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June 20, 2026

Champions Cup returns: Jamaica's top primary, preparatory schools prepare for battle

KINGSTON: The second staging of the Youth Football League's  (YFL)  Champions Cup is on today at the UWI Mona Bowl. Following a successful inaugural tournament in 2025, the Champions Cup…
June 20, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

Defending champs Kensington face Melbourne test in Senior Cup semis 

The pursuit of the 2026 Jamaica Cricket Association Michael Holding Senior Cup  title reaches a crucial stage today when the two-day semi-finals bowl off.    Defending champions Kensington CC will…
June 20, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Nelson clocks wind-aided 10.88 to win Diamond League 100m

SPRINTER Kemba Nelson  hit top form at the  Doha Wanda Diamond League in Qatar yesterday.     Nelson clocked a wind-assisted (2.5mps) 10.88 seconds to win the women's 100 metres. She got off…
June 20, 2026

THE CONTENDERS - Germany, underdogs with a bit of bite

Germany have come into this World Cup ranked at No. 10. They have been among the10 best teams in the world for a long time but, after their 2014 triumph, they have twice failed to come out of the…
June 20, 2026

US blank Australia 2-0 to advance to World Cup KO round

SEATTLE (AP) — The US national team advanced to the knockout round at the FIFA World Cup despite the absence of injured forward Christian Pulisic, after defeating  Australia 2-0 yesterday. A deep…
June 21, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Jackson back on top, Seville storms to first national  100m title

A supremely confident Shericka Jackson regained the national women's 100 metres title while hot favourite Oblique Seville won his first men's crown at the National Stadium on Friday night,…
June 21, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Ainstein to Montego Bay United?

Waterhouse FC's former Argentine coach Javier Ainstein could be on his way to Montego Bay United (MBU), The Gleaner has learnt. Ainstein shocked the Drewsland-based club on Tuesday when he…
June 20, 2026

Ronald Sanders | If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States(OAS). I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more…
June 21, 2026

Tony Deyal | Doctors in the house including Stephan Leacock humourist

I was just about one-year-old when my father gave one of his cousins a job and a place to stay with us in a typical home, upstairs for all of us, and downstairs to ensure that we were not being under…