JAAA denies Francis' claims
THE JAMAICA Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) has rubbished claims made by MVP's head coach, Stephen Francis, that the association wanted his athletes to fail. Last week, news broke of friction between the JAAA and MVP club over the latter's members' attendance...
Alliedforce wins PM Stakes
ALLIEDFORCE extended his unbeaten run to four this season when scrambling home by a neck from the 15-1 outsider IVAN THE TERRIBLE in the $1.1 million Prime Minister's Stakes grade one feature over 2000 metres at Caymanas Park yesterday. Returning from a near four-month respite ...
Burrell on the warpath again
IN THE wake of Stoke City-bound Reggae Boy Rudolph Austin being denied a work permit by the United Kingdom Home Office late last week, the president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell, has once again lashed out at the previous administration...
Reggae Girlz secure semi spot
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC: JAMAICA'S REGGAE Girlz stayed on course for a meeting in the final with hosts Trinidad and Tobago, after both teams scored handsome wins in the inaugural Caribbean Football Union Girls Invitational Championship on Tuesday.
Norway stun US as games kick off
SHANGHAI, China (AP): NORWAY OUTPLAYED defending Olympic champions United States 2-0 yesterday as women's football gave the Beijing Games an opening day of top quality comebacks, performances and goals. Other gold medal contenders Germany and Brazil drew...
Beijing catching Olympic fever
BEIJING (AP):ON THE eve of their national coming out party, almost everyone in Beijing seemed to be practising something.At the National Indoor Stadium, Chinese gymnasts tumbled and did flips, much to the delight of the 200 or so volunteers who sat...
Nadal eyeing Olympic gold
MADRID, Spain (AP): RAFAEL NADAL has two major achievements so far this year - he took the Wimbledon title by beating Roger Federer in an epic final and stacking up enough wins to unseat the Swiss star atop the rankings. Now the 22-year-old Spaniard is aiming...
Thanou set to sue the IOC
ATHENS, Greece (AP): A LAWYER representing Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou said he planned to sue the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for failing to hand her a 2000 Olympic gold medal won by disgraced United States athlete Marion Jones.Thanou's...
Pietersen era begins today
LONDON (AP): THE KEVIN Pietersen era begins today when the flamboyant batsman leads the England team out as captain in the fourth and final Test at The Oval against South Africa, with the four-match series already won 2-0 by the tourists...
Mickelson seeks redemption at the PGA
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan (AP): PHIL MICKELSON already had crossed the finish line the last time he showed up at Oakland Hills.Now, he can only hope he is hitting his stride.Mickelson is the betting favourite at the PGA Championship, which starts...
Brave Iraqis face another challenge
BEIJING (AP): SOME ATHLETES have been through far more adversity than others to reach the Beijing Olympics. Iraqi sprinter Dana Hussein is one of them. A sniper took a potshot at her while she was training in Baghdad.
European clubs welcome ruling
GENEVA (AP):THE EUROPEAN Club Association (ECA) yesterday welcomed its members' victory over FIFA in a dispute about releasing players for the Olympic football tournament.ECA members FC Barcelona, Schalke and Werder Bremen won their appeal to the Court...
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