Sports
Updated 10 hours ago
Trump celebrates World Cup as US victory as he prepares to present trophy to winning team
President Donald Trump is set to present the World Cup trophy to the winner of Sunday’s final between Argentina and Spain.
Updated 8 hours ago
World Cup winner will earn US$51 million under expanded purse
The winner of the World Cup will hoist a trophy, receive championship rings for the first time and gain a lifetime of glory in what will be a defining moment in the country’s sports history. It’ll…
Updated 2 hours ago
Mbappé wins another Golden Boot, and Spain’s Rodri gets Golden Ball with World Cup title
Kylian Mbappé kept the Golden Boot award and Spain wouldn’t let Lionel Messi get anything else.
July 18, 2026
by Raymond Graham
Seville eyes revenge against Nigeria’s Ajayi
Jamaica’s Oblique Seville, the Tokyo World champion and current world leader in the men’s 100 metres with a season’s best 9.82 seconds, will resume his rivalry with Nigeria’s Ajayi Kayinsola when both…
July 18, 2026
Farewell to a King: Sir Garry Sobers dies at 89
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Sir Garry Sobers, the graceful West Indian cricketer whose world-record test innings of 365 not out as a 21-year-old set him on the path to becoming arguably the sport’s greatest allrounder, has…
July 18, 2026
by Ashley Anguin
‘Sobers was a national treasure’
With the cricket world mourning the loss of the iconic Sir Garfield Sobers, Barbados has lost more than its greatest cricketer, it has lost a symbol of national pride whose influence reached far…
July 18, 2026
Disappointed France, England meet for third place
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP):
France and England agree on this: Neither team wanted to be playing on Saturday.
France were favourites to win the World Cup. England were close to ending a decades-long…
July 18, 2026
Reifer expects WI to turn around batting fortunes in Barbados
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC):
West Indies batting coach Floyd Reifer is confident that the regional side will put up a much-improved batting showing against New Zealand in the remaining two One Day…
July 18, 2026
by Livingston Scott
MBU’s Ainstein targets possession-first football
New Montego Bay United coach Javier Ainstein said, despite Jamaica’s culture of transitional play and direct football, he hopes to instil a different style at Montego Bay United (MBU), one which will…