Top teams clash today
FROM ONE end of the Corporate Area to the other, there should be high-quality football matches in the Digicel Premier League this afternoon, given that there will be face-offs among four of the top teams at Harbour View and Drewsland mini stadiums.
Top four decided, Rusea's ousted
ZONE E kingpins Lacovia High School had their finest hour in rural schoolboy football yesterday when they clipped many-time champions Rusea's 1-0 at St Elizabeth High School to qualify for the semi-finals of the Ben Francis Knockout competition.
Twenty20 vs Test cricket
THE STANFORD Twenty20 for 20, the cricket tournament which offers US$20 million and a cool million to each member of the winning team after a one-match shoot-out between England and the Stanford Superstars, gets under way in Antigua on Saturday.
Alam appointed new Pakistan coach
INTIKHAB ALAM was appointed as the new coach of Pakistan yesterday, just a day after the sacking of his predecessor Geoff Lawson, a top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board said.
Calabar and JC advance to semis
TITLE HOLDERS Calabar High and Jamaica College (JC) advanced to the semi-finals of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Walker Cup Knockout competition after registering penalty shoot-out and 1-0 victories over St. Andrew Technical (STATHS) and Kingston College (KC), respectively, at the Spanish Town Prison Oval yesterday.
Boyz victorious but not profitable
WHILE JAMAICANS received much cheer from the performance of the Reggae Boyz in their two World Cup qualifiers against Mexico and Honduras on October 11 and 15 respectively, that good vibes stopped just short of the Jamaica Football Federation's (JFF) profit and loss statement.
Bloomfield defends Open title
JOHNNY BLOOMFIELD comfortably defended his Jamaica Open golf title at the Half Moon course in Montego Bay yesterday and walked away with US$15,000.
English Storm stuns
THE AMERICAN three-year-old colt ENGLISH STORM, running at the gigantic odds of 35-1 with Shane Ellis aboard, survived a late run from highly-fancied REGAL SELECTION to win the Royal Dad Trophy circular nine feature by a head at Caymanas Park yesterday.
IAAF aims to cash in on Bolt
THE INSIDETHEGAME. COM website has revealed that Usain Bolt's stardom, which exploded during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, has prompted moves by track and field's world governing body to expand its annual flagship series, the Golden League.
Man U draws 1-1 at Everton
EVERTON HELD Manchester United to a 1-1 draw yesterday in another setback for the defending champions as they try to catch the Premier League leaders.
MIND YOUR BUSINESS
Scotia Bank Group crowned themselves the 2008 Tank-Weld/Ciclon Business House five-a-side football KO champions on Thursday afternoon when they defeated the defending champions, Tank-Weld Metals, 2-0 on penalty kicks in the final at the NWC playing field, Mona.
Rose Hall plays host to Wata triathlon today
MONTEGO BAY'S scenic Rose Hall tourism corridor is poised for an injection of international excitement this morning when it plays host to the triathlon section of the inaugural Wata Rose Hall Triathlon and Wellness Festival, starting at 6:30.
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