West Indies, Irish in points chase
THE GROUP D section of the Cricket World Cup comes to an end in Jamaica today with the West Indies, the home team, taking on Ireland in a contest which both teams have already qualified for the second round, is of great importance to both of them....
Australian pluck joins Irish luck - Out to add Windies' scalp to their belt
THE WEST Indies will face the might of Australia in a mouth-watering Super Eight encounter next Tuesday in Antigua. However, before they get to that opening clash of the next round, the Windies face somewhat of an Antipodean appetiser today at Sabina Park...
Struggling Wadadah hold Arnett
ARNETT GARDENS coach Glendon Bailey insists that he has seen a marked improvement in the team's mind-set and overall attitude to discipline since the decision taken by the club to suspend forwards Marcelino Blackburn and Kevin Wilson for the season's eight remaining games....
Belair, Ardenne clinch titles
CENTRAL CONFERENCE division champions Belair Academy captured the coveted schoolboy basketball double crown when they bashed Kingston College 48-37 in the ISSA/KFC All-Island Under 19 final at the UWI Bowl yesterday.
Don't oppose Yahabibi
Tomorrow's well supported 10-race programme at Caymanas Park offers a Pick-9 carryover of $1.68 million, which could result in a payout of close to $3 million. The Super-6, on the other hand, was caught by 35 punters, each receiving $73,718.50. Tomorrow's Pick-9 embraces races two...
Intercollegiate track meet begins today
A KEEN battle is expected over the next two days between G.C. Foster College and University of Technology (UTech) as the Jamaica Intercollegiate Sports Association's 48th Track and Field Athletic Championships begin today.
Trinidad & Tobago squad back at play
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) TRINIDAD AND Tobago are back on a soccer field after a two-week hiatus due to a lack of funding for the squad.Sports Minister Roger Boynes has pledged TT$18 million (US$3.6 million, ?2.7 million) owed since last year...
Federer tails the Tiger
MIAMI (AP):THE number 1 player wasn't even the most popular in his own group on Wednesday, and that was OK with Tiger Woods. Roger Federer came out to watch him play at the Doral Golf Resort."It's pretty neat when you have probably the most dominant...
STETHS through to Cup final
ST. ELIZABETH Technical (STETHS) yesterday secured first innings honours against Garvey Maceo at Alpart and a berth in the ISSA/Grace Headley Cup final. Resuming the semi-final at 218 for seven, the star of the first day, Nickoy Samuels, carried his bat to 117...
Young guns climbing up ranking tree
MIAMI (Reuters): ALTHOUGH TIGER Woods' dominance looks sure to continue for the next few years, there has been a significant reshaping of the world's top 15 over recent months.At the start of 2006, only three twenty-somethings ranked among the game's...
Stenson shares lead with Allenby
MIAMI (Reuters)SWEDEN'S HENRIK Stenson birdied two of his last three holes to share the lead with Australian Robert Allenby after a wet and windswept first round at the WGC-CA Championship yesterday. Stenson, who underlined his status as one of the best...
Tough times for big guns
LONDON (AP)SPAIN, ENGLAND and Portugal are struggling to make it to Euro 2008, and even world champion Italy could be back in trouble tomorrow.After a four-month break, qualifying for the 2008 European Championship co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland...
Jamaica will step up at CARIFTA swim champs - Walter
NATIONAL SWIMMING technical director Jackie Walter said she is confident Jamaica will improve on their fourth-place finish at last year's CARIFTA Championships when the 2007 edition is held next month at the National Stadium pool...
De Villiers ready to take on Aussies
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (AP): A.B. DE VILLIERS is under no illusions about what to expect. The South African opener, who may have unwittingly entered into the feud between Sunil Gavaskar and Ricky Ponting over the Australian team's behaviour..
Kiwis sweep through Group C
GROS ISLET, St. Lucia (AP): BRENDON MCCULLUM scored the fastest-ever World Cup 50 and Lou Vincent added 101 to guide New Zealand to a 114 run-win over Canada yesterday and a sweep of Group C. New Zealand reached their highest World Cup total of 363 for five after being sent in....
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Thank you, Bob Woolmer
WHEN CHRIS Dehring and Michael Hall, Wayne Reid and Robert Bryan along with Dr. Marion Ducasse were making plans to host the Cricket World Cup, I am positive that at no time did it cross their minds that they would have to deal with something as tragic...
England facing a slippery foe
GROS ISLET, St. Lucia (AP): THE DRUNKEN escapades of six England players has brought the squad closer together and itching to play cricket in the must-win World Cup match against Kenya tomorrow. "It's all about cricket from now on and we go into it with a lot of confidence...
High praise for 'Inzy'
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP): FORMER TEAMMATES of captain Inzamam-ul-Haq sympathised with him for his emotional tearful farewell from international cricket after he scored 37 off 35 balls in an inconsequential victory against Zimbabwe following Pakistan's exit...
Lankans ready to knock out India
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP): SRI LANKA ARE preparing to deliver the knockout blow that could put the India team on the flight home after the first round of the World Cup. Sri Lanka have won both of their matches so far, but have to win today's match against India...
Pakistan to honour Woolmer with civil award
ISLAMABAD (Reuters): PRESIDENT PERVEZ Musharraf sent his condolences to the wife of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer yesterday, saying he and the country were immensely saddened and shocked by his death in Jamaica on Sunday. Former England batsman Woolmer was found unconscious...
Mavericks improve on super record
NEW YORK, (Reuters): THE DALLAS Mavericks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-90 on Wednesday night to improve their NBA-best record to 56-11 with a fourth straight victory. Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points and Jason Terry 21 as the Mavericks improved to 3-0 on...
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