Jamaica's 'Compatriot' Games - Bolt ready to face Powell in Beijing
LONDON (AP): USAIN BOLT is ready to go up against Asafa Powell in the 100-metre sprint at the Beijing Olympics, even if he hasn't yet decided to run in both that race and the 200.Bolt, who took the world record in the 100 from Powell in May, lost to his...
Jamaicans on top against Barbados in TCL UNDER-19 challenge
WILDEY, Barbados (CMC): JAMAICA DENTED Barbados' title hopes in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge yesterday.Fourth-place Jamaica, who have no chance of winning the title, made 255 on the back of an enterprising half-century ...
Sunshine Girls in key showdown
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent(CMC): JAMAICA AND Trinidad and Tobago are expressing cautious confidence as they prepare for the final day of competition in the AFNA Championships today.The two teams have remained unbeaten and look by far to be the best all-round units in the six-team...
Bailey picks Bolt for 100m medal
DONOVAN BAILEY, the 1996 Olympic champion, picks World 100m record holder Usain Bolt to win in Beijing. Bailey, whose gold medal run in Atlanta was a world-record 9.84 seconds, believes it is going to take something flawless from one of the world's top...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Remembering the first West Indies skipper
WHENEVER ONE talks about the champions of West Indies cricket, the names which roll off the tongue are those of men like Learie Constantine, George Headley, Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes, Clyde Walcott, Gary Sobers, Rohan Kanhai, Wes Hall, Michael Holding...
Lankan trio notch tons against India
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP):SRI LANKA got the better of both India and new umpire challenge rules yesterday to take a firm grip on the opening Test after two days.The home side took advantage of a batting paradise and India's catching lapses to reach a commanding 421-4 at stumps...
Iraq out of Beijing Games
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP): THE INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday that Iraq will not compete at the Beijing Games because of government interference.The IOC suspended Iraq's national Olympic committee in June after the Iraqi...
US team's turn to clinch crown - Pierce
MADRID, Spain (AP): NOW THAT the Boston Celtics are once again NBA champions, Amer-ican basketball's next great championship hope falls to the men's Olympic team."They need it worse than the Celtics needed a championship this year," Paul Pierce said...
Federer tumbles to France's Simon
TORONTO (AP): TOP-RANKED Roger Federer was knocked out of the Rogers Cup with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to France's Gilles Simon in a second-round match on Wednesday night. Federer, who won the tournament in 2004 and '06, was playing his first match since...
Coach tipped 'bad days' for athletes
SHERONE SIMPSON and Shelly-Ann Fraser's relatively poor times at the DN Galan meet in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday were expected, according to their coach Stephen Francis.Fraser finished fifth in the women's 100m in 11.20...
German wins two-man battle for stage
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP): MARCUS BURGHARDT of Germany won the 18th stage of the Tour de France yesterday, leading a two-rider breakaway as the race left the Alps. Carlos Sastre of Spain retained the yellow jersey. Burghardt, a 25-year-old Team Columbia rider...
BG&LC raceday Aug 1
The valuable open allowance race for the Betting, Gaming & Lotteries Commission Trophy (Grade II) is scheduled for Caymanas Park on Friday, August 1 (Emancipation Day), and this, the sixth running, will be boosted by a $1 million purse - up from $850,000 last year...
Owner Louis Phillips passes on
Popular owner Louis 'Tony' Phillips passed away on Tuesday night at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) after a short illness. He was 67. One of the first commissioners of the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) when it came on stream in 1973...
Champions Trophy stays in Pakistan despite concerns
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): THE INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to allow the 2008 Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan as planned, despite security concerns.The decision raises the possibility that players from Australia, New...
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