Gayle blasts umpires
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Jamaica and West Indies captain Chris Gayle used the occasion of his side's 17-run defeat to Barbados in the Carib Beer Cup to blast the standard of umpiring in regional matches. Dalton Holder of Barbados and Terence Birbal of Trinidad and Tobago...
Collapse sends Jamaica crashing to defeat
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Front-runners Jamaica suffered a major setback to their title bid, when Barbados completed a thrilling, come-from-behind 17-run victory in their Carib Beer Cup match yesterday. In pursuit of 201 for victory, the Jamaicans were dismissed for 183...
Visa woes hit Combined Team
WELL into preparation for a March 29 showdown against the United States in Connecticut ahead of their World Continental Championship (WCC) defence this summer, Jamaica's Combined Martial Arts Team has been hit with visa date woes....
Harbour View look to DC challenge
Clyde Jureidini, general manager of Harbour View Football Club, indicated that despite the team's inconsistent play and fifth place in the Cash Plus Premier League, they are more likely to perform better when faced with an international challenge....
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Cricket in the hills of Neif Mountain
When the Super Cup cricket tournament opens next month, it will do so under a new format - a format which the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) hopes will revitalise domestic cricket, improve the standard of play and put some money into the pockets of players, coaches and umpires....
Tracking Device throws Pick-9 off radar
The Pick-9 proved elusive at Caymanas Park on Saturday, thanks to a 22-1 upset by TRACKING DEVICE in the eighth race over 1400 metres. The carryover to tomorrow's mid-week meet stands at $1 million, but despite that upset, the Super-6 was caught by three punters...
Satisfier claimed
As many as 10 horses were claimed at Caymanas Park on Saturday, five of them coming in the closing round five race won by MOST WANTED. Not surprisingly, MOST WANTED was taken from trainer Donovan Raymond for $195,000 by trainer Lawrence Freemantle on behalf of Lin Chee Cheun....
Champion groom looking for more
Last year Robert Wedderburn realised his dream of emerging the champion groom at Caymanas Park, a fitting reward for his hard work and dedication during the past 31 years. Wedderburn proudly accepted his award from CTL director and deputy mayor of Kingston...
Academy set to move full circle to Portmore
The likelihood of the National Football Academy returning to its original location was confirmed by Portmore Mayor Keith Hinds yesterday following a meeting between himself and the executive of the Jamaica Football Federation...
Hagley Park soar with winning mentality
Hagley Park Thorns, one of two unbeaten teams in the Homestyle Juices Division One Basketball League, have adopted a winning attitude to the game, according to coach Duken Brown."We have a different mentality now and we've been sharing the ball more," said Brown...
Guyana frustrated by rain
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Guyana's pursuit of full points were thwarted by persistent rain which forced the abandonment of the final day of their fifth round encounter against Combined Campuses and Colleges yesterday.Not even the excellent drainage system ...
'We spent a lot of time studying Seba'
Western Bureau: Village United's impressive resurgence in the 2007-08 Cash Plus Premier League football competition went up another notch on Sunday night when they turned in workman-like performance to upstage Seba United 2-0 in...
T&T power past Windwards
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC): West Indies players Dwayne Bravo and Denesh Ramdin posted a 60-run, sixth wicket partnership to steer Trinidad and Tobago to a three-wicket victory over the Windward Island in their fifth round Carib Beer Cup match at the Windsor Park yesterday....
Bull Bay cool Meadhaven
Bull Bay handed leaders Meadhaven United their second defeat of this season in their top-of-the-table clash in the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA)/Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) Super League competition, by edging them 1-0...
Success puts Portmore in a quandary
BACK-TO-BACK wins by Cash Plus Premier League leaders Portmore United have left its management team and coaching staff in a quandary, pondering a starting line-up when seven regular starters return to Ferdie Neita Park this week ahead of a two-match tour of the Cayman Islands....
It's Barnsley vs Cardiff
LONDON (AP):League Championship teams Barnsley and Cardiff will face each other for a place in the FA Cup final. Portsmouth, the only Premier League survivor, will meet promotion-chasing West Bromwich Albion in the other semi-final match.
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