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Four-time major winner Naomi Osaka is not sure she will play Wimbledon, saying that without ranking points it is "more like an exhibition”. The ATP and WTA stripped the points after Wimbledon banned Russian and Belarusian players over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Osaka did not criticise the move but said earning points was a motivation. The Japanese player is 38th in the...

Harry Styles' album 'Harry's House' has broken further records on Amazon Music. The 'As It Was' hitmaker's third solo album has broken the record for the most first-day Alexa album requests for a male artist in Amazon Music history, while it's also smashed the record for the most first-day Alexa album requests so far this year. Within just the first two...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Monkeypox can be contained in countries outside of Africa where the virus is not usually detected. More than 100 cases of the virus - which causes a rash and a fever - have been confirmed in Europe, the Americas and Australia. That number is expected to rise still, but experts say the overall risk...

Kylian Mbappe says the dream of one day playing for Real Madrid is "never over" despite opting to sign a new contract and stay at Paris St-Germain. The 23 YEAR OLD France striker, , rejected a move to the Spanish champions at the weekend to sign a new three-year contract PSG. Spain's La Liga reacted angrily to the news, calling the...

Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers has had the biggest No. 1 Billboard debut of 2022 so far. Mr. Morale stepped over Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti peak with 295,500 album-equivalent units; Bad Bunny had previously beaten Future’s I Never Liked You which amassed 222,000 in first week sales. This marks Lamar’s fourth No. 1 album on the...

AC Milan won their 19th Serie A title but the first for 11 years by cruising to victory at Sassuolo. Olivier Giroud scored twice with Franck Kessie also on target for the visitors. The title triumph vindicates Milan's decision to appoint Stefano Pioli as manager in 2019 - a move that was initially unpopular with Pioli having led city rivals Inter...

The Government will be reintroducing mandatory mask wearing in public spaces as Jamaica experiences a fifth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing the handover of two housing units under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) in St. James recently. He said that Jamaica is in the endemic phase of the virus, meaning...

The Golden State Warriors are one win away from the NBA finals after beating the Dallas Mavericks 109-100 to go 3-0 up in the Western Conference play-off final. Stephen Curry scored 32 points for the Warriors and Luka Doncic 40 for the Mavericks. No team in NBA history has overturned a 3-0 deficit in the play-offs. Game four of the series is...

Jamaicans are being urged to take personal responsibility in preserving the environment. Senior Public Education and Community Outreach Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Ava Tomlinson, in making the call said that this is important in ensuring “a shared future for all”. With today being National Labour Day, Ms. Tomlinson is encouraging Jamaicans to plant trees within their communities and...

  President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Winston Smith is appealing to parents to engage children in Labour Day projects as one way to ensure their safety over the holiday period. His call follows the drowning of 17-year-old Shevenae Besley of Cousins Cove in Lucea, Hanover yesterday (Fri). Mr. Smith says by engaging with children during the holiday break, parents will reduce...