boston on Thursday, July 9.
08 Sep, 2026 0

Mbappé makes case for Ballon d’Or

MADRID (AP): Kylian Mbappé believes this could be the year he wins the Ballon d’Or for the first time. The France and Real Madrid star is optimistic after winning his second consecutive World Cup…
United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino walks off the field after the United States lost a World Cup round-of-16 football match against Belgium in Seattle, July 6.
08 Sep, 2026 0

Pochettino demands mindset shift

AP: United States coach Mauricio Pochettino has vowed to change the attitude and habits of the national team as he begins a second stint in charge, appearing to reference star Christian Pulisic’s…
08 Sep, 2026 0

Bunny Shaw shortlisted for 2026 Women's Ballon d'Or award

Jamaica and Manchester City striker Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw has again made the shortlist for the women's Ballon d'Or award for 2026. Reggae Girlz captain was previously shortlisted…