'The expectations were too high' - Says Powell of his performance at World Champs
RIETI, Italy (CMC): The powerful Jamaican sprint ace Asafa Powell believes his fourth world-record run on Sunday at the Rieti International meet reinforces his quality as a top sprinter. Powell caused a huge let-down for his fans when he flopped to a third-place...
TWENTY 20 EXPLOSION - Windies face-off against SA in opener
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP): The first-ever Twenty20 Cricket World Championship has arrived.From today, when host South Africa face West Indies in the opening game of the 12-team competition, the best batsmen in the game will be encouraged simply to hit the ball out....
Flexibility key to success - Sarwan
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan sees flexibility and all-round depth as the key ingredients to success in the Twenty20 Cricket World Championship."You have to be flexible and leave options open, I'm sure there are times...
Asafa's focus on Olympics
RIETI, Italy (AP): Now that Asafa Powell has lowered his 100-metre world record, he wants the one big prize missing from his collection - an Olympic gold medal. "Next year my only goal is the Olympics," the Jamaican sprinter said yesterday...
Massive Pick-9 cornered
After eluding punters for 10 consecutive racedays, the $13.4 million Pick-9 was cornered by nine punters, each receiving a cool $1.45 million.With a massive carryover of $9.8 million, punters not only descended on Caymanas Park in droves, but off-track...
Quick double flashes spotlight on Beckford
Having grabbed a share of the spotlight with two winners from as many rides at Caymanas Park on Saturday, jockey Orville Beckford believes he can rebound successfully if given the opportunities. A product of the Jockeys' School, Beckford, who graduated in 1999 along with batchmates...
Burrell vows to be more 'inclusive'
A kindler, gentler Captain Horace Burrell is set to return to office as president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) after four years in the wilderness from local football's top job. Burrell, the sole nominee and therefore an automatic selection for the post when JFF's...
U-23 Boyz seek win over B'dos in qualifiers... After thrashing Antigua and Barbuda 6-1
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (CMC):Following its crushing 6-1 victory over Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday, Jamaica's Under-23 football team will hunt another victory today when they challenge Barbados in their second Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Group B Olympic qualifying match...
Germany give Argentina an 11-love 'nightmare'
SHANGHAI, China (AP): Defending champion Ger-many sent a strong message with their record-breaking 11-0 victory over Argentina in yesterday's opener of the women's World Cup. For the South Americans, it was simply a bad dream.For the number one-ranked United States....
Christina Solmon looking to make her mark in the arc
Calm, cool and easy. That's the way many of her teammates describe 16-year-old goal attack Christina Solmon, who was named as the youngest player in Jamaica's 12-member netball squad for next week's three-Test series against England. The first match is set for September 17...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - It's not the real thing, but it is something to enjoy
The ICC World Twenty20 championship gets under way in South Africa today and, with 12 teams divided into four groups - with the top two from each group moving into the Super Eights from which the top two from each of the two groups will contest the semi-finals...
Aussies dominate awards
Michael Vaughan provided England's highlight of the evening at an ICC annual awards dinner dominated by a series of presentations to Australia. The leading side in Test and one-day cricket was recognised by a long list of awards to highlight its status,...
KSAFA boys cop national titles
The Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) continued to stake their claim as youth confederation football kingpins, with wins coming for both St. Andrew and Kingston in the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Under-13 and Under-15 finals at the Duhaney Park football...
Ganga hits ton
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): WestIndies opening batsman and Trinidad and Tobago captain Daren Ganga was in fine form over the weekend, scoring an unbeaten century in a limited-overs trial match staged by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board ...
Germany, Chelsea in spat over Ballack
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP): Chelsea have upset Michael Ballack and German national team officials again for delaying permission for the midfielder to take part in a publicity spot for Germany's main sponsor. Ballack and the rest of the German team were...
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