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Ivory Coast’s Evann Guessand (right) celebrates after scoring during the Africa Cup of Nations Group F football match against Gabon in Marrakech, Morocco yesterday. Looking on is Ivory Coast’s Ousmane Diomande.
01 Jan, 2026 0

War-torn Sudan moves on, comeback wins for Ivory Coast, Cameroon

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP): Bazoumana Touré scored in stoppage time as defending champions Ivory Coast recovered from a two-goal deficit to beat Gabon 3-2 yesterday in the Africa Cup of Nations, which…
Former Brazil star Roberto Carlos is interviewed by actor Danny Ramirez during the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Friday, December 5.
01 Jan, 2026 0

Roberto Carlos ‘fine’ after heart surgery in Brazil

MADRID (AP): Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Roberto Carlos has undergone surgery for a heart problem, Spanish daily sports newspaper Diario AS reported yesterday. The 52-year-old former full…
Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura of Suzuka plays in a JFL football match against Oita in Suzuka, central Japan, on July 14, 2024.
01 Jan, 2026 0

Life begins at 59 for football’s oldest professional

TOKYO (AP): He turns 59 in February, and the globe’s oldest professional football player has a new club as he gets set for his 41st season. This is of course Kazuyoshi Miura, who is known in Japan as…
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs leaves the field following an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, November 23, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
01 Jan, 2026 0

Patriots star wide receiver faces strangulation charge

BOSTON (AP): New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with a dispute with his former private chef, police said. News of the…
Lance Whittaker
31 Dec, 2025 0

‘HE WAS TOP CLASS’

The sudden passing of renowned sports journalists and broadcaster Donald Oliver has sent shockwaves across sporting and media landscapes. Oliver, who had more than 20 years’ experience working with…
Mount Pleasant Football Academy’s Kyle Ming (right) tries to outrun Montego Bay United’s Timar Lewis during their Jamaica Premier League game at Jarrett Park on Sunday. Mount Pleasant won 1-0.
31 Dec, 2025 0

Jarrett Park revamp well under way

After years in the doldrums, life is steadily returning to the iconic Jarrett Park, the once go-to venue, undergoing a much-needed facelift, restoring its vibrancy and bringing it back into the…
England’s Jofra Archer (left) and Jacob Bethell.
31 Dec, 2025 0

England T20 World Cup squad takes on Caribbean flavour

LONDON, England (CMC): Barbadians Jofra Archer and Jacob Bethell have been included in England’s 15-man provisional squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Archer has been named in the squad despite…
Keshorn Walcott
31 Dec, 2025 0

World Champ Walcott cops another Sportsman of the Year award

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): World champion javelin thrower Keshorn Walcott and sprinter Leah Bertrand capped off an impressive 2025 by capturing the Sportsman of the Year and Sportswoman of the…
Dwight Yorke
31 Dec, 2025 0

Yorke stays, says TTFA president

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): President of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), Kieron Edwards has revealed that Dwight Yorke will remain as head coach of the national team, despite…