BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Jamaica are still the highest ranked Caribbean Football Union (CFU) team in the Fifa world rankings, but they have slipped after their dismal performances in the Copa America tournament last month in the United States.

With the recent launch of this year’s Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K, Takese Foga, Director of Health Promotion and Education at the Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOHW), emphasised the influence Running Events Jamaica has had on promoting health and wellness across the island. The Reggae Marathon, now in its 24th year and organised by the Jamdammers Running Club of Kingston in association with Running Events Jamaica, will be held on December 8th in Negril. This event marks the highlight of another year filled with numerous impactful races orchestrated by Running Events Jamaica, Foga noted.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka – Talismanic captain Hayley Matthews returned from injury but West Indies Women’s winning touch still deserted them, as they lost the opening Twenty20 International by four wickets here Monday.

MONACO – Sprint darling Julien Alfred of St Lucia warmed up for the 2024 Olympic Games with a confident win, and fellow medal hopeful Thea La Fond of Dominica returned a season’s best in her pet event at the ninth World Athletics Diamond League meet for the year on Friday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Left-hander Nicholas Pooran has been included in the team-of-the-tournament for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup which wrapped up on Saturday.

HOUSTON, Texas – A second half goal from Gerardo Arteaga condemned Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz to a 1-0 defeat to Mexico, in their opening game of the Copa America here Saturday night.

SILVERSTONE, England – Seven-time World champion, Lewis Hamilton, produced a stunning drive in wet conditions to win his first race in two-and-a-years when he captured the British Grand Prix on Sunday.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – A historic goal from West Ham United forward Michail Antonio failed to inspire Caribbean Football Union No. 1 Jamaica, and they endured a huge dent to their hopes of qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Copa América in the United States after Ecuador thumped them 3-1 on Wednesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Jamaica will enter the Copa América tournament, starting on Thursday, knowing they are the highest ranked Caribbean Football Union (CFU) team in the world rankings after the latest edition was released on Thursday by the sport’s world governing body, Fifa.

LONDON – Batting icon and former Test captain, Brian Lara, has urged West Indies to be “technical and tactical” in order to mitigate the threat of England’s batting juggernaut in the three-Test series starting next week at Lord’s.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua – Captain Rovman Powell said West Indies’ batting effort in Sunday’s Super Eight defeat to South Africa was one to quickly forget, but said the surface at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground was a “difficult wicket” which left both teams struggling to adjust.

MELBOURNE, Australia – Ace Jamaica goal shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard broke her own Super Netball League scoring record, and the West Coast Fever piled up the pressure on embattled New South Wales Swifts with 78-71 win on Sunday in Australia.