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FIFA president Gianni Infantino (centre) speaks to secretary general Mattias Grafstrom (left), while sitting beside president of Moroccan Royal Football Federation Fouzi Lekjaa as they attend a Women’s AFCON 2026 soccer match between Malawi and Zambia,
August 7, 2026

UEFA holds firm on FIFA boycott

AP European football’s governing body has maintained its threat to boycott FIFA competitions despite FIFA’s apology for its failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup. UEFA yesterday reiterated that…
Carole Beckford
August 7, 2026

Beckford urges smarter sports marketing

KINGSTON: Building alignment and trust through data, digital tools, and emotional intelligence has been identified as a key strategy for sporting bodies seeking to ramp up funding for their…
Visitors pray in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing ahead of a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Thursday.
August 7, 2026

Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary

TOKYO (AP): Hiroshima yesterday marked the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with its mayor criticising major powers for waging wars and urging them to stop…
Sports
August 7, 2026

Past The Finishing Post

Aug 6, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $750,000 REST. ALL. IV - NB5YO&UP(NW3)&IMP5YO&UP(NW2) BUCK DANCER - 1921 (first Derby winner in Jamaica) Off At: 12:14:34PM Distance: 1200 M Track…
Players of the Series Justin Greaves (left) and Babar Azam (right) accept their award from CWI vice-president Azim Bassarath.
August 7, 2026

Greaves: I wish I could have done more

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Joint Player-of-the-Series in the just concluded Test series against Pakistan, Justin Greaves has bemoaned the fact that his fitness level didn’t allow him to contribute…
Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior holds up the trophy after winning the Champions League final match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Saint Denis near Paris, May 29, 2022.
August 7, 2026

Vinícius extends Madrid stay

MADRID (AP): Brazil star Vinícius Júnior has signed a contract extension with Real Madrid, committing to the Spanish giants through June 2032, the club announced yesterday. The 26-year-old winger had…
Reggae artiste Hezron Clarke (right) receives his 2026 Spirit of Independence Award from Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon during the annual Independence Day Flag Raising and Civic Ceremony in Montego Bay on Thursday.
August 7, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

‘It never dawned on me until afterward’

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay-based reggae artiste Hezron Clarke never expected to be publicly honoured on Independence Day for his musical contributions to St James and the wider Jamaica.
Torchbearer Jason Arday carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Sutton and Merton, in London, July 23, 2012.
August 7, 2026

Youngest black professor at Cambridge resigns amid plagiarism allegations

LONDON (AP): A British sociologist who became famous as the youngest black professor ever at the University of Cambridge has resigned after the university opened an investigation into “new…
Richard Solomon, mayor of Black River.
August 7, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

NEVER FORGET - Low turnout for Independence ceremony disappoints Black River mayor
WESTERN BUREAU: Disappointment over low public turnout overshadowed St Elizabeth’s Independence Day observance on Thursday, as civic and municipal leaders gathered with only a handful of residents to…