Walters quietly boosting his superb résumé
DELAYED AGAIN until tomorrow, the daCosta Cup finalists last tasted action on December 1, disconcerting to say the least, for some, but not so for Jackie Walters, coach of the Glenmuir team. In more ways than one, he is the dean of schoolboy coaching, and is largely unfazed....
West Indies gear upfor first SA challenge
EAST LONDON, South Africa (CMC): EXCITEMENT IS mounting as the West Indies prepare for their first match on their tour of South Africa against a Makhaya Ntini Invitational XI today at Buffalo Park. The West Indies will have the luxury of using 12 of the 14 players available for...
Unity key to success in SA - Holding
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC):FORMER WEST Indies fast bowling legend Michael Holding believes the regional side on tour of South African can only avoid being beaten badly if they stick together as a team. Holding, who played 60 Test matches for West Indies...
Top stars named in Mitchell report
NEW YORK (AP):ROGER CLEMENS, Miguel Tejada and Andy Pettitte were named in the long-awaited Mitchell Report yesterday, an All-Star roster linked to steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs that put a question mark - if not an asterisk - next to...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Keep Tests a day game
THE LATEST news coming out of Australia is that Cricket Australia (CA), the same body that is attempting to squeeze every last cent out of the game, and in doing so to restrict the press in its coverage of the game for the benefit of those who love and support the game...
Capello all set for England job
LONDON (AP): THE FOOTBALL Association (FA) yesterday approved the appointment of Fabio Capello as England's new soccer coach, pending final contract negotiations.The FA board approved the hiring of the former AC Milan, AS Roma and Real Madrid coach. But both sides...
Lack of pace cost us series - Akhtar
NEW DELHI (Reuters):PAKISTAN STRIKE bowler Shoaib Akhtar blamed a lack of pace support for him in the 1-0 Test series defeat in India and rejected former captain Imran Khan's criticism that he did not try hard enough."It's disappointing to have lost the...
England hold onfor draw
COLOMBO (Reuters):A SOLID top-order performance and heavy afternoon rain helped England draw the second Test against Sri Lanka yesterday.Half centuries from Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook and Ian Bell allowed England to reach 250 for three at tea before...
Make Clarke vice-captain, says Warne
SYDNEY (Reuters);MICHAEL CLARKE should be groomed to take over from Ricky Ponting as Australia's next cricket captain, according to retired spinner Shane Warne. Warne said the Australian selectors should ditch Adam Gilchrist as vice-captain and give the job to Clarke...
CTL domino marks itsfourth round
The CTL-sponsored Portmore/St. Catherine domino league which kicked off at Caymanas Park five weeks ago marked its fourth round last Sunday with Eagle View making it four wins from as many matches.
ENGLISH RACING
Today's racing takes place at Cheltenham, Doncaster, and the all-weather Flat course Southwell, as well as Gowran Park in Ireland.
Simpson gets a day
Trevor Simpson was on Tuesday slapped with a one-day suspension and $3,000 fine by the Stewards for careless riding aboard MUSICAL MAESTRO in last Saturday's CTL Gold Cup race.
Three horses claimed
Only three horses were claimed at Caymanas Park on Wednesday, among them the winning horses, GUIDING LIGHT and REGAL SERENADE.
Raptors make it three in a row
TORONTO (Reuters): CHRIS BOSH scored 17 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to their third successive win with a 92-76 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Kris Humphries had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors (13-10), who were without injured guard...
Kaka claims another award
LONDON (Reuters): BRAZILIAN STRIKER Kaka of AC Milan was named as World Player of the Year by the prestigious British magazine World Soccer yesterday. Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who also won the Young Player of the Year award for the second successive year, was second and Cristiano...
My Thunder fancied
Both the Pick-9 and Super-6 start anew after eluding punters at Caymanas Park on Wednesday, thanks to notable upsets by JACK SPARROW at 25-1 and BUSTER JACK at 9-1. The Pick-9 has $1 million in the kitty, while the more popular Super-6 offers an attractive $809,444.25 carryover.
Lloyd dubs Ntini a great ambassador
EAST LONDON, South Africa (CMC):WEST INDIES team manager Clive Lloyd has described Makhaya Ntini as a great ambassador for the game and his native South Africa. He was speaking ahead of the opening match of West Indies' tour of South Africa...
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