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Jahzara Claxton delivered consecutive all-round performances as West Indies Women recorded back-to-back eight-wicket victories over Zimbabwe in the first two T20 internationals.

The Sandy Point cricketer has been selected for West Indies’ six-match tour of Zimbabwe, featuring three ODIs and three T20Is from September 24 to October 7.

The Antigua and Barbuda Falcons defeated Jamaica Kingsmen by eight wickets in the 2026 CPL final at Kensington Oval, with Sufyan Moqim taking 4/14 and Amir Jangoo scoring an unbeaten 57.

The Jamaica Triathlon Association will send nine triathletes and 17 aquathlon athletes to Bermuda as it continues to strengthen its youth development pathway.

Richards clocked 44.23 seconds to finish third in Budapest, behind Botswana’s Collen Kebinatshipi and American Rai Benjamin in the inaugural championship’s men’s 400m final.

Campbell finished ahead of American Payton Otterdahl, who recorded 21.81m, while Italy’s Zane Weir took third with 21.17m.

Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred clocked 21.79 seconds in Brussels to win the women’s 200m, becoming the first Saint Lucian athlete to claim a Diamond League title in the event.

Jamaica will send a record 18 athletes to the Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels, Belgium, on September 4 and 5.

Jamaica’s Kadrian Goldson led a Jamaican one-two finish at ISTAF Berlin after clocking 9.98 seconds, while three other Jamaicans also claimed victories at the Continental Tour Silver meeting.

Anderson Peters finished third with 86.69 metres, behind Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage and India’s Neeraj Chopra in the men’s javelin event in Lausanne.

Barbados Tridents defended a total of 177 for five to defeat Saint Lucia Kings by nine runs in a rain-shortened CPL match at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.

Seventeen athletes completed the inaugural RunPres Backyard Ultra in San Fernando, with Avinash Anamalay claiming the top spot after 24 demanding laps over the Emancipation weekend.

Saint Lucia Kings opened their CPL 2026 campaign with a four-run victory over Antigua and Barbuda Falcons after defending 187 for 8 at Arnos Vale Stadium.

Jamaica won its fourth consecutive women’s 4x100m relay title at the World Athletics U20 Championships after clocking a world-leading 42.89 seconds in Eugene, Oregon.

Douglas won silver in the women’s 100 metres final in Eugene after running 11.17 seconds, giving Jamaica its first medal of the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships.

Guyana’s 17-year-old national U20 record holder Onesi Dunn finished ninth in his semi-final heat in 10.48 seconds, ending his World Athletics U20 Championships 100m campaign in Oregon.

Saint Lucia's Jady Emmanuel qualified for the women's 100m final at the World Athletics U20 Championships after setting a new national Under-18 record and delivering back-to-back impressive sprint performances in Eugene, Oregon.

Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire praised Julien Alfred as Saint Lucia marked two years since she became the country's first Olympic medallist with her historic 100m gold in Paris.

Richards claimed silver in the men's 400m, while cyclist Nicholas Paul secured another silver and the women's 4x100m relay team earned bronze as Trinidad and Tobago enjoyed another successful day at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Both Dominican teams were coached by Yannick Regis, who guided the boys’ and girls’ squads to basketball championship victories at the 2026 Windward Islands School Games in Saint Lucia.