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Antoine Lodge/Photographer Dejorn Lewis of Clan Carthy High School during a Manning Cup fixture against Inswood High School on September 12, at Alpha Boy’s Institute in Kingston.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Pint-size giant holds Clan Carthy hopes

At just 15 years old, Dejorn Lewis is already in his second season of ISSA Manning Cup football, competing against players several years his senior while trying to carve out a future in the sport.…
FILE Jamaica’s Sanique Walker celebrates after winning the women’s 400m hurdles final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Walker’s meteoric rise promises much

Sanique Walker’s remarkable transformation this season has firmly placed her in the conversation as the athlete most likely to carry Jamaica’s 400m hurdles tradition forward, following her recent…
20 Sep, 2026 0

Four-team fight shapes up in daCosta Cup Group G

With only two places available in the next round of the daCosta Cup schoolboy football competition, the battle for qualification in Group G is shaping up to be a four-team fight. After three matches,…
AP File Italy’s new national football team coach Roberto Mancini poses during a news conference, July 29, in Rome.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Mancini calls up 34 players for his first Italy squad since returning

ROME (AP): Roberto Mancini on Friday named 34 players in his first Italy squad since returning as coach, ahead of four Nations League matches. Tasked with revitalising a team in crisis, Mancini…
AP In this photo made with a smartphone, jockeys ride their horses into the newly-opened Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, on Friday.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Horse racing returns to rebuilt Belmont Park

NEW YORK (AP): They’re off and running at the new Belmont Park, as horse racing returned on Friday following a three-year absence during a US$550 million reconstruction project that modernised the…
AP Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George (centre) flexes after making a contested shot over New York Knicks guard Mikal Bridges (right) during the second half of an NBA basketball game on March 11 in Salt Lake City.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Jazz lock in Keyonte George extension

AP: Jazz guard Keyonte George signed a multi-year extension on Friday, securing a key piece of Utah’s rebuilding project. The club did not disclose the terms, but ESPN reported it was a five-year,…
AP Inter Milan’s former players Sandro Mazzola (second left) with Jair of Brazil (left) Mario Corso and Luis Suarez (right) prior to the start of the Champions League first knockout round, second-leg football match between Inter and Ajax at the San Sir
20 Sep, 2026 0

Italy star Mazzola dies at 83

MILAN (AP): Sandro Mazzola, the former Inter Milan captain and one of Italy’s most acclaimed footballers, has died. He was 83. His death was announced yesterday by Inter Milan, the club where he spent…
AP United States’ Ben Shelton returns the ball to Czechia’s Jakub Mensik during the Davis Cup second-round qualifier in Prague, yesterday.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Contrasting Davis Cup results for US Open finalists

AP: Ben Shelton missed the chance to send the United States into the Davis Cup Final 8 yesterday as he suffered a second straight singles defeat against the Czech Republic. The US Open finalist lost…
AP Detroit Pistons guard Ausar Thompson looks on during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Orlando Magic, April 29, in Detroit.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Pistons, Thompson agree five-year extension

AP: The Detroit Pistons and Ausar Thompson have agreed to a five-year, US$155-million contract extension, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on…