Powerful Blake targets 100m record
After their team got a hero's welcome upon its arrival in Turks and Caicos Islands, World Junior bronze medal-lists Yohan Blake and Schillonie Calvert are set to lead Jamaica's charge on today's opening day of the XXXVI Carifta Games at the National Stadium.
KC's second half pace too hot for Pembroke Hall
Kingston College thrashed Pembroke Hall 41-14 to reach the semi-finals of the Sydney Coleman Under-16 Rugby competition at the G.C. College on Thursday.
Final word - How Windies are losing by the numbers
OKAY, KIDDIES, get out your pens and paper now because we are gonna have a little math lesson to see if we can somehow get the West Indies into the World Cup semis.They sure as heck don't seem to be able to do it on the field ...
PERFORMER OF THE WEEK - Spectacular display by St Jago's Blake
THE 2007 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships are over and, after looking back at the performances, it was not all that easy to select the top performer.
St. Jago's relay team stole the show
THE PERFORMANCE of St. Jago's sprint relay team at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys & Girls Athletics Championships still has many fans in a state of shock. The team, which had World Junior 100m bronze medallist Yohan Blake on anchor, Ricker Hylton, Andre Walsh and Nickel Ashmeade, ran a spectacular 39.80 seconds to become the first schoolboy team to run sub-40 seconds.
West Indies picking up gradually after short break
West Indies returned to action on Thursday as they prepared for their fourth second round match of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, following their highly publicised break. The team, which regrouped in Grenada on Wednesday after an optional one-day break, engaged in a game simulation at Progress Park to ensure a workout for all the batsmen.
Swimmers hopeful despite Alia's absence
The 2007 edition of the CARIFTA Swimming Championships, being held here in Jamaica, is set to splash up at the National Stadium later today. The 9:00 a.m. The 9:00 a.m. start will be followed by four days of activity in the pool, with defending champions the French Antilles trying to hold off Trinidad and Tobago and The Bahamas.
Mucho Gusto, 'Princess' for Guineas
The season's first classics, the 1000 and 2000 Guineas, are on at Caymanas Park today, both attracting maximum fields of 16. Eight licensed bookmakers have joined forces to sponsor the 1600-metre races for the first time, each offering $2.5 million in purse money.
Jamaica face the drop
THERE WAS nothing Good about Friday for the Jamaica Davis Cup team in its Americas Zone Group Two relegation clash with the Netherland Antilles at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre in Kingston yesterday.
Commentary - Paul Francis appeal handled strangely
There are times when I find the thinking of certain administrators strange and really difficult to understand, leading one to wonder what logic informs many decisions.I refer specifically to the appeal heard by the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC)of jockey Paul Francis, who rode Wind Jammer on March 3. (Williams)
'It's going to be a tight race to the line'
With six games left to go in the season, Harbour View coach Leworth Hyde Sr. is anxious to avoid the pitfall which saw the Stars of the East surrender a 13-point lead and the Wray and Nephew National Premier League title last season.
Former Jamaican star dies
Dave Foster, one of Jamaica's greatest table tennis players, died in Florida on Wednesday. The 61-year-old Foster, the brother of Maurice Foster and Joy Foster, represented Jamaica for a number of years starting in 1959 as a 14-year-old...
Police set for crown, NPL play-off spot
It would take a miracle for leaders Police National not to secure themselves an opportunity for a promotional bid to the top tier of local football, when they close out the Jamaica National/KSAFA Super League fixtures against Greenwich Town at Duhaney Park today.
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