Boyz, SA in dreary draw
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa:A controversial re-fereeing decision not to award Jamaica a goal after a shot from striker Dane Richards appeared to have crossed the goal line; coupled with two huge saves by goalkeeper, Dwayne Miller, highlighted a goalless draw...

Gayle leaving tour to visit ill mother
BRISBANE, Australia (CMC):Talismanic West Indies captain Chris Gayle will return home today from the tour of Australia to attend to his mother who has fallen seriously ill in Jamaica.The 29-year-old will now miss the opening four-day match against...

Burrell: Maradona was extremely humble
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa: The humility displayed by Argentina football coach Diego Maradona made a telling impression on FIFA's disciplinary committee and subsequently a softer penalty, following his tirade at at journalists after a World Cup qualifying match...

Palmer takes triple
Garron Palmer won the 'triple crown' in the Open Division of the Tastee Limited and National Baking Company-sponsored Chinese Benevolent Association's (CBA) tournament which ended Monday night at the CBA, 176 Old Hope Road. He defeated John Martin...

St James, Glenmuir in big clash
Western Bureau:The big Group One clash between champions St. James High and Ben Francis KO champion Glenmuir at Jarrett Park, in Montego Bay, is poised to take centre stage when action resumes in the quarter-final round of the 2009 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel ...

All set for Lime finals
The 2009 three-day Lime Inter-Secondary Schools National Tennis Finals will serve off tomorrow with several exciting matches at Tennis Jamaica's Eric Bell Tennis Centre and the Liguanea Club. All the top tennis playing schools from across the island will...

Brazil ease past Oman
MUSCAT, Oman (AP): An opportunistic strike from Villareal hitman Nilmar and a Hassan Mudhaffar own goal earned Brazil a 2-0 victory over Oman at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex yesterday. Nilmar's poaching instincts gave Brazil the lead in the fourth...