Jamaica end with 4x100m gold
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A brilliant opening leg in the women's sprint relay final by 200 metres silver medallist Sheri-Ann Brooks yesterday, ensured that the Jamaica National Anthem was played for a third time at the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Bonds one homer away from Aaron's record
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters): Controversial San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hit his 754th career home run on Friday, moving him to within one of the all-time Major League Baseball record held by Hank Aaron for 33 years.The seven-time National League...
Tour de France triumph in Contador's grasp
ANGOULEME, France (Reuters): Spaniard Alberto Contador was poised to win the Tour de France after holding off his rivals for the overall lead in yesterday's time trial won by his Discovery Channel teammate Levi Leipheimer.American Leipheimer clocked the...
Leeds, Knoxwood vie for St Elizabeth title
Mid-season champion Knoxwood FC is on the brink of clinching their first major football title when they take on Leeds United in the 2006-2007 St.
'KC' Graham to begin coaching at US university in September
Jamaica will be losing one of its top track and field coaches to the United States as Raymond 'KC' Graham has agreed to take up an offer at Hampton University in Virginia. The long-time...
La Rude upsets in Drumbeat Trophy
The improving apprentice Oral Bennett won his second feature race in successive racedays at Caymanas Park yesterday, booting home the 19-1 outsider LA RUDE in the Drumbeat Trophy (claiming $170,000) over the straight five...
'St Bess' make winning start
As expected, Super Cup champions St. Elizabeth made a winning start to the 2007 Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) all-island limited overs competition by beating Portland by 72 runs at Alpart yesterday.
Jamaica, Leewards battle for first innings
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (CMC): Leeward Islands, responding to Jamaica's 209 all out, were 30 without loss at the close on the opening day of their second round TCL West Indies Under-19 Challenge match at Warner Park yesterday.
Powell working to revive football inwestern Ja
In the late 1980s into the 1990s, western Jamaica was king of the country's football. After winning its first national title in 1987 through Seba United, the region had a stranglehold on it for over a decade.
Gordon sums up achievements, wishes West Indies cricket well
President of the West Indies Cricket Board Ken Gordon stepped down from his position yesterday. Below is part of a prepared text he delivered at the board of directors' meeting in Trinidad and Tobago.
Goodbye Gordon, welcome Hunte
Some time today, Ken Gordon will be numbered among the ex-presidents of the West Indies Cricket Board, except there is a late and stunning surprise, Julian Hunte will become the new president, and cricket fans are hoping, are praying, that after a few...
Tendulkar passes 11,000 Test runs
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters): Sachin Tendulkar became only the third man to score 11,000 Test runs as he helped India take control of the second Test against England on the second day at Trent Bridge yesterday.India surprisingly accepted the umpires'...
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