Shelton strike earns Ja draw
A LATE strike from Luton Shelton earned Jamaica's Reggae Boyz a 1-1 draw with Trinidad and Tobago in their return leg friendly match at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad, yesterday. Shelton, who plies his trade for Sheffield United in the...
Passa Passa in driving finish
SIMILAR TO last year, the 13th running of the 3-y-o and up open allowance race for the Hall of Fame Stakes Trophy resulted in a bang-up finish, victory going to 7-1 chance PASSA PASSA. Ridden by title-chasing jockey Dane...
New Approach victorious
EPSOM, England (AP): AT THE start of the week, New Approach wasn't even going to be at the English Derby.
No triple crown for Big Brown
NEW YORK (AP): BIG BROWN failed in his bid to become US horse racing's 12th Triple Crown winner when he finished last behind Da' Tara in the Belmont Stakes yesterday.
Do-or-die match for York United
NOTHING LESS than a win will do for York United when they tackle already qualified Meadhaven at the York Oval in today's final round of National Premier League (NPL) play-off games. Meadhaven secured promotion to the top flight...
Portugal, Czechs off to good start
VIENNA, Austria (AP): GROUP A favourites Portugal and the Czech Republic recorded wins yesterday on the opening day of the European Championship, putting both teams on the way to the quarter-finals. Portugal had a goal from Pepe disallowed for offside in...
England on brink of victory
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP): ENGLAND WERE on the brink of a 2-0 series win yesterday after dismissing New Zealand for 123 and reducing the tourists to 177-5 after forcing the follow on.New Zealand trailed England by 64 runs at stumps on the third day of the...
Gayle in, Smith out of third Test squad
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC: CAPTAIN CHRIS Gayle has been named in a 14-man squad for the third Digicel Test against Australia, but selectors have ended opener Devon Smith's misery, as the regional side searches for a series-levelling win this week.
Ja, US to battle at Nike meet
NINE OF the island's top athletes will parade their skills today in the United States as the competitive Nike Prefontaine Track and Field Classic will be held in Eugene, Oregon.In what looks likely as a clash between Jamaica and...
Bulls are ready to charge
NEWCOMERS PORT Royal Bulls will go charging for win number two this afternoon in the KFC National Basketball League (NBL) when they face Arnett Gardens Rockers at the National Stadium courts starting at 5:00.The Bulls...
It could be one-two in Beijing
JAMAICA'S GREATNESS in sport, and particularly on the track, was underlined in New York last Saturday when Usain Bolt, the express from Trelawny, Lightning Bolt, whatever you feel like calling him, became the fastest man alive.On a memorable night, on a...
Fighting for local boxing
WILLIAM TAVARES-Finson, president of the Jamaica Boxing Board of Control (JBBC), is on a drive to revive the sport locally.With Jamaican world champions of the past, such as Trevor Berbick and Michael McCallum and, more...
Impressive Ivanovic
PARIS (AP):THIS TIME Ana Ivanovic was ready for the French Open final.Showing no sign of the nerves that afflicted her a year ago, Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam title yesterday by beating Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3.By reaching the final, Ivanovic had...
Federer poised to be the greatest - Borg
PARIS (AP):BJORN BORG has no doubt what it would mean if Roger Federer finally manages to beat Rafael Nadal in the French Open final."He definitely will be the greatest player ever to play the game," Borg said yesterday, a day before No.
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