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Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (left) celebrates with Avyoub Bouaddi and Antoine Semenyo (right, after sco)ing his side’s fourth goal during the English Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City in London yesterday.
August 29, 2026

Man City overrun Palace to stay perfect in EPL

LONDON (AP): Rayan Cherki scored two goals in five minutes and Erling Haaland also got a brace as Manchester City won at Crystal Palace 4-1 to maintain their perfect start to the Premier League…
Ryan Bramwell
August 29, 2026

J’can shooters poised for podium finish

Members of the 27-member Jamaican team competing at the 2026 Pan American Handgun Championships are eyeing podium finishes after two of four days of competition, with several athletes delivering…
Alfred Francis (left), Race Director at Running Events Jamaica, shares a moment with Matthew Samuda (right), Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, and Francine Black Richards, Senior Director, Corporate Communications and Marketing at the For
August 29, 2026

First-ever Urban Forest Run attracts more than 750 participants

KINGSTON: Jamaica’s first-ever 5K Urban Forest Run made a strong debut, with over 750 participants turning out on Sunday, August 23, at the Constant Spring Golf Club to run, walk and rally behind the…
Asafa Powell at the Pan Am Sports Women in Sport Forum in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday.
August 29, 2026

Powell promotes gender equity at Pan Am Sports Forum

KINGSTON: Jamaican sprint legend Asafa Powell brought a powerful Caribbean voice to the conversation on women’s leadership in sport, appearing as a special guest at the Pan Am Sports Women in Sport…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino
August 29, 2026

Things to know about the backlash against FIFA President Gianni Infantino

MONACO (AP): Gianni Infantino, the increasingly embattled FIFA president, was everywhere in the conversations as European football leaders gathered this week in Monaco for the Champions League draw.…
Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle competes in the men’s long jump.
August 28, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Gayle, Campbell shine in Zurich

Tajay Gayle and Rajindra Campbell delivered Jamaica’s best results at yesterday’s Wanda Diamond League meeting in Zurich, both securing second-place finishes in their respective field events on a…
Juliet Campbell
August 28, 2026 by Robert Bailey Gleaner Writer

Campbell charts plans to put St Jago back on top

Newly installed Athletic Director of St Jago High School, Olympian Juliet Campbell, says she is humbled by the appointment and determined to help the Spanish Town‑based institution return to the…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino
August 28, 2026

UEFA prepares criminal complaint against Infantino

MONACO (AP): UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits…
Tim Seifert of the St. Lucia Kings on his way to scoring a century against the Trinbago Knight Riders.
August 28, 2026

Seifert century powers Kings to commanding victory

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)P: Tim Seifert announced his arrival at the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League with a sublime unbeaten century as the St Lucia Kings secured back-to-back victories…