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Updated 3 hours ago

Sunshine Girls locked and loaded - Netball Jamaica announces strengthened squad for Commonwealth Games

Netball Jamaica president Karen Baugh believes they have selected a balanced squad of experience and youth for the Commonwealth Games and expects the team to be challenging for the gold medal.
Netball Jamaica revealed a 12-member squad with highly experienced players such as Romelda Aiken-George, Shanice Beckford, Kadie Ann Dehaney, and Shamera Sterling-Humphrey, alongside young players such as Jodi Ann Ward, Crystal Plummer, and Azara Wilmot.

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Updated 2 hours ago

Messi, Argentina pull off 13-minute miracle - Egyptians cry injustice after squandering two-goal lead
ATLANTA (AP): For Mohamed Salah and Egypt, what could have been a glorious celebration turned ugly at the end. On the cusp of upsetting the defending World Cup champions, the Pharaohs squandered a…
Updated 2 hours ago

Swiss hold their nerve in penalty shoot-out win over Colombia
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP): Ruben Vargas converted his penalty, and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-3 shoot-out win over Colombia after a scoreless draw…
Updated 2 hours ago

Coco through to Wimbledon semis, Sinner advances
LONDON (AP): There’s no panic in Coco Gauff. Down a set after untimely double-faults, Gauff rallied past Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 yesterday to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first…
Updated 2 hours ago

US coach, star lament failure to go to next level
SEATTLE (AP): For all the growth in United States football over the past quarter-century, the country’s men’s national team remains stagnant. Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, and Weston McKennie…
Updated 2 hours ago by Ainsley Walters

JIMMIE SAYS … Time for Jamaica to get serious about horse racing
Sunday’s Jamaica St Leger could not have more aptly exhibited the contrasts of horse racing. On one hand stood 2000 Guineas winner SALUTE THE DON, sired by Aveenu Malcainu, the hottest freshman…
Updated 2 hours ago

EU lawmakers not letting go of suspected Trump interference
BRUSSELS (AP): Dozens of European lawmakers are gathering support to launch an investigation in the European Parliament of FIFA boss Gianni Infantino over his involvement in the decision to permit US…
Updated 54 minutes ago

Senior debut on the cards for young Lawes

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Teenage wrist spinner Vitel Lawes could, possibly, make his debut for the West Indies senior men’s team after being included in a 15-member squad for the opening three…
Updated 44 minutes ago by Gregory Bryce

Hillel Manning Cup season to feature young team
As Hillel Academy prepares for their second-ever season in the ISSA Manning Cup, head coach Sean Fraser said the school would field a young squad as a number of last year’s players will not return for…
July 7, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Vindication - Spurs make up for last season’s final-game loss with dominant Elite League title
After the disappointment of last season, Manchester Spurs set the record straight when they dispatched defending champions Kingston Hummingbirds 72-47 in the final of the Red Stripe Flavours Netball…