Windies aiming for whitewash
GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC): West Indies will be looking to complete a rare series whitewash when they meet Sri Lanka in the third Digicel One Day International (ODI) at the Beausejour Stadium today. The day/night match, the second ever to be staged in the Caribbean, presents the regional...
IAAF, Greene deny doping allegations
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP): Track and field's world governing body threw its support yesterday behind Maurice Greene and dismissed doping allegations against the former Olympic and world sprint champion. Greene also denied the accusations, which were made by a witness in a US Government ...
Ver, Williams to clash at Reebok Grand Prix
Jamaica's Veronica Campbell- Brown and American Lauryn Williams are set to renew their rivalry at the Reebok Grand Prix on May 31 in New York, as preparations for the Beijing Olympics heat up.According to meet organisers, another bumper crowd is...
CTL's focus on profits - Rousseau - Bigga puts up $1m for Oaks
Pat Rousseau, chairman of the Caymanas Track Limited (CTL), has emphasised that the motivation of his board is profits. Speaking at the Knustford Court Hotel, New Kingston, at last Thursday's launch of the Bigga Jamaica Oaks, which is being sponsored by Wisynco for the first time...
Seven claimed
Seven horses were claimed at Caymanas Park on Saturday, four of them coming in the closing 1200-metre race for the Roderick 'Pilot' Francis Memorial Trophy. The runaway winner and 8-5 favourite MOST WANTED was taken from trainer Lawrence Freemantle for $170,000 by trainer...
Duo nabs massive Pick-9
The mushrooming Pick-9 was cornered by two punters at Caymanas Park on Saturday, each receiving a whopping $4.8 million.After eluding punters for eight consecutive racedays, the Pick-9 failed to survive the increased scrutiny from the big spenders, but it was surprising ...
Oates quits Hanover FA
Western Bureau:Craig Oates, the first vice-president of the Hanover Football Association, who had been hinting for some time that he plans to quit the association because of his dissatisfaction with the state of the parish's football, has carried out his threat....
KC, Ardenne seal finals spot
Kingston College (KC) and Ardenne High booked their place in this year's finals of the KFC all-island schoolboy Under-19 and Under-16 basketball competitions, respectively, following victories over St George's College and St Jago at the National Stadium Court yesterday. ...
Kensington among outright winners
St Ann, Kensington, Lucas and Portland all recorded victories in last weekend's second round of matches in the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Senior Cup. At Collie Smith Drive: Left-arm spinner Dennis Bulli completed a match-haul of 10-46 for Kensington to beat Boys' Town by 10 wickets....
Arnett flirting with demotion
COACH Jerome Waite cringed and took a while to answer Sunday night when the issue of demotion to Super League football arose following his team's 0-1 loss to Premier League leaders Portmore United. Defeat pushed Arnett Gardens to the foot of the standings on 32 points...
Goalless finish leaves coaches unhappy
Western Bureau: Despite putting in a credible performance, Reno's bid to climb out of the relegation zone in the National Premier League football competition suffered a setback on Sunday night as they could only manage a 0-0 draw against Seba United in their western derby at Jarrett Park...
Tivoli's coach bemoans finishing
With a tough fourth and decisive round of the National Premier League waiting in the wings, Desmond Francis, coach of title hopefuls, Tivoli Gardens is desperate to see his team find the scoring touch. Neck and neck with Portmore United a couple of games ago, the West Kingston...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - The beautiful game at its best
The Champions League and the UEFA Cup, the showpieces of European football, are now into the semi-final stages. It's Manchester United versus Barcelona and Liverpool against Chelsea in one, Bayern Munich versus Zenit and Rangers against Fiorentina in the other...
A quick turnaround and a Masters victory for Immelman
AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP): Trevor Immelman felt goosebumps as he listened to a phone message left by Gary Player, his childhood idol and the last South African to slip on a green jacket at the Masters. Player told him to believe in himself, to be strong...
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