Harbour View, Waterhouse battle to stay in hunt
HAVING SEEN their chances of lifting the title rapidly fading away, defending champions Harbour View and rivals Waterhouse will focus on keeping their places in the league's elite six when they meet in a rescheduled fixture at 7:00 at the Harbour View Mini Stadium tonight....
Mega clashes on the way in Guineas
THIS SATURDAY'S Jamaica Licensed Bookmakers 2000 Guineas for native bred three-year-old colts and geldings over 1600 metres at Caymanas Park will feature the mother-of-all clashes between the unbeaten COMMANDER ZERO and the unbeaten COMMANDER ZERO and the brilliant ROYAL IMAGE....
Portmore edge Seba 1-0
MIDFIELDER ANTHONY Bennett scored on the stroke of half time for Portmore United at Ferdie Neita Park on Sunday, knocking the wind out of Seba who were looking dangerous in attack before calamity struck. Standing in line with Seba's back four, Bennett was gifted a goal...
Meet Village United's star on the rise
WHILE MUCH of the attention has been focused on the woes of title sponsors Cash Plus, particularly since the second round of Premier League competition, another story has been unfolding.Village United, the team which was anchored at the foot of the Cash Plus Premier League table...
Local players falling into void
ANOTHER INSTANCE of the void that exists between players juggling somewhere between the semi-professional and amateur level of the Premier League here, against professional leagues elsewhere, along with the capacity of such competitions to adequately...
Man U, Barcelona in charge of quarters
MANCHESTER UNITED and FC Barcelona won away from home yesterday, and both will be heavy favourites to advance to the Champions League semi-finals next week. Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney scored a goal each to give United a 2-0 win over AS Roma in the first leg of the quarter-finals.
Four Jamaicans in Windies U-15 line-up
JAMAICA'S MVP at the regional championship, Donovan Nelson, was among four Jamaican players included in the West Indies squad for the CLICO International Under-15 Cricket Championships.St Elizabeth Technical's (STETHS) Nelson, a legspinner who ended the...
KO cricket semi finals postponed
THE SEMI-FINAL matches in the Jamaica International Insurance Company-sponsored Urban Area schoolboy cricket KO were not played as scheduled yesterday. Ardenne, who were down to host Waterford at Ardenne Road yesterday, will now do so today while Eltham will travel to Monk Street...
Five-year ban for Akhtar
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP):THE PAKISTAN Cricket Board (PCB) has banned fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar from international and domestic cricket for five years for making critical comments about the sport's national governing body.Board chairman Nasim Ashraf...
Bahamas, Bermuda move on
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): THE BAHAMAS and Bermuda chose contrasting routes but still booked their places in the next round of the World Cup qualifying campaign on Sunday night.While Bermuda trounced The Cayman Islands 3-1 to win 4-2 on aggregate...
Serena deflates Henin in Florida
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (AP): SERENA WILLIAMS made the world's top-ranked player look like a beginner yesterday, beating nemesis Justine Henin 6-2, 6-0 in the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open. Williams won the final 10 games by playing nearly...
Clarke replaces retired Gilchrist as vice-captain
BRISBANE, Australia (AP): MICHAEL CLARKE re-placed the retired Adam Gilchrist as vice-captain and veterans Stuart MacGill and Simon Katich were recalled when Australia's squad to tour the West Indies was announced yesterday.Clarke, a top-order batsman...
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