US edge Canada
THE UNITED States moved one step closer to booking their ticket to the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in South Korea following a 2-1 victory over Canada at the National Stadium yesterday. However, their coach, John Hackworth, expects a tough match when the team plays hosts Jamaica...
No place for 'Sammy'
JAMAICA MIDDLE-order batsman Marlon Samuels was overlooked by the West Indies selectors for the four-Test tour of England yesterday. Samuels, who has played 23 Tests, was a member of the World Cup squad but did not find favour with the selection panel of chairman Gordon Greenidge...
Milan brush aside Man U
MILAN (Reuters): AC MILAN set up a repeat Champions League final showdown against Liverpool when they brushed aside Manchester United 3-0 yesterday to complete a 5-3 win on aggregate. First-half goals by play-maker Kaka and midfielder Clarence Seedorf,...
Rock Star Queen upsets at Caymanas Park
THE 21-1 outsider ROCK STAR QUEEN rebounded at Caymanas Park yesterday with an upset victory in the Birnamwood Trophy feature (claiming $315,000-$295,000) over 1300 metres. Ridden by the stylish claiming apprentice Jason Simpson for owner/trainer Lloyd 'Bigga' Gordon...
JFF will pay but Burrell not amused
THE JAMAICA Football Federation (JFF) said it will finally pay the $14.9 million owed to Captain's Bakery Limited, but Captain Horace Burrell is not amused. In January 2004, Burrell, a former JFF president, rocked the Crenston...
Thank you, genius Lara
I DON'T care what people want to say, Brian Charles Lara isthe greatest batsman of all time. Sorry, Sir Donald Bradman, but your impeccable record of 29 centuries with an average of 99.94 and a high score of 334 is something of a fairy tale.
Granville outclass Sandy Bay
WESTERN BUREAU: GRANVILLE FC took a giant step towards securing a place in the final of the 2006-07 Captain's Bakery Western Super Football League when they blanked Sandy Bay 3-0 in their first-leg semi-final at the Catherine Hall Stadium in Montego Bay on Tuesday.
Tivoli take steam out of May Pen
TIVOLI COMPRESSORS won their second consecutive hold on the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Jamaica Public Service (JPS) President's Trophy with a 41-24 thrashing of May Pen Steam Generators in the final at the Leila Robinson courts on Sunday....
Raptors rebound to stay alive against Nets
TORONTO (AP):JOSE CALDERON scored a career-high 25 points and Andrea Bargnani added 18 as the Toronto Raptors rebounded from two double-digit losses to stave off elimination and beat the New Jersey Nets 98-96 on Tuesday night. Game Six in the first-round...
JBA to start soon, says Nattie
THE JAMAICA Basketball Association's (JBA) National Basketball League (NBL) is expected to tip off in the next two weeks following an almost one-year absence from courts in the Corporate Area. A combination of attempting to secure additional sponsorship...
Hoopers to meet Avalanche
WESTERN BUREAU: AVALANCHE AND Hoopers earned the right to meet in this Sunday's 2007 Western Basketball Association/Lucozade Sports men's league final at the Montego Bay Cricket Club courts by virtue of respective wins over Lions and Tigers on the weekend...
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