WHITEWASH! - West Indies mauled by 169 runs in final ODI
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC): Deflated West Indies, stunned by an amazing run-spree from Australia, succumbed to a 5-0 series whitewash after going under to the tourists by 169 runs in the final Digicel one-day international at Warner Park yesterday...
MRI reveals mild strain in Gay's leg muscle
EUGENE, Oregon (AP):World champion sprinter Tyson Gay has a mild strain in a muscle in the back of his leg and he has been told to restrict himself to light physical activity for the next two weeks.Gay pulled up abruptly in the first 40 metres of his...
Holding resigns from ICC
LONDON, England (CMC): West Indies fast-bowling legend, Michael Holding, has resigned from the Cricket Committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC) because he disagrees with the world governing body's decision to change the result of the 2006...
Roberts, Greenidge won't return as selectors
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC): Ex-Test players Gordon Greenidge and Andy Roberts are not among nine nominations received by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for the senior team selection panel. This was confirmed by chief executive officer (CEO) of the WICB...
Madrid not confident, but ready to negotiate
WIMBLEDON, England (AP): Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon is ready to begin transfer talks with Manchester United over Cristiano Ronaldo, but is not confident about signing the winger even if Manchester United consents.While Ronaldo has stoked up the...
Mendis mesmerises India in Asia Cup final
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP): Sri Lanka beat India by 100 runs to successfully defend its Asia Cup title yesterday, with spinner Ajantha Mendis taking a record 6-13. India, chasing 274 runs, were dismissed for 173 in 39.3 overs with Mendis often unplayable in his eight overs...
Vranov-Brown retains U-18 crown
Defending champion Simone Vranov-Brown lived up to expectations by retaining the girls Under-18 title, in straight sets, as the Pan Caribbean Jamaica Junior Tennis Championships came to a close at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre...
Nadal ends Federer reign
WIMBLEDON, England (AP): Back and forth they went in the Wimbledon final, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the two greatest tennis players of their generation producing one of the greatest matches of any generation on the sport's grandest stage. For five sets, through rain...
Two slam hundreds, but Jamaica draw
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Kennar Lewis and John Ross-Campbell hit centuries and Patrick Harty bagged a five-wicket-haul as Jamaica took first-innings points in a drawn encounter against Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) in their TCL Group Under-19 match...
Western Union West Kingston Summer Games launched
The sixth Western Union West Kingston Summer Games was launched yesterday at the Tivoli Gardens Sports Complex, with Sports Minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange imploring the sponsors to establish similar competitions across the island....
Hamilton surges to the front
SILVERSTONE, England (AP): Lewis Hamilton mastered wild and wet racing conditions to score an impressive runaway victory at the British Grand Prix and throw the Formula One drivers championship wide open.After failing to collect a single point from his...
Swing By flops
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): The Jamaica-bred 2007 Horse of the Year, Swing By, flopped in Trinidad and Tobago's (T&T) Derek Cozier feature Saturday as the four-year-old gelding Storm Street ran out a good winner. The United States-bred Storm Street came from behind and won...
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