Gayle named captain for Sri Lanka series
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): Opening batsman Chris Gayle has been appointed captain of the West Indies team for the 2008 Digicel Home Series against Sri Lanka. Gayle, 28, was nominated by the selection committee and the nomination was approved by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday...
Nelson to skipperU-15 team
Captain Donovan Nelson of St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) is among three players retained in Jamaica's squad for the Clico-sponsored West Indies regional Under-15 tournament to be held in Dominica between March 15-24....
KC win
Kingston College (KC) stood tall to beat off a desperate fourth-quarter surge by a clamouring Ardenne, eventually coming away 53-50 winners in a thrilling KFC/ISSA/Pepsi Southern Conference Under-19 final at the National Stadium yesterday...
McLeish saves Arnett
FORWARD George Vernal yesterday failed to convert two goalmouth chances for Boys' Town in their Cash Plus Premier League Trench Town derby against Arnett Gardens, which ended in a 0-0 draw at Collie Smith Drive. Vernal, last year's MVP who spurred the Red Brigade...
Draw adds to August Town's woes
August Town, sitting squarely at the bottom of the Cash Plus Premier League points standing on 22, face a difficult challenge over the remaining weeks of the competition if they are to avoid relegation following yet another dismal 1-1 draw...
Streaker fined, to face court for exposure
BRISBANE, Australia (AP): AUSTRALIA ALL-ROUNDER Andrew Symonds will likely escape any sanction for pummelling a nude streaker with a shoulder charge during a limited-overs international against India. The streaker was not so lucky.
WICB aims to restore rating
THE WEST Indies Cricket Board (WICB) aims to use the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka and Australia as a platform to rejuvenate the Caribbean team's Test ranking. "The WICB has approved a draft strategic plan for 2008-2012," Tony Deyal, corporate secretary of the Boar ...
Was DaCosta sidestepped?
THE 2007 RJR Sports Foundation Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards have been decided and problems still abound but, while many have learnt to live with them, the talk of how Jamaican World Youth silver medallist Meisha-Gaye DaCosta was treated...
Pistorius presents new test results ahead of Olympics
VALENCIA, Spain (AP): DOUBLE-AMPUTEE runner Oscar Pistorius claims new tests on his prosthetic racing limbs contradict an earlier study which led the IAAF to declare him ineligible for the Olympics. The International Association of Athletics Federations...
Beijing apartments ready for Games
BEIJING (AP): IF YOU are a female gymnast, the apartments at the Athletes Village for the Beijing Olympics will seem spacious. If you're a male weightlifter, they may seem a bit cramped. And if you're interested in buying one of the units after the Games...
Inside the BPL - Digicel kick-starts Caribbean scouting
DIGICEL'S LONG-DISTANCE connections have gained valuable exposure for eight young footballing talents. The recently concluded Kick Start Clinic-coached by Liverpool legend John Barnes - began with the intention of unearthing a few of the footballing gems embedded...
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