Reggae Boyz in seventh heaven
Jamaica's Reggae Boyz showed very little ill effects from a shocking loss to Grenada midweek, as they thrashed Bahamas 7-0, kicking off the bid to qualify for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa in explosive fashion at the National Stadium yesterday...
Blake disqualified in 100m final
National Junior 100 metres record holder, Yohan Blake of St Jago High, was disqualified from the Under-20 final on the last day of the National Junior Track and Field Championships at GC Foster College yesterday. Blake, who went into the event with the seventh-fastest time ...
Games 'important and inspiring' for athletes - Grange
The sound of rejoicing from a capacity crowd of over 1,000 persons filled the Alfred Sangster Auditorium at the University of Technology at the weekend, as Special Olympics Jamaica officially celebrated a milestone in the staging of its 25th annual National Summer Games...
Facey lands NCAA 200m in 22.63
Simone Facey ended her collegiate career on a successful note when she upset teammate Porscha Lucas to win the women's 200 metres, as the four-day NCAA Division One outdoor Track and Field Championships came to an end in Des Moines,Iowa, on Saturday...
Bridgmohan rebounds with Pyro
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (CMC): Shaun Bridgmohan's disappointing Kentucky Derby mount Pyro rebounded with a solid win in the Northern Dancer Stakes on Saturday and Shaun's brother Jermaine also picked up a stakes victory in US horse racing...
Marshall sparkles in run chase...But West Indies face uphill task
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: DESPITE A Test and first-class high score of 85 from young Jamaican Xavier Marshall, the West Indies will face an uphill task today to avoid defeat in the third and final Digicel Test at the Kensington Oval. Going into the final day, the Windies are on 235...
Big Benn chimes a spinner's tune
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:THREE WICKETS for 154 runs are hardly going to send any hearts aflutter or make West Indian cricket fans forget about legendary spinner Lance Gibbs.However, Sulieman Benn's efforts in the second innings of the third...
Amazing finish propels Turkey into quarters
VIENNA, Austria (AP): Turkey joined the growing list of quarter-finalists at the European Championship, capping an incredible comeback with two late goals from Nihat Kahveci to beat the Czech Republic 3-2 and claim second place in Group A.Nihat equalised...
Federer lifts 55th career title
HALLE, Germany (AP):Roger Federer just wanted to survive a couple of rounds at the Gerry Weber Open after his painful French Open loss to Rafael Nadal.The top-ranked Swiss did even better by reaching the final again and beating Philipp Kohlschreiber...
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