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PHENOMENAL POWER (right), ridden by Tajay Suckoo, wins the sixth running of the Diamond Mile ahead of GIRVANO (Tevin Foster) at Caymanas Park last Saturday.
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JIMMIE SAYS … More big-day race meets necessary

Last Saturday’s Diamond Mile racecard attracted a whopping 141 entries spread over 11 races, including at least 11 genuine grade-one runners in the $10m feature event, which rewarded PHENOMENAL…
Referee Joao Pinheiro (centre), of Portugal, gives a red card to Switzerland’s Breel Embolo (left) during the World Cup quarterfinal football match against Argentina in Kansas City, Missouri, Saturday, July 11.
29 Jul, 2026 0

Embolo red card was wrong – FIFA rules panel

GENEVA (AP): Football’s law-making panel clarified its guidance to referees, which confirmed Switzerland forward Breel Embolo should not have been sent off in the World Cup quarter-finals against…
Zinedine Zidane, newly appointed coach of the France national football team, smiles during a media conference at the headquarters of French Football Federation in Paris, yesterday.
29 Jul, 2026 0

Emotional Zidane takes charge of France

PARIS (AP): Moments after being announced as France’s new coach yesterday, Zinedine Zidane clenched his fists and his usually measured voice trembled a little. “I’m excited,” he said. “The France team…
A beer can flies through the air near Croatia’s Josko Gvardiol (4) during the World Cup round-of-32 football match against Portugal in Toronto, Thursday, July 2.
29 Jul, 2026 0

Gvardiol signs City contract extension until 2031

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Josko Gvardiol has signed a new five-year contract at Manchester City until 2031. The Croatia defender joined City in 2023 and had two years remaining on his deal at the…
Romaine Beckford, of Jamaica, makes an attempt in the men’s high jump final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday.
28 Jul, 2026 0

Jamaica opens with double gold

Jamaica picked up its first medals on day one of athletics at the 2026 Commonwealth Games as Romaine Beckford and Demario Prince mined gold in the men’s high jump and 110m hurdles final, respectively,…
Sunshine Girls goal shooter, Romelda Aiken-George (right), catches a ball during a Commonwealth netball game at the Hydro in Scotland yesterday. Challenging her is Uganda’s Muhameed Haniisha.
28 Jul, 2026 0

Rough win for Sunshine Girls

Sunshine Girls head coach Sasher-Gaye Henry-Wright says there is still plenty of work to be done after a hard-fought victory over Uganda in their Group B contest at the Commonwealth Games…
28 Jul, 2026 0

Mt Pleasant begin Caribbean Shield sojourn

Defending Concacaf Caribbean Cup champions Mount Pleasant Football Academy make their debut in the Concacaf Caribbean Shield this evening against Weymouth Wales of Barbados at the Larry Gomes Stadium…
West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves snared 5-27 in the opening Test against Pakistan at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad.
28 Jul, 2026 0

Bowlers reign as West Indies-Pakistan left delicately poised

TAROUBA, Trinidad (AP): West Indies led Pakistan by 155 runs with only three second-innings wickets remaining yesterday after bowlers dominated the third day of the first cricket Test. First, Justin…
From left: Jamaica U20 players Brandon Bent (left) and Giovanni Taylor (right) celebrate the former’s last-minute goal during he Concacaf U20 Championship football game against Honduras on Sunday.
28 Jul, 2026 0

Smash and grab puts JA U20s in good position

Jamaica’s young Reggae Boyz kick-started their Concacaf Under-20 Championships in Mexico with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Honduras in Group C at the Estadio Universitario BUAP, in Puebla, Mexico, on…