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February 8, 2026

Past The Finishing Post

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Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring during the English Premier League football match against Tottenham in Manchester, England, yesterday.
February 8, 2026

United make it four in a row for Carrick, Arsenal extend lead

MANCHESTER, England (AP): It is four Premier League wins in a row for Manchester United under Michael Carrick, and a season that was unraveling just weeks ago now looks full of promise. United won 2-0…
Jamaica’s Rowland Phillips plays a backhanded return during Davis Cup Group II action at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre in 2024.
February 7, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

‘We’re here to win’

When the Davis Cup World Group II Playoffs tie between Jamaica and Uruguay takes place across this weekend, both teams will be gunning for the win following intense preparations ahead of the match.…

Sunshine Girls head coach, Sasher-Gaye Henry-Wright.
February 7, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Sunshine Girls not yet out of hope

The Jamaica Sunshine Girls will be seeking an important series-levelling victory against hosts Australia when both teams clash in game two of their three-Test series tomorrow. The Australians, who are…
Fans at the National Stadium.
February 7, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Three JAAA meets on this weekend

The build-up for next month’s ISSA Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) will continue today as three Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) development track and field meets…
West Indies’ Johnson Charles bats during the men’s T20 World Cup cricket match against England at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia on Wednesday.
February 7, 2026

Sammy defends Charles’ selection for T20 World Cup

KOLKATA, India (CMC): West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has defended his decision to include Johnson Charles in the team for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The inclusion of the 37-year-old Charles was…
West Indies head coach Daren Sammy.
February 7, 2026

Sammy: West Indies are here to win the World Cup

KOLKATA, India (CMC): On the eve of their opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy did not mince words when asked what he felt his team’s chances were of…
From left: Shimron Hetmyer, Akeal Hosein and Johson Charles modelling the newly-unveiled West Indies kits that will be worn at the ICC Man’s T20 World Cup 2026.
February 7, 2026

West Indies need to be wary of opportunistic Scotland

KOLKATA, India (CMC): When the West Indies take on Scotland in their opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup today, they will do so as heavy favourites. However, the regional team can ill afford…
Shimron Hetmyer
February 7, 2026

Hetmyer arrives safely in India

KOLKATA, India (CMC): Following a nervous few days, Shimron Hetmyer has joined his West Indies teammates in Kolkata hours ahead of their opening ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match against Scotland. The…