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Carole Beckford
August 7, 2026

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…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino (centre) speaks to secretary general Mattias Grafstrom (left), while sitting beside president of Moroccan Royal Football Federation Fouzi Lekjaa as they attend a Women’s AFCON 2026 soccer match between Malawi and Zambia,
August 7, 2026

UEFA holds firm on FIFA boycott

AP European football’s governing body has maintained its threat to boycott FIFA competitions despite FIFA’s apology for its failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup. UEFA yesterday reiterated that…
Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior holds up the trophy after winning the Champions League final match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Saint Denis near Paris, May 29, 2022.
August 7, 2026

Vinícius extends Madrid stay

MADRID (AP): Brazil star Vinícius Júnior has signed a contract extension with Real Madrid, committing to the Spanish giants through June 2032, the club announced yesterday. The 26-year-old winger had…
Sports
August 7, 2026

Past The Finishing Post

Aug 6, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $750,000 REST. ALL. IV - NB5YO&UP(NW3)&IMP5YO&UP(NW2) BUCK DANCER - 1921 (first Derby winner in Jamaica) Off At: 12:14:34PM Distance: 1200 M Track…
Dominican Republic’s Yancarlos Martinez (centre) crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the men’s 4x100-meter relay final at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic yesterday. Jamaica (left) were second
August 7, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

CAC Games: Relay silver for Jamaica

Jamaica earned another medal at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games yesterday, finishing second in the men’s 4x100m relay final at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo,…
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah wearing his new Trabzonspor team jersey gestures to supporters as he arrives at the airport in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
August 7, 2026

Salah agrees to two-year contract with Trabzonspor

AP: Mohamed Salah agreed on a two-year contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor yesterday. Egypt international Salah was a free agent after leaving Liverpool at the end of last season. He flew to…
Canada under-20s Marsel Bibishkov (left) and Jamaica’s Jaquan Brown tussle for the ball during a Concacaf Under-20 Championship game at the Estadio Universitario BUAP in Puebla, Mexico on August 1.
August 6, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Young Reggae Boyz suffer heartbreak

Jamaica’s young Reggae Boyz failed to secure a place at the 2027 FIFA Under-20 World Cup after falling 3-1 to Canada in their Concacaf Under-20 Championship quarter-final in Puebla, Mexico, yesterday.…
From left: Malaysia’s Danish Iftikhar Muhammad Roslee, Switzerland’s Akira Eghagha, Japan’s Kai Sugano, Jamaica’s Gary Card, and Guyana’s Onesi Dunn compete in a 100-metre semi-final at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon
August 6, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Jamaica miss first medal chance at World U20 Champs

Like they did two years ago, Jamaica had to settle for fourth place in the mixed 4x400m relay, the final event on Wednesday's opening day of the World Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon. In…
Assinie Wilson
August 6, 2026 by Robert Bailey

‘You can’t go back to Jamaica without nothing’ - Wilson says Commonwealth bronze more important given health struggles

National 400m hurdles champion Assinie Wilson says his bronze-medal-winning performance at this month’s Commonwealth Games Championships has given his career a major boost and could open more…