Gustav closes down some sports
TROPICAL STORM Gustav yesterday forced the cancel-lation of a number of spor-ting events across the island.The first leg of the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League, between Caribbean Club champions Harbour View and Pumas Unam of Mexico, will be played...
Robles still high after Olympic gold
ZURICH, Switzerland (CMC): CUBAN DAYRON Robles will make his first outing since winning the 110 metres hurdles in Beijing when he appears at the Grand Prix of Zurich today. And despite taking the Olympic title just a few days ago, the 21-year old said ...
Williams-Darling to retire
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC):BAHAMIAN QUARTER-MILER Tonique Williams-Darling says she is retiring from track and field, less than a week after watching her reign as Olympic champion end in Beijing.Williams-Darling has been absent from the track since September...
Easy wins for the big names
NEW YORK (AP): VENUS WILLIAMS kept the favourites on the fast track at the United States Open, overwhelming Rossana de Los Rios of Paraguay in less than an hour to reach the third round yesterday. The seventh-seeded Williams won on her fifth match point after 59 minutes...
Cricket will join Olympics - Ponting
SYDNEY, Australia (AP): TWENTY20 CRICKET will inevitably join the Olympic Games but could be dangerous to the international game unless it is accommodated in a congested calendar, says Australia captain Ricky Ponting. In a speech, marking the centenary of the birth...
Manchester City re-signs Wright-Phillips
MANCHESTER, England (AP): ENGLAND WINGER Shaun Wright-Phillips rejoined Manchester City on a four-year deal yesterday in a bid to revive his career after three faltering years at Chelsea.After switching to Stamford Bridge in 2005, the 26-year-old...
Don't oppose Ahwhofah
Thanks to a stunning upset by the 90-1 outsider MEDSTAR in the eighth race at Caymanas Park on Wednesday, the Pick-9 had no takers. Weather permitting, the carryover to tomorrow's meet stands at $1 million.
Caymanas strict on discipline
CAYMANAS Park's security chief, Jason McKay, yesterday told Racing Along that the message has been sent "loud and clear" after the arrest of a member of dancehall artiste Mavado's entourage was hit with a one-year suspended sen-tence for a fracas...
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