Melbourne arrest Police with 118-run win
CAPTAIN CARLTON Baugh Jr. scored a match-winning century to steer Melbourne to an easy 118-run win over Police in yesterday's final of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) limited-overs competition at Sabina Park.
England trip pays off for quick learner
THE ART to being a good cricketer is not just to bowl and take a lot of wickets. Nor is it just to make a lot of runs, as there are many other things behind success in the game, according to West Indies paceman Daren...
Twenty20 set to turn cricket upside down
FIVE YEARS ago, when Twenty20 cricket was first played in England it was considered a joke, by 2004 the final at Edgbaston attracted a huge crowd, and three years later the recently concluded inaugural ICC World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa was a...
Shaw not horsing around - To take a serious look at Caymanas divestment
MINISTER OF Finance Audley Shaw on Thursday night hinted that divestment of Caymanas Park or diversification of its present offering, horseracing, would be pursued by the new government in a bid to attract investors to...
Whole new ball game
THE 2007-2008 Premier League under a new name, with a new format and more money on offer, begins today with a full schedule of games.Now known as the Cash Plus Premier League (CPPL), the competition will see newly-promoted...
Jamaica College too hot for St Jago
JAMAICA COLLEGE (JC), led by a hat-trick from Robert Palmer, drubbed St. Jago 5-0 in yesterday's round of matches in Inter Secondary Schools Association (ISSA)/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup competition at Old Hope Road.
CC down Vere, Glenmuir maul Tacius
WESTERN BUREAU:CLARENDON COLLEGE blunted the challenge of Vere Technical in their much-hyped ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup Zone H clash yesterday when goals by Tamar Pascoe (two), Timar Malcolm and Andre Campbell gave them a big...
Alpha Lupa storms home
COMING FROM a seemingly hopeless position in the backstretch, ALPHA LUPA exploded in the last furlong to win the third running of the $1 million CTL Imported Stakes (open allowance) over 1400 metres at Caymanas Park...
Powell ponders sprint double
YOKOHAMA, Japan, (Reuters): JAMAICA'S 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell may attempt a sprint double at the 2008 Beijing Olympics - even though he hates the 200."I'm still not sure about it," Powell said yesterday.
Rain puts damper on strong Aussie start
BANGALORE, India, (Reuters): RAIN FORCED the first one-dayer between India and Australia to be abandoned yesterday after Michael Clarke hit a career-best 130 to give the touring world champions strong victory hopes.India, replying to Australia's 307 for...
'Jump up' Talbert's title up for grabs
TODAY SIGNALS the start of the new-look Foska Oats/Jamdammers Grand Prix Road Race Series but Wainard 'Jump-up' Talbert will not be around to defend his title.Talbert is off the island on personal business.
Chelsea booed after draw
LONDON, (Reuters): ENGLAND SKIPPER John Terry went off with a depressed fracture of his cheekbone, Didier Drogba was sent off and Chelsea were booed off after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Fulham in the west London derby yesterday.Terry went off after...
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