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Senegal's Sadio Mane holds the trophy aloft as he celebrates with teammates after winning the Africa Cup of Nations final football match between Senegal and Morocco in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, January 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Youssef Loulidi, File)
March 18, 2026

Senegal slams ‘illegal and deeply unjust’ decision to strip Africa Cup title and pledges to appeal

Senegal isn’t giving up its Africa Cup of Nations title without a legal fight, with the country’s football federation saying it will appeal the “unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable decision” to…
From left: Calbert Hutchinson, president of Jamaica Lacrosse; Christopher Samuda, president of JOA; and Dr. Asburn Pinnock, president of Mico University College, speak at the Jamaica Lacrosse press conference at the Mico University College in Kingston yest
March 18, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Jamaica ready to host PALA Men’s Lacrosse Champs

With Jamaica set to host the Pan-American Men’s Lacrosse Championship for the first-time ever, Jamaica Lacrosse Association (JLA) President Calbert Hutchinson said they are ready to welcome the…
Alyssa Healy of Australia (top) takes a return throw as Hayley Matthews of the West Indies slides to make her ground during their Women’s Cricket World Cup semi-final match in Wellington, New Zealand, on March 30, 2022.
March 18, 2026

Aussies bank on Caribbean tour to aid World Cup selection

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC): Australia Women’s head coach Shelley Nitschke says she will use their white-ball tour of the Caribbean to select the squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup. The…
Mehar Trehan
March 18, 2026

Trehan, Miller retain All Jamaica Junior Squash titles

Defending junior squash champions Mehar Trehan and Ethan Miller wasted no time in defeating their opponents in the final of the two-day All Jamaica Junior Squash Championship at the Liguanea Club in…
Jason McKay, chief executive officer, McKay Security Limited (centre) is joined by representatives of the St Thomas FA (from left), Moxon Walker, manager, Heartease United; Lascelles Logan, president, St Thomas FA; Whitehorses' manager, Noel Archibald; Alf
March 18, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

KFC sponsorship eases St Thomas FA burden

Lascelles Logan, president of the St Thomas Football Association, said Restaurants of Jamaica’s sponsorship of under-17 teams has eased the tremendous burden of providing nutrition to young players on…
Sunil Gavaskar
March 18, 2026

Gavaskar: English T20 franchise hiring a Pakistan player will ‘contribute to Indian deaths’

AP: India great Sunil Gavaskar claims Sunrisers Leeds’ signing of Pakistan player Abrar Ahmed for England’s The Hundred tournament will “indirectly contribute to the deaths of Indian soldiers and…
Real Madrid’s scorer Vinicius Junior reacts at the corner flag after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during the Champions League round-of-16 second-leg football match against Manchester City in Manchester, yesterday.
March 18, 2026

Real Madrid, PSG advance, Bodø/Glimt fairytale run ends

AP: Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain quickly snuffed out hopes of epic comebacks by Manchester City and Chelsea in the Champions League yesterday. Instead, it was tiny Bodø/Glimt on the receiving…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino (right) presents President Donald Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 football World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Friday, December 5, 2025.
March 18, 2026

Iran, FIFA at odds over moving World Cup matches

GENEVA (AP): The public wrangling among Iran, FIFA, and US President Donald Trump over the narrative of playing in the World Cup shifted yesterday to Mexico, where President Claudia Sheinbaum seemed…
Senegal’s Pape Gueye (left) scores the opening goal during the Africa Cup of Nations final football match against Morocco, in Rabat, Morocco on January 18.
March 18, 2026

CAF hands Morocco Africa Cup of Nations

GENEVA (AP): Morocco was, stunningly, awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title yesterday by governing body judges who overturned Senegal’s victory in a chaotic final in January. The Confederation of…