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Pakistan’s Babar Azam bats during the second T20 cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa, in Lahore, Pakistan yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Pakistan hammer South Africa

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP): Babar Azam broke Rohit Sharma’s record for most runs in men’s Twenty20s as Pakistan hammered South Africa by nine wickets and levelled their series yesterday. Saim Ayub returned…
Italy’s head coach Luciano Spalletti gestures during the Nations League quarterfinal first leg match between Italy and Germany in Milan, Italy, on March 20, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Spalletti: I believe we can turn Juventus into title contenders

TURIN, Italy (AP): New Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti believes he can turn things around at the Italian club in the short amount of time he has been given and even compete for the Serie A title.…
Turkish Football Federation president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu at a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey on Monday, October 27, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Turkish Football Federation suspends 149 refs for alleged involvement in betting scandal

ANKARA, Turkey (AP): The Turkish Football Federation has suspended 149 referees and assistant referees for their alleged involvement in a betting scandal involving professional football leagues. The…
Arsenal’s Viktor Gyoekeres (left) and West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta challenge for the ball during the English Premier League match between Arsenal and West Ham United at the Emirates stadium in London, on October 4, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Paqueta reprimanded, warned despite being cleared of spot-fixing charges

LONDON, England (AP): Brazil international Lucas Paqueta has been reprimanded and warned about his future conduct despite being cleared of spot-fixing allegations this year. An independent commission…
Bayern Munich players celebrate their victory after the Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in Munich, Germany, Saturday, October 18, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Munich to host 2028 Champions League final

GENEVA (AP): Bayern Munich’s stadium is set to host another Champions League final in 2028, and staging the 2029 final is a contest between Wembley Stadium in London and Barcelona’s renovated Camp…
A section of the road leading to Treasure Beach in St Elizabeth was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

“We’re completely devastated”

Kemar Ricketts, head coach of Treasure Beach FC, said while they are still surveying the damage inflicted on the club and its members, they have been left devastated in the aftermath of Hurricane…
Ranaldo Biggs (left) of Mount Pleasant and Universidad O&M’s Reyvin de la Rosa battle for the ball during their Concacaf Caribbean Cup match at the National Stadium on September 30. Mount Pleasant won 2-0.
December 9, 2025

Mount Pleasant to use Caribbean Cup for relief aid

WHEN MOUNT Pleasant Football Academy play their second-leg Concacaf Caribbean Cup semifinal against Defence Force of Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday, winning will be just part of the equation. The…
Montego Bay United’s Lucas Lima Correa (right) tries to dribble away from Racing United’s Tameish Richardson during their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) match at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Montego Bay on Sunday, October 19.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

‘WE ARE CONCERNED’

CHIEF EXECUTIVE Officer (CEO) of Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL), Owen Hill, says it will be a long and challenging road to get the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) competition back up and…
Jamaica and Miami Heat player Norman Peart tries to motivate his players during a FIBA Basketball pre-qualification competition recently.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Time, finances force Jamaica away for first home FIBA qualifier

PAULTON GORDON, president of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JBA), said the country was unable to host its first home game in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers because of…