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West Indies’ Romario Shepherd on the go during his innings of 49 runs off 34 balls during the third T20 International cricket match against New Zealand at Saxton Oval in Nelson, New Zealand, on Saturday.
December 9, 2025

Rain puts paid to West Indies comeback chances

NELSON, New Zealand (CMC): WEST INDIES will now have to fight to level their T20I series against New Zealand after the fourth match was rained out on Sunday. Only 6.3 overs were possible before heavy…
New Zealand paceman Matt Henry.
December 9, 2025

Beleaguered New Zealand get Henry boost ahead of ODIs

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CMC): FAST BOWLER Matt Henry has returned to New Zealand’s One-Day International (ODI) squad to face the West Indies after recovering from injury, but a groin issue has ruled…
Austin Jack Warner
December 9, 2025

Melissa won’t weaken Reggae Boyz - Warner

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): AUSTIN JACK Warner has cautioned Trinidad and Tobago not to underestimate Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz when they meet in their crucial Concacaf World Cup Qualifier clash on…
US President Donald Trump (centre) gestures to the crowd alongside Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth (left) and Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris, as they attend an NFL football game between the Commanders and the Detroit Lions at Northwest Stadium in L
December 9, 2025

Trump booed at regular-season NFL game

LANDOVER, Maryland (AP): DONALD TRUMP became the first sitting president in nearly a half-century at a regular-season NFL game, attending the Washington Commanders’ 44-22 loss to the visiting Detroit…
Atlético Madrid’s Marcos Llorente celebrates scoring his side’s third goal during a Champions League opening phase football match against Union Saint-Gilloise in Madrid, Spain last Tuesday.
December 9, 2025

US football invasion hits Atlético Madrid

MADRID (AP): ATLÉTICO MADRID are about to come under American ownership. Apollo Sports Capital, an asset management company, will become the Spanish club’s majority shareholder early next year,…
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain arrives at the Interlagos race track ahead of the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix in Sao Paulo on Sunday.
December 9, 2025

Ferrari boss says Hamilton, Leclerc need to ‘focus on driving and talk less’

MILAN (AP): LEWIS HAMILTON and Charles Leclerc need to “focus on driving and talk less”, Ferrari executive chairman John Elkann warned yesterday after both of the team’s drivers failed to finish the…
Former NBA basketball player and coach Lenny Wilkens smiles before his statue unveiling event outside Climate Pledge Arena, June 28, 2025, in Seattle.
December 9, 2025

Legendary NBA coach Wilkens passes

SEATTLE (AP): LENNY WILKENS, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said on Sunday. He was 88. The family said…
FUNCAANDUN (right), ridden by Tevin Foster, wins The Distinctly Irish Trophy ahead of ATOMICA (Omar Walker) at Caymanas Park on Saturday, August 24, 2024.
December 9, 2025 by Ainsley Walters

Funcaandun must win Ja Cup to make Mouttet Mile

HOME-BASED AMERICAN, FUNCAANDUN, who outbattled Florida invader LEGACY ISLE, to deny Rohan Crichton back-to-back Mouttet Mile winners, will have to win next Sunday’s Jamaica Cup at nine and a half…
Edwin Allen High’s Alexxe Henry.
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Henry’s first hurricane: Tobago sprinter relives frightening experience in Jamaica

SEVERAL Caribbean athletes currently representing local schools in Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) competitions had their first taste of a hurricane when Category 5 Melissa swept…