Barnes saw it coming... but coach 'disappointed' he was cut ahead of Gold Cup
GIVEN the financial position of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), John Barnes had resigned himself to the fact that his contract as head coach of the Reggae Boyz would not have been extended.What he wasn't counting on though...
Austin eyes move to Aston Villa
English Premier League giants Aston Villa are weighing up a bid for Jamaica's ace central midfielder, Rodolph Austin, following the transfer of Gareth Barry to Manchester United. The 24-year-old Austin, who plied his trade locally for Portmore United...
Dyson urges caution after huge win
NOTTINGHAM, England (CMC): Most West Indies fans were thrilled to see and hear that their side had conquered a quality team like Australia in their opening match last Saturday in the ICC World Twenty20 Championship. But their coach, John Dyson, has urged...
Sri Lanka knock out Australia
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP): Australia have been knocked out of the Twenty20 World Cup after they lost by six wickets to Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge yesterday. Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a superb 53 from 32 balls and captain Kumar Sangakkara was unbeaten...
Watson chases Derby dream with He's Really OK
From the moment he became a trainer, Frederick Watson says his dream was to win the Derby.That dream could become a reality on Saturday as Watson saddles one of the fancied runners, HE'S REALLY OK, in the 89th running of the premier classic...
Jamaica Olympic stars winless in Oregon
EUGENE, Oregon (CMC): In-form American sprinter, Michael Rodgers, ran a world-leading 9.94 seconds and there were no Caribbean wins at the 2009 Prefontaine Classic IAAF Grand Prix meeting at Hayward Field on Sunday. Jamaica's former world 100-metre...
JNA going all out to secure funding for WYNC
With less than two months to go before the start of the World Youth Netball Championships (WYNC), Sonia Hamilton, chief executive officer of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA), said they are still in need of another $7 million to send the team...
'It was one of my best innings'
Kingston Tigers' wicketkeeper batsman, Chadwick Walton, continued his fine form this season when he slammed a majestic 179 not out against Melbourne Kangaroos, albeit in a losing cause for first-innings points, in their Jamaica Super Cricket League...
Lee's miss proves costly
LOS ANGELES (AP): Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers made the most of their second chance on Sunday, beating Orlando 101-96 in overtime to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals series. Orlando rookie Courtney Lee missed a potential winning lay-up...
Schoolers round-up
Favourites STETHS defeated York Castle by eight wickets to retain the title and claim their third cricket crown for the season.