Maurice appointed captain
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS decathlon silver medallist Maurice Smith was appointed Jamaica's Olympic team captain yesterday. Team manager Ludlow Watts, in an interview with The Gleaner, confirmed Smith as the team captain."Yes, Maurice is the team captain,"...
Boxhill defends his old regime
FORMER PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Crenston Boxhill has defended his administration in light of recent scathing attacks following the denial of a work permit to Stoke City for Reggae Boy Rudolph Austin, based on the nation's lowly FIFA rankings...
Harmison triggers SA collapse
LONDON (AP): ENGLAND PACEMAN Steve Harmison triggered a South African collapse at The Oval yesterday and the hosts were in full control after the first day of the fourth Test. Harmison was impressive in his first match for England since being dropped in...
Simoes silent on King's status
NATIONAL TECHNICAL director René Simoes has refused to shed light on reports that Jamaican international Marlon King has been left out of a Reggae Boyz squad which will begin preparations to face Canada to start the crucial third round of World Cup qualifiers...
Bolt is favourite with local bookmaker
One of the island's leading book-makers, Track Price Plus Limited, is offering fixed odds betting on a number of events in the Beijing Olympics which gets under way today with a glittering opening ceremony.Jamaican Usain Bolt is quoted as a strong...
Young Reggae Boyz, T&T to meet in CFU semi
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad(CMC):JAMAICA'S YOUNG Reggae Boyz and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) will clash in one of two semi-final matches in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Youth Cup, after handsome wins in quarter-final action on Wednesday...
Portia, Peter at Phillips thanksgiving service
The racing fraternity and the upper echelon of the People's National Party (PNP) came out in their numbers to pay their last respects to the late owner Louis 'Tony' Phillips at a thanksgiving service for his life at the Church of the Transfiguration,...
Packer legend Favre joins the NY Jets
CLEVELAND (AP): BRETT FAVRE held up his new green jersey yesterday evening, hoping he made the right decision."To a certain degree, I don't know what I'm getting into," he said.Favre's summertime soap opera ended on Wednesday night when the Green Bay...
Jamaica team struggling at Caribbean Champs
JAMAICA'S HOERMAN Cup team made steady, if unspectacular, progress during the second round of the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships in the Cayman Islands yesterday. The Jamaica men's team started the day in eighth spot but moved up the table to fifth with a combined 596 points...
JFF, FIFA to discuss 'pressing issues' ahead of third round
THE JAMAICA Football Federation (JFF) and national technical director René Simoes will look to sort out a couple of pressing issues with the sport's governing body, FIFA, as the Reggae Boyz prepare to kick off the crucial third round of World Cup...
The art of baton passing
DALIAN, China (AP): LAURYN WILLIAMS was running towards Allyson Felix when suddenly Williams noticed something not going to plan."Wrong hand, wrong hand," she shouted.Somehow, they still managed to exchange the baton cleanly and Felix took off - a happy...
Drug testers closing the gap on cheaters
BEIJING (AP):DRUG TESTERS at the Olympics say they may be finally closing the gap on cheaters.Dozens of Olympic athletes have been turned in for various doping offences even before today's opening ceremony, detected in a global programme of increased...
Messi steers Argentina to victory
BEIJING (AP): FC BARCELONA forward Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another in Argentina's 2-1 victory over the Ivory Coast at the Olympics yesterday, when three players embroiled in a club versus country court action were finally given permission...
Olympics face hazy start
BEIJING (AP):THE WALL of gray haze around the National Stadium and across the city cut visibility down to a mile. On the eve of opening ceremonies, Beijing's polluted air took centre stage yesterday as the most visibly pressing problem for Olympic organisers ...
Choice of swimwear a tough decision
BEIJING (AP):THE START of the Olympic swimming competition is only a day away and many athletes still don't know which swimsuits they are going to wear.Such pool powers as Italy, Japan and hosts China have each set aside ties with suppliers to give...
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