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Demario Whyte (left) of Excelsior High School tries to go around Jahiem Fuller of Tivoli Gardens during an ISSA/WATA Manning Cup round-of-16 encounter at the Excelsior High School football field, yesterday. Excelsior won 3-2.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Excelsior, Vauxhall join quarterfinalists

BUOYED BY their home fans, Excelsior High School got the better of Tivoli Gardens High 3-2 in a fiercely contested affair yesterday to advance to the quarterfinals of the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup…
St. Elizabeth Technical High School’s (STETHS) R-Jay Newman (right) dribbles by Ocho Rios High’s Demar Tyson during their round of 16 of the ISSA daCosta Cup match at Drax Hall Sports Complex yesterday. STETHS won 3-0.
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Garvey Maceo, Ocho Rios out, Kemps Hill, Clarendon through

THERE IS a saying that lightning does not strike twice in the same place, but that was not the case yesterday at the Glenmuir playfield. Defending champions Garvey Maceo were knocked out in the round…
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Gaynstead hunt for perfect season

GAYNSTEAD HIGH School netballers will be aiming to continue their perfect record in both the junior and senior categories when second-round action in the ISSA Urban Netball Competition gets under way…
West Indies’ Justin Greaves is the only bowler in the West Indies team to New Zealand to improve his rankings.
December 9, 2025

Lower-order grit rescues New Zealand on opening day

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC): A DEFIANT 52-run partnership between Michael Bracewell and Nathan Smith rescued New Zealand from a mid-innings collapse, steering the hosts to 231 for 9 on a…
Nice’s Morgan Sanson (left) and Ali Abdi react at the end of the Europa League opening phase football match against FC Porto in Porto, Portugal on Thursday, November 27.
December 9, 2025

Nice fans’ attack on players condemned

PARIS (AP): A SHOCKED French sporting world has unanimously condemned “unacceptable” acts of fan violence targeting Nice players and staff after another defeat by the Riviera side over the weekend.…
Spain’s team captain Irene Paredes lifts the Women’s Nations League trophy after winning beating Germany 3-0 in Madrid yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Spain win Women’s Nations League title again

MADRID (AP): CLÀUDIA PINA scored twice, and Germany crumbled as Spain won the Women’s Nations League final with a 3-0 victory in the second leg yesterday. Vicky López also scored after Pina finally…
The Azteca Stadium, which will host the opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, sits in Mexico City during renovations on Tuesday, November 18.
December 9, 2025

Azteca to reopen with Mexico-Portugal friendly

MEXICO CITY (AP): AZTECA STADIUM will reopen in March when Mexico host Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo in a friendly match ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the Mexican football federation confirmed…
Tennis legend Serena Williams speaks at the America Business Forum in Miami on November 6.
December 9, 2025

Serena Williams throws cold water on return talk

AP: SERENA WILLIAMS threw cold water on the idea that she might be preparing to return to tennis, writing on social media yesterday that she is “NOT coming back,” after a spokesman for the…
Miguel Coley
December 9, 2025 by Rober Bailey

‘THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE’

MIGUEL COLEY says he is deeply honoured to return to Jamaica’s senior national programme after being appointed interim assistant coach ahead of next year’s FIFA World Cup Intercontinental Play-offs.…