West Indies keen to slog England
THE WEST Indies, still smarting from their 3-0 loss in the four-match Test series, take on England in a back-to-back Twenty20 series at The Oval today and tomorrow. For the once mighty Windies, for the team to which any shortened version of the game should be right up their street...
Feanny's 'Pete' too classy for rivals
TRAINER PHILIP Feanny yesterday presented 2-1 chance CLASSY BOY PETE in unbeatable fashion to land the 1300-metre eighth race for Open Allowance horses, finishing clear of the late-closing ALPHA LUPA. CLASSY BOY PETE, who is often slowly into stride...
Will Simpson, Foster-Hylton make it to Osaka?
THE NATIONAL Senior and Junior Athletics Championships is over and the focus now switches to the World Championships in Osaka, Japan. But, before we head to Osaka, let's look back briefly on last weekend, which had mixed fortunes for three of our top athletes.
Kendese Nangle sinks backstroke record
JAMAICA'S KENDESE Nangle set a new national age group record when she finished runner-up with a time of 2:36.00 in the 200m backstroke at the 25th bi-annual Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships (CCCAN) in El Salvador on Tuesday....
Serena, Roddick pull through to next round
WIMBLEDON, England (AP): AFTER ANOTHER slow start, Serena Williams got her grass-court game back on track. The two-time champion rallied from 4-1 down in the first set and beat Australia's Alicia Molik 7-6 (4), 6-3 yesterday to reach the third round of...
Bangladesh not going down without a fight
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters): BANGLADESH'S BATSMEN mounted a brave fightback against Sri Lanka but still faced a probable innings defeat as they closed the third day of the first Test on 233 for five yesterday. Opener Javed Omar led Bangladesh's resistance ...
Peru stun Uruguay in Copa America
PUERTO LA CRUZ, Venezuela (Reuters): PERU PRODUCED a shock 3-0 win over Uruguay while Bolivia twice fought back to draw 2-2 with hosts Venezuela in a dramatic opening to the Copa America on Tuesday night. Venezuela also had an injury-time penalty turned...
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