Asafa will have to trip Gay - J o h n s o n
ASAFA POWELL will have to 'trip' Tyson Gay if he intends to win the Olympic Games 100m title, according to world 200m and 400m record holder Michael Johnson. In a chat room discussion on the IAAF website on Monday, Johnson, a many-time Olympic champion, was asked...
Fast Flyer will be too good for 'Sonny'
RACE NO. 4 in the CTL Claiming Series over 1500 metres takes the spotlight at Caymanas Park today with eight down to face the starter. Among them are the recent winner FAST FLYER and back-to-form SONNY 'B' GOOD, the two expected to fight out the finish.
North Gully community shining in St James
WESTERN BUREAU: THE ST JAMES Football Association's (StJFA) Hart & Son Senior League title and the Sandals Division One crown seem destined for the North Gully community following Monday's first-leg semi-finals in both competitions at Jarrett Park....
Inner-City Avalanche capture Western basketball title
WESTERN BUREAU: INNER-CITY Avalanche captured the first title of the 2008 Western Basketball Association (WBA)/Lucozade Sportmen's basketball season when they defeated defending champions Hoopers 67-61 in Saturday's mid-season final at the Montego Bay Cricket Club courts....
Under-15 themes are teamwork, discipline
STEWART STEPHENSON, president of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA), says the theme for this year's Under-15 competition will be teamwork and discipline. Stephenson told The Gleaner following Monday's launch of the competition...
Man United secure spot in final
MANCHESTER, England (AP): MANCHESTER UNITED reached the Champions League final yesterday, beating FC Barcelona 1-0 behind Paul Scholes' goal to advance by the same aggregate score. Scholes scored with a 25-metre shot in the 14th minute at Old Trafford to put the Red Devils...
Rafa worried about referees
LIVERPOOL, England (AP): LIVERPOOL MANAGER Rafa Benitez isn't worried about overcoming a dismal record at Chelsea. He's more concerned about the referee. With the Champions League semi-final tied at 1-1 after the first leg, the Reds must score at Stamford Bridge today...
Relegation battle in the spotlight
EVEN WITH leaders Portmore United poised for inevitable celebrations, five teams - Seba, Arnett, Reno, St Georges and August Town - continue a desperate bid to claw their way away from relegation when the National Premier League (NPL) continues today....
Things not looking good for St Georges
SHOULD ST GEORGES get demoted from the National Premier League it would create quite a discussion and a major furore, perhaps, in Buff Bay, Portland, owing mainly to the axing of coach Donovan Duckie. St Georges are now sitting uncomfortably, joint third from bottom on 39 points...
Orlando Magic head to second-round play-offs
ORLANDO, Florida (AP): DWIGHT HOWARD had 21 points and 21 rebounds and the Orlando Magic advanced to the NBA second-round play-offs for the first time in 12 years, beating the Toronto Raptors 102-92 in Game Five on Monday night. It was Howard's third game...
Pat Riley loses the Heat
MIAMI (AP): PAT RILEY resigned as coach of the Miami Heat on Monday, ending his worst season in the NBA, but will remain as the club's president. Assistant coach Erik Spoelstra will replace Riley, making the 37-year-old the youngest current coach in the league...
Under 21 Sunshine Girls to face Aussies
THE AUSTRALIA Under-21 netball team will arrive in the island on June 19 for a three-Test series against Jamaica's Under-21 side.The Australians will also oppose this year's winners of the Berger Paints Super League...
West Indies advance to semis
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):THE WEST Indies surged into the league semi-finals of the CLICO International Under-15 Champion-ship with a crushing 10-wicket win over Kenya in the final round of the tournament at the Queen's Park Oval yesterday...
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