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Elaine Thompson-Herah
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Thompson-Herah returns to Elite Performance

Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah has returned to training at Elite Performance Track Club under the guidance of coach Reynaldo Walcott. The Gleaner has been reliably informed that…
New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy claimed four wickets and was named Player of the Match and Player of the Series.
December 9, 2025

Kiwis dominate Windies to claim series-clinching win

DUNEDIN, New Zealand (CMC): West Indies saved their worst performance for last to hand their T20I series to New Zealand on a platter, as they slumped to an eight-wicket defeat in the fifth and final…
West Indies T20 captain Shai Hope.
December 9, 2025

Hope: Power play has been our Achilles heel

DUNEDIN, New Zealand (CMC): The West Indies’ T20 International series against New Zealand ended in a dispiriting whimper yesterday as the hosts saved their most inept performance for the decisive…
West Indies’ John Campbell celebrates after scoring a century on the fourth day of the second Test match against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India on Monday, October 13, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Campbell, Layne called up to ODI squad, King dropped

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): John Campbell is set to play his first One Day International for the West Indies in more than six years after being named in a 15-member squad to face New Zealand in a…
Over the past 25 years, the Pink Run has grown into Jamaica’s flagship breast cancer fundraiser. Alfred Francis, managing director, Running Events Jamaica (second right), explains this year’s New Kingston route to Carolind Graham (left), chairperson, J
December 9, 2025

All set for Sunday’s JR2R Pink Run

KINGSTON: The rescheduled Jamaica Reach to Recovery (JR2R) Pink Run will take place on Sunday at Emancipation Park starting at 6 a.m. The event, which is making its 25th anniversary, was rescheduled…
Irwine Clare Sr (left), founder and CEO of Team Jamaica Bickle, presents hurricane relief cheque to GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport Principal Maurice Wilson (centre) and Board Chairman Vishu Tolan.
December 9, 2025

TJB moves to assist GC Foster College in hurricane recovery efforts

SPANISH TOWN: Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), the United States-based non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting Jamaican and Caribbean athletes, has donated US$2,500 to the GC Foster College of…
Members of Mount Pleasant Football Academy and Jacob’s Ladder pose for a photograph following the club’s donation of supplies recently.
December 9, 2025

Mount Pleasant strengthens community impact with donation to Mustard Seed

RUNAWAY BAY: Mount Pleasant Football Academy (MPFA) reaffirmed its commitment to community development and social responsibility on Tuesday with a donation of groceries and toiletries to the Mustard…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the pitch after being shown a red card during a World Cup 2026 Group F qualifying football match between Ireland and Portugal in Dublin, Thursday, November 13, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Ronaldo risks ban at World Cup after red card against Ireland

DUBLIN (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo is at serious risk of being banned for the first game of the 2026 World Cup if Portugal qualifies as expected. The football superstar was sent off for elbowing Ireland…
A Turkish flag waves at the Turkish Football Federation headquarters, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, November 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
December 9, 2025

Turkish football imposes temporary bans on 102 players over betting scandal

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish football temporarily banned 102 professional players including 25 from the top-tier league on Thursday over a widening betting scandal that has implicated hundreds of referees.…