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October 3 05:54 PM
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) -- A Guatemalan journalist was shot and killed in an attack that sparked unrest, leaving a police station in an Indige...
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October 3 05:48 PM
PORTO, Portugal (AFP) -- Portugal playmaker Bruno Fernandes said Cristiano Ronaldo remains the country's greatest footballing icon despite walking out...
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October 3 05:10 PM
CLARENDON, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation near the Four Paths police station in Clarendon on Saturday....
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October 3 04:09 PM
OVIEDO, Spain (AFP) — Lamine Yamal continued his superb goalscoring form as Spain secured a 3-1 win over the Czech Republic on Saturday in the Nations...
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October 3 03:57 PM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Barbados has stepped up monitoring at its ports of entry following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI...
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October 3 03:35 PM
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — A fire is burning near the main access road to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, with one person killed and two injured, Peruvian o...
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October 3 02:50 PM
Penwood High sneaked into the ISSA Manning Cup second round with a 2-0 win over Innswood High that eliminated the latter on Friday as the second-round...
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October 3 02:05 PM
PARIS, France (AFP) — Lhuan-dre Pretorius hit 188 not out off 79 deliveries in Bloemfontein to break Chris Gayle's record score in the T20 format. Pla...
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Spain and Argentina, and the World Cup that survived its own fears to become a celebration
July 19, 2026
Forty-eight teams. Three host nations. Six weeks of football that, at various turns, felt like theatre, protest, farewell tours and coronation all rol...
Latest News, Sports, World Cup
July 13, 2026
DALLAS, United States (AFP) -- France coach Didier Deschamps insisted he still sees Spain as World Cup favourites on Monday ahead of Les Bleus' blockb...
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July 13, 2026
OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Around 90,000 people welcomed back Norway's players to Oslo on Monday after they returned home from making a historic run to the...
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July 3, 2026
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Lionel Messi's Argentina beat rank outsiders Cape Verde 3-2 after extra-time in an epic contest to reach the World Cup la...
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July 1, 2026
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Three people died on Wednesday during massive celebrations in Mexico City as the national team advanced to the next round...
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June 21, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, United States (AFP) -- World Cup debutants Cape Verde scored a second-half equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw against Uruguay on Sunday in...
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June 15, 2026
Los Angeles, UNITED STATES (AFP) -- FIFA on Monday cleared World Cup referee Shaun Evans of wrongdoing after the Australian official was accused of ma...
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June 13, 2026
EAST RUTHERFORD, United States (AFP) -- Vinicius Junior scored a brilliant equaliser for Brazil in a 1-1 draw with Morocco on Saturday as the five-tim...
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June 12, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Pele's 1958 World Cup winners' medal is expected to fetch £500,000 ($670,000) when it is auctioned in England later thi...
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June 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The head of the White House Task Force for the World Cup on Tuesday defended the decision not to grant visas to a Soma...
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June 9, 2026
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)—Thousands of demonstrators blocked an avenue leading to Mexico City's Azteca Stadium on Tuesday, just days before the 2026 W...
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June 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Television Jamaica (TVJ) and Caribbean Premier Sports Ltd, operators of RUSH Sports, are reiterating that they are the only offici...
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June 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has officially opened applications for the position of head coach of the Reggae Boyz, the co...
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May 21, 2026
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) —The biggest and most lucrative World Cup ever this summer will also set a record for the most-polluting sporting event in...
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May 21, 2026
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — World Cup fans are wielding artificial intelligence to mass-produce viral songs supporting their teams ahead of next month's ...
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May 17, 2026
PARIS, France (AFP)—FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafstrom described as "excellent" and "constructive" the meeting held on Saturday in Istanbul with...
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May 14, 2026
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP)—Iran's football federation chief on Thursday said no visas had yet been issued for the national team to participate in the 2026 Wor...
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May 8, 2026
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)—Mexican authorities on Friday announced that the school year would end over a month early as the country gears up to host Wo...
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April 2, 2026
Jamaica’s senior men’s football head coach during the recent intercontinental World Cup play-offs, Rudolph Speid says he is undecided on whether he wi...
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March 29, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Amnesty International warned this summer's football World Cup, spread across three North American countries, risks bec...
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March 19, 2026
The Jamaica Observer understands that winger Leon Bailey will be part of the Reggae Boyz squad for next week’s FIFA World Cup Playoffs, ending an eigh...
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February 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) Embassy in Jamaica is inviting applications from locals wishing to attend the upcoming 2026 World Cup. In a...
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October 3, 2026
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) -- A Guatemalan journalist was shot and killed in an attack that sparked unrest, leaving a police station in an Indige...
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October 3, 2026
PORTO, Portugal (AFP) -- Portugal playmaker Bruno Fernandes said Cristiano Ronaldo remains the country's greatest footballing icon despite walking out...
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October 3, 2026
CLARENDON, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation near the Four Paths police station in Clarendon on Saturday....
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October 3, 2026
OVIEDO, Spain (AFP) — Lamine Yamal continued his superb goalscoring form as Spain secured a 3-1 win over the Czech Republic on Saturday in the Nations...
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October 3, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Barbados has stepped up monitoring at its ports of entry following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI...
