50m test for Jamaica stars
NEW YORK CITY, United States: A trio of elite Jamaican sprinters will get an early-season test over virgin distance when they climax tomorrow's US Open Track & Field meet at Madison Square Garden here...
Free up Sunday racing - Chin
With four Sunday meets scheduled for Caymanas Park this year, the first on January 29, president of the United Bookmakers Association (UBA) Xavier Chin is urging the new Government to reverse the decision of the previous...
More than 3,500 athletes to compete at Gibson Relays
Athletes from at least eight overseas countries, 120 high schools and approximately 40 clubs and institutions are expected to descend on the National Stadium for the 36th staging of the Gibson Relays. The relay carnival, which will be staged on February 25...
Ganga sidelined
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):Injury has sidelined Daren Ganga for Trinidad & Tobago's opening match in the Regional 4-day tournament against Combined Campuses & Colleges, starting on February 3 at the Three Ws Oval in Barbados...
Rafa rules Roger in Aussie semi
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): Rafael Nadal outlasted Roger Federer 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in an Australian Open semi-final last night, the long-time rivals playing with the intensity normally displayed when meeting in a Grand Slam final....
Sergeon okay after surgery
Jamaica's lone female jockey, Georgina Sergeon, who was hurt in a spill in the seventh race at Caymanas Park last Saturday and had to be hospitalised, is recovering from surgery at the University of the West Indies Hospital.....
Confusion in Guyana as two squads are named for 4-dayers
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC):Guyana face the prospect of missing out on the regional four-day tournament which begins next month as confusion continued to reign in the management of the sport in the country.Both the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), the...
Chess boss moves to control early draws
Volume 1. It was a bittersweet taste with the requisite drama that ended the fifth INC-sponsored John Powell Memorial tournament at the Chrystar Villas Hotel on Sunday. Overshadowing the winner of the event ...
Once more unto the breach ...
The racing industry must be the most maligned and misunderstood activity in the country. The responsibility for this industry has always been vested with the Ministry of Finance. My understanding is that this has been so because of the thought that it was a major source...
Stick with classy Rio Cobre in 9th
With horses such as STORYOFMYLIFE and CLASSIC BEAU scoring upsets at Caymanas Park last Saturday, the Pick-9 eluded punters and offers a million-dollar carryover tomorrow.It embraces races two to 10, while the first Super-6...
Liverpool have no time to relax
LONDON (AP): With Manchester United visiting Anfield tomorrow in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Liverpool's players have no time to sit back and congratulate each other on their League Cup semi-final win over Manchester City....
Twitter trouble
LONDON (AP):Predicting the outcome of football matches on Twitter could land players in trouble, as the English football authorities are wary they could be seen to be providing inside betting information.Queens Park Rangers captain Joey...