Top eight decided
LUCAS, ST. THOMAS and Manchester booked their places in the quarter-finals of the All-island limited overs competition following fifth-round victories, yesterday.
TENNIS: UNITED STATES OPEN: Federer, Djokovic in Open showdown
NEW YORK (AP):ROGER FEDERER moved within one victory of his fourth straight United States Open title, beating number four Nikolay Davydenko 7-5, 6-1, 7-5, yesterday, to stretch his winning streak at Flushing Meadows to...
Media bashes France after shock Cup loss
PARIS (AP):LOSING THE opening game of the Rugby World Cup to Argentina was bad enough.
Tough task ahead for Italy
LONDON (AP):ITALY MADE their bid to qualify for next year's European Championship a lot more difficult yesterday, and England made it much more likely.
Sluggish England defeat the US
LENS, France (AP):OLLY BARKLEY scored a try in 18 points as England beat the United States 28-10 yesterday in a stuttering start to the defence of their Rugby World Cup title.
La Reina stops Distinctly Irish at last
THE LIGHTLY weighted LA REINA used her pace to best advantage at Caymanas Park, yesterday, humbling leading 'Horse of the Year' contender DISTINCTLY IRISH in the Viceroy Trophy grade one feature over 1800 metres.
Samuels slams West Indies past outclassed Kenyans
BENONI, South Africa (CMC):MARLON SAMUELS' whirlwind half-century lifted the West Indiesto an uncomplicated, six-wicket win over Kenya in their opening warm-up match, ahead of next week's Twenty20 World Cup.
Akhtar says he hit out after family slur
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP):CONTROVERSIAL PAKISTANI cricketer Shoaib Akhtar said yesterday he acciden-tally hit fellow fast bowler Mohammad Asif with a bat during a fight with another teammate, Shahid Afridi, who had insulted his family.
England take series 4-3
LONDON (AP):KEVIN PIETERSEN and Paul Collingwood guided England to a seven-wicket win over India at Lord's, yesterday, and a 4-3 win in the one-day international series.
Collie Smith - one to remember
WEST INDIES cricket has been blessed with many great players.
Alonso focused on third crown
MONZA, Italy (AP):FERNANDO ALONSO isn't letting his team's involvement in an ongoing spy scandal get in the way of his quest to win a third straight Formula One title.
Witter retains WBC title
DONCASTER, England (AP):JUNIOR WITTER retained his WBC light-welterweight belt on Friday night, downing Guyanese challenger Vivian Harris with a seventh-round knockout.
Jackson plans to broaden women's scope in sports
JAMAICAN OLYMPIC silver medallist Grace Jackson, recently elected to the IAAF Women's Committee, has already set her sights on helping to increase the involvement of women in sport.
Wallabies jump all over Japan
LYON, France (AP):ROCKY ELSOM scored three tries in Australia's opening 91-3 World Cup win yesterday, when the Wallabies were more focused on ticking all the boxes, than how the scoreline looked.
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