Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) threatens to sue Cash Plus
LAWYERS for the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA), the body which negotiated a three-year $150 million sponsorship deal of local premier league football with embattled institution Cash Plus Limited, have written to the firm, threatening legal action...
Tivoli unwilling to take back 'Admiral'
TIVOLI GARDENS president, Edward Seaga, on Sunday, said the National Premier League (NPL) second-place team has no intention of using Glendon 'Admiral' Bailey as coach, even if he makes contact with the club after going absent without leave for their last six games....
Skipper unhappy over Samuels' ban
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):West Indies captain Chris Gayle is disappointed over the International Cricket Council's (ICC) ban on Marlon Samuels from bowling in international cricket. "It is very disappointing that Marlon has been suspended...
Gayle, Ramdin score centuries in stalemate
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad(CMC):Chris Gayle and Denesh Ramdin both posted centuries, but the fourth round encounter between Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica finished in a draw at Queen's Park Oval yesterday. Gayle struck an even, unbeaten century as Jamaica,...
Rigmarole hurt Pick-9 bettors
With the fancied horses holding their own, for the most part, at Caymanas Park on Saturday, it was surprising to learn that only three players shared the $2.1 million Pick-9, each receiving $711,805.50. This was attributed to a 9-1 upset by RIGMAROLE in the fifth race...
Wright saddling her way into a man's world
Professional women in racing are a rare breed at Caymanas Park these days, but Tashekie Wright is making a difference as an assistant trainer. She has been practising her craft for the past four years, with an ambition to become a full-fledged trainer...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - West Indies Under-19s' finish not as bad as it looks
The Under-19 World Cup cricket tournament ended in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday and after dropping out at the end of the first round, after the dis-appointment of ending up among the also rans and in the company of teams like Papua New Guinea and Namibia...
Spirited fightback saves Reno
Wendell Downswell, coach of relegation-troubled Reno, lauded his team for its brave and spirited second-half comeback from two goals down away from home to draw with title contenders Waterhouse in, their Cash Plus Premier League...
Chisholm targeting Champs shot put record
Bridgeport High School's shot putter, Odaine Chishlom, was in superb form at the weekend's Carifta Games Trials held at the Stadium East Complex. Now he is aiming for bigger things with just over a week to go before Champs. In the boys' Under-20 shot put, Chisholm threw 16.77m ...
No invitation for doping offenders
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP):Dwain Chambers and any other athletes who have served suspensions for major doping offences will not be invited to compete at major European meets, a top organiser said yesterday."It is a message to the new generation: "Stay off doping...
Bolt, Foster-Hylton for Classics
World Championships silver medallists Usain Bolt and Brigitte Foster-Hylton will headline this weekend's Lucozade Sport/GC Foster College Classics at the college's grounds in Angels, Spanish Town. Bolt, who was second in the 200m at last summer's World Championships in Osaka...
15 named for World Indoors
James Beckford, Michael Black-wood and Lacena Golding-Clarke head Jamaica's 15-member team to the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain. Three-time Sportsman of the Year Beckford, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics silver medallist who finished fifth ...
Federer succumbs in first round
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):Andy Murray upset Roger Federer in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships yesterday, handing the top-ranked Swiss his second loss in a row. Murray rallied to win 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4.It was Federer's first match since his loss to Novak Djokovic...
Ardenne wrap up junior title
Defending champions Ardenne High won their second consecutive lien on the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/KFC Under-16 schoolboy basketball Southern Conference Trophy, following an easy 51-28 victory over Kingston College (KC) at the National Stadium yesterday....
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