A new era dawns for the Reggae Boyz
WITH MANY goals to achieve, Jamaica's Reggae Boyz aim to take apart Costa Rica in a friendly international bearing real trial proportions at 'The Office', tonight. Two persons who have served the country's football well over contrasting periods in the past - technical director...
Medford to assess talent
COSTA RICA coach, Hernan Medford, insists that getting a chance to look at the performance of several players in tonight's friendly against Jamaica will be more important than going for a win. "A win is always important but for me it is more important to get a chance to look at few players ...
Oberlin High retain crown
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Oberlin High successfully defended their Eastern Secondary Schools Sports Association/Jamaica National/ Jamaica Public Service/Juciful Athletics trophy at the end of the two-day event at the National Stadium, yesterday. Oberlin, with 574 points...
Wealth of talent for selection
IMAGINE RICARDO Fuller starting on the bench, or Marlon King, an Ian 'Pepe' Goodison, a Jermaine Hue, or even Luton Shelton. Actually, the list of players lined up in the 24-member squad - 13 of them overseas-based with solid international and professional experience...
King feels good back in Office
AT MONDAY night's practice session at the National Stadium, Marlon King showed no signs of the frustration he expressed a year ago after he was banned from playing for Jamaica. With a calm smile and a twinkle in his eye, King said bygones are bygones....
Tobago for Ash Wednesday Trophy
SMALL FIELDS are the order of the day on the holiday programme at Caymanas Park featuring the Ash Wednesday Trophy overnight allowance race over 1300 metres. With only eight races scheduled today, post time is 2:05 p.m. Only 59 horses have been declared and this small number is due...
Jamaica open their 20/20 campaign tonight
COOLIDGE, Antigua: JAMAICA'S CRICKETERS open their quest for title honours tonight against Bahamas at the US$1 million Stanford 20/20 tournament at the Stanford Cricket Ground. Jamaica captain Tamar Lambert said his team was ready but would not be taking anything for granted...
Tivoli confident despite loss
DESPITE LOSING 0-1 to home team St Georges on Sunday, Tivoli Gardens' coach, Desmond Francis, is optimistic about his team's chances of winning the second end-of-round final against Waterhouse. According to coach Francis, the distance travelled by the West Kingston team to Portland...
Croatia tackle Netherlands in international friendly
LONDON (AP): CROATIA HAVE the chance to prove the form that brought them qualification for this year's European Championship was no fluke when they host the Netherlands in a friendly today. Croatia eliminated England to win their qualifying group, but now have what could be an even bigger...
All-rounder Mascarenhas steers England ahead of Kiwis
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP): DIMITRI MASCARENHAS scored 31, took two wickets, claimed a catch and effected a run out in England's 32-run win over New Zealand yesterday in the first of two Twenty20 internationals.Macarenhas' score, surpassed only by Kevin Pietersen...
Showers drench second match
BRISBANE (AP) RAIN STARTED immediately after India posted 267 for four against Sri Lanka, yesterday and continued until umpires called off a second match in the limited-overs tri-series without a result. Guatam Gambhir made an unbeaten 102 from 101 balls...
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