Costa Rica friendly swells Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) coffers
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is reporting a gross profit of $30 million from the friendly international against Costa Rica, staged last Wednesday at the National Stadium. The preliminary figures released include ticket sales, sponsorship and broadcast rights....
Low ranking, big problems for Jamaica's Reggae Boyz
HOME-GROWN Reggae Boyz in England are playing on thin ice as they will all become ineligible for work permits if Jamaica does not improve its FIFA ranking of 98 before their existing contracts expire. The scenario is even more precarious for young players back home...
Kingston College (KC), edge Ardenne in nail-biter
Kingston College (KC) rallied to edge Ardenne High 48-47 yesterday at the National Stadium courts in the Under-19 category of the ISSA/KFC Southern Conference High School Basketball League.Omari Green led the way for 'The Purples' with his 21-points, which included a jaw-dropping slam...
Primary kids get mental training
More than 40 students from 16 primary schools received lessons in sports psychology, during a session put on by the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS), held at the National Arena, yesterday. One of the instructors at the seminar, which was being held in Jamaica for the first time...
FIFA overturns Warner's decision
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC):FIFA, the world's governing body for football, has overturned the decision taken by CONCACAF president, Jack Warner to suspend the local association board and replace it with an interim committee. Following Warner's decision last month...
More than the money - Bravo
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo says money is not the motivating factor for Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) in the cash-rich Stanford Twenty20 tournament.Bravo, who recently returned from the West Indies' tour of South Africa...
Miracle Man retired to stud
MIRACLE MAN, widely regarded as the best native-bred horse to race at Caymanas Park by virtue of his memorable victory in Puerto Rico 14 months ago, has been retired to stud by his owner, Joseph 'Fudgie' Duany. Trained by the veteran 'Hall of Famer' Allan 'Billy' Williams...
Romez derails Pick-9
Thanks to a 15-1 upset by ROMEZ, his second upset win in 10 days, the Pick-9 had no taker at Caymanas Park on Saturday.The carryover to this Saturday is $1 million.In an eventful race, ROMEZ actually went down fighting to the 4-1 chance MEDICAL...
Impressive winner Shahid among eight claimed
SHAHID, who won the sixth race in fine style at Caymanas Park on Saturday, was among eight horses claimed on the 11-race programme.The nine-year-old horse was taken from trainer Wesley Perkins for $210,000 by trainer Richard Donaldson on behalf of Alvin Scharschmidt. ...
Arsenal go five clear
LONDON (AP): Philippe Senderos and Emmanuel Adebayor scored yesterday to give Arsenal a 2-0 win over Blackburn that moved the Gunners five points clear atop the English Premier League.The Switzerland defender headed a fourth-minute corner for just his second goal...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - A gesture, a picture to remember
When I was a boy, cricket was the game of gentlemen - or so it was said.Cricket was the game, particularly of rural folks, and of all the games I played, or attempted to play in those days and long before I became a teenager, cricket was the one I was encouraged to play by my father and my mother.
Jamaica score narrow victory over STETHS XI
Jamaica's 20/20 squad defeated a St Elizabeth Technical XI by 16 runs in an exciting fund-raising game hosted in Santa Cruz on Sunday. Jamaica, batting first on a pitch made slower because of rain the previous day, mined 135 for six...
Bermuda plunge to record low
COOLIDGE, Antigua: Defending champions Guyana marched into the quarter-final round of the Stanford 20/20 tournament after disposing of Bermuda by nine wickets at the Stanford Cricket Ground on Sunday night. Guyana joined Jamaica, Antigua & Barbuda, Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent...
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