New beginning for WI?
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): DESCRIBING IT as a 'new beginning' manager Mike Findlay has compiled a vision and mission for the West Indies team for the tour of England, which he shared with the players at a vital meeting yesterday before they flew off to London...
CWC volunteers honoured
AFTER many hours of free service, the volunteers who worked during the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup were honoured on Monday night at the Jamaica Pegasus. About 700 volunteers attended the function in New Kingston where the Local Organising Committee (LOC) said thanks...
Fire these failed administrators
IN THE ABSENCE of a culture in which sports administrators do not feel compelled to demit office amid constant failures in Jamaica and the Caribbean, there is an urgent need for the establishment of a council with authority to fire such personnel.
Granville, Montpelier ready to battle
WESTERN BUREAU: GRANVILLE FC and Montpelier, fresh from their respective semi-final wins, will be aiming to draw first-blood today when they meet in the first-leg final of the 2006-07 Captain's Bakery Super Football League at the Rusea's High School grounds in Lucea...
Arnett set sights on semis
SUZETTE BENBOW, coach of Arnett Gardens netball team, has expressed confidence in her side's chances of reaching the semi-finals of this year's Jamaica Netball Association JNA/Berger Paints Super League, following an exciting 50-48 victory...
Bucknor: New techniques necessary for change
WESTERN BUREAU: RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL cricket umpire Steve Bucknor believes that a new approach to coaching is absolutely essential if there is to be a turnaround in the declining fortunes of St. James' football. Speaking at Monday's launch of the St. James/Guardian...
Cozier tells it as it was and as it is
THE STICKY Wicket West Indies Cricket Hall of Fame's induction ceremony for 2007 was held on Sunday evening at the Sticky Wicket Restaurant and Stanford Cricket Ground in Coolidge, Antigua. In typical Stanford fashion, it was a truly magnificent occasion.
Squash ball not sinister - coach
SYDNEY, Australia (AP); THE CRICKET coach who introduced a squash ball to Adam Gilchrist's batting glove said there was nothing sinister about the move, despite Sri Lankan objections. The Australian left-hander scored 149 runs on April 28, the highest...
Pistons crush struggling Bulls
DETROIT (Reuters): THE DETROIT Pistons' overpowering scoring and strong defence lifted them to a crushing 108-87 win over the Chicago Bulls and a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final series on Monday night. Tayshaun Prince scored 25 points...
Manchester United to rest key players today
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters): MANCHESTER UNITED'S clash with Chelsea today will be no dress rehearsal for the FA Cup final, with United manager Alex Ferguson set to rest several key players after their title success. The fact that United wrested the Premier League crown...
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