Cornwall College thrash Green Pond 5-0
WESTERN BUREAU: MANY-TIME champions Cornwall College, who started their campaign with 1-1 draw last Saturday, were on fire yesterday, spanking newcomers Green Pond High 5-0 in their Zone A ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup fixture at Cornwall...
Mills hits back at 'foolish' criticism of Bolt
GLEN MILLS, coach of track and field's new hero, Usain Bolt, has hit back at criticisms made against his charge by saying if there was ever a clean athlete, it's his champion sprinter.Bolt won three gold medals and set three world records at the Beijing Olympics...
Barnes eyes the Caribbean Cup
WHILE HE remains hopeful Jamaica will revive their chances in World Cup qualification, Reggae Boyz head coach-in-waiting, John Charles Bryan Barnes, is focussing his attention on the Digicel Caribbean Cup. The finals of that competition will be played here...
Simoes' dismissal was the right decision
The REACTION ranged from nods of approval to flowing tears to scathing criticism of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) following the dismissal of Brazilian technical director René Simoes last week but, let's face it folks, the decision was the right...
Villarreal, Manchester United in 0-0 stalemate
LONDON (AP): VILLARREAL HELD defending champions Manchester United to a 0-0 Champions League draw and a referee sent off the wrong player in Aalborg's goalless tie at Celtic.On another night of surprises and comebacks, Arsenal snatched a late equaliser...
Two Jamaicans in Windies' women's senior team
TWO JAMAICAN players were yesterday named to represent the West Indies senior women's cricket team for their upcoming tours of Pakistan and Sri Lanka. They are Eltham High's Stafanie Taylor and former Dunoon Technical student Shanel Daley.
Best is yet to come - Fraser
OLYMPIC 100-METRES champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser, believes hard work was what brought her Beijing success, and she is not done yet.Fraser, the first Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Games 100m title - running 10.78 seconds, hinted at bettering that mark and challenging...
Tour de France still not over? - 'Suspicious' samples being tested
PARIS (AP):SEVERAL TOUR de France riders are having their blood samples retested for traces of the banned blood booster EPO, the head of the French Anti-Doping Agency said yesterday. AFLD chief Pierre Bordry told The Associated Press that the testing involved riders ...
Games close with lavish ceremony
BEIJING (AP): BEIJING CAPPED its six-week run as the centre of world sports, ushering out the Paralympic Games yesterday with a lavish closing ceremony.The ceremony marked the end of seven intensive years of preparations and US$40 billion in spending...
Positive signs from Symonds
CANBERRA, Australia (AP): AUSTRALIA CAPTAIN Ricky Ponting believes discarded allrounder Andrew Symonds is displaying the right attitude in his effort to return to international cricket.Symonds was expelled from Australia's squad during the limited-overs...
Bangladesh to ban rebel players
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP):THE BANGLADESH Cricket Board (BCB) will ban rebel players from playing for the country for 10 years if they take part in any unsanctioned tournament, an official said yesterday.The decision came at an emergency meeting to formulate...
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