'Most important goal is gold' - Powell sets sights on lowering world record too
OSAKA (Reuters): Jamaica's Asafa Powell has set his sights on lowering his own 100 metres world record upon arriving in Japan for the World Championships yesterday. The world's fastest man arrived in fighting form ahead of his showdown with American Tyson Gay...
Great start at Para Pan Am
Jamaica have made a fabulous start to the Paralympic Pan Am Games in Brazil, winning three medals - a gold and two silver - on their first days of competition. Meanwhile, the country gained medals on Monday. Alphanso Cunningham claimed gold in the men's Class F53 discus...
Two straight for Jamaica's U-19s cricketers
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC): Jamaica earned a hard-fought victory when they defeated the Leeward Islands in their second round TCL West Indies Cricket Challenge Limited Overs match at the Edgar Gilbert Sports Complex yesterday.Set a revised target of 179...
Murali demands millions from Bedi - Legendary Indian spinner makes 'derogatory' comments about Sri Lankan star
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP): Star cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has demanded millions of dollars (euros) from former Indian spinner Bishan Singh Bedi as damages for making "derogatory" comments questioning Muralitharan's bowling action, an aide said yesterday....
Patient move hurls Anderson to first regional title in senior Caribbean Championships
Those who know Karen Anderson well and watched her gold medal-winning match against Barbadian Karen Meakins in the Senior Caribbean Squash Championships on Monday night must have wondered if they were seeing correctly....
Gayle urges parents to support their cricketing kids
ST. JOHN'S, ANTIGUA: Following calls by West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, his teammate and opening batsman Chris Gayle urged parents to lend greater support to their children who are involved in cricket. Gayle echoed Sarwan's call while speaking at the closing ceremony...
Gomes says he should also be a selector
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (CMC): Trinidad and Tobago youth coach Larry Gomes believes he should be part of the selection panel and says he will make this recommendation to cricket authorities when he returns from the TCL West Indies Under-19 tournament here.
ON THE BOUNDARY - Once again, not one spin bowler in West Indies squad
The first Twenty20 World Cup involving the 12 full member teams plus associates Kenya and Scotland bowls off in South Africa on September 11 and the promise is that for 13 days and 27 matches it will be cricket, lovely cricket, and especially so for those who love to see the ball...
Angry Kallis shelves vice captaincy
DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters): Jacques Kallis has resigned as South Africa's vice-captain following his omission from the country's Twenty20 world championship squad.He also said on Monday he was considering his playing future in the wake of his...
Nadal won't change schedule for No 1 rank
CINCINNATI (Reuters):Spaniard world number two Rafael Nadal said yesterday he would not change his schedule to enhance his prospects of finishing the year in the top spot.Nadal trails Federer by some distance in the rankings which count results...
Tivoli clip Boys' Town
Tivoli Gardens, led by a brace from Troydon White, recorded an exciting 3-2 victory over arch-rivals Boys' Town in zone three of their Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Under-17 competition, at Collie Smith Drive yesterday.
Harbour View tackle Olympic Gardens
Defending champions Harbour View will open the new season against a surging Olympic Gardens, as the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Sherwin Williams Women's League kicks off at Cling Cling Oval at 3:30 p.m. today. Certainly one of the more dominant teams...
Spurs crash to another defeat
LONDON (AP): Everton scored three first-half goals and won its second straight to open the English Premier League season yesterday, claiming a 3-1 victory at Tottenham to hand Spurs their second consecutive loss. Goals by Leon Osman and Alan Stubbs...
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