Gayle outburst could undermine West Indies
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England (AP): West Indies' chances of drawing level in its two-Test series against England appear even slimmer after Chris Gayle's public declaration of ambivalence towards captaincy, his English counterpart and Test cricket in general...
Skipper plays down story about quitting
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England (CMC):West Indies captain Chris Gayle yesterday played down media reports that he was about to quit Test cricket and captaincy of the Caribbdean side.On the eve of the must-win second Test match against England...
Lloyd questions late arrival
LONDON (CMC): Clive Lloyd has added his voice to the number questioning the arrival of Chris Gayle from the Indian Premier League less than two days before the Lord's Test and the absence of Dwayne Bravo from the West Indies side visiting England...
England hope for another big win
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England (CMC):Inspired by their 10-wicket crushing of West Indies inside three days at Lord's, Paul Collingwood says England are focused on pulling off a similar drubbing in the second and final Test of the series starting today....
Reno relegated
Western Bureau: Village United yesterday condemned Reno FC to relegation while keeping their slim bid to avoid joining them there with a 1-0 win in the crucial 'bottom six' Digicel Premier League fixture at the Elleston Wakeland Centre in Falmouth...
Arnett rebound at Waterhouse
In a strident move to deliver on their promise to make it into the top three of the Digicel Premier League, Arnett Gardens rallied from a 2-1 defeat to Harbour View on Sunday to beat Waterhouse by a similar margin yesterday...
Meadhaven win despite Hodges hat-trick
Although leading goalscorer Devon Hodges scored a hat-trick, Rivoli United were still beaten 4-3 by Meadhaven United in their Digicel Premier League encounter at the Spanish Town Prison Oval yesterday. The Spanish Town team dominated the first half...
Sporting Central ease tension
Sporting Central defeated St Georges 2-0 at Brancourt yesterday to make the task of saving relegation much easier ahead of their final game against Village in Trelawny next Sunday.The victory pushed the Clarendon team to 39 points...
Triple pushes Walker ahead
Champion jockey Omar Walker rode three winners at Caymanas Park yesterday to inch ahead of arch-rival Dane Nelson in their private duel for the jockeys' championship.Walker, who had eight rides on the 10-race programme, first blood ...
Man United within one point of title
LONDON (AP): Another crucial goal by Carlos Tevez led Manchester United to within one point of a third straight English Premier League title in a 2-1 win at Wigan yesterday.United had trailed to Hugo Rodallega's 28th-minute goal until Tevez...
Celtics, Lakers take 3-2 series leads
BOSTON (AP): The Boston Celtics stormed over the top of the Orlando Magic to win 92-88 on Tuesday night and take a 3-2 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference semi-finals.Ray Allen's three-pointer with 1:20 left gave Boston their first lead since...
BRIEFS
Retired Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Ato Boldon says he is happy that Usain Bolt was not around during his track and field career. "Thank God I retired before this guy (Bolt) started to run like this," the...
PCB takes ICC to court
ISLAMABAD (AP): Pakistan has taken the International Cricket Council to court, filing a case yesterday against the ICC's attempt to move the headquarters of the 2011 World Cup to India.The move was the latest in Pakistan's efforts...
Wadadah poised to wear crown
Western Bureau: The battle for western Jamaica's coveted slot in the 2009-10 Digicel Premier League (DPL) will conclude tonight when Wadadah FC take a 2-0 lead into their Captain's Bakery Western Super League second-leg final...