Chileans ice the Reggae Boyz 1-0
JAMAICA'S REGGAE Boyz continued to struggle to make any impression under new technical director Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic as they went down 1-0 to Chile at the National Stadium last night. Despite several opportunities for the hosts to seize the initiative early...
Do-or-die at BranCourt
A HOTLY-CONTESTED race for promotion to local top-flight football will come to a thrilling conclusion when St. George's host Police National and Sporting Central plays Granville in the final round of the Wray and Nephew National Premier League (NPL) play-offs today.
Ganga replaces Sarwan
MANCHESTER, England (AP):DAREN GANGA was named captain of the West Indies for the remainder of their Test tour of England, replacing the injured Ramnaresh Sarwan. West Indies spokesman Imran Khan said late on Monday that Ganga had been promoted from vice captain ...
Swallowfield get 12-0 thrashing from Cavalier
CAVALIER RECORDED the biggest victory in zone one of the Shipping Industry of Jamaica/ Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association (KASAFA) Under-15 competition at the weekend with a 12-0 thrashing of Swallowfield.
Windies face another beating
THE WEST Indies, still smarting from their record-breaking loss in the second Test against England at Headingley in Leeds, move to Old Trafford in Manchester tomorrow for the third Test. Although it is usually not as cold in Manchester as it is in Leeds....
Sidebottom just taking it one ball at a time
OLD TRAFFORD, England (CMC): ENGLAND'S Headingley hero Ryan Sidebottom is not reading too much into his fairytale return to Test cricket.In his first Test in six years, the 29-year-old, left-arm seamer grabbed an eight-wicket match haul in the second...
Italy, France set to strike
LONDON (Reuters): WORLD CUP winners Italy and runners-up France can take significant steps towards the Euro 2008 finals before the curtain falls on the international season today. Reigning European champions Greece, who have also made an excellent start...
Japan clinch the Kirin Cup
SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters): JAPAN WERE held to a 0-0 draw by Colombia in a bad-tempered match yesterda the result was good enough to win the three-nation Kirin Cup. It also gave Bosnian Ivica Osim his first trophy since taking over as Japan coach after their meek exit...
Henin outshines Williams
PARIS (AP): BEFUDDLED ALL match, Serena Williams reacted to one flubbed backhand by spiking her racquet to the court, drawing full-throated boos from spectators. It was as spirited as Williams - or the crowd - got during her lopsided French Open...
Hydel sweep Champs
HYDEL SWEPT all before them at the Inter-Prep School Track & Field Championships which ended at the National Stadium on Saturday.The champions tallied 307.5 points overall which was 134 clear of arch-rivals Vaz, who finished second with 173.5 points ...
Miller strikes thrice
A HAT-TRICK from Patrick Miller carried Packers to a come from behind 3-2 victory over Waterhouse in the Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Master League competition on Sunday, at the Bell Chung Oval.
Spurs wary of upstart Cavs
SAN ANTONIO (AP): LEBRON JAMES may be the star of the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the San Antonio Spurs know better than to ignore the other four players on the court."They wouldn't be in the finals without LeBron, we wouldn't be in the finals without Tim Duncan...
Aussies cash in on the Ashes
MELBOURNE (Reuters): ENGLAND'S 'BARMY Army' of travelling cricket fans helped boost the Australian economy by US$265 million (J$18 billion) during the Ashes and one-day series, Cricket Australia (CA) said yesterday.An Economic Impact study released...
'Freddy' rocked the boat - skipper
LONDON (Reuters):ENGLAND CAPTAIN Michael Vaughan has blamed all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for upsetting team spirit and derailing England's World Cup campaign, The Guardian newspaper reported yesterday. Vaughan said Flintoff's drunken antics in the West Indies...
Team New Zealand on brink of victory
VALENCIA, Spain (AP):EMIRATES TEAM New Zealand moved within one victory of an America's Cup rematch with Alinghi by beating Luna Rossa to take a 4-0 lead yesterday in the Louis Vuitton Cup final. After the two boats started uneventfully with a split...
Senators ready to pluck Ducks
OTTAWA (Reuters):ANDY MCDONALD scored a pair of goals and set up another as Anaheim edged the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Monday night to leave the Ducks on the brink of their first Stanley Cup. The Ducks return to Southern California leading the best-of-seven final...
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