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Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (right) advances past DC United defender Kye Rowles (15) during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Baltimore.
March 9, 2026

Messi lifts Inter Miami past DC United

BALTIMORE (AP): Lionel Messi scored in the 27th minute, and Inter Miami held on for a 2-1 victory over DC United on Saturday night in front of 72,026 at the home of the Baltimore Ravens. With interest…
Zachary Wallace (second right), unattached, wins the under-20 400 metres at the Carifta Trials on the weekend with a personal best of 45.77. He finished ahead of Junior Gallimore (second left) of Hydel, who placed the second with a personal best of 45.87.
March 9, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Sky’s the limit for focused Wallace

ONE of the big winners at the Carifta Trials over the weekend was Zachary Wallace in the boys’ under-20 400 metres. Now representing Elite Performance Track Club, the former Maggotty High athlete…
Sir Clive Lloyd
March 9, 2026

Sir Clive sympathises with stranded WI players

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Former West Indies captain Sir Clive Lloyd has expressed sympathy to members of the West Indies team, who have been stranded in India for the past week. The regional team was…
Port Vale’s Ben Waine celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s first goal of the game, during the FA Cup fifth-round match against Sunderland and Port Vale in Stoke on Trent, England, yesterday.
March 9, 2026

Port Vale, Southampton stun EPL opponents in FA Cup

LONDON (AP): This season’s FA Cup just keeps on delivering shocks. Third-tier Port Vale pulled off a massive upset yesterday by beating Premier League Sunderland 1-0 to advance to the quarter-finals…
Janet Silvera, journalist and entrepreneur.
March 9, 2026

Welfare fund established to assist journalists in need

Seeing colleague journalists struggle quietly with medical challenges and other personal crises is what moved veteran practitioner Janet Silvera to propose a welfare fund for Jamaican journalists.…
Senator Professor Floyd Morris, director of the Centre for Disability Studies, UWI, Mona, during his keynote address at the JAMLIN JSL training programme launch at The University of the West Indies, Mona, on March 2.
March 9, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Bridging the gap: one sign at a time

The Jamaica Libraries and Information Network (JAMLIN), an arm of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), has launched a Jamaican Sign Language (JSL) training initiative aimed at strengthening…
Shanoya Douglas’ coach at Holland High School Garth Smythe.
March 9, 2026 by Robert Bailey

10.8 WARNING: Douglas primed for national record assault

Coach Garth Smythe says world under-20 200 metres bronze medallist Shanoya Douglas is capable of challenging the national junior record this season, and he has predicted that the talented sprinter…
West Indies’ captain Shai Hope (right) and batting partner Roston Chase run between the wickets during the T20 World Cup cricket match against India in Kolkata, India, on March 1.
March 9, 2026

Windies’ departure from India delayed until tomorrow

KOLKATA, India (CMC): Players and staff of the West Indies senior men’s team will have to wait just a few more days before they can return home from India. The regional team, which has been stranded…
India’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the T20 World Cup final match against New Zealand in Ahmedabad, India, on Sunday, March 8.
March 9, 2026

Three-time champions

AHMEDABAD, India (AP): India won the T20 World Cup for a record third time with a crushing 96-run victory over New Zealand yesterday, to the delight of more than 86,000 cricket fans at Ahmedabad’s…