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Assistant Commissioner Christopher Phillips (centre), general manager, Police National Netball Team, is joined by (from left) Andrea Roberts, Nichole Lord (team nurse), Keneisha Beckett, and Coletta Leslie ahead of the team’s departure from Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Ainsley Walters

Jamaican teams take aim at Florida United title

JAMAICA’s POLICE National Netball Team (PNNT) and their Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) counterparts are among 11 teams entered in the all-female division of this weekend’s inaugural Florida United…
Former West Indies cricketers Kieron Pollard (right) and Dwayne Bravo.
December 9, 2025

Bravo, Pollard appointed national sports ambassadors

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): IN A formal ceremony held on November 12, Trinidad and Tobago’s cricket icons Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard were officially appointed as national sports ambassadors.…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam celebrates after his century during the second One-Day International cricket match against Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Babar ends two-year wait for 20th ODI century

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP): BABAR AZAM’S first international century in more than two years anchored Pakistan’s comfortable chase of 289 against scratchy Sri Lanka in their series-clinching One-Day…
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, leaves the pitch after being shown a red card during a World Cup 2026 group F qualifying soccer match between Ireland and Portugal in Dublin, Thursday, November 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
December 9, 2025

Cristiano Ronaldo faces three-week wait for FIFA verdict on World Cup ban for red card

GENEVA (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo likely faces a three-week wait to discover the length of his FIFA ban ahead of the 2026 World Cup. The Portugal superstar could be suspended for two or three games…
Llori Sharpe
December 9, 2025 by Sharla Williams

Llori Sharpe Rides for Relief

National cyclist Llori Sharpe, through her initiative Ride for Relief, is among the many athletes who are lending their support to rebuilding Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa caused severe damage to…
Elaine Thompson-Herah
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Thompson-Herah returns to Elite Performance

Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah has returned to training at Elite Performance Track Club under the guidance of coach Reynaldo Walcott. The Gleaner has been reliably informed that…
New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy claimed four wickets and was named Player of the Match and Player of the Series.
December 9, 2025

Kiwis dominate Windies to claim series-clinching win

DUNEDIN, New Zealand (CMC): West Indies saved their worst performance for last to hand their T20I series to New Zealand on a platter, as they slumped to an eight-wicket defeat in the fifth and final…
West Indies T20 captain Shai Hope.
December 9, 2025

Hope: Power play has been our Achilles heel

DUNEDIN, New Zealand (CMC): The West Indies’ T20 International series against New Zealand ended in a dispiriting whimper yesterday as the hosts saved their most inept performance for the decisive…
West Indies’ John Campbell celebrates after scoring a century on the fourth day of the second Test match against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India on Monday, October 13, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Campbell, Layne called up to ODI squad, King dropped

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): John Campbell is set to play his first One Day International for the West Indies in more than six years after being named in a 15-member squad to face New Zealand in a…