Lara lashes top batsmen, says we are'... Putting rope around our own necks'
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (Reuters): A disappointed West Indies captain Brian Lara blamed his batsmen for "putting the rope around our own necks" after the hosts lost to New Zealand in their World Cup Super Eights match on Thursday.
Gamble on Secret Hideaway
The two-year-old maiden special for the Percival Martin Memorial Cup over the straight five course and the $2450,000-$210,000 claiming race for the Mortimer 'Morty' Heron Memorial Cup over 1820 metres, are the co-features...
Holding blasts WI selection
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): EX-WEST Indies fast bowler Michael Holding has blasted the decision by West Indies to include an extra batsman at the expense of a second strike bowler in their Super Eight match against New Zealand Thursday.
Tight race for Super League title
Police National, Meadhaven and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) are all within striking distance for championship honours as the penultimate round of the KSAFA Super League continues today. First-place Police National are away to...
Russell rejoins Davis Cup team
JAMAICAN DAVIS Cup mainstay Ryan Russell will return to the national fold next week when the island hosts the Netherland Antilles in an Americas Zone Group Two relegation clash at the refurbished Eric Bell Tennis Centre...
Don't show replays after posting dividends
Over the last few weeks, my colleague, Ainsley 'Jimmie' Walters and I have been looking at various issues affecting, in a negative way, the punters' enjoyment of the local version of the Sport of Kings.Between us, we have examined issues such as what...
Holmwood, C'bar eye Champs crown - ... Blake dethrones Rose in record 100m dash
On a day when St. Jago High's Yohan Blake brought down the house with a sensational boys' Class One 100-metre win over two-time defending champion Remaldo Rose of Camperdown, Kingston College's (KC) Kerion Stewart and Holmwood's Taneisha Blair...
Bellefield's Campbell planned for record
Bellefield High cannot win Champs, but distance runner Kemoy Campbell is determined to put them on the map.Campbell was in fine form on yesterday's third day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys & Girls Athletics Championships, destroying the field to...
Chappell pressures Tendulkar
MUMBAI, India (Reuters):Former Australian captain Ian Chappell has said India's premier batsman Sachin Tendulkar should review his future in cricket before someone else is forced to make the decision for him."At the moment, he looks like a player...
England secure win
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP):Another significant middle-order innings from Paul Collingwood and Andrew Flintoff's best all-round performance of this World Cup helped England start its Super Eight campaign with a 48-run win over Ireland...
Aussies confident, but wary of Bangladesh
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (Reuters): Australia's World Cup captain Ricky Ponting could be forgiven for a hint of exasperation yesterday when he was reminded of his team's shock loss to Bangladesh in Cardiff two years ago.
Guyanaofficialsbuoyant
GEORGETOWN (CMC):Local Organising Com-mittee and sports officials here have remained upbeat following the country's hosting of its first-ever Cricket World Cup match Wednesday.South Africa and Sri Lanka opened Guyana's chapter of the...
Sri Lanka looking to blaze WI
GEORGETOWN, Guyana(Reuters):Sri Lanka aim to reclaim their swashbuckling image in their World Cup Super Eight match against West Indies in Georgetown tomorrow."There are two points on offer, and we want to make sure we give 100 per cent and play the...
Dejected Kumble quits ODIs
MUMBAI, India (Reuters):India's most successful bowler Anil Kumble said he was disappointed the team had failed to live up to expectation at the World Cup.Touted as favourites back home, the 2003 finalists returned from the Caribbean on Thursday after...
Holding blasts WI selection
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): EX-WEST Indies fast bowler Michael Holding has blasted the decision by West Indies to include an extra batsman at the expense of a second strike bowler in their Super Eight match against New Zealand Thursday.
In search of lost knowledge
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN Jamaica and Antigua, the West Indies lost the knowledge of how to play one-day cricket.I don't know if they left it at their Kingston hotel, in the plane's luggage compartment or even at the...
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