Portmore Missionary out front
PORTMORE MISSIONARY are the early leaders after the opening day of the 2008 Inter-Prep Schools' Track & Field Championships at the National Stadium. After two finals, Portmore Missionary were out front with 18.5 points, ahead of Hydel (14) and Quest (10). Our Lady of the Angels...
Simoes to continue experiments
NATIONAL TECHNICAL director René Simoes said he would continue his mix-and-match process ahead of the crucial World Cup qualifiers later this month as the team departed the island yesterday for two friendly internationals against Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada....
Hot Chanderpaul moves up test rankings
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): PROLIFIC WEST Indies left-hander Shivnarine has broken into the top five of the International Cricket Council (ICC) batting rankings for the first time.On the crest of a wave of good form, Chanderpaul is now the number-five batsman...
Breese to the rescue as Durham reach semis
CHESTER-LE-STREET, Durham(CMC):JAMAICAN ALL-ROUNDER Gareth Breese kept his composure and guided defending champions Durham to a tense one-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire in their Friends Provident Trophy quarter-final match on Wednesday.Breese...
FROM THE BOUNDARY - Chanderpaul, Sarwan brace the West Indies
THE SECOND Test between the West Indies and Australia ended in Antigua on Tuesday and, once again, hats off to the West Indies. Especially to their batsmen and more so to Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan for another wonderful...
Home for Boyz, Girlz upgraded
AS THE Reggae Boyz and Girlz continue their World Cup qualification campaigns they will be able to rest more comfortably thanks to Unicomer Jamaica Limited (trading as Courts) following the $4 million refur-bishing of their official residence...
Justin Vaz sweeps Hi-Pro Grand Prix and EFJ League
The Equestrian Federation of Jamaica kicked off its 2008 showjumping season with the first leg of the Hi-Pro Grand Prix and the EFJ League competition at the Kingston Polo Club and Equestrian Centre, Caymanas Estates, recently. Picking up where he left...
Sammy Oh So to rebound
Tomorrow's annual 'Hall of Fame' race meet, hosted by the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC), offers a whopping Pick-9 carryover of $5.67 million, and with heavy betting anticipated, a payout in excess of $7.5 million looks a real possibility...
I would play for Real Madrid - Ronaldo
NEUCHATEL, Switzerland (AP): CRISTIANO RONALDO would like to play for Real Madrid if the Spanish club is indeed willing to open up its bank account. "Yes, I would like to play for Real Madrid," Ronaldo told Brazil's Terra website yesterday...
Germany tipped for Euro '08
VIENNA, Austria (AP): THIS MONTH'S wide open European Championship field has nine teams that look capable of winning the title, including defending champions Greece, who are out to prove that their surprise triumph four years ago in Portugal was no fluke...
Mexico go down 4-1 to Argentina
SAN DIEGO (AP):ARGENTINA BEAT Mexico 4-1 in a friendly on Wednesday night, inflicting a defeat upon the Central American nation in their first game since Sven-Goran Eriksson was appointed coach. Former England manager Eriksson was only in the stands for for the game...
Oh brother, Safina into Open final
PARIS (AP): DINARA SAFINA needs only one more win to join her older brother as a Grand Slam champion, and she'll try for it tomorrow against Ana Ivanovic in the French Open final. Dispensing with the come-from-behind drama of her previous two matches,...
Mon Fils the odd man out in semi-final action
PARIS (AP): ONLY ONE of the men in the French Open semi-finals celebrated a victory this week with a dance move popularised by US rapper Soulja Boy's hit song Crank Dat. Only one showed up at a news conference wearing a Miami Hurricanes football...
Stanley Cup returns to Hockeytown
PITTSBURGH (AP): HOCKEYTOWN IS home to the Stanley Cup - again.Using a little Motown magic on the road, the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in 11 seasons with a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of the NHL...
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