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Manchester City’s Antoine Semenyo (left) reacts after scoring during the Premier League football match against Leeds United in Leeds, England, yesterday.
March 1, 2026

Manchester City keep pressure on Arsenal, Liverpool run riot

AP: Without the injured Erling Haaland, Manchester City relied on the latest goal from recently signed forward Antoine Semenyo to secure a win that kept the pressure on Arsenal in the Premier League…
Tahj Marques White of Kingston College leads his school to victory in the high school boys 4x400m Open at last year’s Gibson McCook Relays.
February 28, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Fast track to glory: 49th Gibson Relays ready to ignite National Stadium

The premier local relay carnival, the Gibson McCook Relays, will stage its 49th renewal today inside the National Stadium starting at 4 p.m. In what will be a truncated format this year, fans are in…
Tia Clayton (left) powers to victory in Section B of the women’s 60 metres at last year’s Gibson McCook Relays. Clayton won in 7.02 seconds.
February 28, 2026

Claytons, Thompson to light up 60m at Gibson McCook

World Championships 100 metres silver medallists Tina Clayton and Kishane Thompson, both of MVP Track Club, will headline a stellar line-up in today’s women’s and men’s 60 metres at today’s Gibson…
Akron Stadium, a venue for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, stands in Guadalajara, Mexico, Tuesday, January 24, 2026.
February 28, 2026

Safety check: FIFA delegation to probe Mexico’s World Cup security

MEXICO CITY (AP): FIFA representatives will visit Mexico soon to assess security and mobility issues for the World Cup, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday. The country’s ability to…
Blaise Bicknell.
February 28, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Bicknell ready for final showdown

Jamaica’s top tennis player, Blaise Bicknell, said he is embracing the challenge ahead of his showdown with Nick Hardt in today’s final of the ITF M15 Championship in San Jose, Costa Rica, with match…
England’s Will Jacks plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between England and New Zealand in Colombo, Sri Lanka, yesterday.
February 28, 2026

T20 World Cup: England’s comeback win against NZ opens door for Pakistan

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP): New Zealand failed to clinch a Twenty20 World Cup semifinals place when they lost to England by four wickets yesterday leaving Pakistan a last chance to qualify. New Zealand…
World 100 metres champion and Calabar old boy Oblique Seville (left) poses with his Lionheart Award for Courage. It was presented to him by Karl Thompson, president, Calabar Alumni Florida.
February 28, 2026

World 100m champion Seville receives electrifying welcome at ‘Green-and-Black Ness’

World 100 metres champion Oblique Seville received an electrifying welcome at Calabar Alumni Florida’s Green-and-Black Ness: Day Experience last weekend. The Calabar Alumni Association Florida Chapter…
A fan (centre) got onto the field and grabbed Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi during an international friendly match against Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, on Thursday night.
February 28, 2026

Messi knocked down as fans storm pitch during Inter Miami friendly

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP): Football star Lionel Messi was knocked to the ground by a fan and a security guard at the end of Inter Miami’s friendly match in Puerto Rico on Thursday night. Inter Miami…
Royal Challengers’ Bengalaru’s Josh Hazlewood (second right) celebrates the dismissal of Pubjab Jings’ Azmatullah Omarzai with teammates during the Indian Premier League Qualifier 1 cricket match at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali
February 28, 2026

Dates finally announced for 2026 IPL season

NEW DELHI, India (CMC): The 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to bowl off on March 28, two days later than the original announced date by the BCCI. According to a report from…