Sports

February 1, 2026

Former national footballer faces cocaine charges

Former national footballer and Cornwall College head coach, Hector Wright, and wife Jodi-Ann Coke-Wright, have been charged with possession of cocaine and dealing in cocaine following a police…

West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer (right) plays a shot as South Africa’s wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock watches on during the final T20 International in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday. The West Indies won by six runs.

February 1, 2026

West Indies beat South Africa in rain-hit T20 shootout

JOHANNESBURG (AP): The West Indies got a consolation win off South Africa after rain reduced their Twenty20 match to a shootout at the Wanderers yesterday. South Africa won the series 2-1 and the West…

February 1, 2026

Calabar old boy establishes fund in honour of slain coach

Calabar High School’s proud tradition of excellence in track and field is set to receive a significant and sustained boost with the launch of the Nicholas Neufville Fund, an initiative spearheaded by…

Jamaica Olympic Association President Christopher Samuda.

February 1, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

JOA wants Jamaican ‘heatwave’ at Winter Olympics

Christopher Samuda, president of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), says they are hoping the island can bring the heat to the ice at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games this month.…

A person holds a sign, during an anti-ICE demonstration, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, yesterday.

February 1, 2026

Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics

MILAN (AP): Hundreds of demonstrators gathered yesterday in Milan to protest the deployment of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics, unbothered by…

February 1, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Controversy, drama highlight road to final

Jamaica College bounced back in fine style to defeat St George’s College on the road in their second ISSA Urban Under-19 schoolboy basketball semi-final game on Friday, evening the series at 1-1 and…

Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres (right) celebrates scoring his side’s third goal in an English Premier League football game against Leeds United with teammate Jurrien Timber in Leeds, England, yesterday.

February 1, 2026

Arsenal open seven-point lead

AP: Arsenal and Liverpool rediscovered that winning feeling in the Premier League yesterday. Arsenal powered seven points clear at the top of the standings after beating Leeds 4-0. Mikel Arteta’s team…

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan kisses the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after defeating Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus to win the women’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday.

February 1, 2026

Rybakina beats Sabalenka to claim second Grand Slam

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): Elena Rybakina finally won her second Grand Slam title with a victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open on Saturday, and it was something of a testament…

February 1, 2026

Past The Finishing Post

Jan 31, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $750,000 REST. ALL. IV - NB5YO&UP(NW3)/IMP5YO&UP(NW2) Off At: 11:51:42 AM Distance: 6 Fur. Track Condition: Dirt : Fast Winning Time: 1:16.1 Splits:…