Taylor strikes late for WI
GEORGETOWN (CMC):FAST BOWLER Jerome Taylor grabbed two late wickets to lead a West Indies fightback against Sri Lanka on the first day of the opening Digicel Test at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence yesterday.Taylor claimed the wickets of Kumar...
Jamaica open in golden fashion
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts: SHERICKA JACKSON, Waquar DaCosta, Natoya Goule and Jonathan Reid were gold medal winners for Jamaica on yesterday's opening day of the 37th CARIFTA Games here at the Bird Rock Athletics Stadium.
A mighty struggle at Melbourne
MELBOURNE AND the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) were locked in a keen battle for first innings points in the opening round of the two-day Jamaica Super Cricket Cup competition at Melbourne Oval yesterday.
Rampage romps Arthur Jones Memorial feature
THE 2006 Caribbean Sprint champion, RAMPAGE, lived up to his name at Caymanas Park yesterday with an effortless victory in the graded stakes feature for the Arthur Jones Memorial Cup over 1200 metres.Installed a 8-5 second...
Young 'ballers set for training camps in Brazil
JAMAICA'S NATIONAL Under-17 and Under-20 male football teams will be heading off to Brazil in June and July, respectively, for two-week training camps as they prepare for World Cup qualifiers this year.
Waterhouse tackle tough Boys' Town
WATERHOUSE WILL welcome the return of their 'national' representatives for the crucial clash against one of the form teams of the third round, Boys' Town, in today's key clash in the Cash Plus Premier League.
Newcastle beat Fulham, breaking losing streak
LONDON (AP): NEWCASTLE WON for the first time since Kevin Keegan returned as manager, defeating visiting Fulham 2-0 in the Premier League yesterday behind goals by Mark Viduka and Michael Owen.
McLaren penalised, Massa on pole
SEPANG, Malaysia (AP) : MCLAREN LOST on and off the track yesterday after Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were penalised five grid places and title rivals Ferrari took pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Felipe Massa claimed pole ahead of...
WI open Champions Trophy
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP): THE INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday announced the schedule for this year's Champions Trophy tournament, with hosts Pakistan meeting the West Indies in the opening game on September 11.Defending champions Australia...
CEO Patel, adviser Bindra - another ICC compromise
ON MONDAY, the International Cricket Council (ICC) sat down in Dubai to name its new chief executive officer (CEO) to take over from the controversial Malcolm Speed.
Happy return for Burton
JUST MONTHS shy of 11 years after making his international debut, national striker Deon Burton is as excited to make what he believes will be his 51st appearance for Jamaica. Thirty-one-year-old Burton was thrown a lifeline...
Eight-man team for masters championships
IN LESS than a week, the world's main event for surfers over 35 will begin as the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Masters Surfing Championship surfs off at Punta Rocas, Peru from March 29 to April 6.
Pietersen's ton boosts England
NAPIER, New Zealand (AP): KEVIN PIETERSEN found form at the perfect time for England, reaching his 11th Test century after a top-order failure on the first day of the third Test against New Zealand yesterday.Pietersen ended a run of 10 Test innings...
Trescothick retires from int'l cricket
LONDON (AP): ENGLAND BATSMAN Marcus Trescothick retired from international cricket yesterday, blaming a long-term stress-related illness that made travelling overseas difficult.The 32-year-old left-hander made his decision a week after withdrawing from a...
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