Swimmers shineon gloomy day
Swimmers Danielle Boothe and Alia Atkinson nabbed two more gold medals at the Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships (CISC) at the National Stadium Pool yesterday, boosting Jamaica's bid to win their first CISC title.
Junior tennis finals cancelled
Yesterday's finals of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Association Jamaica junior tournament were cancelled because of bad weather.The finalists in the boys' and girls' sections of the tournament will be awarded points for reaching their...
Golf Champs now 54 holes
The second day of the Jamaica Amateur Golf Championships was completely washed out due to the heavy rains which lashed the island yesterday.
Creary lifts Jamaica with solid 118
FRIENDSHIP, Barbados (CMC): An entertaining 177-run, sixth-wicket stand between their captain Andre Creary and wicketkeeper/batsman Marvarick Perry put Jamaica in a favourable position against defending champions Guyana...
Pick-9 stumps punters again
Pick-9 activity reached fever pitch at muddy Caymanas Park yesterday, but in the end the popular exotic bet proved elusive for the 17th consecutive racedays.
Confident Jamaica face St Lucia today
Defending champions Jamaica will start their defence of the Americas Federation of Netball Associations (AFNA) Caribbean title, when they face St. Lucia at Arnos Vale stadium in St. Vincent and the Grenadines today starting at 5:45 p.m.
Athletics: U-23 championships - Calvert wins 100m gold
TOLUCA, Mexico (CMC):Jamaica's Schillonie Calvert landed the women's 100-metres title and was the only Caribbean athlete winning on the opening day at the North American Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Championships...
Boyz, Guatemala match called off
Lack of support from the local Jamaican community has been blamed for the cancellation of a planned friendly football international between the Reggae Boyz and Guatemala in Chicago, United States. The game, which was scheduled...
Norman on the brink of history
SOUTHPORT, England (AP): This sounds familiar: Greg Norman goes to the final round of a major with the lead.And, no, we're not talking about 1996.The 53-year-old, part-time golfer reclaimed a spot he used to know all too well in his prime, putting the...
Spain's Freire wins stage 14
DIGNES-LES-BAINS, France (AP): Oscar Freire closed in on the sprint title at the Tour de France by winning yesterday's 14th stage, while Australia's Cadel Evans kept the yellow jersey in the doping-battered race.
Bad break for Wie
SPRINGFIELD, Ill (AP): Michelle Wie finished the third round of the State Farm Classic alone in second yesterday - then was disqualified for failing to immediately sign her scorecard a day earlier.Wie was playing her best golf of the year, finishing off...
Barbadian riders hittop form in Canada
EDMONTON, Alberta (CMC): Champion jockey Rickey Walcott and Quincy Welch shared four wins to lead a familiar Barbadian dominance on Friday evening's card at Northlands Park.Walcott and Welch, easily the most successful jockeys at Canada's Alberta...
Coaching, environment, and the development of great players
Three of the greatest cricketers of the past 50 years or so have been Tony Greig, Ian Chappell, and Michael Holding, one was from England via South Africa, one was from Australia - the grandson of Aussie legend Victor Richardson, and one was from the...
Gonzales hurting on and off the track
Five years ago two of Jamaica's most talented junior athletes got down in their blocks to start what was a highly anticipated Class II 400-metre final at the Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships at the National Stadium.
All about timing for Stewart
FOR Kerron Stewart, it's all about timing. From the way she schedules her training and the very minutes around it, the national 100 metres women's champion carefully prioritises, fitting the little details into place to complement her overall perspective.
Gordon eyes return to H View
The transfer market continues to heat up ahead of the start of the 2008-09 National Premier League football season.Waterhouse's Jomo Gordon is the latest player who may be on the move.
Hamilton in pole position
HOCKENHEIM, Germany (AP): McLaren's Lewis Hamilton edged Felipe Massa with his final lap yesterday to claim pole position for the German Grand Prix. Hamilton went around in 1 minute, 15.666 seconds on his last flying lap to beat his Ferrari counterpart by...
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