Jamaica hammered in 20/20 final
COOLIDGE, Antigua: In a one-sided contest, Jamaica were embarrassed by Trinidad & Tobago in last night's Stanford 20/20 final at the Stanford Cricket Ground. Jamaica were blown away for 91 in 16.4 overs, to which Trinidad & Tobago emphatically replied with 94 for one in 9.2 overs....
Focus on money affected chances in '06 - Gayle
COOLIDGE, Antigua): PARTICULAR focus on the monetary prize and not cricket itself was hinted as the reason Jamaica, the region's strongest team on paper, lost the inaugural Stanford 20/20 tournament in 2006. Jamaica were eliminated by eventual winners...
Villa, Blackburn triumph
LONDON (AP): Ashley Young and Marlon Harewood scored a goal each yesterday to lead Aston Villa over Reading 2-1 in the Barclays English Premier League and keep the team in contention for a spot in the Champions League, and Blackburn outplayed relegation-threatened ...
Eduardo determined to recover
LONDON (AP): Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva is determined to overcome the fracture of his leg and ankle, which has ruled him out for the rest of the season and the European Championship."I am unsure at the moment of the extent of the injury ...
Vernal double sinks Seba
A double strike from marksman George Vernal carried home team Boys' Town to a 2-0 win over Seba United in the third round of the Cash Plus Premier League, at Collie Smith Drive yesterday. Vernal scored in the 33rd and 89th minutes to move his team to 35 points...
St Jago smash 4x400m record
St Jago High School's boys ended the 32nd running of the Gibson Relays on a high note at the National Stadium last Saturday night. The Spanish Town-based school, led by the outstanding Yohan Blake, smashed the one-year-old 4x400m Open record, clocking 3:08.32 to go under...
Williams strikes top form in 60m
FOLLOWING a sluggish start to the Indoor season, former Convent of Mercy (Alpha) Academy athlete, Shermaine Williams, finally struck top form to score an impressive win on Saturday at the Virginia Tech Challenge Meet. Williams, who came to the United States in January ...
Waterhouse rally for draw
WATERHOUSE yesterday rallied from a horrible first 30 minutes, during which they conceded a second-minute goal, to draw 1-1 against league leaders Portmore United in their third-round Cash Plus Premier League match-up at Drewsland...
Arnett leapfrog Sporting with thumping win
Arnett Gardens recorded an impressive workman-like 4-0 victory over Sporting Central Academy in their Cash Plus Premier League game at Brancourt yesterday. Victory lifted Arnett to 28 points, while Sporting remain on 26. Arnett took the lead in the 11th minute when Onandi Lowe...
Tivoli break out of slump
Tivoli Gardens, despite missing a penalty, snapped out of a three-game slump, returning to winning ways against bottom-place August Town following a 2-0 win at the Edward Seaga Stadium in the Cash Plus Premier League yesterday. Following a run of impressive form...
Stoppage time goal rescues Harbour View
Harbour View's substitute Andre Fagan denied Reno a rare win against front-running teams in the Cash Plus Premier League when he scored in the second minute of stoppage time for the game to end 2-2 yesterday at St Elizabeth Technical High School....
Sharapova revs up streak with Qatar title
DOHA, Qatar (AP): Maria Sharapova stretched her unbeaten streak to 12 matches and won her 18th career title yesterday by defeating Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 in the Qatar Open final. The Australian Open champion is 12-0 this season, and 9-0 in her career in Doha...
Lee's fiver denies India
SYDNEY, Australia (AP): Fast bowler Brett Lee took five wickets, including three in seven balls late in the innings, to help Australia beat India by 18 runs in a free-scoring tri-series limited-overs match yesterday.Led by captain Ricky Ponting's 124...
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