Mixed views on Simoes' dismissal
THE JAMAICA Football Federation's (JFF) decision to sack national technical director René Simoes following Wednesday night's 2-0 loss to Honduras received mixed reactions from the island's football fraternity yesterday. The defeat left the Jamaicans with only a slim ...
Grant finishes ninth in javelin
JAMAICAN PARALYMPIAN Sylvia Grant finished ninth in the women's javelin - combined classes F57 and F58 - at the Paralympic Games in Beijing yesterday.In a highly competitive group with six athletes in each class, Grant's best throw was 16.05 metres.
Brazil and Argentina fail to shine
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP):BRAZIL AND Argentina were held to draws by lesser opponents on Wednesday night and Chile climbed to fourth place in the standings in the latest South American qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup.Brazil were booed off the pitch...
Donald Tankoy, CTL executive, passes on
The racing fraternity is mourning the death of Donald Tankoy, who held the post of executive manager of OTB at Caymanas Track Limited (CTL) and was about to be confirmed as acting CEO of the promoting company. Tankoy, who was a well-liked individual owing ...
Take Naturally Royal
Both the Pick-9 and Super-6 start anew at Caymanas Park tomorrow after both were cornered by punters on Wednesday.The Pick-9, which embraces races two to 10, has a guaranteed minimum of $1 million, while the Super-6, from race four to nine...
St James Parish Council lauds Lee
WESTERN BUREAU: DEXTER LEE, who won Jamaica's lone gold medal at the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships in Poland, just over two months ago, was yesterday honoured for his achievement by the St James Parish Council. In a citation, over the signature of his Worship the Mayor...
Bolt invited to watch Real
MADRID, Spain (AP): REAL MADRID invited Olympic sprint champion and world record-holder Usain Bolt to visit the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and watch a match.The club told The Associated Press yesterday that the 22-year-old Jamaican, who set records in...
No prize money for junior athletes
JUNIOR ATHLETES competing in this year's Burger King/Jamdammers Road Race Grand Prix Series will not receive prize money.This announcement, along with a new schedule of events, was made by Alfred Francis, race director, at Wednesday's launch held at Burger King ...
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