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Updated 18 hours ago by Livingston Scott/Gleaner Writer

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 Jamaica Elite League final at the National Indoor Sport Centre on Sunday.

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Updated 18 hours ago

Ronaldo’s World Cup career ends in defeat to Spain

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP): Mikel Merino scored in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, and Spain beat Portugal 1-0 yesterday to end the World Cup career of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Merino…
Updated 14 hours ago

Coco Gauff beats Jessica Pegula to reach Wimbledon semifinals as Jannik Sinner advances in the heat
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 on Tuesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the first…
Updated 18 hours ago by Robert Bailey

Stewart disappointed not to have Brown at Commonwealth Games
Swept Track Club head coach Okeile Stewart says he was disappointed that his charge, Javier Brown was not selected to represent the country in the 400 metres at this year’s Commonwealth Games, despite…
Updated 15 hours ago

IOC moves to end neutral status vetting for Russian athletes ahead of 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) advised Olympic sports bodies on Tuesday to end a three-year programme vetting Russians for neutral status ahead of qualifying…
Updated 17 hours ago

World Cup integrity in question? - Trump, FIFA defend actions surrounding Balogun suspension
GENEVA (AP): With the integrity of FIFA and the World Cup under attack from European football leaders, FIFA President Gianni Infantino acknowledged taking a call from President Donald Trump before US…
Updated 17 hours ago

Mbappé condemns Paraguayan senator’s racist remarks
AP: France star Kylian Mbappé yesterday condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguay’s loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup. Mbappé called Celeste…
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Updated 17 hours ago

Wimbledon - Cobolli performs Ronaldo celebration, Paolini wins

LONDON (AP): On his first match point, Flavio Cobolli stepped up and unleashed a 135 mph first serve down the T that landed on the line and sent a puff of chalk into the air on No. 1 Court at…
Updated 17 hours ago

Reid satisfied with junior golfers in Puerto Rico
Team Jamaica’s manager and convener for junior golf, Alison Reid, expressed satisfaction with how the young golfers performed under challenging conditions at the 38th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf…
Updated 12 hours ago

Greaves bats West Indies back into second Test
NORTH SOUND, Antigua (AP): Justin Greaves’ dogged innings of 180 from 325 balls against Sri Lanka yesterday played West Indies into a strong position to claim their first Test cricket series victory…