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27 Jun, 2026 0

Panama striker Waterman, midfielder Rodríguez have training-ground confrontation

WHIPPANY, New Jersey (AP): Panama striker Cecilio Waterman and midfielder José Luis Rodríguez had a brief confrontation during training yesterday. Waterman pushed Rodríguez in the chest, and the…
27 Jun, 2026 0

JOA supports IOC’s decision to pay Olympic athletes

President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda has signalled his support of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to begin paying athletes to compete at the…
27 Jun, 2026 0

Thompson-Herah storms to victory in Zagreb

ELAINE THOMPSON-HERAH stormed to meet record 10.91 seconds in the women's 100 metres  at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial meet in Zagreb yesterday.   Thompson-Herah erased lingering doubts about…
26 Jun, 2026 0

DaCosta eyeing double with American Aviator, I Dream Again

Champion trainer Jason DaCosta has a stranglehold on Sunday’s Hubert ‘Chinna’ Bartley Memorial with United States-bred speedster AMERICAN AVIATOR in division one and last year’s Jamaica Derby and St…
26 Jun, 2026 0

‘It’s all in our hands’ - Matthews backs West Indies to qualify for T20 WC semi-finals

A loss to England at Lord's on Wednesday has done nothing to dampen the confidence of West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews. Matthews believes her side is well placed to reach the semi-finals of…
26 Jun, 2026 0

Sri Lanka skipper’s ton makes fight of first day against West Indies 

NORTH SOUND, Antigua (AP): Captain Dhananjaya de Silva's 13th century rallied Sri Lanka after they twice lost two wickets in an over, guiding his team to 308 all out after being sent in on…
26 Jun, 2026 0

Japan, Sweden draw as both advance

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP): Daizen Maeda gave Japan the lead and Anthony Elanga took it away six minutes later, helping Sweden to a 1-1 draw last night that sent both teams to the knockout round of the…
26 Jun, 2026 0

Senegal routs 10-man Iraq 5-0 to boost hopes of reaching World Cup knockout rounds

Senegal racked up the goals on 10-man Iraq in a 5-0 victory Friday that boosted its hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout stages.
26 Jun, 2026 0

France forward Ousmane Dembélé scores first-half World Cup hat trick in 4-1 win over Norway

France forward Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Kylian Mbappé, to help his team beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup on Friday.