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19 Jul, 2026 0

World Cup winner will earn US$51 million under expanded purse

The winner of the World Cup will hoist a trophy, receive championship rings for the first time and gain a lifetime of glory in what will be a defining moment in the country’s sports history. It’ll…
19 Jul, 2026 0

Mbappé wins another Golden Boot, and Spain’s Rodri gets Golden Ball with World Cup title

Kylian Mbappé kept the Golden Boot award and Spain wouldn’t let Lionel Messi get anything else.
18 Jul, 2026 0

Police probing death of woman on St Catherine highway

The police in St Catherine are investigating the death of a woman who reportedly jumped from a moving car while travelling along the PJ Patterson Highway and was hit by another vehicle on Thursday.
18 Jul, 2026 0

Thunderstorms will clear wildfire smoke from Northeast ahead of World Cup final, meteorologists say

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires that has engulfed the Northeast in haze is expected to mostly clear from the New Jersey area just in time for the World Cup final on Sunday, thanks to thunderstorms…
18 Jul, 2026 0

63-year-old man charged for allegedly offering bribe during traffic stop

A 63-year-old St Andrew man has been charged by the police for allegedly offering a bribe of $1,000 to cops during a traffic stop.
18 Jul, 2026 0

Update | Court orders remand of Jamaican man charged for fatal shooting of niece in NY

Michael Foster, the 58-year-old Jamaican man accused of the fatal shooting of his niece, Julia Anderson, in the Bronx, New York, over a property dispute, was ordered held in custody without bail when…
18 Jul, 2026 0

Kylian Mbappé passes Lionel Messi for career World Cup scoring record with 22 goals

Kylian Mbappé moved past Lionel Messi for the career World Cup scoring record on Saturday, scoring twice for France in the third-place match against England to reach 22 goals.
18 Jul, 2026 0

Saka’s hat trick lifts England past Mbappé and France 6-4 in wild World Cup third-place game

Bukayo Saka scored three goals to lead England to a 6-4 win over France for third place in the World Cup, while Kylian Mbappé surpassed Lionel Messi’s career World Cup scoring record and took the lead…
17 Jul, 2026 0

Landslide in China's Chongqing kills at least eight and leaves 34 missing

CHONGQING, China (AP) – A landslide Friday on the outskirts of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed at least eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings and forcing…