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Jamone Lyle (left) of Jamaica College dribbles past Mona High’s Nathaniel McCarthy during their Manning Cup second round match at the Stadium East field on Wednesday. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Manning Cup quarterfinals get under way

All eight teams left in the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup competition will be inaction today as the first round of fixtures in the quarterfinal groups are set to get under way. The day’s fixtures will be…
 Venezuela-born, United States-based jockey Javier Castellano (left) celebrates after riding Mage to win the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023. Castellano, 48, will be in action in the Mouttet Mile at C
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

It’s Mouttet Mile day: SVREL boss ‘nervous, excited’

Chairman of Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL), Solomon Sharpe, says he is feeling both “nervous and excited” as Caymanas Park prepares to stage today’s fourth running of the…
Shai Hope is still the highest ranked West Indies batsman on the ICC rankings despite falling 11 places to 60th.
December 9, 2025

Hope leads the way as WI chase 531 to win first Test

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC): A fighting, unbeaten century from Shai Hope, coupled with Justin Greaves’ stellar half-century, has put West Indies in position to push for an unlikely but possible…

CWI president Dr Kishore Shallow.
December 9, 2025

Shallow to remain CWI boss while serving as minister of tourism in St Vincent

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Dr Kishore Shallow will not relinquish his role as president of Cricket West Indies (CWI), despite being named as St Vincent and the Grenadines’ minister of tourism and…
Jamaica’s Jermaine  Bowen
December 9, 2025

Guerrero vs Bowen: Showdown set to ignite Wray & Nephew Fight Nights

KINGSTON: A clash of grit and pride is set to unfold next Saturday, December 13, as two rising light heavyweight talents step into the ring for the next instalment of the Wray & Nephew Fight…
Cornwall College’s Ameche Robinson (left) tries to outrun William Knibb Memorial High’s Shavon Lewis during their round of 16 ISSA daCosta Cup match at Drax Hall Sports Complex  on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Cornwall won 4-0.
December 9, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

Race for daCosta Cup title heats up

The race for this year’s daCosta Cup title intensifies today when the quarterfinals kick off at 3 p.m. at four venues. Football lovers will have their eyes locked in on a tough matchup with Group…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino (right) awards President Donald Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 football World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington yesterday.
December 9, 2025

World Cup draw could hardly have gone better for US

WASHINGTON DC (AP): The United States (US) could hardly have asked for a better draw at the 2026 World Cup. The co-hosts should expect to stick around at their own party until at least the round of…
Arnett Gardens head coach Phillip Williams
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

STATHS look to turn near-misses into Manning Cup glory

Head coach of St Andrew Technical High School’s (STATHS) football programme, Philip Williams, is hoping that his team can finally go all the way this time around in the ISSA Manning Cup after going…
December 9, 2025

ISSA netball: Unbeaten Denbigh ease into quarterfinals

DENBIGH HIGH School’s junior and senior netball teams are through to the quarterfinals of the ISSA rural schoolgirls netball competition after victories on Thursday at G.C. Foster College in their set…