Reggae Boyz look to spice up preparation
Jamaica's Caribbean friendly series culminates today when they play Grenada at 3:00 p.m.(local time) at the National Stadium in that country's capital, St George's.The Reggae Boyz won the first game of the series 5-1 against St Vincent and the Grenadines last Tuesday...
Gymnasts star at invitational
With over 180 participants, the 11th staging of the Gym Stars Invitational Tournament, hosted by the Ishimoto School of Gymnastics at the University of Technology (UTech) Gymnasium, saw top class performances from schools, the community and even participants...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Shivnarine Chanderpaul - a special and rare breed
Whenever West Indians talk about the great batsmen in the history of West Indies cricket, it always comes down to champions like George Headley, Gary Sobers, Sir Viv Richards and Brian Lara, with a few others behind them, including the exciting Everton Weekes...
Top teams shun low-ranked Reggae Boyz
JAMAICA'S low ranking by the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) is affecting its chances of attracting top-ranked opponents for friendly international matches."In recent times, we've tried to get a number of friendly internationals and in most cases...
Borg picks Nadal to beat Federer at Wimbledon
PARIS (AP): No less a tennis authority than Bjorn Borg wonders whether Roger Federer can stave off Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon.Granted, Borg has a rooting interest: He won five consecutive titles at the All England Club from now...
Corneal, Simoes satisfied with drawn friendly
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Trinidad & Tobago assistant coach Anton Corneal and Jamaica head coach René Simoes have emphasised the competitiveness of the friendly international between their two sides on Saturday at the Marvin Lee Stadium...
Royal Image and Alsafra headline 16 Derby nominees
Sixteen entries were received last Saturday for the 88th running of the Digicel Jamaica Derby over 2400 metres, the list including Guineas winners ROYAL IMAGE and ALSAFRA, both still in line for Triple Crown glory. In a directive, the Caymanas Track Limited (CTL)...
'Deserved' victory lifts Sharpes into third place
"It was a well-deserved victory," says Christine Bartley, coach of the Sharpes women's team following their 6-0 win over Excelsior in the Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF) Premier League competition on the weekend. Sharpes, through a hat-trick from Erica May-Chambers...
Oranje treat: Italy splattered
BERN, Switzerland (AP): Spremuta D'Orange read a sign hanging at one end of the intimate Stade de Suisse, which translates roughly to "freshly squeezed orange juice." Right idea, wrong colour. The aged Azzurri got splattered at the European Championship, not the Oranje...
Lakers run out of time
BOSTON (AP):Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers ran out of time Sunday. Perhaps their amazing fourth-quarter comeback was enough to give them hope in a most difficult situation. Bryant scored 13 of his 30 points in the last 7:40 as the Lakers erased all but two points...
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