Jamaica edge in front
MANDEVILLE: JAMAICA BREATHED a sigh of relief at Alpart yesterday when, after riding high and looking set to chalk up a hefty first innings, they managed to squeeze out the lead and keep themselves in the hunt for a place...
US tycoons take over Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters): ENGLISH PREMIER League soccer club Liverpool has agreed to be taken over by United States sports tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks for £174 million (US$340 million).
Injury hits Sarwan again
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): THE WEST Indies suffered a setback to their Cricket World Cup plans yesterday, when batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan was ruled out for three weeks with a hand injury. The 26-year-old West Indies vice-captain sustained...
Melindagata fancied for feature
ONLY SIX starters have been declared for today's Caymanas Park feature race for the Howard Phillips Memorial Cup over 1100 metres, this for native bred four-year-olds and up, non-winners of three.
Bell arrested
for attack on training partner
BIG BEAR CITY, California (CMC): JAMAICA'S WORLD cruiserweight boxing champion, O'Neil Bell, has been arrested after an alleged assault on a training partner. Police say Bell's sparring partner, Larry Slayton, claimed Bell attacked him...
Why the hush-hush Venus, Serena visit?
WILLIAMS SISTERS Serena and Venus will depart the island this evening having completed a tightly-packed schedule since landing here on Monday shortly after noon. As expected, they created quite a stir because they are well loved...
Teams battle for second-round places today
BOLSTERED BY big wins over the weekend, National Premier League (NPL) teams Naggo Head and Seba United will look to book their places in the next round of the Red Stripe Champions Cup when they face Sporting Central Academy and Port Morant All-Stars...
England advance to finals
SYDNEY (Reuters): ENGLAND SALVAGED some pride from their miserable tour of Australia by beating New Zealand by 14 runs at the Gabba in Brisbane yesterday to join the hosts in the tri-series one-day international finals.
Merlene Ottey still going strong
GHENT, Belgium (CMC): VETERAN JAMAICA-born sprinter Merlene Ottey is still competitive at age 46 and finished fourth over 60 metres at the Flanders Indoor meeting this past weekend. Ottey, who switched allegiance from Jamaica to Slovenia...
Jamaica College beat STATHS to qualify for semis
JAMAICA COLLEGE (JC) booked its spot in the semi-finals of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF) boys' Under-19 competition with a 2-0 victory over bottom side St. Andrew Technical (STATHS)...
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