Lee sprints to gold
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (CMC): JAMAICA'S DEXTER Lee (10.51) and Nickel Ashmeade (10.54) struck gold and silver in the boys 100 metres at the World Youth Championship yesterday. The one-two performance from the young Jamaicans relegated American Kenneth Gilstrap ...
Asafa ready to rock Rome
ROME (Reuters): WORLD 100 metre-record holder Asafa Powell has declared himself fully fit and ready to make his comeback from injury at the Golden League meet in Rome, Italy, today. The 24-year-old sprinter, who picked up a groin injury winning the 100m...
Gayle leads West Indies to victory
DUBLIN, Ireland (CMC) CHRIS GAYLE hit an undefeated 85 off 94 balls to lead the West Indies to a four-wicket victory under the Duckworth-Lewis method with one ball to spare in their rain-hit third match of the Irish quadrangular one-day international...
'Murali' wreaks havoc
KANDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters): SRI LANKA spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took six wickets to help bowl out Bangladesh for 131 on the rain-hit second day of the third and final Test yesterday. Sri Lanka, leading the series 2-0 after big victories in Colombo,...
'Reggae Girlz' outclass ecuador in opener
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: JAMAICA'S REGGAE Girlz opened their first-ever Pan American Games campaign in fine style when they eked out a 1-0 win over Ecuador at the Miecimo Complex here yesterday. The winning goal came from the boot of Portmore Strikers forward Tashana Vincent...
Brazil looks beyond Pan Am Games
RIO DE JANERIO (Reuters): BRAZIL IS spending US$2 billion staging the Pan American Games, but it is only the downpayment on the country's bold plans to land the world's biggest sporting prizes - the World Cup and a Summer Olympics. The 15th Pan Am Games...
Favourite falls behind Tour leaders
AUTUN, France (Reuters): RACE FAVOURITE Alexander Vinokourov lost ground in his bid to win the Tour de France when he failed to recover fully from a crash towards the end of the fifth stage yesterday. The Kazakh Astana leader crashed with 25km remaining...
UNDER-19 CARIBBEAN RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIPS - Jamaica face Guyana in final
JAMAICA WILL be out to defend their title when they meet Guyana in tomorrow's final of the Under-19 Caribbean Rugby Championship after both teams had convincing wins in their final round of games in the Cayman Islands. The defending champions entered their final game ...
Newnham and Facey share lead
JAMAICA'S JONATHON Newnham and Ian Facey were tied for the lead in the boys' 13 and under category after two rounds at the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships in Antigua. Newnham and Facey both shot 80s on the second day to share the lead with Barbados' Warren Bynoe on 161.
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Sardesai: A batsman to remember
WHENEVER THE history, the full history of Indian cricket is written, the name Dilip Sardesai may, regrettably, be nothing, but a footnote. The reason for that is simply because the history of Indian cricket is filled with great players - with bowlers...
Spain humble Brazil
TORONTO, Canada (Reuters):SPAIN BEAT Brazil and the United States saw off Uruguay to reach the Under-20 World Cup quarter-finals along with Austria and Czech Republic on Wednesday. Spain came from behind to secure a 4-2 extra-time victory over Brazil in...
Argentina too hot for Mexico
PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters): LIONEL MESSI scored a breathtaking goal, arguably the best of the tournament, as Argentina beat Mexico 3-0 in their Copa America semi-final on Wednesday night. Collecting a pass from Carlos Tevez, Messi spotted goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez...
Thailand squeeze by Oman 2-0
BANGKOK (Reuters): STRIKER PIPAT Tongkanya scored twice in eight minutes to lift hosts Thailand to a convincing 2-0 win over Oman and top spot in Asian Cup Group A yesterday. Pipat combined with fellow substitute Teerathep Winothai in the 70th and 78th...
'Fanna' at a crossroads
Leading all-time jockey Winston 'Fanna' Griffiths is contemplating retirement and the decision could come by the end of the year. Easily the most accomplished rider in the history of local racing, Griffiths, who turns 49 on September 18...
An emerging star
Show-jumping has an emerging star in 12-year-old Jason Walter, who not only successfully represented Jamaica aboard recently but swept the FEI children'sevent at the Kingston Polo Club, Caymanas Estates, last weekend.Walter, a student at Wolmer's High...
HORSE SENSE - Gaming policy needs to be determined
INTEREST IS again being shown in the introduction of 'real' casino gaming as an enhancement of our tourism product. So many studies have been done showing the urgent need for enhanced entertainment in this sector. What satisfied one million visitors five years ago ...
Beckham paying off already
MIAMI (Reuters): DAVID BECKHAM'S move to LA Galaxy has already set the cash tills ringing at the Major League Soccer (MLS) club with a quarter of a million replica team shirts ordered before they were even unveiled. Beckham was due to arrive in Los...
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