Scintillating Samuels - Windies batsman hits sparkling ton in seven-wicket win
MULTAN, Pakistan (CMC): Stylish right-hander Marlon Samuels stroked his second one-day international (ODI) hundred and steered West Indies to an easy seven-wicket win over Pakistan at Multan Cricket Stadium yesterday.
'It's a special knock'
MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels says he considers his unbeaten 99-ball century against Pakistan in the fourth one-day international (ODI) in Multan yesterday as a special knock, especially since he stayed...
JAAA honours MVP trio
The Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) yesterday honoured the world's fastest sprint pair of 2006, Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, along with their coach Stephen Francis, at an appreciation luncheon at the Hilton Kingston hotel in Kingston.
World Cup could provide Lara's last hurrah
MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies' captain Brian Lara said yesterday he was unlikely to play one-day cricket again after next year's World Cup in the Caribbean. Lara, 37, told reporters after West Indies defeated Pakistan by seven wickets...
Bridgeport, Glenmuir hunt Olivier Shield
Urban football's top team Bridgeport, will battle rural Jamaica's finest Glenmuir, in the first leg of the ISSA/Pepsi/JN Olivier Shield finals, starting at 3:00 p.m. today at Spanish Town Prison Oval. Claims to the title of schoolboy...
Holmwood and Denbigh rule the roost
Rural champions Holmwood and Denbigh are all-Island champions of the 2006 ISSA/Digicel schoolgirl competition. Holmwood retained their title after beating Dunoon 31-24 in the senior match, while Denbigh shot past Queen's 24-11...
Chelsea cut lead
LONDON (Reuters): Chelsea cut Manchester United's Premier League lead to five points after Didier Drogba scored the winner in a 1-0 victory over Newcastle United yesterday. Chelsea, desperate for all three points after the champions were held...
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