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Sunshine Girls Romelda Aiken-George (left)  and Shanice Beckford (second right) get into position to grab a rebound during a match in the Horizon Netball Series against the England Roses at the National Indoor Sports Centre on November 26, 2024.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Sunshine Girls-Roses clash in jeopardy

The Sunshine Girls’ much-anticipated Horizon Vitality Series against long-time rivals England is now in jeopardy following the devastating impact of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, which ravaged the…
Michael Dyke, head coach of Edwin Allen High School’s girls’ track and field team.
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Tragedy, disaster stall Champs preparations at Edwin Allen

The Michael Dyke-coached Edwin Allen High girls are eager to reclaim their ISSA Girls’ Championships title after a surprise loss to Hydel High earlier this year but the school has had a rocky start to…
Cricket West Indies Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe.
December 9, 2025

Afghanistan to host WI in T20 series ahead of World Cup

KABUL, Afghanistan (CMC): Afghanistan are set to host the West Indies for a T20I series just before the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced yesterday that the…
Romario Shepherd (left) and Roston Chase celebrate during a 2024 T20 series against South Africa at Sabina Park.
December 9, 2025

Chase, Shepherd, Holder among biggest movers in T20I rankings

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): West Indies all-rounders Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder have made some of the biggest moves in the latest ICC bowling and all-rounders rankings,…
Trinidad & Tobago’s men’s senior team head coach Dwight Yorke.
December 9, 2025

John backs Yorke: ‘We need stability’

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Trinidad and Tobago’s all-time leading goalscorer, Stern John, has called for Dwight Yorke to remain as head coach of the national side, even if he fails to qualify for…
People view an art exhibition featuring the image of late football star Diego Maradona on Thursday at the University of Social Sciences of Buenos Aires, where the international congress honouring him is taking place, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
December 9, 2025

Fans chant ‘Diego’ as Buenos Aires university hosts first Maradona congress

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP): In the main auditorium of one of Latin America’s most prestigious universities, the academic solemnity was interrupted by chants of “Ole, ole, Diego, Diego”, from fans…
In this image provided Washington Athletics, Washington’s goalkeeper Mia Hamant greets teammates during NCAA college soccer game against Minnesota, October 16, 2025, in Seattle.
December 9, 2025

Washington women’s GK Hamant dies at 21 after kidney cancer battle

SEATTLE (AP): Mia Hamant, a goalkeeper (GK) for Washington’s women’s soccer team who helped the Huskies reach the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament as a junior, has died. She was 21. Hamant died on…
Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola applauds supporters after the English Premier League match between Manchester City and Bournemouth in Manchester, England, Sunday, November 2, 2025.
December 9, 2025

‘The numbers are insane’

MANCHESTER, England (AP): It all started on September 2, 2007, in a Spanish fourth-tier game against Premia in front of around 2,000 fans. Eighteen years later, Pep Guardiola will reach 1,000 games…
Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham reacts after a La Liga  match between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, October 26, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Bellingham, Foden back in England squad

LONDON, England (AP): Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden were recalled yesterday by England coach Thomas Tuchel for the team’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania. The attacking…