No triple-gold pursuit for Bolt
Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt has dismissed suggestions that he will be attempting to win a hat-trick of individual gold medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games."I never actually said that because I doubt I can do that. That would entail a lot of work...
West Indies beaten badly by England again
LONDON, England (CMC): West Indies failed miserably in their bid to find a confidence-boosting win ahead of the start of the World Twenty20 Championship when they crashed to a nine-wicket defeat to England at Lord's yesterday. Playing in their second...
Winning Gold Cup key to rankings - Phillips
Overseas-based Reggae Boy Demar Phillips said winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup must be a top priority for Jamaica if they are to improve their FIFA world rankings."I think that we need to win the Gold Cup in July because the ranking is very important ...
Alexandra's Spirit scores stunning upset
Yesterday's midweek programme at Caymanas Park was highlighted by a stunning upset in the seventh race over the straight by the rank outsider ALEXANDRA'S SPIRIT.Running at the fantastic odds of 217-1 with 3.0kg claiming apprentice ...
Brazil stall Humble Lions
Clarendon Team Humble Lions was halted in its bid to secure an early qualification to next season's Digicel Premier League when it was forced to salvage a 1-1 draw against Brazil at the York Town Community Centre yesterday...
Once-derided Twenty20 cricket takes centre stage
LONDON (AP): Once derided as cheap, sensationalist cricket, Twenty20 could take another step towards becoming the dominant form of the game when its second World Cup begins at Lord's tomorrow. The tournament begins with England taking on rank outsiders...
400m start for Prep Champs
The third Bigga/JISA Inter Prep Schools Track & Field Championship runs off today at the National Stadium with the first event being the Class One boys 400 metres at 8:30 a.m.The three-day meet will end on Saturday with the 4x200m Open event for...
Serena loses, Federer through
PARIS (AP): Svetlana Kuznetsova squandered a big lead yesterday, but still ended Serena Williams' 18-match Grand Slam winning streak by winning 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 in the French Open quarter-finals.The second-seeded Williams was seeking her third...
Basketball:Bryant,Howard showdown
Kobe Bryant is staring down the prospect of sharing the court with Superman again.
Big plans for Derby day
Derby Day this year will be huge. The 89th running of the prestigious 2400-metre race, sponsored for the first time by the United Bookmakers Association (UBA), replacing Digicel, will take place at Caymanas Park on Saturday, June 13...
Reports say Kaka heading to Madrid
AC Milan star Kaka's future remained unresolved yesterday amid reports that he could be on his way to Real Madrid in a €65 million ($92 million) deal. Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani was in Madrid on Tuesday night to finalise the...
JNBS extends support for primary, all-age cricketers
Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) renewed its sponsorship of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) National Primary and All-Age cricket competition to the tune of $2.4 million at a press conference at Sabina Park...
Stiff competition for Davis Cup spots
Six of the nation's top tennis players will be among those battling for four spots on Jamaica's Davis Cup team ahead of next month's crucial Group Two relegation battle against the Netherland Antilles, at the SOV Asiento Stadium in Curaçao...