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West Indies’ Jason Holder, (second left) Nepal’s Aarif Sheikh during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Nepal in Mumbai, India, on February 15.
February 18, 2026

West Indies to face India, South Africa, Zimbabwe in the Super Eights

The West Indies are set to play against India, South Africa, and Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup’s Super Eight phase regardless of how tomorrow’s match-up against Italy plays out. Heading into the…
Zimbabwe’s players celebrates after winning the T20 World Cup cricket match against Australia in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Friday.
February 18, 2026

Australia crash out, Zimbabwe, New Zealand advance

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP): Australia, the 2021 champions, crashed out of cricket’s T20 World Cup yesterday after Zimbabwe’s Group B game against Ireland was abandoned because of rain without a ball…
Action from the Camperdown Classics at the Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium on Saturday.
February 18, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Camperdown Classics previews Gibson-McCook fireworks

The staging of the 2026 Gibson McCook Relays is days away, and at last Saturday’s Camperdown Classics at the Ashenheim Stadium, fans got a taste of what is to come from high school teams, especially…
Hayley Matthews
February 18, 2026

Matthews raring, ready for visiting Sri Lankans

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC): After a frustrating eight-month layoff due to a shoulder injury, West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has been declared fit and ready to lead her side in the upcoming…
Silver medalist Marvin Bracy-Williams, of the United States, stands on the podium after the final in the men’s 100 metres run at the World Athletics Championships on July 17, 2022, in Eugene, Oregon.
February 18, 2026

Florida man indicted for supplying banned drugs in US sprinter’s case

AP: Federal authorities charged a Florida man yesterday with providing banned substances to an athlete in a case involving the 45-month doping ban handed to Olympic sprinter Marvin Bracy-Williams last…
St Lucia’s Denzel Phillips
February 18, 2026

Phillips World Juniors qualification historic

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): Denzel Phillips wrote his name in St Lucia’s history books when he became the first athlete from his country to qualify for the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in the…
Wendell Downswell
February 17, 2026 by Livingston Scott

‘They knew what they wanted’

Since the qualification of the under-17 men’s national team to their third World Cup last week, head coach Wendell Downswell has faced recognition for finding success with a third junior national…
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February 17, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Moore finishes 14th in women’s mono bob

At the end of yesterday’s action at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games, Jamaica’s Mica Moore found herself 14th in women’s mono bob after four heats across two days of action. Moore totalled…
Reggae Girlz coach Hubert Busby takes his charges through a team talk.
February 17, 2026

Busby expects Reggae Girlz to face a tough Nicaragua

A dominant 18-0 win against Dominica in their opening game of the Concacaf W Qualifiers has not taken away from what Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr believes will be a sterner test when they…