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Courtesy of JFF Media Reggae Boyz coach Steve McClaren during a training session ahead of a Concacaf World Cup Qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago in that country last Tuesday.
December 9, 2025 by Paul

DANGEROUS TIMES

BEFORE THE Reggae Boyz beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in the National Stadium on September 9, the teams had avoided each other in Concacaf World Cup action for nearly 25 years. Now, nearly 30 years…
Montego Bay United FC’s (MBU) President Dr. Germain Spencer (left) and Chairman Yoni Epstein.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Montego Bay comes to town

CHAIRMAN OF Montego Bay United (MBU) Yoni Epstein says his club fully supports the decision by the Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) to restart the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) on December…
Jamaica Football Federation President Michael Ricketts
December 9, 2025

JFF reaches out to Treasure Beach FC, surrounding communities

THE JAMAICA Football Federation (JFF), in partnership with several of its major sponsors, has launched its Hurricane Melissa relief response with the delivery of care packages to communities across St…
Mount Pleasant Director of Football and assistant coach Davion Ferguson (left) and head coach Theodore Whitmore.
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

Melissa be damned

WITH THE nation still recovering from devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa and the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) not resuming until December 7, Concacaf Caribbean Cup finalists Mount Pleasant will…
Sunshine Girls goal defence Jodian Ward (third left) rises to challenge a shot by England Vitality Roses’ goal attack Lois Pearson (third right) during game three of the Horizon Netball Series at the National Indoor Sports Centre on November 25, 2024. Re
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Netball Jamaica decision on Horizon Series to come this week

NETBALL JAMAICA (NJ) is scheduled to announce this week whether or not they will proceed with their much-anticipated Horizon Vitality Series against long-time rivals England next month, following the…
West Indies’ John Campbell (right) celebrates after scoring a century as batting partner West Indies’ Shai Hope watches on the fourth day of the second Test match against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India on October 13.
December 9, 2025

ICC scrap two-tier Test system, WTC to be expanded

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): PLANS FOR a two-tier World Test Championship (WTC) have been abandoned following a recent meeting of directors of the International Cricket Council (ICC). According…
Christopher Samuda, vice-president of the Americas Paralympic Committee.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Samuda praises PUMA, Americas Para Sports collaboration

CHRISTOPHER SAMUDA, president of the Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA), has praised the recent agreement signed between Americas Paralympic Committee (AmPC) and sporting giants PUMA. The AmPC…
MOJITO, ridden by Dane Dawkins, wins the 30th running of the PRINCE CONSORT STAKES, a three-year-old Graded Stakes for colts and geldings over seven furlongs at Caymanas Park on Sunday April 9, 2023.
December 9, 2025 by Ainsley Walters

Mojito hits top form just in time for Jamaica Cup

MOJITO’S WIN in the Kenneth Mattis Memorial was not only flashy, an eight-length dismissal of United States-bred UNSPUN, it was also the fastest time clocked at nine furlongs and 25 yards in more than…
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December 9, 2025

‘Talented’ Hurricanes squad eyes Super50 silverware

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): WITH THE regional cricket season less than a week away, Leeward Islands Hurricanes head coach Steve Liburd is setting his sights firmly on championship glory, declaring it’s…