Sports

Venus Williams speaks during a ceremony at Arthur Ashe Stadium between matches during the women’s singles semifinals of the US Open tennis championships on September 4 in New York.
December 9, 2025

Venus Williams makes plans for 33rd pro season

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP): TENNIS GREAT Venus Williams plans to play for a 33rd straight season on the WTA Tour, starting in Auckland in January. Organisers of the ASB Classic in New Zealand said…
President Donald Trump (left) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino pose for a photo in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday, October 13.
December 9, 2025

FIFA announces new peace prize to be awarded at World Cup draw

MIAMI (AP): FIFA HAS announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on December 5 in Washington. The award, called the FIFA Peace Prize, will “recognise…
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

WNBL proves pivotal to national team selection

ONEIL BROWN, head coach of Jamaica women’s basketball team, and Angelee LaTouche, coordinator of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), have praised the local league’s impact on the national…
Amanda Anisimova of the United States gestures during her women’s singles match against Iga Swiatek of Poland at the WTA tennis finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Anisimova beats Swiatek to join Rybakina in last four

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP): AMANDA ANISIMOVA reached the last four of the WTA Finals by beating second-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2 yesterday. The 24-year-old American earned her second…
Inter Miami’s Luis Suarez reacts after missing a scoring opportunity against Toronto FC during the second half of an MLS game on September 27.
December 9, 2025

Inter Miami’s Luis Suárez suspended for decisive MLS play-off game

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP): LIONEL MESSI won’t have long-time teammate Luis Suárez alongside him for a match that could end Inter Miami’s season on Saturday. Suárez has been suspended for…
Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams plays a shot during the first Twenty20 cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka on January 14, 2024.
December 9, 2025

Williams frozen out of Zimbabwe squad over drug addiction

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP): FORMER ZIMBABWE cricket captain Sean Williams won’t be selected for his country again after disclosing that a drug addiction was the reason he skipped some matches, the national…
Mount Pleasant advanced to the final, however, as they won the tie 5-2 on aggregate.
December 9, 2025

Mount Pleasant advance to Caribbean Cup final despite 1-0 loss to Defence Force

Mount Pleasant Football Academy suffered their first defeat in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup as they fell 1-0 to Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Force in the second leg of the semifinals. Mount…
A man examines sections of one of the rooftops at St Elizabeth Technical High School destroyed by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

‘BIG SETBACK’

KERRY-LEE RICKETTS, senior coach at St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), says the institution’s sports programme has suffered a massive setback in the wake of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa,…
Mount Pleasant winger Daniel Green takes on Defence Force FC’s Christian Bailey during their Concacaf Caribbean Cup first-leg semi-final football game inside the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Mount Pleasant won’t rest on advantage

SPORTING DIRECTOR of Mount Pleasant Academy, Paul Christie, says his team will not be taking any chances despite holding a commanding 5-1 advantage over Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Force heading…