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July 12, 2026
Former T&T cricketer Ragoonath passes
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):
The cricket fraternity is mourning the loss of former national and West Indies youth cricketer Aaron Ragoonath, whose death was announced on Friday.
News of his…
July 12, 2026
South Africa midfielder dies at 25
JOHANNESBURG (AP):
South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams, who played at the World Cup, has died. He was 25.
His death was confirmed by Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s minister of sport, arts and…
July 12, 2026
Owen A. Hill | ‘The moment is now’ - The innovation of hydration breaks bring opportunities for Jamaica’s football
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has done more than showcase the world’s best footballers and teams. It has shown us that football’s progress has always required the courage to challenge convention.
History…
July 12, 2026
Noskova recovers from meltdown to win Wimbledon
LONDON (AP):
Linda Noskova is the latest in a long line of Czech women to win Wimbledon.
The 21-year-old Noskova recovered from a second-set meltdown in which she wasted five match points to…
July 12, 2026
Orville Taylor | Integrity and corruption
As the last of the African teams got eliminated from the World Cup and we get ready for the semi-finals, there are so many stories which are competing for my head space.
Indeed, some bizarre endings…
July 12, 2026
Garth Rattray | If Jamaican politics were football
Imagine if Jamaican politics were like a football competition. Although the outcome of the match would determine the future of the country, although generations lobbied and fought for there to be free…
July 12, 2026
Patrick Robinson | A statue of the transformational coach
Where did it all begin? In a paper for a workshop, Stephen Francis wrote that, in 1998 at the World Junior Championships in France, he listened as coaches from the US said, “Coaching teenagers is…
July 12, 2026
Dennis Zulu | New global standard for decent work in the digital economy
The digital platform economy, often associated with the “gig economy”, has expanded at a rapid pace in many countries across the world over the past decade.
It is now well documented that digital…
July 12, 2026
Editorial | The geopolitics of Alpart
The announcement by the mining minister, Floyd Green, that China’s Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) plans to spend US$490 million to modernise and increase capacity at their Alpart alumina…