Windies hopes rest with Shiv
MANCHESTER, England (CMC): Consistent batting down the order led by former captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul gave West Indies a faint, very faint whiff of victory in the third Test against England yesterday. Chanderpaul was unbeaten on 81 and eyeing his 15th Test hundred...
'If we can bat for two sessions we'll win'
MANCHESTER, England (CMC): Captain Daren Ganga and key batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul believe West Indies can go all the way and win the third Test against England today at Old Trafford. Ganga and Chanderpaul both expressed optimism, after West Indies,...
Richards distressed by mishaps
LONDON (Reuters):Viv Richards, West Indies' most successful captain, said yesterday that it hurt to watch the mistake-ridden current crop of islanders as they lurch towards yet another defeat. West Indies currently facea daunting prospect against England...
Ryan Hinds faces ban for bad behaviour
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Barbados captain Ryan Hinds faces a two-match ban at the start of the next West Indies first-class season which is set to start in early October, following disciplinary charges arising from the Carib Beer Challenge Final...
Digicel, CFU ink four-year deal
MANHATTAN, New York: The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and telecommunications provider, Digicel Group, the sponsor of its flagship competition - the Digicel Caribbean Cup - signed a four-year deal on Friday afternoon at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan...
Costly double stuns Mexico
Carlos Costly scored twice to give Honduras a shock 2-1 win over Mexico in the Gold Cup yesterday to keep their campaign alive. Costly, who plays for Polish league runners-up GKS Belchatow, powered home a header in the first minute of added time from a left-wing cross...
Asafa Powell finishes third in 200m - Walker wins women's 400 hurdles
EUGENE, Oregon (AP): Xavier Carter surged ahead at the finish to top a talent-laden 200-metre field that included world 100-metre record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic and world 400-metre champion Jeremy Wariner on a misty, overcast Sunday at the Prefontaine Classic...
Speech training for UTech athletes
ATHLETES at the University of Technology (UTech) are set to start voice and speech training with the Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC).Telecommunications provider Digicel announced its sponsorship of a special training programme, in...
St Elizabeth grab share of lead
Despite the heavy rain which flooded several grounds across the nation, St. Elizabeth plodded their way up the standings to join leaders Manchester as the sixth round of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Super Cup concluded yesterday.
French hat-trick for clay king Nadal
PARIS (Reuters): Rafael Nadal rubber-stamped his credentials as the world's best claycourter at the French Open yesterday to once again wreck Roger Federer's grand slam dream.By bringing the world number one to his knees with a 6-3,...
Hamilton triumphs
MONTREAL, Canada (CMC):British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, who has Caribbean family connections, became the first black to win a Grand Prix when he captured the Canadian event yesterday. The 22-year-old McLaren Mercedes driver, who took pole position...
Drivers gear up for Dover showdown
The last time they clashed at Dover, it was in the rain and Doug Gore and his sibling, Matthew, drew first blood. Peter 'Bull' Thompson has since acquired a new turbo engine and seems ready to upstage the Mitsubishi Evolution cars of the Gore brothers...
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