Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) fined for U-15 no-show
Jamaica has been fined for failing to play in a Caribbean Football Union (CFU) tournament last month, but the game's regional governing body has accepted the country's no-show as "unintentional" and has imposed the minimum punishment for the offence....
Wolmer's too good for Edith Dalton
In a one-sided contest, Wolmer's defeated Edith Dalton James 3-0 in their opening ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup football match at Heroes Circle yesterday. The winners, who had to wait until well into the second half before they got their first goal...
Seven horses claimed at the Park
Seven horses were claimed at Caymanas Park on Saturday, among them seventh race winner OLE KING COLE. One of three winners for title-chasing apprentice Javour Simpson, OLE KING COLE was taken from trainer Dennis Lee for $365,000 by Steadman Curtis on behalf of Marlon Anderson.
Watch Javour in title race
Apprentice Javour Simpson, thanks to his second consecutive triple at Caymanas Park on Saturday, has rebounded strongly to be a serious contender in the jockeys' championship with three and a half months of the season remaining. Simpson rode three...
Richard Todd: 750 winners and counting
Richard Todd has been one of Jamaica's most consistent trainers and, once again, is poised to finish on the top 10 list for 2007. The second generation trainer, who celebrates his 48th birthday on October 15, was born with racing in his blood and if he had his life to live over...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Why not a bowler versus a batsman?
The ICC World Twenty20 may not be the real thing. In fact, with batsmen being bowled leg-stump by yorkers after going down on one knee and trying to late cut a pacer to thirdman; with batsmen attempting to drive fast bowlers and the ball flying high...
Miller stunner lifts Derby
LONDON (Reuters): A stunning volley from Kenny Miller on his debut gave Derby County their first Premier League win of the season as they defeated previously unbeaten Newcastle United 1-0 at Pride Park yesterday. The victory lifted newly-promoted Derby off the bottom of the table...
Annotto Bay impress with 4-0 victory
Western Bureau: Annotto Bay High made an impressive debut in Zone K of the 2007 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup yesterday when they scored a big 4-0 win over St.Mary High School in their first round fixture played at Highgate, in St. Mary...
Local football clubs urged to become more professional
WESTERN BUREAU: A call has been made for local football clubs to develop the sport into an export and service industry. The call was made by Victor Drum, heritage tourism and crop diversification manager at Sugar Company of Jamaica, Frome Division...
Shoaib, Younis lead Pakistan to victory at twenty20 world cup
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters): Captain Shoaib Malik and former skipper Younis Khan shared Pakistan's first international Twenty20 century partnership and laid the foundation for a comfortable victory over Sri Lanka in the World Cup yesterday. Shoaib and Younis struck 101 runs...
Antigua beaten by St Maarten
St.PHILIPSBURG, CMC: Captain Royston Trocard stroked a match-winning half century for St Maarten to post an upset five-wicket victory over Antigua and Barbuda in their NAGICO Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA) one-day match on Sunday.
McLaren may appeal sanction
LONDON, (Reuters): McLaren may still seek the restitution of 15 constructors' points from last month's Hungarian Grand Prix despite being told they will end the Formula One season with none because of a spying controversy. An appeal hearing has been scheduled ...
All eyes on Tendulkar
NEW DELHI (Reuters): Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Dhoni are candidates to replace Rahul Dravid as Indian cricket captain after his shock decision to step down last week, local media reported yesterday. Selectors are due to meet today to choose a new captain ...
Dravid: Captaincy was too stressful
NEW DELHI (AP): Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid said yesterday he quit as captain of the national team because he was not enjoying the job. "Captaincy takes a lot out of you, there's a shelf life to captaincy in India," said Dravid, who stunned the Indian cricket fraternity...
Germany, England inlast eight
HANGZHOU, China (AP): Defending champions Germany, with a record-setting goal from Birgit Prinz, beat Japan 2-0 yesterday to advance to the quarterfinals of the women's World Cup. England were the second team to advance from Group A with a 6-1 win...
Landis to learn fate
PARIS (Reuters):A United States arbitration panel has ended deliberations on 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis's doping case and will reveal its ruling in the next seven days, the American's legal team said yesterday. Landis tested positive for the banned male sex hormone...
Spain cry silver tears after Russia defeat
MADRID (Reuters): The Spanish media was awash with what might have been yesterday, a day after Russia won a dramatic European basketball championship final 60-59 against the hosts and favourites Spain to take the gold medal. Pepu Hernandez's side had led...
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