Rain wrecks play in Cups
WESTERN BUREAU: EXCEPT FOR the Zone E game between Newell and St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), the ISSA/ Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup circuit was devoid of action yesterday as heavy rain across the island ruled out play in seven of the eight scheduled games...
Young Reggae Boyz' Olympic dreams in tatters
JAMAICA'S YOUNG Reggae Boyz' hopes of an historic debut at the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing, China suffered a near fatal blow yesterday with a 1-0 loss to The Bahamas at the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Diminutive Haiti-born striker...
No changes as France, England ready for clash
PARIS (Reuters):FRANCE AND England have asked the men who performed heroics in the World Cup quarter-finals to do the same in their semi-final meeting tomorrow, both naming unchanged teams and replacements.France had been wrestling with a series of minor injuries...
Argentina, Brazil head for first qualifiers
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters):BRAZIL AND Argentina start on the long road to the 2010 World Cup at the weekend in the first South American qualifiers.There will be a sense of déjà vu as Brazil begin their campaign with a visit to Colombia, while Argentina host neighbours Chile...
Germany poised to claim berth
LONDON (Reuters): GERMANY CAN secure their place at Euro 2008 tomorrow with victory in Irelan many of Europe's other elite nations are still biting their fingernails as the qualification journey nears its end.Twice former champions France are sweating in third place...
Ahktar banned 13 games
LAHORE (Reuters):PAKISTAN'S SHOAIB Akhtar has been banned for 13 international matches and fined 3.4 million rupees (US$56,000) by the disciplinary committee of the country's cricket board for four breaches of the code of conduct. The committee also placed the fast bowler...
Nigerian team bound for Jamaica
JAMAICA WILL host the Nigerian national table tennis team for a one-month tour beginning in December as the Jamaica Table Tennis Association (JTTA) looks to begin preparations for qualification in next year's Olympic Games in Beijing, China....
Pakistan in hot pursuit
LAHORE (Reuters): PAKISTAN WERE 108 for one at close of play on the fourth day of the second Test, chasing an improbable victory target of 457 after centuries from South Africa captain Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis. At the crease, Kamran Akmal was on 49...
Johnson haul devastates India
BARODA, India, (Reuters): SEAMER MITCHELL Johnson claimed his first five-wicket haul in one-day internationals to lead Australia to a crushing nine-wicket victory over India in the fifth match of the series yesterday. The 25-year-old took five for 26 in a display of remarkable...
Edwards finds new niche
JAMAICA TAEKWON-DO's Kenneth Edwards believes he has finally found a suitable weight class following his impressive gold medal performance at last weekend's All-North American and Caribbean International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Championships in New York City.
Young Mexican clinches crown
MEXICO'S ALFREDO Avila wasted little time in disposing of fellow countryman Gerardo De Paul 3-0 to lift the VI Pan American Junior Squash Champion-ships title at the Liguanea Club courts on Wednesday night. The nifty Avila showed solid footwork and a a soft touch...
Abeng among eight claimed
Eight horses were claimed at Caymanas Park last Saturday, including ABENG who romped the third race over the circular nine course. The front-running four-year-old gelding was taken from trainer Gary Subratie for $340,000 by trainer Patrick Lynch on behalf of Rosiedoll....
Clock Work all the way
Tomorrow's Supreme Ventures-sponsored 11-race programme at Caymanas Park offers a Pick-9 carryover of $1 million, but the Super-6 starts anew. The Pick-9 embraces races three to 11; the Super-6 from six to 11. We look at the second Super-6 which gets underway with the Cash Pot...
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