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Jofra Archer (left) and Jacob Bethell (right) have been awarded two-year contracts to play for England.
December 9, 2025

Bethell, Archer awarded two-year contracts by England

LONDON, England (CMC): Barbadians Jacob Bethell and Jofra Archer are among 14 players who have been handed two-year contracts by the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The 22-year-old Bethell has…
India’s Shubman Gill bats during yesterday’s T20 cricket international between India and Australia in Carrara, Australia.
December 9, 2025

India lead T20 series 2-1 after Australia crash against spin

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP): Washington Sundar took three wickets in five deliveries as India beat Australia by 48 runs in the fourth Twenty20 on Thursday. India spinners claimed six wickets in all to…
Mount Pleasant Football Academy’s Demario Phillips dribbles away from Defence Force’s Kaihim Thomas during their Concacaf Caribbean Cup football match at the National Stadium in Kingston last night. Defence Force of Trinidad and Tobago won 1-0. Mount P
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

JOB DONE BUT ...

DESPITE FALLING 0-1 to Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Force yesterday in the second leg of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup semi-finals at the National Stadium, Mount Pleasant Football Academy advanced to…
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘We are going to do well’

A STRONG performance is expected from Jamaica’s team to the Caribbean Women’s Basketball Championship (CBC) in Guyana despite an interruption in their training camp due to Hurricane Melissa. At least…
West Indies’ captain Shai Hope (left) and Roston Chase bump fists after reaching a 50-run partnership during the first T20 International cricket match of a five-game series against New Zealand, at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Rampaul pleased with bowlers as West Indies draw first blood

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (CMC): WEST INDIES bowling coach Ravi Rampaul left Eden Park yesterday a pleased man after watching his side defend the lowest total ever at the ground to draw first blood…
Qarabag’s players celebrate their side’s second goal scored by Qarabag’s Marko Jankovic (right) from the penalty spot during the Champions League opening phase football match against Chelsea in Baku, Azerbaijan, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Chelsea, Barca earn draws, Inter stay perfect

AP: SUBSTITUTE ALEJANDRO Garnacho scored a second-half goal as Chelsea drew 2-2 at Qarabag in the Champions League yesterday. Chelsea’s Estevao, the man of the match, opened the scoring in the 16th…
Bayern Munich’s Luis Diaz fouls Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi during the Champions League opening phase match in Paris, France on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025

Díaz tackle puts Hakimi in doubt for Africa Cup of Nations

PARIS (AP): PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (PSG) and Morocco right back Achraf Hakimi faces a race against time to recover from injury before the Africa Cup of Nations in his home country. PSG said yesterday…
Venus Williams speaks during a ceremony at Arthur Ashe Stadium between matches during the women’s singles semifinals of the US Open tennis championships on September 4 in New York.
December 9, 2025

Venus Williams makes plans for 33rd pro season

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP): TENNIS GREAT Venus Williams plans to play for a 33rd straight season on the WTA Tour, starting in Auckland in January. Organisers of the ASB Classic in New Zealand said…
President Donald Trump (left) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino pose for a photo in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday, October 13.
December 9, 2025

FIFA announces new peace prize to be awarded at World Cup draw

MIAMI (AP): FIFA HAS announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on December 5 in Washington. The award, called the FIFA Peace Prize, will “recognise…