Powell vows to break record
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (CMC): FORMER 100-METRE world record holder Asafa Powell, inspired by fellow countryman Usain Bolt, has vowed to reclaim his world mark, but knows it is going to take a time faster than 9.60 seconds to do so.Since the sudden emergence of Bolt...
Bolt back in the fast lane
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP):USAIN BOLT will run the 100 metres in the fastest field ever assembled at the Van Damme Memorial tomorrow, seeking to break the world record for the third time this season. The Olympic champion will face Asafa Powell, the former record-holder...
Reggae Boyz ready to face Mexico
WHILE ADMITTING there are a number of things to be ironed out, national technical director Rene Simoes is satisfied with preparations so far, as the Reggae Boyz get ready for an impromptu trip to the Azteca Stadium, where they face, Mexico ...
Walker marks 200th career win
CHAMPION JOCKEY Omar Walker notched his 200th career win at Caymanas Park yesterday and wasted no time going for his third century in riding five winners on the 10-race programme.It was a case of the 25-year-old apprentice killing two birds with one stone...
Reggae Boyz strength to be tested in Azteca
WHILE WE may be disappointed at not being able to sit in the National Stadium come Saturday for the always intriguing match-up of Jamaica's Reggae Boyz against Mexico's El Tri in the semi-final round of the World Cup qualifiers, the game being switched...
Safina through to US Open quarter-finals
NEW YORK (AP): SIXTH-SEEDED Dinara Safina overpowered No. 16 Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-3 in the US Open quarter-finals yesterday, earning the right to play one of the Williams sisters next. Safina, the sister of 2000 champion Marat Safin...
Harbour View face tough task
DEFENDING CARIBBEAN Club champions Harbour View will face an uphill battle when they tackle Mexican side Pumas Unam in a decisive CONCACAF Champions league tie at the Estadio Olímpico in Mexico City at 10 tonight. Having seen the first leg of the tie cancelled...
Joe Public trample New England Revolution
FOXBOROUGH, Mass (AP): GREGORY RICHARDSON scored three goals and set up another as Trinidad and Tobago's Joe Public scored a 4-0 victory over Major League Soccer's the New England Revolution on Tuesday night in a CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round series...
No change to venue selection format on way
THOUGH IT has been a source of controversy in past years, Inter-Secondary Schools Association president, Dr Walton Small, insists that pre-season announcement of the venues for the semi-finals and final of the daCosta Cup is not a decision likely...
Curbishley leaves the Hammers
LONDON (AP): ALAN CURBISHLEY'S turbulent spell as West Ham manager came to an abrupt end yesterday when he quit, saying that the club had sold players against his wishes. Curbishley endured a fraught time at the east London club after saving it from...
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