Gayle force not enough
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CMC):SLIPSHOD CRICKET after Chris Gayle hit the first Twenty20 International hundred condemned West Indies to an eight-wicket defeat to hosts South Africa in the opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday. The West Indies bowled loosely...
'Sparrow' to swoop on Trophy
THE ANNUAL renewal of the $460,000-$440,000 claiming race for the Cecil C. Charlton Trophy headlines today's midweek programme at Caymanas Park and indications are the down-in-class JACK SPARROW will come into his own and win.The mount of smart apprentice Andre Martin...
ICL to improve the standard in India, says Lara
JOHANNESBURG (CMC):RETIRED WEST Indies batting star Brian Lara has once again thrown his support behind the controversial Indian Cricket League (ICL). The 38-year-old former West Indies captain was quoted by the Press Trust of India as saying that the ICL...
Argentina edge Australia 1-0
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP):BAYERN MUNICH midfielder Martin Demichelis scored the lone goal of a closely contested international friendly yesterday to give a star-studded Argentina a 1-0 win over Australia. Demichelis scored in the 49th minute when he found himself unmarked ...
Getting the little things right
GETTING THE little things right at the big moment makes such a big difference. Ask a champion, like Roger Federer, who won his fourth straight U.S. Open and 12th Grand Slam title on Sunday. The Swiss star, ranked number one in the world for what seems like ages...
Pumas continue to shine
LYON, France (AP):THIS TIME was Argentina's turn to face a physically imposing, fired-up team of underdogs. Unlike France, the Pumas produced the tries that the crowd had anticipated from the start and held on for a 33-3 bonus-point World Cup win over Georgia...
It's win or perish for Ukraine
LONDON (AP):THE FIRST team to qualify for last year's World Cup is struggling to reach next year's European Championship.Ukraine, who surprisingly reached the quarter-finals in Germany, will play World Cup champions Italy today in a Euro 2008 qualifier...
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