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July 4, 2026
Jaw brace headgear keeping injured players on the field
AP:
In a sport of headers and constant collisions, a fractured jaw would seem like a tournament-ending injury.
Not so much at the 2026 World Cup.
Austria defender Stefan Posch and England defender…
July 4, 2026
by Gregory Bryce
Mayberry Junior Tennis offers int’l rankings to regional players
Llockett McGregor, tournament director of the Mayberry Caribbean Junior Tennis Championship, said the competition offers more than just trophies for the region’s young players, who will get the…
July 4, 2026
by Livingston Scott
Butler: Time for Ja, Caribbean to unleash true football potential
Phoenix Academy CEO Craig Butler believes it is time for Jamaica and Caribbean nations to start realising their ‘true potential’ in football and stop limiting their children in what they can achieve…
July 4, 2026
France-Paraguay will be a scorcher in Philly
PHILADELPHIA (AP):
For the complainers that hydration breaks have watered down the pace of play at the World Cup, consider the steamy, sticky, downright miserable heatwave colliding with the…
July 4, 2026
World Cup: Egypt advance after penalty shoot-out win
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP):
Hossam Abdelmaguid scored the deciding goal in a shoot-out, and Egypt won their debut match in the World Cup knockout round by beating Australia 4-2 on penalty kicks after a…
July 4, 2026
Udara’s maiden Test 100 puts Lankans on top in second Test
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC):
Lahiru Udara’s stunning maiden Test century and Kamindu Mendis’ supporting half century batted Sri Lanka into a commanding position against West Indies on the first day of…
July 4, 2026
by Marcia Thomas
Marking the 250th Anniversary of US Independence - Jamaica and the USA: the people link
The movement of people between Jamaica and the United States (US) predates the declaration of independence by the 13 British American colonies on July 4, 1776. There was a close relationship between…
July 4, 2026
‘Awesome.’ ‘Sad.’ ‘Let’s keep democracy going.’ - Americans weigh in on state of a 250-year-old nation
WASHINGTON (AP):
Across the United States (US), many Americans are celebrating their country’s 250th birthday by closing their ears to all the partisan shouting. All the fingernails-on-chalkboard…
July 4, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Cops urge media to give greater context to St James’ crime stats as Dream heads west
WESTERN BUREAU:
With Dream Weekend set to debut in Montego Bay, St James, Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels is urging media houses to provide greater context when reporting crime…