Top seeds hold their own on opening day
THERE WERE few surprises as the top-ranked players, for the most part, held their ground on day one of the Pan Caribbean Jamaica Junior Tennis Championships at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre yesterday. Rowland Phillips, the number one-ranked player in the boys' 14 category...
Hunte fires off warning
THE PRESIDENT of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Dr Julian Hunte, claims the regional side is in danger of "relegation" to the ranks of the game's also-rans.In one of his most scathing statements since assuming the post of president, Hunte, who is...
Smith leaps into Games squad
TRECIA SMITH, the 2005 World Championships triple jump champion, has been added to Jamaica's team for the Olympic Games in Beijing, China.Smith, who leapt 15.11 metres to win Jamaica's first gold in the field at a major championship, joins the 51 other...
Under-19 cricketers leave for TCL tournament
DEFENDING REGIONAL TCL Group limited overs champions Jamaica left the island yesterday for Barbados. The team, which is coached by André Coley, managed by Fitz Harris and captained by André Creary, will be seeking to defend its one-day title while at the...
Another three-timer for Walker
CHAMPION JOCKEY Omar Walker continued his relentless march towards a second title in a row with another three wins at Caymanas Park yesterday. Walker, who began the day on 73 winners, moved to 76 following his third consecutive three-timer. Yesterday's tally moved him 19 clear...
Federer aces Ancic to reach the semis
WIMBLEDON, England (AP): FIVE-TIME champion Roger Federer outclassed Mario Ancic, the last man to beat him at Wimbledon, in straight sets yesterday to reach the semi-finals and extend his grasscourt winning streak to 64 matches on the first day...
Exposure was good for Girls, says Guy
AUSTRALIA'S INSTITUTE of Sports (AIS) whipped Jamaica's Under-21 netballers 52-39 in the final game of their three-match series at the National Indoor Sports Complex on Monday night. The win sealed a 3-0 sweep by the Aussies. Despite the defeat, however, Janet Guy...
Francis to focus on minds before Games
FOR ALMOST a decade, track coach Stephen Francis has been building a strong training programme for his MVP/UTech athletes, creating some of the world's best athletes in the process. Michael Frater, Brigitte Foster-Hylton and Asafa Powell are chief among the very...
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