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Rahnsomn Edwards
February 25, 2026 by Karen Madden

‘This one hit hard’

Middle- and long-distance coach at Kingston College (KC) Hamlin Pagon is among members of the local track and field community paying tribute to experienced coach and teacher Rahnsomn Edwards. Edwards…
Exceslior’s Matthew Murray (right) sends Wolmer’s Boys’ School’s Nilmar Stewart the wrong way during their ISSA Mighty Malt Urban U16 schoolboy football quarterfinal round game at Wolmer’s yesterday. Excelsior won 3-2 but still missed out on a se
February 25, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

JC hold on to final U16 schoolboy semi-final spot in dramatic fashion

There was a dramatic finish to the final round of quarterfinal ISSA Mighty Malt Urban U16 schoolboy football games yesterday with Jamaica College (JC) only qualifying for the semi-final in the dying…
Former St Jago athlete, who now runs from Holmwood Technical High School, Annastacia Hall.
February 25, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Holmwood, St Jago lead Central Champs first day

Defending champions Holmwood Technical High School’s girls and St Jago’s boys are the early leaders following yesterday’s first day of the Central Athletics Championships at GC Foster College of…
West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer celebrates scoring a half century during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Zimbabwe on Monday.
February 25, 2026

Ponting sees Hetmyer as a ‘dangerous’ customer

MUMBAI, India (CMC): Following his impressive performance against Zimbabwe on Monday, legendary Australian batsman Ricky Ponting has described Shimron Hetmyer as one of “the most dangerous players” at…
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…