Big guns through to semis
WESTERN BUREAU: DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Glenmuir, Ben Francis Knockout champions Garvey Maceo, the competition's most successful team, Cornwall College, and the team of the '80s, Rusea's, captured the four semi-final places in the daCosta Cup following yesterday's final round of quarter-final....
Bad draw for Rum Talk
JAMAICA'S RUM TALK will break from the dreaded inside draw of post position one for Sunday's Caribbean Classic (Clasico Del Caribe) at Puerto Rico's El Commandante racetrack. In 10 career starts, the Philip Feanny-trained colt, who does his best running in the latter stages...
Malcolm stars at Caymanas Park
APPRENTICE RIDER Carlton Malcolm highlighted yesterday's 10-race pro-gramme at Caymanas Park with three winners, including the highly fancied UGOTTABELIEVE for trainer Neive Graham in race No.5 of the second CTL series over the straight five course.
Collymore left out of S Africa tour
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): COREY COLLYMORE, a fixture in the West Indies side over the last three years, is not in the 15-member squad that will visit South Africa next month.Ramnaresh Sarwan has also conspicuously not been included in the squad, but this was not totally unexpected....
FROM THE BOUNDARY - What's the matter with the stadium in Trelawny?
THE REGIONAL four-day cricket tournament gets going on January 4, with the unwise introduction of the Combined Campus and Colleges team. There will be seven teams contesting the Carib Beer Cup and the Carib Beer Challenge for the US$12,500...
Skipper Malik in doubt for Test
KOLKATA, India (Reuters): PAKISTAN CAPTAIN Shoaib Malik is doubtful for the second Test against India starting tomorrow after failing to recover from an ankle injury sustained while playing soccer.Malik twisted his left ankle during a soccer game...
Asafa takes training Down Under
MIAMI: IN AN attempt to win his first global title, the Olympic Games' 100 metres, Asafa Powell is expected to take part of his preseason training outside of Jamaica early next season. Paul Doyle, who manages Powell and a few other members of the MVP Group, confirmed...
Portmore cruise past August Town
PORTMORE UNITED cruised to the top of the Cash Plus Premier League (CPPL) with a 3-1 win over struggling August Town at the Ferdie Neita Sports Complex yesterday. Beginning the day two points behind leaders Tivoli Gardens, the win saw the St. Catherine team move to 17 points...
AC Milan, Chelsea advance
MILAN, (Reuters): HOLDERS AC Milan and Chelsea reached the Champions League knockout stages yesterday but Valencia bowed out after a 0-0 draw with Schalke. Real Madrid still have work to do after losing 3-2 at Werder Bremen with Group C now wide open...
The sun has set on England's hopes
LET'S STEER away from the domestic English League to look at things for England on the continental front. The sun has finally set on English hopes at qualification for next summer's Euro 2008 tournament. Steve McClaren, the least successful manager in England's 135-year...
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