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Jewel Andrew
January 6, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

West Indies U19 to lean on experience of Andrew

As the West Indies Under-19 squad prepares to depart Barbados today for the ICC U19 World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia, all eyes are fixed on one young man who carries the weight of expectation and the…
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Africa Cup of Nations round-of-16 football match against Benin in Agadir, Morocco, yesterday.
January 6, 2026 by RABAT Morocco (AP):

Salah stars again for Egypt, Nigeria rout Mozambique

Mohamed Salah scored with the last kick in extra time to seal Egypt’s 3-1 win over Benin in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16, and Nigeria enjoyed a 4-0 rout of Mozambique yesterday. Egypt had to dig…
Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim reacts after Leicester’s Bobby Decordova-Reid scored the opening goal during the English FA Cup fourth-round match at the Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on February 7, 2025.
January 6, 2026

Fletcher to replace sacked Amorim

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Ruben Amorim is out as coach of Manchester United after just 14 months in the job. The Premier League club announced yesterday that Amorim’s reign was over, with the decision…
Novak Djokovic of Serbia cools himself with water during the men’s singles semi-final match with Valentin Vacherot of Monaco at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Centre, in Shanghai, China on October 11, 2025.
January 6, 2026

Djokovic withdraws from Australian Open tune-up

AP: Novak Djokovic withdrew from the Australian Open tune-up tournament in Adelaide, saying yesterday that he isn’t prepared to return to competition ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam event. “To…
Montego Bay United’s Deonjay Brown (right) dribbles away from Treasure Beach FC’s Chandol Anderson during their Jamaica Premier League football match at St Elizabeth Technical High School on January 4.
January 5, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

MBU back on top of JPL

Montego Bay United (MBU) snapped a two-game losing streak to edge Treasure Beach United 2-1 in their Jamaica Premier League clash yesterday at St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) Sports Complex. The…
Racing United’s Heron Headman (left) and Kenley Deacon of Waterhouse battle for the ball during Monday’s Jamaica Premier League match at Ferdi Neita Park. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.
January 5, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Racing drop to second after 0-0 draw at Ferdi Neita

Racing United lost their place at the top of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) after playing to their third successive draw, following a 0-0 result against Waterhouse at Ferdi Neita Park yesterday. In…
Morocco’s Brahim Diaz celebrates during the Africa Cup of Nations round-of-16 match between Morocco and Tanzania in Rabat, Morocco, yesterday. Diaz scored the 64th-minute winner in Morocco’s 1-0 victory.
January 5, 2026

Díaz fires Morocco into the AFCON last eight

RABAT, Morocco (AP): Brahim Díaz kept Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title hopes on track while five-time winners Cameroon beat South Africa 2-1 for a showdown with the host nation in the…
Former Reggae Boyz coach Steve McClaren paints a dejected picture after a 0-0 draw with Curaçao in a Concacaf World Cup Qualifier at the National Stadium on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
January 5, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Double disappointment for Boyz, but Mount Pleasant triumph at regional level

The Reggae Boyz’s failure to qualify automatically for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada, was without doubt the highlight and biggest disappointment of 2025. Drawn in a final-round…
Fulham’s Harrison Reed (left) celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the English Premier League match between Fulham and Liverpool in London yesterday.
January 5, 2026

EPL: Liverpool, Man City stunned by late goals

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Liverpool and Manchester City were stunned by late goals to drop points in the Premier League on Sunday. Harrison Reed’s spectacular strike in the seventh minute of stoppage…