Luck o' the Irish
IRELAND CELEBRATED their first appearance in the Cricket World Cup when, after looking dead and buried, they hit back magnificently to tie an exciting match against Zimbabwe at Sabina Park yesterday. In a nail-biting finish which saw last man Edward Rainsford run out...
Irish captain praises crowd for support
AFTER PULLING their way back into a game they seemed destined to lose, Ireland captain Trent Johnston credited the crowd for helping his team earn a tie against Zimbabwe in the second Group D game of the Cricket World Cup...
Cummins hoping to spring surprises
GROS ISLET, St. Lucia (Reuters): PACEMAN ANDERSON CUMMINS became only the second man to play for two teams in the World Cup when he turned out for Canada in their loss to Kenya on Wednesday. The 40-year-old Barbadian-born fast bowler featured for the West Indies...
Dream comes true for India's Sreesanth
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP): PACE BOWLER Shantakumaran Sreesanth dreamt of representing India in a World Cup from the moment he saw his national team turn out for the final four years ago. Sreesanth was playing in the domestic Ranji Trophy when India...
Woolmer may extend contract
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters): BOB WOOLMER could stay on as Pakistan coach beyond his current contract which expires in June, the country's cricket board chairman said on Wednesday. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Nasim Ashraf said he planned to discuss...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - The wonderful day I felt 10 feet tall
THE CRICKET World Cup got under way at Sabina Park on Tuesday and with the home teamproducing a brilliant performance and easily defeating Pakistan. What a lovely beginning it was. The new-look Sabina Park - beautiful 'Bina, looked gorgeous...
Bermuda bashed
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP): SRI LANKA crushed Bermuda by 243 runs to claim the second-biggest victory in World Cup history yesterday.Pace bowlers Farveez Maharoof and Lasith Malinga ripped through Bermuda's inexperienced batting order, bundling them...
Reflections on yesterday
The recent rededication of the Hall of Fame for Jamaican thoroughbreds and those associated with the industry caused me to reflect on the days gone by and dream of a brighter tomorrow. I have encountered more and more people recently who lose themselves in nostalgic reflection...
No rest for Windies
STILL BASKING in their opening World Cup victory against Pakistan and now awaiting minnows Zimbabwe and Ireland, the West Indies have made it clear that they will approach every game seriously. The team practice at Chedwin Park ...
Bell-Mormeck rematch sold out
PARIS (CMC): TOMORROW'S REMATCH between defending World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight champion O'Neil Bellof Jamaica and France's former unified cruiserweight world champion Jean-Marc Mormeck in Paris has been...
New Zealand, England suffer injury setbacks
GROS ISLET, St. Lucia (Reuters): New Zealand and England both suffered late injury setbacks before today's key World Cup Group C clash. Dangerous mid-order batsman Craig McMillan was struck by a yorker from fast bowler Shane Bond in the nets on Wednesday and suffered...
Suns shine bright in Dallas
NEW YORK (Reuters): THE PHOENIX Suns roared from behind to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 129-127 in double overtime on Wednesday night, putting an end to the Mavs' 23-game home winning streak.Amare Stoudemire scored 41 points and pulled down 10 rebounds...
Sky's the limit for Smith
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (AP): SOUTH AFRICA'S record pursuit of 434 last year against Australia has given them belief that anything is possible in one-day cricket. Speaking ahead of South Africa's opening World Cup match against the Netherlands today, captain Graeme Smith...
BT and August Townadvance to final four
BOYS' TOWN and August Town booked their spots in the final four of the Red Stripe Champions Cup after recording aggregate wins over Waterhouse and Village United as the competition's quarter-final action wrapped up yesterday...
KC, Belair to meet in final
KINGSTON COLLEGE (KC) and Belair Academy will contest this year's all-island final of the Inter-Secondary Schools Association/KFC Under-19 basketball competition following semi-final victories yesterday. KC defeated Manchester High 59-50 at the National Stadium while Belair...
Holmwood knocked out
NEW CHAMPIONS will be crowned for the first time in three years in the ISSA/Grace Headley Cup competition after Godfrey Stewart pulled off a huge upset by taking first innings honours over champions Holmwood in a drawn semi-final at STETHS yesterday....
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