It's Jamaica College at the double
MANNING CUP champions Jamaica College (JC) claimed their second title of the season when they defeated daCosta Cup winners Garvey Maceo 2-0 to win their second Olivier Shield crown at the National Stadium yesterday.
Year in Review (Golf): Tiger still prince of the fairways
TITLE-HUNGRY Tiger Woods and Lorena Ochoa were predictably the game's dominant figures in 200 the majors produced more than their fair share of surprise winners.
Year in Review (Drugs) - The scourge of sports remains
TAYLOR Hooton was a month past his 17th birthday when he buckled two belts together, fastened one end to his bedroom door, wrapped the other round his neck and hanged himself. An autopsy after Hooton's suicide on July 15 revealed the presence of the steroids 19-norandrosterone and 19-noretiocholanolone in his system.
Year in Review (Rugby): Springboks rise to occasion as All Blacks fall
SOUTH AFRICA, England and Argentina might beg to differ but the rugby story of 2007 was New Zealand's all-too-familiar but still shocking World Cup implosion.
Smith and the Sunshine Girls
CHRISTMAS IS a time for giving. It is also, however, a time for celebration and for merry-making and as far as this Christmas is concerned, when it comes to sport, there should be a lot of celebration and much merry-making.
Red-hot Walker outshines Simpson
CHAMPION JOCKEY designate, Omar Walker, returned to the winners' enclosure with a big grin following yesterday's 10th event after outfinishing former five-time champion Trevor Simpson aboard THUNDER CLAP to win the CTL Claiming Series co-feature with Robert Darby's SANTA ANITA GIRL at Caymanas Park.
Portmore eager to boost lead
LEADERS PORTMORE United will aim to maintain the healthy six-point lead they have over their nearest rivals, Tivoli Gardens, when the Cash Plus Premier League (CPPL) continues today with the second series of games for the second round.
Arsenal sitting pretty for Christmas
Arsenal's Nicklas Bendtner (right) celebrates with teammates Cesc Fabregas (centre) and Emmanuel Adebayor after scoring against Tottenham Hotspur during their English Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium in London yesterday.
Fuller strikes thrice for Stoke
JAMAICA STRIKER Ricardo Fuller gave Stoke City early evidence why they were wise to sign him to a new deal, when he netted his first hat-trick to lead the club to a 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion yesterday in the English League Championships.
'Babsy' praises Sunshine Girls
MINISTER OF Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, last week lauded the efforts of Jamaica's Sunshine Girls for their achievements at the World Netball Championships held in Auckland, New Zealand, in November. Jamaica shaded England 53-52 to cement the bronze medal at the championships.
Sunday Chat - Henry: The quiet achiever
MANY UNSUNG heroes exist in Jamaica today that contribute extensively to youth and sport development but go unnoticed despite their vast and rich legacies. One such outstanding individual is Alfred Henry, head coach of Manning Cup champions Jamaica College.
We need more work - Vaughan
ENGLAND CAPTAIN Michael Vaughan said his team needed to put in more work after they were outplayed by a Sri Lanka team which won the three-match Test series 1-0 yesterday.
Year in Review (Tennis): Champs serve it up on court
ROGER FEDERER again came close to winning the Grand Slam in 2007, reaching the final at all four major tournaments and winning three of them. This year, however, the top-ranked Swiss also came tantalisingly close to losing his record 54-match winning streak on grass at Wimbledon, and then struggled a bit after winning the U.S. Open.
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