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: The New York Knicks won their first NBA Championship since 1973, defeating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5. Jal...
14/06/2026

: The New York Knicks won their first NBA Championship since 1973, defeating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5. Jalen Brunson led the historic rally, scoring 45 points—including 13 straight in the fourth quarter—to clinch the series 4-1 at the Frost Bank Center in Texas.

Down by 16 points, the Knicks orchestrated a massive second-half rally to close out the series, winning their fourth closeout game of the postseason on the road.

The momentum was firmly sealed in Game 4 when the Knicks erased a 29-point deficit, marking the largest comeback in NBA Finals history, to win 107-106 on an OG Anunoby tip-in with 1.2 seconds remaining. The Knicks outscored their opponents by a record combined +283 points during the entire postseason.

Brunson was named the NBA Finals MVP after an incredible championship run. The "Nova Knicks" Brunson, Mikal Bridges, and Josh Hart—who previously teamed up to win NCAA championships at Villanova—combined for 72 points in the final Game 5 victory.

In the meantime, Victor Wembanyama contributed 19 points, 14 rebounds, and five blocks, while Dylan Harper scored 25 points for San Antonio.

14/06/2026

: Jamaica will have to claw their way back up the hill next season after being relegated along with hosts Costa Rica to Group-4 of the Americas Zone in .

The team of Nicholas Gore, Daniel Azar, Duainne Miller and Captain Dominic Pagon, wrapped-up their stint in Escazu on Saturday evening, after going down 2-0 to home team.

Azar fought hard in the opening rubber, but succumbed 6-3, 6-3 to Paulo Pocasangre in a match last 2-hours and 11-minutes, while Gore who is seen here, also battled valiantly, but lost 6-4, 6-2 to Christian Felipe Winstead. The result meant that Jamaica ended the five days winless, going down 3-0 to Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Guatemala and Barbados and 2-0 to Costa Rica.

Venezuela topped the tables with five wins from as many times, while Puerto Rico finished 2nd with 4 victories and a loss, and Guatemala was the third team to be promoted to the Group-2 playoffs with three wins and 2 losses. Barbados will remain in Group with 2 wins and 3 defeats.

The Jamaican contingent is expected to fly home this Sunday.

: Brazil and Morocco played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in their opening Group C match at the FIFA World Cup .The high-pr...
14/06/2026

: Brazil and Morocco played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in their opening Group C match at the FIFA World Cup .

The high-profile encounter at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, drew a packed crowd of 80,663 fans.

African champions Morocco struck first after dominating the early stretches of the game. In the 21st minute, midfielder Ismael Saibari broke clear after receiving a perfect through ball from Brahim Díaz, lifting a clever chip over a charging Alisson Becker.

Trailing and looking uncharacteristically sluggish, Brazil found an equalizer in the 32nd minute. Vinícius Júnior cut inside from the left flank and curled a stunning right-footed shot into the top corner past Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou.

The result leaves Group C wide open as both heavyweight sides walk away with one point. Morocco technically sits at the top of the group standings over Brazil due to a superior disciplinary record (fewer yellow cards).

Both teams will return to the pitch for their second group fixtures on Friday, June 19, 2026. Morocco travels near Boston to face Scotland, while Brazil journeys to Philadelphia to take on Haiti.

📸: The team that ended Jamaica's World Cup dream, the Democratic Republican of Congo, was literally giving ode to the ...
13/06/2026

📸: The team that ended Jamaica's World Cup dream, the Democratic Republican of Congo, was literally giving ode to the movie 'Coming to America' on their arrival to the greatest show on earth.

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: Sean Morris ended day one of the Jamaica Golf Association’s (JGA) three-day National Senior Trials at the Half Moon G...
13/06/2026

: Sean Morris ended day one of the Jamaica Golf Association’s (JGA) three-day National Senior Trials at the Half Moon Golf Course in Montego Bay with a slim one shot lead over the field after scoring three over par 75.

He started positively with a birdie on hole number one but followed up with bogies on holes number three and five to close the front nine on one over par 37. He started the back nine positively as well with a birdie on hole number 10 for even par score at the point. He maintained a clean score sheet up to hole number fifteen where he was on par but ran into some turbulence on the last three holes where he registered a bogey on holes 16, 17 and 18, to close the round on three over par.

Morris is being trailed by current national amateur champion Zandre Roye and former national champion Trey Williams who are one shot behind on four over par 76.

Dr. Mark Newnham and Aman Dhiman both scored five over par 77 each to be within fighting distance of the top three players. Owen Samuda who has been a fixture on the national team to regional championships ended day one on six over par 78. Another national champion, Oshae Haye was also vying for a place on the team. His score of seven over par 79 puts him four shots behind the leader with two rounds to go in the trials.

Former female champion, Mattea Issa, is the sole female in the trials this year. She carded five over par 77 for her first round score. 

The Caribbean Amateur Golf championship will be held in the Bahamas between August 2 to 7.

: Final match details for the Barbados vs Jamaica tie, which went the way of the Bajans 3-0.Jamaica will close out the...
13/06/2026

: Final match details for the Barbados vs Jamaica tie, which went the way of the Bajans 3-0.

Jamaica will close out their campaign today against hosts Costa Rica, and would be looking for their first win from five matches.

Barbados will face Puerto Rico, and unbeaten Venezuela take on Guatemala.

: Folarin Balogun scored two goals en route to a dominating 4-1 win over Paraguay, the first time since 1930 that the U...
13/06/2026

: Folarin Balogun scored two goals en route to a dominating 4-1 win over Paraguay, the first time since 1930 that the U.S. has won a World Cup game by three goals since 1930.

The U.S. rolled to a 3-0 lead at halftime, including a Paraguay own goal, before giving up a late score goal. But Gio Reyna scored in the final minute of added time to make it 4-1.

The win bodes well for the Americans, who have never failed to make it out of group play after winning their first game. Their next game is next Friday against Australia.

: Jamaica's has just arrived for the Americas Group-3 Qualifiers in El Salvador.The contingent includes US collegiate...
13/06/2026

: Jamaica's has just arrived for the Americas Group-3 Qualifiers in El Salvador.

The contingent includes US collegiate player at , Kinaa Graham , former All-Jamaica Open champion, Katherine Dibbs .dibbs1, along with national junior champions, Savannah Taylor and Xenya Miller Brown , while Joseph Dibbs is coach, Debbie Foster the manager and Marrhew Foster is the physio.

The ladies will be playing on hard courts at the Federacion Salvadorena de Tenis in Santa Tecla, along with nine other nations including Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panam, Surinam, Trinidad & Tobago and the host nation.

Action is slated to get going on Monday and end the following Saturday. The teams will be split into two pools and play a round-robin format. The top two nations in each pool face each other in promotional play-offs, while the bottom three nations compete in positional play-offs.

The two teams to win their promotional play-off advance to Americas Group II in 2027.

Friday's Foreign Exchange rates, at the end of the trading day. Source: Bank Of Jamaica Jamaica
13/06/2026

Friday's Foreign Exchange rates, at the end of the trading day.

Source: Bank Of Jamaica

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: Canada earned its first World Cup point in seven matches on soccer’s biggest stage, and coach Jesse Marsch noted the ...
13/06/2026

: Canada earned its first World Cup point in seven matches on soccer’s biggest stage, and coach Jesse Marsch noted the sea of red-clad, maple leaf-waving fans who continuously belted out chants of “Go Ca-na-da!” helped get it.

A slow start and an early deficit turned into a rousing celebration once late substitute Cyle Larin scored in the 78th minute for a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday in Canada’s tournament debut on home soil.

Playing in the shadow of Toronto’s iconic CN Tower, and with hockey star Connor McDavid and actors Ryan Reynolds and Mike Myers in the stands, Larin converted Promise David’s pass a mere two minutes after entering the game.

“It was amazing feeling, just to score a goal on home soil, where I’m from, and just to celebrate with the fans, amazing atmosphere,” said Larin, who plays for second-division English club Southampton and is from Toronto’s suburb of Brampton.

The goal was only the second in World Cup play scored by Canada after the team lost all three of its games at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and again four years ago at Qatar.

Injury fill-in Jovo Lukic headed in a corner kick in the 21st minute for Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is making its second World Cup appearance. The team previous played at the 2014 tournament in Brazil but failed to advance out of group play.

The Bosnians now head west, with games against Switzerland on June 18 in Los Angeles and Qatar on June 24 in Seattle.

Canada also heads west, to Vancouver, for its final two group games, against Qatar on June 18 and Switzerland on June 24.

(Associated Press)

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