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Mount Pleasant’s head coach Theodore Whitmore.
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Defending Caribbean Cup champs under the pump

If Mount Pleasant Football Academy are to keep their Caribbean Cup title defence alive, they will need a strong performance when they face Portmore United at the National Stadium today. Mount Pleasant…
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Camperdown cautiously optimistic ahead of Manning Cup start

Camperdown High School head coach Christopher Bender says he is adopting a game-by-game approach this season as his team opens its 2026 ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup campaign against Bridgeport High today.…
St. James High School’s Dondre Vernon (right) tries to shake the attentions of Muschett High’s Devantae Williams during their ISSA daCosta Cup preliminary round football game at Jarrett Park yesterday.
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Short-handed St James start well

St James High School coach Brian Stone described his team’s 1-0 victory over Muschett High as a tactical success despite being severely shorthanded in their opening ISSA daCosta Cup preliminary-round…
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Jamaica to open 2026 Concacaf W Championship against Costa Rica

Concacaf has confirmed the official match schedule and kickoff times for the 2026 Concacaf W Championship, with tickets now on sale for all five match days. The tournament will be staged from November…
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Khadija Shaw shortlisted for Ballon d’Or award

LONDON, England (CMC): Jamaican star forward Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw has been shortlisted for the prestigious women’s Ballon d’Or award following another outstanding season in the Women’s Super League…
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, celebrates winning a match against Linda Noskova, of the Czech Republic, during the quarterfinal round of the US Open tennis championships yesterday.
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Sabalenka keeps third straight US Open title hopes alive

NEW YORK (AP): Aryna Sabalenka thought it was all slipping away. Her reign as US Open champion and her lengthy hold on the No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis both appeared to be in jeopardy. Then…
France’s Kylian Mbappe (right) and Ousmane Dembele celebrate after scoring during the World Cup Group I football match against Norway in Foxborough, Massechusetts, near Boston on Friday, June 26.
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Dembélé, Kane, Mbappé headline shortlist for Ballon d’Or

AP: Last year’s winner Ousmane Dembélé, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé are among the leading contenders for the men’s Ballon d’Or. The 30 men’s and 30 women’s nominees were unveiled by France Football…
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson holds up his NBA championship ring during a ceremony before the Lakers’ basketball game against the Houston Rockets, in Los Angeles on October 26, 2010.
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Lakers to unveil Phil Jackson statue next year

AP: The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue of former coach Phil Jackson outside their downtown arena next year. The franchise announced yesterday that it will honour Jackson, who led the Lakers…
Aston Villa’s John McGinn (left) battles for the ball with Brugge’s Felix Lemarechal during the Champions League opening phase football match in Bruges, Belgium, yesterday.
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Aston Villa start Champions League with win

AP: Aston Villa put their domestic struggles behind them with a 3-2 victory over Club Brugge in the Champions League yesterday. The win in Belgium ended Villa’s winless and scoreless start to the…