Peas in a pod ...Reggae Boy Demar Stewart tries to shake big brother's shadow
Demar Stewart once took extraordinary steps to distance himself from Damion 'Stew Peas' Stewart.With more than four years separating the brothers, the younger sibling always moved with his own crowd."I never really walked walked after him," Demar said...
STAGGERING! - Professor predicts 100m record could drop to 9.48, 200m to 18.63
LONDON (AP): Usain Bolt's stunning world record in the Olympic 100-metre final is still a long way from how fast the human body can go, according to a study by a US professor. Shortly after Bolt ran 9.69 seconds in Beijing, Stanford University biology Professor Mark Denny...
West Indies move past New Zealand to seventh
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): Through no effort on their part, West Indies have moved up to seventh on the ICC Test Championship table.The elevation for Chris Gayle's side comes at the expense of their next Test opponents New Zealand....
Late call for Demar Phillips
MIDFIELDER Demar Phillips was named as a late addition to Jamaica's squad for the Digicel Caribbean Championships yesterday.The Reggae Boyz will launch their campaign tomorrow in a 7 p.m. game against Barbados. Phillips was a member of the Jamaica starting 11...
Grenada, Barbados aiming for Jamaica in Digicel caribbean championships
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), Barbados and Grenada all arrived in the island yesterday for tomorrow's start of the Digicel Caribbean Championships. The Trindadians and Grenadians will play in the opening game of a Group 'A' double-header at the National Stadium, starting...
Liverpool held 0-0 by West Ham
LIVERPOOL, England (AP): Liverpool were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by West Ham yesterday, squandering a chance to pull away from Chelsea atop the Premier League.The Reds still lead the standings by one point, but missed a host of chances as they...
Commonwealth boxing head pledges to raise sport's profile
A pledge to do everything in his power to make the Commonwealth boxing titles as prestigious as they used to be was made by Bahamian Fred Sturrup after he was elected president of the Commmonwealth Boxing Council (CBC) recently in London, England...
Dyson expects tough series
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (CMC): West Indies are bracing themselves for a backlash from New Zealand in their forthcoming Test series.New Zealand lost their Test series across the Trans-Tasman peninsula, when Australia swept them 2-0 yesterday...
England's India itinerary changed again
NEW DELHI (AP): The itinerary for the England cricket team's tour of India has been altered after terrorist attacks in Mumbai last week, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said yesterday. The opening Test match will now be played from December...
UWI 'A', Vikings emerge champions
The island's top teams, the University of the West Indies (UWI) 'A' and Vikings, were the respective female and male winners of last weekend's UWI Invitational Volleyball Tournament.At the end of the three-day tournament, held at UWI's indoor stadium at Mona Bowl...
Nelson tops foreign scorers
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Jamaican forward Roen Nelson emerged as the leading non-national scorer in the 2008 Trinidad and Tobago's Pro-League season that ended his past weekend.Playing for ex-champions Joe Public, Nelson netted 14 goals during...
Aldridge leads Portland past Pistons
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (AP): LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points and Greg Oden had a career-high 13 rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons 96-85 on Sunday....