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England’s captain Harry Brook celebrates scoring a century during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan in Pallekele, Sri Lanka yesterday.
February 25, 2026

Brook’s first T20 century propels England into World Cup semi-finals

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP): Harry Brook hadn’t exactly been firing at the Twenty20 World Cup. England scraped into the Super Eights, and the captain’s contribution before yesterday was 102 runs in five…
Coach Derol Gardener (left) of Penwood High with his athlete Shakeya Reid minutes after she won silver in the Class 1 100 metres at the recent Corporate Area Championships at the Ashenheim Stadium.
February 25, 2026 by Rymond Graham

Rookie coach the man behind Penwood’s drive

Several non-traditional high schools are making an impact this season in track and field, rubbing shoulders with their more experienced counterparts. Under rookie coach Derol Gardener, Penwood High…
From left: Elishama Beckford, Ivah Wilmot, Akeem Taylor, and Ronald Hastings at the Jamaica SA event in South Haven.
February 25, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

Pulsating end to surf season opener at South Haven

The Jamaica Surfing Association kicked off its 2026 season dramatically last Saturday at South Haven with a final-minute heroic display that will be talked about for the rest of the year. In a full…
Head coach of Curaçao Dick Advocaat.
February 25, 2026

Advocaat resigns as head coach after leading Curaçao to World Cup

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (CMC): Head coach of Curaçao’s national football team, Dick Advocaat, has stepped down from the position due to his daughter’s health issues. The 78-year-old Advocaat created…
Jamaica Football Federation president Michael Ricketts.
February 24, 2026 by Robert Bailey

‘It is making me very nervous’

President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Michael Ricketts said his organisation is closely monitoring the volatile situation in Mexico ahead of the Reggae Boyz’s scheduled international…
A glimpse of the Concacaf U20 Championship trophy.
February 24, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Young Boyz start World Cup campaign comfortably

Jamaica’s U20 Reggae Boyz saw little need to move out of first gear yesterday, comfortably dispatching Bonaire 3-0 in their opening Group B Concacaf Men’s U20 Qualifier at the Stadion Rignaal ‘Jean’…
Vegetation taking root on the playing field at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.
February 24, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

Montego Bay Sports Complex lease to be finalised today

After nearly two years and mounting public scrutiny, the completion of the long-awaited lease agreement between the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) and the Montego Bay Multi-Sports Development…
West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer hits a six during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Zimbabwe in Mumbai, India, on Monday, February 23, 2026.
February 24, 2026

Hetmyer, Powell bludgeon Zimbabwe

MUMBAI, India (AP): West Indies posted the second-highest total in Twenty20 World Cup history and thrashed Zimbabwe by 107 runs in the Super Eights yesterday. West Indies finished with a team-record…
Mikyle Williams of Racing United FC (right) controls the ball as Marcos Filho of Chapelton Maroon FC approaches during the Jamaica Premier League football match at Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex in Kingston yesterday. Racing were 2-0 winners.
February 24, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Racing blank 10-man Chapelton Maroons

Racing United picked up their second win in a row to move to second in the Jamaica Premier League standings, downing 10-man Chapelton Maroons 2-0 yesterday at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex.…