Jones pleads guilty to lying about doping
Three-time Olympic champion Marion Jones pleaded guilty to lying to U.S. government investigators when she denied using performance-enhancing drugs, and subsequently announced her retirement from athletics.
Inzy to retire from Tests
Inzamam-ul-Haq announced yesterday he will retire from Test cricket after playing the second Test against South Africa next week."It was a difficult decision to make, but the youngsters are playing good and I have decided it's better to leave," Inzamam told reporters.
Jamaican surfers gliding towards Pan-Am
The surfing phenomenon continues to make waves in Jamaica and participants, along with their ever-increasing following, are set to experience another series of breathtaking performances by members of the Jamaica Surfing Association (JSA).
Venus survives scare
Venus Williams survived a scare before seeing off Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 7-5, to reach the Japan Open final yesterday.
Burges mines Special Olympics gold
Jamaica mined gold for the first time at the 11th Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China yesterday. Terry Burges from Special Olympics, Westmoreland, won the men's singles event in Bocce in convincing fashion.
Jamaica College clobber Tivoli
Jamaica College (J.C.) looked in awesome form as they easily dismantled Tivoli Gardens 7-0 in Group A of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup at Jamaica College yesterday.
A whole new ball game
Teams hail PLCA as the way to goAdrian FraterNews EditorWESTERN BUREAU:THE NEWLY FORMED Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA), which is now driving the $150 million Cash Plus Premier League competition, is being roundly endorsed by the league's...
Top guns seeking to consolidate
The 2007 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup, which has already churned out almost a month of excitement, inclusive of some 480 goals, will move into the return phase of its preliminary round today with 31 games across all 13 competing groups, each starting at 3:30 p.m.
Make an Outstanding bet in Bucknor Memorial
TEN horses are down to contest the G.A. 'Sarge' Bucknor Memorial Cup straight five feature at Caymanas Park today, among them the unbeaten three-year-old filly OUTSTANDING, who bids for win number five.
Final word - It's all 'clear' now
OH HOW dem chickens love to come home to roost.I hate to blow my own horn here but it was just over a year and a half ago that I prophetically put my fingers to the keyboard and tapped out:'Tell me Flo-Jo was clean when she broke all those records in in the late '80s and I'll tell you I'm the Pied Piper. (Glaser)
In Your Neighbourhood
Simon Jackson was named the Sportsman of the Year at this year's annual sports awards ceremony at the University of the West Indies, Mona last Saturday. Along with the title of Sportsman of the Year, cricketer Jackson also collected the prize for the Most Outstanding Cricketer and Most Outstanding Performance of the Year ...
Performer of the week - Baugh Jr hits team to title
CARLTON BAUGH Jr. was the backbone behind Melbourne's victory in last week's final of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) limited-overs competition at Sabina Park. Baugh Jr. scored an impressive century to steer Melbourne to an easy 118-run win over Police in the final.
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