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Iga Swiatek of Poland returns the ball to Ann Li of the US during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid yesterday.
26 Apr, 2026 0

Swiatek withdraws from Madrid Open after falling ill in match

MADRID (AP): Iga Swiatek withdrew from the Madrid Open due to an unspecified illness while playing her round-of-32 match against American Ann Li yesterday. Li got the walkover win when the…
Hydel High’s Nastassia Fletcher (left) celebrates before crossing the finish line to seal her school’s fifth consecutive win in the Penn Relays Championship of America 4x400 metres in Philadelphia yesterday. At right is Edwin Allen High’s Marria Cro
25 Apr, 2026 0

Five 4x400m titles in a row for Hydel; Edwin Allen shine in 4x100m

FRANKLIN FIELD, Philadelphia HYDEL HIGH completed five consecutive wins in the Championship of America high school girls’ 4x400 metres at the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia yesterday. The…
Michael Andrae Edwards of Jamaica College
25 Apr, 2026 0

JC dominate boys’ events on day two at Penns

FRANKLIN FIELD, Philadelphia Jamaica College’s (JC) Michael Andrae Edwards and Joseph Salmon secured impressive victories in their respective events at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia yesterday.
St Mary Football Association President James Pearson.
25 Apr, 2026 0

McKay Security showers St Mary FA with $1m sponsorship

FOR three years, James Pearson, president of St Mary FA, thought it would never rain, now it pours, $1.5m in sponsorship for its rebranded McKay Security Major League, which kicks off tomorrow and a…
Jamaican umpires Christopher Taylor (left) and Jacqueline Williams officiated the West Indies Championship match between the Jamaican Scorpions and the Barbados Pride at Sabina Park on Tuesday.
25 Apr, 2026 0

Umpire Taylor promoted to ICC panel

After 20 years of perseverance, Jamaican cricket umpire Christopher Taylor has been appointed to the International Cricket Council (ICC)/Cricket West Indies (CWI) International Panel of Umpires,…
Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni
25 Apr, 2026 0

Benfica midfielder banned for insulting Vinícius

NYON, Switzerland (AP): UEFA handed Benfica midfielder Gianluca Prestianni a six-game ban yesterday for verbally abusing Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior in a Champions League game earlier this…
Jamaica’s juniors (from left) Abigail Dixon, Quinton Jackson, Romalachai Graham and Liam Laylor, show off their medals won at the 2026 North American and Caribbean International Taekwon-do Championship in Brampton, Canada. Master Joleen Masters (right) c
25 Apr, 2026 0

Ja Taekwon-do boys sweep sparring in Canada

JAMAICA Taekwon-do Association fighters returned home from Brampton, Canada, decorated with seven medals – three gold, three silver, and a bronze – won at the 2026 North American and Caribbean…
Kyle Mais, managing director, Jamaica Inn, speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Inn Foundation Backgammon Tournament on April 16 at Jamaica Inn, in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
25 Apr, 2026 0

Jamaica Inn Foundation’s backgammon tourney returns Fathers’ Day weekend

Who knows, maybe last year’s history-making run to the title may be repeated by the youngest-ever champion, then 17-year-old John Issa. But whatever the outcome, this year’s ninth annual Jamaica Inn…
Patrick Husbands
25 Apr, 2026 0

Star jockey Husbands announces retirement

TORONTO, Canada (CMC): Legendary Barbadian jockey Patrick Husbands has officially announced his retirement. The 52-year-old Husbands, one of Canada’s most decorated riders, had been a cornerstone of…