Sarwan ready for Windies captaincy
ST MICHAEL'S, Barbados (Reuters): West Indies vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan said he is ready to take on the role of skipper should he be offered the chance.Current captain Brian Lara is due to retire from one-day cricket at the end of the World Cup...
Blake's coach may decline Jamaica Invitational lane offer
Despite the fact that Yohan Blake has run 10.11 seconds - the fourth fastest time in the world thisyear - his coach, Danny Hawthorne, may not accept a lane offer for the Jamaica International Invitational next month." No, I don't think it's time for that yet...
Hinds on top
WALNUT, California (CMC): Jamaican Korene Hinds won the women's invitational 3,000-metre steeplechase at the 48th Mount San Antonio College (SAC) Relays at the Hilmer Lodge Stadium on Friday night. Hinds clocked nine minutes 39.94 seconds...
Harbour View ready to celebrate
Harbour View turned in a championship performance with an impressive 5-0 thumping of Seba United to virtually seal the Wray and Nephew National Premier League (NPL) title at the Harbour View Mini Stadium yesterday...
Davis' penalty sinks unlucky Waterhouse
Tivoli Gardens drew level with rivals Waterhouse on points following a hard-fought 1-0 win over the dethroned champions in Wray and Nephew Premier League action at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex yesterday. However, the west-Kingston team, now on 45 points, already eliminated...
Wadadah rally to hurt complacent Portmore
LAID-BACK Portmore United yesterday paid the price for complacency, squandering a first-half, two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw against relegated Wadadah at Ferdie Neita Park. Seeking to maintain second place in the standings behind all-but-crowned Harbour View...
Village victorious in scrappy affair
Village United yesterday recorded their second win in succession with a 2-0 defeat over Naggo Head at the Elliston Wakeland Centre in the Wray and Nephew National Premier League. With the win, they inched up to 37 in the points table....
August Town keep soaring
A ruthless August Town stayed focused on mowing down anyone standing between them and moving up the Wray and Nephew National Premier League table following a 3-1 win over Arnett Gardens at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday.
Omega 'A' blow away Speg 'B'
Omega 'A' defeated Speg 'B' 36-17 in the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Western Union 'B' League at the Leila Robinson Courts on Saturday.In the day's other games, Ocho Rios Magic beat Red Challenge 31-21 and Bridgeport got by Hampshire 'B' 32-27....
Ballack goal puts Chelsea in FA Cup final
MANCHESTER, England (AP): Michael Ballack put Chelsea into the FA Cup final by scoring in extra time yesterday and giving his team a 2-1 win over Blackburn. Ballack scored from the left side after Salomon Kalou's shot was blocked in the 109th minute.
Sri Lanka tackle Aussie might
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC): Sri Lanka will aim to halt Australia's juggernaut and secure their semi-final spot when the two teams meet in their Cricket World Cup, Super Eight match today at the National Stadium here.
'We weren't fit enough'
ST. MICHAEL'S, Barbados (Reuters): West Indies team co-ordinator and former captain Clive Lloyd said lack of fitness lay behind the team's failure at the World Cup. The World Cup hosts have lost all four of their games in the second-stage Super Eights and Lloyd believed...
Ireland keep party going
BRIDGETOWN,Barbados (AP): The amateurs of Ireland pulled off another World Cup shock yesterday, beating Test nation Bangladesh by 74 runs.Ireland, which also beat Pakistan in its first World Cup and tied with Zimbabwe, posted its first Super Eights...
Massa rebounds
MANAMA (Reuters):Ferrari's Felipe Massa fired up his Formula One title challenge yesterday with a win from pole position in Bahrain that also made amends for his failure in Malaysia the weekend before."Hopefully we are now back in the fight,"...
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