Jamaica look to upstage US on home turf
NEW YORK (AP):Several weeks after the Beijing Olympics, American sprinter Lauryn Williams was sitting in a hotel room in Shanghai reading through her mail.
100 years of George Headley: ... hailed as champion of the people
Jamaican cricket legend George Headley was hailed as a stalwart who braved the tremendous difficulties of colonialism and triumphed over these adversities to become one of the greatest West Indian cricketers of all times.
Boyz look to cool El Salvador
The last time Jamaica faced El Salvador in a football international in the United States, it was much easier to fry an egg on the pitch than find the back of the net.
100 years of George Headley: George Headley - more than a great cricketer
Who is the greatest Jamaican of all time? Is it Paul Bogle, is it George William Gordon, is it Marcus Garvey, is it Alexander Bustamante, is it Norman Manley, is it Bob Marley, is it Usain Bolt, or is it George Headley?
100 years of George Headley: George Headley MBE, OJ 'A FAMILY AFFAIR'
It is impossible for me to find the words to express my deep sense of pride as one of the sons of a very great man, who was a 'champion of the people'.
Thompson now three off the leader
EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts (CMC):Jamaican rider Winston Thompson piloted two winners at Suffolk Downs on Thursday to keep pressure on the leader in the jockeys' standings at the north-eastern United States racetrack.Thompson reached the winners'...
Stick with The Rebel
The first Caymanas Track Limited (CTL) claiming series for 2009 moves into its fifth and penultimate round at Caymanas Park with seven down to face the starter over the straight five course.
Waulgrovians seek closure
Waulgrovians 'A' are aiming to press home their advantage and dethrone last year's champions Jamalco, in Game Two of the best-of-three finals of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Berger Paints Super League, at the Leila...
It'll be a tough game
Simone Forbes, captain of Waulgrovians 'A', and Elaine Davis, the top shooter for defending Champions Jamalco, are both expecting a ding-dong battle in today's Game Two of the best-of-three finals series in the JNA/Berger Paints Super League, at the...
Walters KOs rival in a jiffy
PANAMA CITY, Panama (CMC):Undefeated Jamaican featherweight boxer, Nicholas Walters, used a thunderous right hand to beat Panama's Leovigildo Siris with a first-round knockout in their non-title bout on Thursday night.
In your neighbourhood: Fort International win
Fort International from Passagefort humbled defending champions Caribbean Classic 300-255 in the CTL-sponsored Portmore/St Catherine domino final before a large crowd at Caymanas Park last Sunday.
Venus out
PARIS (AP):Venus Williams was eliminated from the French Open yesterday, losing in the third round of the clay-court major for the third straight year.Third-seeded Williams, who reached the 2002 final at Roland Garros, lost to No.
West Indies for long tour Down Under
MELBOURNE, Australia (CMC): West Indies will spend a lot of time at the end of this year and early next year in Australia.
Johnson set for rematch
MIAMI, Florida (CMC): Jamaica's world-rated light heavyweight boxer, Glen 'The Road Warrior' Johnson, is poised to secure his long-awaited rematch with the undefeated American, Chad Dawson.On Tuesday, Dawson gave up his International Boxing Federation...
'Billy' Williams rides on
The legendary 'Hall of Fame' trainer, Allan 'Billy' Williams, passed away at the Andrews Memorial hospital yesterday after a short illness.