Gallant West Indies fall short
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: IN THE space of a mere four balls yesterday, the West Indies' slim hopes of winning the third and final Digicel Test and levelling the series with Australia were snuffed out at Kensington Oval. Chasing 240 on the final day with seven wickets in hand ...
Windies on the right track
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: SHIVNARINE CHANDERPAUL, the Man of the Series, and victorious Australian skipper Ricky Ponting believe the West Indies are on the right track, despite losing their fourth straight Test series to the Aussies yesterday.Ranked a lowly...
'We've to make better decisions'
Despite a 7-0 thrashing of The Bahamas to open the 2010 World Cup qualifiers at the National Stadium on Sunday, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) technical director, René Simoes, believes the team still has a long way to go as far as decision making on the pitch is concerned...
Marshall's attacking impresses Richardson
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Outstanding former West Indies batsman Richie Richardson says he is impressed with Xavier Marshall's ability to dominate opposing bowling attacks. The 22-year-old Jamaican was a surprise selection to the West Indies squad ...
20,000-plus rally on Reggae Boyz
A sea of bright yellow, green and a myriad of colours created the perfect backdrop for the Reggae Boyz as they opened their World Cup qualifying campaign against the Bahamas in fine style at the National Stadium on Sunday. Over 20,000 fans from across the island made the journey...
Fletcher in ODI squad
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Grenadian batsman André Fletcher is poised to make his West Indies debut after being named in a 14-man squad for the first three One-Day Internationals (ODI) of the Digicel series against Australia.The 21-year-old,...
Tiger grabs 14th major
SAN DIEGO (AP): With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape and won the US Open in a 19-hole play-off over Rocco Mediate yesterday, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all. One shot behind...
Carter in pursuit of Olympic goal
With two weeks to go before the national track and field trials to select Jamaica's team to the Beijing Olympic Games, except for Usain Bolt, no other Jamaican male sprinter has won more races this season than Nesta Carter. After four starts, the 22-year-old Carter has three wins ...
Lakers stay alive
LOS ANGELES (AP): As purple-and-gold streamers rained down, Lamar Odom nodded his head in approval, Derek Fisher caressed the game ball against his chest and Kobe Bryant clapped his hands before striding from the floor. The P.A. announcer cried, "This is not over yet!"
Slayers, Panthers clash
Former champions St Georges' Slayers will oppose Blazing Panthers in today's feature game of the KFC National Basketball League (NBL) double-header at the National Stadium Courts, starting at 7:45p.m. In the day's other encounter, Arnett Gardens Rockers ...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Wanted: Somewhere for the kids to learn the game
West Indies cricket is suffering and although, based on the performance of the team against Australia things seem to be improving, there is no question about that. Every now and again the West Indies do something good, even brilliant and people, especially those in leadership...
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