Arnett keep hopes alive
THEY ARE not safe yet, but Arnett Gardens took a major step in soothing the relegation fears of their fans with a much-needed 2-0 win over August Town at the Tony Spaulding Complex yesterday. The win for Arnett closed the door firmly on August Town's two-season tenure...
Reggae Boyz hit all-time low in world rankings
JAMAICA'S REGGAE Boyz have slipped two spots to 105th, hitting an all-time low in the latest FIFA world rankings.Jamaica, who were ranked as high as 27 in August 1998, began the year ranked at 98 before jumping a few places to 90 in February. However,...
Bolt should go for the sprint double
USAIN BOLT has always been lightning fast. After Saturday night, when he ran the 100 metres in 9.76 seconds, we now know that he is fast, fast, really lightning fast. Imagine, the man almost broke fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell's 100m world record...
Nelson twirls three-timer
TITLE-CHASING jockey Dane Nelson returned from a two-day suspension to boot home three winners at Caymanas Park yesterday, moving up to second in the standings. His winners were 4-5 favourite QUICKSTER for owner/trainer Gary Griffiths in the second race over the straight...
Youths to benefit from competition
THE PRINCE of Wales Peace Cup community football competition, launched by the Prince of Wales on the grounds of King's House in March, has been created in an effort to engage hard-to-reach young people from schools and communities in violence-prone areas....
Beijing Games may be 'Ver's' last
VERONICA Campbell-Brown, Olympic 200m and world 100m champion, said she is determined to win the double in Beijing because this may be her last Olympic Games. Campbell-Brown was asked by Donald Quarrie, the 1976 Olympic Games 200m champion...
Flame nears top of world
BEIJING (AP): THE OLYMPIC flame moved to within striking distance of the summit of Mount Everest yesterday, and is likely to reach the top of the world's tallest mountain in the next several days. A spokesman for the climbing team said a base camp at 7,790 metres ...
Dussard sets sights on 2012
NICHOLAS DUSSARD, who on Saturday won the Pan-Am International Tae kwon do Federation (ITF) lightweight title, said he is ready to give 2012 Olympic qualifying a shot, starting with the Central American and Caribbean cham-pionships in Trinidad later...
Celtics eke out 76-72 win
BOSTON (AP): LEBRON JAMES couldn't make a basket down the stretch - or at virtually any other time - and the Boston Celtics eked out a 76-72 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night in the opener of the Eastern Conference semi-finals....
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