Windies fall despite Taylor's brilliance
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CMC): Strangled by the colle-ctive effort of disciplined, well-drilled opponents and especially paralysed by the metro-nomic accuracy of the departing Shaun Pollock, the West Indies seemed to give up the chase of a challenging...
Powell to open with 400m run
World 100m record holder, Asafa Powell, is set to make his seasonal debut at today's eighth staging of the Queen's/Grace Jackson track meet at the Stadium East Complex, starting at 9:00 a.m.Powell, who holds the record of...
We want the best possible 11 - Burrell
Players looking to don the jersey of Jamaica's Reggae Boyz will have to kick their game into high gear as Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, Captain Horace Burrell, insists there will be no preferential treatment...
King signs Wigan deal
Jamaican international Marlon King has sealed a three and a half year deal with English Premier League Club Wigan Athletic, for an undisclosed fee, after negotiations with original suitors Fulham stalled.The 27-year-old striker seemed set for a move...
Eltham, JC score easy victories
Host and defending champions Eltham High recorded their third consecutive victory in this year's Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/Grace Shield cricket competition, with an easy seven-wicket victory over Mona...
Lara support boosts Bravo
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CMC): Stand-in West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo says his confidence in his new role has been boosted by the support of former batting star Brian Lara.Bravo, who led the team during the one-day international series in Zimbabwe...
PERFORMER OF THE WEEK: Nash solid as a rock
Australia-born Jamaican batsman, Brendan Nash, scored a chanceless, unbeaten 91 in the first innings to help guide hosts Jamaica to an eight-wicket victory over Guyana in the third round of the regional Carib Beer Series match at Sabina Park on Sunday.
Lawson working to get back into Windies team
Disappointed at his exclusion from the present West Indies squad, Jamaican fast bowler Jermaine Lawson has vowed not to rest until he works his way back into the regional team.Lawson, who had only a single wicket in the...
Pass Line to debut in style
The three-year-old fillies (maidens) hold centre stage at Caymanas Park today when they contest the divided Eight Thirty Sprint over the straight five course.Significantly, this race marks the start of the three-year-old...
IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Greater Portmore are a win away from advancing to the WIHCON-sponsored Portmore Division Two Football League mid-season final.
You can't always play your best - Federer
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): The crowd erupted as Roger Federer rallied and Novak Djokovic seemed to be faltering. Surely this was the start of a comeback for top-ranked Federer.
Gilchrist sets world record for dismissals
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP): Australia's Adam Gilchrist set a world record for wicketkeeping dismissals yesterday as India reached 526 in its first innings and the hosts began strongly in reply on day two of the fourth Test.Gilchrist, in his 96th Test, tied...
St Lucia, Cayman Islands ready to launch fireworks
COOLIDGE, Antigua: ST Lucia, one of four Stanford Pro Teams, and The Cayman Islands will get the action under way in this year's Stanford 20/20 tournament at the Stanford Cricket Ground at 6:15 p.m.Both teams have expressed...
Waulgrovians, Tivoli in gigantic battle
Defending champions Tivoli Gardens 'A' will meet Waulgrovians 'A' in today's feature game in the semi-finals of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Open League competition, at the...
SPORTS BRIEFS
The Juiciful Jamaica Junior Tennis tournament serves off at the Eric Bell Centre this morning, beginning at 8:00 a.m. The two-day event will focus on the girls under-16 singles, boys under-16 singles, boys under-12 singles and boys doubles.
KICKING UP A STORM: Several techniques battling for supremacy
JAMAICA has numerous martial arts schools offering various techniques, which their practitioners tout as being better than the other.Similar to the karate movies of old, students...
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