Village, Boys' Town win big
Western Bureau: Village United made it two wins from two starts in the Flow Champions Cup, blanking Brazil 3-0 at the Elliston Wakeland Youth Centre in Falmouth yesterday. "Our plan was to strike early today and we did, and it led to us getting the result we wanted...
US coach fancies Jamaica to qualify
The United States is expecting "a battle" against Jamaica when the two CONCACAF rivals clash in the first match of final round FIFA Under-20 World Cup football qualifiers tomorrow in Trinidad and Tobago. According to US coach Thomas Rongen, the current squad...
Strong Delivery by Nelson - Jockey boots home big-race winner in five-timer
Title-chasing jockey Dane Nelson stole the show at Caymanas Park yesterday with five winners on the 10-race programme, among them the 9-5 favourite STRONG DELIVERY for trainer Gary Subratie, in the circular nine feature for the Tewfic Ziadie Memorial...
KC take charge
A brilliant all-round effort of 5-26 and 55 not out from national senior and Under-19 invitee, leg-spinner Akeem Dewar, guided Kingston College (KC) to first-innings honours over last year's beaten finalists, St Catherine High, in the semi-final...
Hot clashes expected at Carifta trials
The 2009 CARIFTA Games Trials, set to be held this Saturday and Sunday at the Stadium East Complex, is expected to be the most competitive in years. The island's top junior athletes, aged 19 years and under, will face off for spots among the maximum 70 athletes...
Walker confident Jamaica can medal at WYC
New national Under-21 netball coach C. Lloyd Walker said a lot of work needs to be done if the young Sunshine Girls are going to win a medal at this year's World Youth Championships (WYC) which will be held in the Cook Islands in August...
Sri Lanka experience helped to save team
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP): Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene says living in a country troubled by civil war helped save his team as it came under fire from gunmen in Pakistan.The Sri Lankan team returned on a special charter flight early yesterday ...
Wadadah lose points for using ineligible player
Western Bureau: Jamaica Football Federation's Western Confederation (JFFWC) has found Wadadah FC guilty of using an ineligible player in their 1-0 win against Granville FC in their Captain's Bakery Western Super League fixture, which was played on Sunday...
England dispatch West Indies women in warm-up
SYDNEY, Australia (CMC): World No. 1 batter Claire Taylor and Beth Morgan stroked half centuries and steered England to a massive 116-run victory over West Indies in their ICC Women's World Cup warm-up match yesterday...
JCF sets $2m target for Special Olympics
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) launched its flagship sponsorship drive, the 'Law Enforcement Torch Run', to raise $2 million for Jamaica's Special Olympians' journey to the 2011 World Summer Games in Athens, Greece...
Sloppy Magic still beat Suns
ORLANDO, Florida (AP):The Orlando Magic overcame a season-high 24 turnovers to beat the Phoenix Suns 111-99 on Tuesday night and tighten their grip on the NBA's Southeast Division.Dwight Howard had 21 points and eight rebounds in a bruising battle...