Sports
July 2, 2026
Big guns didn’t turn up - Matthews laments struggling World Cup stars
LONDON, England (CMC):
West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews has admitted that the team’s star players did not perform to their full potential after they were dumped out of the ICC Women’s…
July 2, 2026
WIMBLEDON - Gauff overcomes Sierra, Sinner, Sabalenka also advance
LONDON (AP):
Coco Gauff came from a break down in the third set and then won the last six points of the tie-breaker to beat Solana Sierra 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) on Wednesday to reach the third round at…
July 2, 2026
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann in firing line at home after early World Cup exit
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann met with his bosses to answer questions about his team’s disappointing World Cup performance at a special crisis meeting at the headquarters of the German soccer…
July 2, 2026
StubHub sued by fans who say ticket cancellations crushed dreams of going to World Cup
After weeks of complaints from frustrated fans, StubHub is being sued by customers who say the ticket reseller’s inability to fulfill orders crushed their dreams of going to the World Cup.
July 2, 2026
Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón sets World Cup record with 519 straight scoreless minutes in net
Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has the longest shutout streak in World Cup history, breaking a 36-year-old record while blanking Austria in a 3-0 victory Thursday for his fourth consecutive clean sheet…
July 2, 2026
Ramos, Ronaldo score as Portugal comes back to beat Croatia 2-1
Goncalo Ramos headed in a pass from Rafael Leao in stoppage time as Cristiano Ronaldo, who had earlier converted a penalty kick, watched from the bench as Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 on Thursday,…
July 1, 2026
Mbappé brace keeps France purring
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP):
Kylian Mbappé and France are sizzling – and not just because of MetLife Stadium’s broiling conditions.
Mbappé had his third two-goal game of this World Cup and…
July 1, 2026
Haaland decides Norway-Ivory Coast clash
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP):
Erling Haaland savoured the moment after Norway won a knockout game at the World Cup for the first time, a celebration that included a horned helmet atop his head and again…
July 1, 2026
by Ainsley Walters
JIMMIE SAYS … Divest or else Horse racing needs legislative, wider gambling market support
Sitting among the audience at Sunday evening’s Jamaica Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation’s (JTHF) Third Anniversary Fundraiser and Award Event, Nancy Holthus, paddock analyst at Oaklawn Park,…