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Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown plays during Game 6 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, April 30, 2026, in Philadelphia.
08 Aug, 2026 0

Brown ready to win with LeBron, Embiid and 76ers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jaylen Brown admits he is still processing the details of his messy break-up with the Boston Celtics, the franchise that drafted him as a teenager and where he blossomed into an NBA…
West Indies captain and wicketkeeper, Shai Hope, looks on as New Zealand batsman, Tom Latham, plays a reverse sweep during a One-Day International.
08 Aug, 2026 0

World Cup Qualifiers set to be held in early 2027

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): The Qualifiers for the 2027 One Day International (ODI) World Cup are set to be played from February 22 to March 23 next year, according to a report from Cricinfo.…
England’s Dan Lawrence bats against West Indies during day five of their second cricket Test match at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, March 20, 2022.
08 Aug, 2026 0

England recall Lawrence, Carse, Pope, Cook for Pakistan Tests

LONDON (AP): Dan Lawrence was recalled by England after two years on Thursday to play in the first Test against Pakistan and Jacob Bethell was ruled out of the three-match series by a right knee…
Shanoya Douglas
07 Aug, 2026 0

Douglas, Card take silver medals

JAMAICA'S ATHLETES picked up their first two medals on yesterday’s second day of competition at the World Under-20 Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, but they were not the colour many…
Vitel Lawes
07 Aug, 2026 0

Jamaica Kingsmen ready for CPL debut

A new chapter in Caribbean Premier League (CPL) history unfolds this evening as the Jamaica Kingsmen, the tournament’s newest franchise, make their much-anticipated debut against the Antigua and…
United States’ Coco Gauff eyes a return ball to compatriot Kayla Day during a National Bank Open tennis game in Toronto on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
07 Aug, 2026 0

WTA gene testing sparks controversy

TORONTO (AP): Coco Gauff says she understands the reasoning behind the WTA Tour’s newly introduced gene-testing policy but is concerned about how politicised the discussion has become, generating what…
Players of the Series Justin Greaves (left) and Babar Azam (right) accept their award from CWI vice-president Azim Bassarath.
07 Aug, 2026 0

Greaves: I wish I could have done more

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Joint Player-of-the-Series in the just concluded Test series against Pakistan, Justin Greaves has bemoaned the fact that his fitness level didn’t allow him to contribute…
LONDON SPIRIT (left), ridden by Tevin Foster, wins the 106th running of the Jamaica Derby ahead MAVERICK (Calvin Bailey) at Caymanas Park on August 6, 2026.
07 Aug, 2026 0

London Spirit wins Derby thriller

STAMINA took its toll on 4-5 favourite WE JAMMIN after 10 furlongs in yesterday’s Jamaica Derby, leaving Carlton Watson’s LONDON SPIRIT to run down stablemate and 82-1 outsider MAVERICK, winning by a…
Carole Beckford
07 Aug, 2026 0

Beckford urges smarter sports marketing

KINGSTON: Building alignment and trust through data, digital tools, and emotional intelligence has been identified as a key strategy for sporting bodies seeking to ramp up funding for their…