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West Indies’ Johnson Charles bats during the men’s T20 World Cup cricket match against England at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia on Wednesday.
January 28, 2026

Mason questions Johnson Charles’ World Cup selection

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): The selection of the West Indies squad for the ICC T20 World Cup has sparked its first notable controversy, with veteran cricket commentator and radio talk show host Andrew…
Medallists Brandon Wong (left) and Jaeden Tyler-Grant (right) are joined by Debra Lopez-Spence, president, Scotia Jamaica Life Insurance (second left), and Communications Manager Elon Parkinson of sponsors ScotiaInsurance and Petrojam Limited, respectivel
January 28, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Delayed Swim For The Sanctuary still a success

Jamaica Inn Foundation’s Swim For The Sanctuary, staged at Shaw Park Beach, St Mary, last Saturday, rescheduled from its annual fixed date of the first Saturday of November after the October 28…
Julien Alfred
January 28, 2026

Alfred cops another Athlete of the Year award

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia (CMC): In a glittering ceremony that celebrated past glory and future promise, the St Lucia Athletics Association (SLAA) once again bestowed its highest honour upon sprint…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola looks on during a press conference in Manchester, England yesterday, one day ahead of their Champions League football match against Galatasaray.
January 28, 2026

PSG, Madrid, Barca, City in jeopardy

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester City are among the giants of European football preparing for a nervy final round of matches in the opening phase…
Montego Bay United Football Club’s captain Owayne Gordon (right) moves in to tackle Franco Celestin of Mount Pleasant Football Academy during their Jamaica Premier League football semi-final at Sabina Park on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
January 27, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

Montego Bay United cave on Célestin

Montego Bay United (MBU) have rescinded claims to have signed highly rated 17-year-old Haitian attacker Franco Célestin, pulling out of what seemed to be a brewing controversy over where the player’s…
Jamaica's young Reggae Girlz in action during the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers at the Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad in Aruba.
January 27, 2026

Young Reggae Girlz off the mark

Jamaica's Under-17 Reggae Girlz secured their first win of the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Group D World Cup qualifiers in Aruba on Tuesday, with a 2-0 win over the hosts at the Stadion Guillermo…
Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz in training.
January 27, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Young Reggae Girlz go hunting for first win

Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz will continue their hunt for a place in the 2026 FIFA U17 World Cup when they play hosts Aruba in their second Group D Concacaf U17 Women’s qualification game at…
Aston Villa’s Leon Bailey (left) in happier times as he celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the English Premier League football match against Nottingham Forest at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on Saturday, Februar
January 27, 2026

Butler expects Bailey to return to his peak

Jamaican winger Leon Bailey looked settled as he made his return to the English Premier League (EPL) with Aston Villa against Newcastle, in a 2-0 win for the Villans, on Sunday, and Bailey’s manager…
West Idies paceman Alzarri Joseph set to miss the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka on account of injury.
January 27, 2026

Alzarri loses race against time

PAARL, South Africa (CMC): The West Indies have unveiled a 15-man squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, set to be played across India and Sri Lanka next month, with uncapped Guyanese batter…