It's not an easy road - Simoes
A ROUGH road lies ahead of Jamaica's Reggae Boyz as they embark on the next phase of their World Cup qualification campaign, one that, in the opinion of technical director René Simoes, could very well be the end of the journey if the team does not improve in several...
Asafa says no 'clash' with Bolt
ASAFA POWELL, the former world 100-metre record holder, warned there would be no clash with Usain Bolt at this weekend's National Championships to be held at the National Stadium. The men's 100m is scheduled to run off tomorrow but Powell and Bolt, the...
Reggae Boyz wishing for a stroke of magic
PICTURE JAMAICA in any of these third-round CONCACAF World Cup-qualifying semi-final groupings: One - Cuba, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States; or Three - Costa Rica, Haiti, El Salvador and Suriname. With two countries certain to...
Confident Sherone ready for trials
GRADUALLY RESURRECTING her career after a forgettable 2007, 2006 Commonwealth Games 200-metre champion Sherone Simpson is entering this weekend's National Olympic trials with growing confidence. Following a disastrous season in which injury derailed the momentum she had built in 2006...
Wider variety of events for National Championships
THE DREAMS of Jamaican athletes aiming for the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, will start being realised tomorrow with the staging of the three-day National Championships at the National Stadium. Ludlow Watts, chairman of the organising committee, at a press conference...
Germany down game Turkey
BASEL, Switzerland (AP): PHILIPP LAHM ended Turkey's storybook run in the European Championship yesterday by scoring a 90th-minute goal to give Germany a 3-2 semi-final victory and keep them on target for a record fourth title. With two goals in the final...
Nasatol storms home to another win
NASATOL, TRAINER Robert Darby's tough, seven-year-old grey gelding, yesterday scored a battling victory at his pet trip of 1,000 metres straight, notching his 19th win from 60 starts at Caymanas Park. Partnered by champion jockey Omar Walker, NASATOL stalked the pace set...
No 'djoke', top Serb out
WIMBLEDON, England (AP): NOVAK DJOKOVIC was upset in straight sets by Marat Safin in the second round yesterday, ending the Serb's chances of testing his theory about Roger Federer's vulnerability at Wimbledon. The 75th-ranked Safin won 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-2...
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