Sports

Wolmer’s Boys’ School’s Gary Card.
January 7, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Junior athletes shine bright in stellar season

The year 2025 was another good one for the country’s junior athletes, with the likes of Briana Campbell, Shanoya Douglas, and Sabrina Dockery on the girls’ side, and Gary Card among the boys,…
Damoi Kaschief Whitfield (left) of Chapelton Maroons tries to stop the advance of Fabian Reid of Arnett Gardens during a Jamaica Premier League match at Turner’s Oval in Clarendon on September 14, 2025.
January 7, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Arnett look for immediate impact

Arnett Gardens Football Club, while heartened by their first win in four Jamaica Premier League (JPL) games, are still looking to the transfer window with a view to attracting players who can provide…
Nicholas Pooran.
January 7, 2026

Pooran not tempted by T20 World Cup

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Former West Indies T20 star, Nicholas Pooran, says he has no plans of coming out of retirement to play for the regional side in next month’s ICC T20 World Cup. The…
Yazmeen Jamieson
January 7, 2026

Reggae Girl Jamieson to play for FC Berlin

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): Reggae Girlz goalkeeper Yazmeen Jamieson will turn out for FC Berlin in the Major Arena Soccer League Women’s Division (MASLW) this winter season. Jamieson formerly played for…
Dwayne Bravo bowling for the Weset Indies in a 2009 Test match.
January 7, 2026

‘There’s not much I could have done’

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has revealed that it was not his choice to retire from Test cricket almost 11 years ago. Speaking recently on the Beard…
Manchester United’s manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right) and his assistant Michael Carrick stand on the touchline during an English League Cup football match against West Ham at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on September 22, 2021.
January 7, 2026

Man United approach Solskjaer, Carrick, AP source says

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Manchester United has approached Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick in its search for an interim coach to take over until the end of the season, a person with knowledge…
Strasbourg’s head coach, Liam Rosenior, gestures from the touchline during a Europa Conference League opening phase football match against Crystal Palace in Strasbourg, France on November 27, 2025.
January 7, 2026

Chelsea gives Rosenior six-year contract

LONDON (AP): Chelsea appointed new manager Liam Rosenior on a six-year deal yesterday, hours after his departure from French club Strasbourg amid fans’ unrest. The attack-minded Rosenior, regarded as…
Venus Williams hits a backhand to Magda Linette during an ASB Classic Women’s Tennis Tournament singles match in Auckland, New Zealand yesterday.
January 7, 2026

Venus loses competitive three-setter in Auckland

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP): Venus Williams has lost her first singles match of 2026 to fifth-seeded Magda Linette at the WTA Tour tournament in Auckland, New Zealand. The 45-year-old Williams put up…
The National Stadium track.
January 6, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

GRIM PICTURE

With the track and field season set to begin in the coming week, coaches across western Jamaica are still facing challenges afer the passage of Hurricane Melissa devastated that side of the island. …