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Published: Sunday | March 15, 2009
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Windies aiming to extend dominance over England
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):Still buoyant from their historic series win, West Indies will seek to extend their new-found dominance over England in the solitary Twenty20 International of the tour at the...

Grandmasters to play 'Magnificent Chess'
A number of top International Chess Masters from several countries will be on show in Jamaica from March 16-22.The Magnificent Chess Foundation and the University of the West Indies (UWI) Chess Society will stage the Magnificent Chess UWI Masters...

Bolt cruises home in wind-aided 9.93
Olympic champion Usain Bolt recorded a wind-assisted 9.93 seconds in his first 100 metres race of the season at yesterday's Lucozade/G.C.

Barbados hit back on day two
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):Careless batting in Jamaica's second innings undid the hard work of their bowlers, led by Nikita Miller, after they gained first innings points over Barbados in their 10th round match in the WICB regional four-day competition...

Toronto FC takes on 'yard' flavour
Colonialism hitched Jamaica to British football's wagon.

Under-21s defeated in warm-ups
Jamaica's Under-21 and the visiting Australia Under-21 netballers suffered defeats yesterday in their warm-up matches to Super League champions Jamalco and Tivoli Gardens, respectively, at the G.C.

Taylor's 55 not enough as WI women fall to Pakistan
SYDNEY, Australia (CMC):All-rounder Stafanie Taylor shone for West Indies, but it was Pakistan who emerged with honours when they claimed a four-wicket win over the regional side in their Super Six clash at the ICC Women's World Cup yesterday.The...

'Bruce' triumphs, Miss Ruth beaten
SHE'S MAGIC, running at odds of 28-1 and the odds-on favourite BRUCEONTHELOOSE scored contrasting victories in the two trial races over 1400 metres for the April 4 Guineas classics at Caymanas Park yesterday.Ridden by...

Thank you, Brendan Nash
When it all started, back in early February, no one, or rather, hardly anyone, probably but for Daren Powell, expected the West Indies to draw much less win the Test series against England and, in so doing, steal the Wisden Trophy.

Liverpool stun Man United
LONDON (AP):Liverpool stunned Man-chester United 4-1 at Old Trafford yesterday to open up the Premier League title race and Andriy Arshavin's first goals for Arsenal helped the Gunners up to fourth place in a 4-0 victory over Blackburn.

Gordon stars at NCAA Indoors
COLLEGE STATION, Texas:FORMER Calabar High school athlete Nicholas Gordon was in devastating form Friday night on day one of the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at College Station in Texas as he produced a magnificent...

Warner slams WICB
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):Caribbean football mogul Jack Warner has once again slammed the West Indies Cricket Board for its handling of the game in the region, and has reiterated the need for the governing body to usher the sport into the modern...


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