Ganga on the back foot
MANCHESTER, England (CMC): DAREN GANGA has deflected concern over his own form following a double failure in the third Test at Old Trafford which the West Indies lost by 60 runs Monday. The right-handed Ganga scored just five and nought in his two innings ...
England call up Hoggard
LONDON, England (CMC): ENGLAND'S SELECTORS have called up seamer Matthew Hoggard for the fourth and final Test against the West Indies, but will have to prove his fitness before suiting up. Hoggard, who has taken 235 wickets in 63 Tests, hobbled off the field ...
Majesty Gardens make winning debut against Tivoli All Stars
PROMOTED MAJESTY Gardens made a welcome entry to Jamaica's top-flight basketball competition, sponsored by KFC, with an impressive 73-59 victory over former champions Tivoli All Stars at the National Stadium Courts on Monday...
Take Ole King Cole in feature
MID-WEEK racing resumes at Caymanas Park today following a three-week break with two trophies at stake on the 11-race programme. The co-features are the restricted allowance III for the Valbert Marlowe Memorial Cup over 1800 metres and the $260,000-$230,000...
Learning to live with WI mediocrity
MIGHTY SAD, isn't it, that we, West Indies fans, are now content to console ourselves with the margin of defeat after suffering yet another Test cricket loss, so accustomed have we become to losing and mediocre performances from our cricketers who perform ...
Nelson, Hall take junior titles
RICHARD NELSON and Debbie Hall were the big winners at the annual Jamaica Bodybuilding and Fitness Association Mr. and Miss Jamaica junior championships at Stephanie Hall, Holy Childhood School, on Sunday night. Nelson, a 35-year-old massage therapist at the Round Hill Hotel...
Nattie outlines new vision for league
JAMAICA AMATEUR Basketball Association (JABA) president Marland Nattie outlined a new vision for the National Basketball League (NBL) on Sunday, moments before tip-off of the 2007 season. In February 2004, the Division One league was relaunched as the NBL. Much buzz...
Roddick cruises
LONDON (Reuters): THREE-TIME former champion Andy Roddick put the dark days of clay behind him yesterday to record a confident and comfortable 6-4, 6-4 second-round victory over Radek Stepanek on the grass at Queen's. The American second seed, ignominiously defeated...
Ullrich's Olympic gold rides on innocence
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge saidyesterday he would strip 2000 Olympic cycling champion Jan Ullrich of his gold medal if he is found guilty of doping allegations."If I see proof that Jan Ullrich...
Oakmont to test the best
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (AP): VAUGHN TAYLOR is back at Oakmont, relieved that it's only the United States Open. There has been widespread talk of gloom and doom in recent weeks, from defending champion Geoff Ogilvy reportedly losing seven balls in his round...
Canada, Costa Rica advance
MIAMI (Reuters): CANADA AND Costa Rica secured victories on Monday to book their places in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals. Dwayne DeRosario scored both goals in Canada's 2-0 win over Haiti which left the Canadians top of Group A with six points....
Sehwag dumped from India squad
NEW DELHI (Reuters): INDIA LEFT out opening batsman Virender Sehwag yesterday for the Test tour of England starting next month and preceding one-dayers in Ireland and Scotland.Sehwag has struggled to find form and failed to play a big innings during last...
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