Ja elevated to gold after IOC strips US
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):Jamaica have been awarded gold in the 4x400 metres relay from the 2000 Sydney Olympics after the International Olympic Committee on Thursday stripped Marion Jones' Unites States teammates of their medals.
I gave it all I had Shiv
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul said his plan was to give the last ball everything he had, prior to smashing the delivery from Chaminda Vaas for six to win the opening One-Day International against...
Upbeat WI keen to seal ODI series
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):A sell-out crowd is expected to pack the Queen's Park Oval for the second Digicel one-day inter-national between West Indies and Sri Lanka today.
Netballers rip apart T&T to retain CNA U-16 crown
Jamaica's Under-16 netballers wrapped up their seventh Caribbean Netball Association (CNA) title in eight years, by thrashing Trinidad and Tobago 46-18 in the battle of the The Young Sunshine Girls are the only...
Hyde admits Tivoli were hungrier
A disappointed Harbour View coach, Lenworth Hyde, admitted that Tivoli Gardens may just have wanted it more, as the west Kingston team squeezed past the weary Stars of the East to grab the last...
BRIEFS
India strikeKANPUR, India (AP):Spinner Harbhajan Singh and pace bowler Ishant Sharma shared six wickets as India wrested control of the deciding third Test away from South Africa on day one yesterday.
Davies to spearhead 'Bring Back The Love 2008' initiative
HOPING TO foster continued unity through sport in the sometimes volatile inner-city community of Arnett Gardens, Opposition Spokesman on Finance Dr. Omar Davies will spearhead the appropriately titled 'Bring Back the Love 2008'...
'Mayer' a major light for Legal Trophy
As many as four trophies are at stake on today's 11-race programme at Cay-manas Park, chief among them the Legal Light Trophy in honour of the most beloved horse to grace the Caymanas turf.
PERFORMER OF THE WEEK: Wilson starts season in style
NICKEISHA WILSON, one of the youngest World Championships 400m hurdles finalists of all time, has started her 2008 outdoor season in blazing fashion.
IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD: NCB Masters League
NCB 24-Hour Top-Up Masters League continues this afternoon with a lone game at the Compound - Harbour View against Shortwood.
D-day for top four in MoBay
Western Bureau:The two football teams that will contest the final of the Captain's Bakery Western Super League will be decided this afternoon when the competition's top four teams square off in a big second-leg semi-final...
'Road Warrior' gives it another shot
It was a warm Tuesday afternoon when Glen Johnson stopped somewhere in Miami to refresh himself with a smoothie.
Sky's the limit for young ref
After 17 years of refereeing, 30-year-old Kevin Morrison of May Pen, Clarendon, now has his sights set on officiating in football's greatest showpiece, the World Cup Finals.
Mendez, Blagrove top Holland Bamboo 5K
DESPITE THE the small field that turned out for last Sunday's Holland Bamboo 5K road race - a part of the St Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation's celebration, the organisers said it was a huge success.
Buccaneers seeking to tame Lions
Still smarting from last week's impressive performance, Trelawny Buccaneers face joint second-placed Manchester Lions in one of two key match-ups in this weekend's fourth round of the Jamaican Super...
Just let the athletes play
BACK IN the late '70s or early '80s, some budding Einstein in Australia came up with the tremendous idea of a non-alcoholic beer and called it, presumably after himself, Clayton's.
Last-chance meet at Stadium East today
As the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) continues its drive to help athletes prepare for the Olympic Games and the World Junior Championships, they will host the first in a series of All-Comers meets at Stadium East today.
Will the real
West Indies please stand up
THE ONLY thing you know for sure after any two-Test mini-series is that it's at least a match too short.
Jamalco set to spank sisterly Windalco
Windalco's goal shooter Diana Milwood (second left) looks to pass the ball to her shooting partner Viola Francis (right), while Tivoli B's goal defence Paulette Treasure (second right) positions to block the pass, as her teammate Shelly-Ann Bryan reacts...
Countdown
FIVE interesting Jamaican place names: There are several towns, villages, streets and districts in this land we love.
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