Boyz on the double
It's hard to tinker with success. Yet, despite Jamaica's triumph in the Digicel Caribbean Championships (DCC) last December, John Barnes was not totally happy with the way the Reggae Boyz lined up on the field.
WI seek winning start
LONDON, England (CMC): West Indies will meet Australia in their opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship today, desperate to turn the page on a wretched last few weeks and save a campaign that promised so much at the start.Despite arriving...
Game on: KSAFA gets green light
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) have reached an agreement that paves the way for the immediate resumption of competitions run by the Corporate Area...
Kangaroos, Tigers in crucial clash
With two rounds of matches to go in the two-day Jamaica Super-Cricket League, it is anybody's guess as to who will walk away with the coveted trophy and the main prize of $1 million, or who will be demoted to the second...
No Magic: Lakers rout Orlando in Game One
LOS ANGELES (AP): The Los Angeles Lakers won Game One of the NBA finals Thursday night, beating the Orlando Magic 100-75 behind a dominant performance from Kobe Bryant.Bryant had 40 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, while Pau Gasol scored 16...
Blake speeding up for World Champs ticket
Jamaican sprinter and world junior bronze medallist, Yohan Blake, says he stands a good chance of representing Jamaica at the World Championships scheduled for Berlin, Germany, in August.The 19-year-old, who has made the...
Desperate T&T look to cool red-hot Costa Rica
BACOLET, Tobago (CMC): Aiming for their first win of the current CONCACAF World Cup qualifying final round series, Trinidad and Tobago's Soca Warriors tackle in-form Costa Rica at Dwight Yorke Stadium today.It is the first major assignment for new head...
Stick with Racing Machine
As a prelude to next Saturday's 89th Jamaica Derby, the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) hosts its annual Hall of Fame race meet at Caymanas Park today with six declared for the open allowance feature for the Hall of Fame...
The queens of local netball - Jamalco aim to dominate for a very long time
Seven consecutive titles is a great achievement but Jamalco's dominance may not end anytime soon."We are coming back to defend our title next year because we have three young players...
August Town, Humble Lions look to seal qualification
Leaders Humble Lions will face August Town in today's top-of-the-table clash in the Digicel Premier League (DPL) play-offs at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Bowl, starting at 4 p.m.In the other game, Wadadah, who are...
Brissett: anxiety, turnovers let us down
Despite his team's failure to win this year's Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) Berger Paints Super League competition, Patrick Brissett, coach of Waulgrovians 'A', said he was very proud of his team's achievements this...
Bryan in seventh heaven
For a player to win four straight Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards in the same competition is no ordinary feat, but national netball representative Nadine Bryan is no ordinary player.Bryan won her fourth consecutive MVP trophy of...
JNA boss seeking more competitive Berger Paints Super League
Despite the economic downturn, president of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA), Marva Bernard, said the organisation encountered few challenges during the staging of the recently concluded Berger Paints Super League.
It's Federer vs Soderling
PARIS (AP): Sentimental favourite Roger Federer twice came from behind in the French Open semi-finals yesterday to beat big-serving Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 3-6, 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.Playing in his fourth consecutive Roland Garros final,...
PERFORMER OF THE WEEK: Davis lifts Jamalco
Former national representative, Elaine Davis, produced her best goal-shooting form to help Jamalco capture their seventh consecutive hold on the Jamaica Netball Association/ Berger Paints title.
IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Roy Letts from Kingston defeated Mandeville's Fernando Anderson 3-1 to win the Sunrite/Presto Last Man Standing pool tournament last weekend at the Mystix Sports Bar, 78 3/4 Hagley Park Road.
Gayle looking to blast Aussies
LONDON, England (CMC): West Indies captain Chris Gayle declared yesterday that power batting will be his main tool for the ICC World Twenty20 and his first opportunity to display that aggression comes today in their opening game against Australia.The...
Dutch delight - Netherlands humiliate England in T20 opener
LONDON (AP): England were humiliated in the Twenty20 World Cup opener yesterday, losing by four wickets to the Netherlands on the last ball of the match in one of the biggest shocks in cricket history.Needing...
Hydel blaze record trail ... but Vaz hold the lead
Hydel athletes highlighted yesterday's second day with six of seven records, but Vaz are the leaders heading into today's final day of the Bigga/JISA Inter-Prep Schools Track and Field Championships at the National Stadium.