Maximum security! JFF strengthens safety measures for World Cup matches

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has put in place some strict security and safety measures to make it more efficient to enter the National Stadium for Jamaica's two upcoming CONCACAF World Cup Qualification matches next...

Police to pressure bogus ticket holders

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has promised to arrest anyone found with bogus tickets for Jamaica's two upcoming CONCACAF World Cup Qualification home games next month at the National Stadium."It's a criminal charge, so we will be arresting not...

'Tailored' JUTC system

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will roll into line with the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) World Cup game day plan by increasing public transportation to and from the National Stadium, and on to other communities, specifically Portmore...

'Concrete' Moncrieffe takes shot at confident 'Frog'

Devon 'Concrete' Moncrieffe, the No. 1-ranked boxer in the Wray & Nephew Contender Series, is expected to face a spirited challenge from young Richard 'The Frog' Holmes in the fourth quarter-final contest tonight, at the Chinese Benevolent Association auditorium...

British journalist pens Lara's biography

CAMBRIDGESHIRE, England (CMC): A British newspaper journalist, James Fuller, has written a biography of former West Indies captain Brian Lara, one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Fuller, also a keen...

Majesty's Dunn shooting for national call

Majesty Gardens Legends basketball star Havando Dunn has set his sights on securing a place on Jamaica's team for this year's year's Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) Americas qualifiers, which will...

Price new PLCA general manager

Boys' Town's head coach Andrew Price has been appointed interim general manager of the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) following the departure of Latoya DaCosta.Price's appointment was ratified on Monday...

TTFF may probe missing funds from World Cup

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) has hinted that an investigation could be launched into unaccounted revenues generated by the federation from World Cup...

Allman/Woodford escape, Rockfort relegated on final day

DESPITE being hammered 3-0 by Santos in their final match of the season, Allman/Woodford escaped relegation from the Jamaica National Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA)...

Guyana beat Barbados to advance in regional champs

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC):Guyana staved off a stiff challenge from Barbados to clinch a close encounter 19-17 and advance in the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association's (NACRA) Senior Men 15s Caribbean championship over the weekend....

Donald Quarrie top MultiCare Champs

Defending champions Donald Quarrie High successfully defended their title, emerging overall champions of the MultiCare Track & Field Championships for the second year running, at the 18th annual staging of the meet at G.C.

Mayor pushing for table tennis resurgence in Falmouth

WESTERN BUREAU:TWO DECADES ago, Falmouth, Trelawny, was the undisputed mecca for table tennis in Jamaica, producing some of the biggest exponents of the game to ever represent the country.It is the dream of Mayor Garth Wilkinson...

Bravo's Super Kings march into final

DELHI, India (CMC):DWAYNE BRAVO'S Chennai Super Kings (CSK) scored a convincing 48-run win over Mumbai Indians (MI) to make a grand entry into the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the fifth time in six years yesterday.Bravo rocked the Mumbai...

Dortmund's Goetze doubtful

DORTMUND, Germany (AP): BORUSSIA DORTMUND midfielder Mario Goetze pulled out of training on his comeback from a hamstring injury yesterday, putting his participation in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich in doubt.

Spanish-Jamaican Foundation hits winner for basic schools

The Spanish-JAMAICAN Foundation (SJF) has partnered with Tennis Jamaica to support close to 60 four- and five-year-old students of the Tryall Fund's 'Success by Six' schools in the parish of Hanover who have begun to learn the sport.

Barbados, T&Ttipped to advance

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): RIVALS BARBADOS and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) will play the opening match in the NORCECA second-round Group I four-team qualifiers of the 2014 FIVB Women's World Championship.

United earn EPL record US$93m from broadcasters

LONDON (AP): MANCHESTER UNITED earned a record £60.8 million (US$92.7 million) in Premier League television revenue this season en route to a 20th English title.

Henriques tops World Shoot qualifiers

THE FIRST of three qualifiers to select Jamaica's team to the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) World Championship in the United States next year was held at the Jamaica Rifle and Pistol Club headquarters at Mountain View Avenue, with Orville Henriques of Mandeville taking top spot.

Godolphin scandal widenswith more failed tests

LONDON (AP): THE GODOLPHIN doping scandal deepened Monday with the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announcing that seven more horses have tested positive for steroids, including the winner of the world's oldest classic.

India's court wants action in spot-fixing case

NEW DELHI (AP): India's top court asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday to wrap up in two weeks its investigation into alleged spot-fixing in the ongoing domestic Twenty20 league.

Feathered 'Bolt' yields world record

BRUSSELS (AP): Lightning-fast pigeon Bolt, with a name and pedigree to match, has become the world's most expensive racing bird with his Belgian breeder selling it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman.

Garcia, Woods take shots at each other

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP): Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don't like each other and they're making no effort to disguise their feelings.

'Friendly rivalry' encouraged for UWI Games'

THE 2013 UWI Games was officially launched with an opening ceremony yesterday afternoon at the UWI Bowl, Mona, with Professor Gordon Shirley, pro vice-chancellor and principal, welcoming all the athletes and officials from the three regional UWI campuses who will compete in the eight-day championships.

Rivoli, August Town set for dogfight at Oval

Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Super League champions August Town will be looking to extend their advantage in the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) All-Island Confederation play-offs, when they tackle Rivoli United at Spanish Town Prison Oval, starting at 5 p.m. today.

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