Jamaica athletes eye Japan
OSAKA, JAPAN and the 2007 IAAF World Championships will be on the minds of many senior athletes when the National Senior and Junior Championships begin today at the National Stadium.More than US7 million will be available in prize money at the August 25 to September 2...
Asafa, Gay could face off in London
INDIANAPOLIS, (Reuters): DISCUSSIONS ARE under way for a possible August race between Jamaican world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell and U.S. sprinter Tyson Gay in London, Powell's agent said yesterday. "We aren't close to an agreement but I hope to know something...
Reggae Boyz fall 2-1 in friendly
JAMAICA'S REGGAE Boyz got off to a poor start to their four-match friendly tour of Asia yesterday, going down 2-1 to 143rd ranked Indonesia at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. Despite the absence of top local strikers Boaz Salossa and Saktiawan Sinaga...
Ramdin, Morton shine against England A
WORCESTER, England (CMC): DENESH RAMDIN and Runako Morton slammed robust half-centuries to propel West Indies to a breezy seven-wicket win over England A in a rain-affected one-day match yesterday. The match was scaled down to a 24-over-a-side affair...
Gayle hits out at WICB
NEW WEST Indies one-day captain Chris Gayle has taken a swipe at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for its handling of recent issues. In his latest diary, published on digicelcricket.com, Gayle hit out at the WICB for its handling of the players...
Melbourne defeat Lucas off pitch
AS THE fight intensifies for the 2007 Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Super Cup title, Melbourne beat Lucas inside the boardroom on Tuesday to close the gap on leaders St. Elizabeth. The entire first day's play of the Lucas versus Melbourne clash at Nelson Oval...
Nunes cuts Francis' contract
PAUL 'COUNTRY' Francis, who partnered MUCHO GUSTO to third place in the Jamaica Derby, is no longer contracted to ride horses for top trainer Anthony Nunes. Nunes was on Monday quoted in the Gleaner's Racing Along, saying Francis' contract was not in danger of being terminated....
Distinctly Irish heads Chairman's Trophy field - Still no Miracle Man
WHAT WILL it take to lure the country's top-rated horse, MIRACLE MAN, out of Allan E. 'Billy' Williams' barn this summer? The Digicel Jamaican Irish Stakes, worth $1.3 million, run over 1300 metres, passed on Derby Day with MIRACLE MAN, the back-to-back Superstakes winner...
HORSE SENSE - What went wrong? - Pt VI
WE CONTINUE our journey on the road of Jamaican Thoroughbred Racing looking at the changing face of the sport of kings. The '70s could be described as the watershed of our industry. As far back as 1975 when Racing Promotions Ltd. (RPL) was formed it was recognised that a new racing...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Viv explodes, talks his mind, and thank God for that!
THERE COMES a time in the life of every man when he has to take a stand - to at least speak his mind. For Vivian Richards, the great West Indies batsman - one of the greatest the world has ever seen, that time, not for the first time and the way things...
Pieterson rejects one-day captaincy
LONDON (Reuters): KEVIN PIETERSEN ruled himself out of contention yesterday as England one-day captain for the forthcoming series against West Indies but said he would be prepared to take the job some time in the future...
Kiwis clash on the high seas
VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters): SEVEN YEARS ago, Brad Butterworth fed tactics to a fresh-faced Dean Barker as he steered New Zealand to a stunning 5-0 America's Cup victory. Tomorrow, they will compete for the 32nd America's Cup, but this time skippering thetwo rival boats....
Thai poised to become Manchester City's new owner
LONDON (AP):THAKSIN SHINAWATRA has cleared the final hurdle in his bid to take over Manchester City. The former Thai Prime Minister, who is set to become the latest foreign owner of an English soccer club, offered £81.6 million (€121 million; US$162...
Socceroos chasing long-awaited silverware
SYDNEY (Reuters):AUSTRALIA'S FIRST Asian Cup campaign should be deemed a failure if the Socceroos do not at least reach the final, coach Graham Arnold said. The Socceroos are favourites to win the continental championship next month at their first attempt...
IOC backs cycling at the Olympics
ATHENS (Reuters):THE DOPING problems that have engulfed cycling should not be a reason for the sport to be thrown out of the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee said yesterday. Cycling has been rocked by a series of high-profile doping cases...
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