Smith set for gold
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: National record holder Maurice Smith appears poised to win Jamaica's first gold medal at the XV Pan American Games after day one of the decathlon. At half way in the gruelling multi-discipline event, the 2006 Commonwealth Games silver medallist...
Young Reggae Boyz tackle Mexico for spot in final
Jamaica's Young Reggae Boyz will be looking to reach the final of the Pan American Games football competition for the first time when they face Mexico in the opening semi-final at 3:30 (1:30 Ja time) at the world famous Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro...
Former Jamaica athlete loses race against cancer
Former Jamaican athlete James 'Jimmy' Grant lost a two-year battle with cancer yesterday in Iowa, United States. Grant, who represented Jamaica at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, was head coach of the University of Iowa's women's track and field team....
Prime Minister ignites fever-pitch celebrations
JUDGING from the response of turfites, PRIME MINISTER could well have been the most popular winner at Caymanas on Saturday. When the 3-y-o colt came through on the outside under jockey Dane Nelson to assume the lead from the the appropriately named front-runner..
Lalors win family polo tourney
Led by five goals from captain Paul Lalor, the Lalors defeated the Chins No. 2 team 7-3 in the Hi-Pro/ICWI low-goal family polo tournament at the St. Ann Polo Club, Drax Hall, on Saturday afternoon. Lalor asserted his authority from early in the match with three goals...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Respect for the game could be the key
West Indies cricket is in dire straits in the long run its salvation is in the hands of the players, I strongly believe that the continued impasse between the board and the players association and the recent problems between the board and the players...
Slayers put down Majesty Gardens
A game-high 25 points from Kemar McLeish was not enough for Majesty Gardens to hold off KFC National Basketball League (NBL) defending champions St.George's Slayers, who won the game 87-75 at the newly refurbished Edgewater Community Centre Basketball Court...
Brian Lara signs up for controversial Indian league
NEW DELHI (Reuters): Former West Indies skipper Brian Lara will come out of retirement to play in an unofficial Indian cricket league to be launched later this year, its organisers said yesterday. "We've signed up Lara, he will be playing and captaining...
Emotional end to first Digicel clinic
CAVE HILL, Barbados: It was all about cricket and having fun while learning the basics of the game, but one young Barbadian boy brought an emotional end to the first Digicel Cricket Coaching Clinic at the 3Ws Oval, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, on Sunday afternoon.
Rain saves India
LONDON (Reuters): England were agonisingly denied a win over India on the fifth and final day of the first Test at Lord's yesterday after bad light and then rain prevented any play after tea and the match was drawn.India, set 380 to win, were teetering...
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