West Indies are maturing - Manager
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): WEST INDIES team manager Omar Khan said on Tuesday the West Indies team were maturing and he was expecting a good contest against world champions Australia. The Aussies are in the Caribbean for a series of three Tests, five...
Russia's Zenit defeat Rangers for UEFA Cup
MANCHESTER, England(AP): RUSSIA IS becoming a growing force in European club soccer. Zenit St. Petersburg won their first European trophy - and Russia's second - by beating Rangers 2-0 yesterday in the UEFA Cup final. Three years ago, CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup title...
WISYNCO boosts prep schools champs
THE JAMAICA Independent Schools Association (JISA) Preparatory Schools track and field championships have received a boost as WISYNCO Group Limited, through its affiliate brand Bigga Soft Drinks, has raised the bar by sponsoring...
Ayre aims to rebound this year
DETERMINED TO put last year's disappointments behind him, national 400m champion Sanjay Ayre appears set for great things this Olympic year.Ayre, who at age 20, along with Gregory Haughton, Michael Blackwood, Danny...
Athletes get ready for Chinese culture
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AP):SLURPING AND burping at the dinner table is OK. Always use both hands to present somebody a business card. And as for those public toilets (or lack thereof), make sure you bring your own tissues. Three months from now, Olympic athletes...
McGregor taking strides towards Beijing
THE OLYMPIC Games are less than three months away and 2007 national long jump silver medallist, Herbert McGregor, has his eyes firmly set on representing Jamaica in Beijing. The 25-year-old athlete showed impressive form at the Conseil General de la Martinique Grand Prix...
Simoes on the hunt for football talent
DESPITE COMMENDABLE work done by the new Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) administration since taking office, the problem of the Reggae Boyz' lowly ranking on the international stage continues to be a sore point for fans and players alike.A little more...
Game, set match for Ace Henin
LIMELETTE, Belgium (AP): JUSTINE HENIN retired from tennis yesterday, an abrupt ending to a career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and leaves while ranked No.1. The 25-year-old Belgian made the surprising announcement ...
Sorenstam puts down her clubs
CLIFTON, New Jersey (AP): ANNIKA SORENSTAM has few peers on the LPGA Tour after one of the brightest careers in golf. So when it was time to announce her retirement, she drew a parallel to a star in a different sport. Sorenstam recalled what NFL's Green Bay Packers...
Jamaicans look to shine at NJCAA
SEVERAL UNITED States-based Jamaican collegiate athletes will be hoping to end their outdoor season on a high note when the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) outdoor championships begin today at the South Plains University campus...
Powerful team set for Island Games
WORLD YOUTH silver medal-lists Meisha-Gaye DaCosta, Latoya McDermott and national junior 110m hurdles champion Kieron Stewart head a strong 17-member Jamaican delegation for next month's Island Games in New York. DaCosta and McDermott, who took silver in...
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