Atkinson breaks Ja record
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:ALIA ATKINSON broke her own national record in the heats of the women’s 200 metres breaststroke at the XV Pan American Games yesterday.
Edgewater gets court under new token-for-light programme
RESIDENTS OF Edgewater and the surrounding Portmore communities will benefit from a newly refurbished basketball court at the Edgewater Community Centre after heavy spenders, Tank-Weld Metals and...
Ja bound for U-19 World Cup
THERE WAS bitter-sweet emotion at the Jamaica Rugby Union’s (JRU) press conference which should have commemorated the young Under-19s historic qualification to the Youth Rugby World Cup at the...
Hopkins, Wright slug it out tonight
LAS VEGAS (Reuters):BERNARD HOPKINS and Winky Wright clash in Las Vegas tonight in a catch-weight bout between two of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.“It’s going to be a great...
These are the ‘Days of Our Windies’
NOW JUST where do we stand in this latest instalment of Days of Our Windies?If you haven’t been paying attention (and who could blame you), here’s the latest developments in our...
Boonen makes ‘quick step’ to first green jersey
CASTRES, France (Reuters): BELGIAN TOM Boonen made an important step towards his first green jersey with victory in the 178.5-km 12th stage of the Tour de France yesterday.
Garcia steady as Woods falters
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP): INSTEAD OF charging, Tiger Woods got in trouble on his first swing of the day at the British Open and slipped to seven off the lead after a three-over 74 yesterday at Carnoustie.
Top seeds to clash in women’s final today
NUMBER TWO seed Danielle Mills of the United States will be out to topple top seed Francesca Segarelli of the Dominican Republic when the ITF Jamaica Junior Championships...
No stopping Distinctly Irish
RECENT CHAIRMAN’S Trophy winner DISTINCTLY IRISH goes for win number 16 in his illustrious career at Caymanas Park today, this time in the graded stakes feature for the L.R.
Late wickets give England slight edge
LONDON (Reuters):ENGLAND CLAIMED the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Wasim Jaffer in the final session on the second day of the first Test at Lord’s yesterday to take a slight advantage in the match with a...
Sarwan praises Gayle’s efforts
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): RAMNARESH SARWAN has praised Chris Gayle for the way he handled the leadership of the West Indies team in the recent series of limited-overs matches in England and Ireland.
Star WI players for Digicel coaching clinics
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:WEST INDIES skipper Ramnaresh Sarwan, Christopher Gayle, who served as captain during the recent one-day series in England and Ireland, and wicketkeeper...
Tivoli, Playaz in play-off tonight
FORMER CHAMPIONS Tivoli Gardens and Pure Playaz will meet in today’s feature game of the KFC National Basketball League (NBL) at the National Stadium courts starting at 6:00 p.m.
A success
THE FIFTH IAAF World Youth Championships, which were held in the Czech Republic city of Ostrava, are over and, as far as Jamaicans are concerned, it was more than a success.
|
