Powell fires warning
FORMER world record holder and defending national champion, Asafa Powell, signalled yesterday that he will be gunning to retain his title after clocking a season best 9.90 seconds in the heats of the men's 100 metres...
'Dude' set for smooth return
TRAINER Anthony Nunes' SMOOTH DUDE reports off a three-month lay-up, but is tipped to return to winning ways in this afternoon's feature race at Caymanas Park, the 1400-metre L.C. McKenzie Memorial for Overnight Allowance runners.
Docile WI crumble
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC): Michael Clarke featured with both bat and ball to inspire Australia to another comfortable victory over West Indies by 63 runs, under the Duckworth/Lewis method, in the second Digicel one-day international at the Grenada...
Russell
solid as
BNS Top
16 begins
Florida-based David Russell easily advanced to the second round of the BNS Top 16 Tennis Tournament, when he swept by Andre Burrell 6-2, 6-0 as the competition, which will be used as a qualifier to this...
Unbeaten Kensington, Hanover face off for title
Kensington and Hanover will square off at Sabina Park this weekend for the right to be called 2008 JCA Senior Cup cricket champions.In what is expected to be a tight contest between two unbeaten teams, the game will get...
Robles falls short of world record
LILLE, France (AP):Dayron Robles won the 110-metre hurdles event at the Lille Metropole yesterday, falling just short of the world record he set two weeks earlier with a time of 12.96 seconds.Petr Svoboda of the Czech Republic was next, .45 seconds...
Bolt at the double?
DONALD QUARRIE, one of Jamaica's greatest sprinters, believes Usain Bolt has what it takes to attempt the 100-200 metres double at this year's Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Foster-Hylton jumps at Senior Champs opportunity
VETERAN SPRINT hurdler Brigitte Foster-Hylton is determined, more than ever, to do well in this weekend's National Senior Championships.A Gleaner top-six prediction a week ago placed the national record holder in fourth spot for the women's 100 metre hurdles and thus, out of a qualifying spot for the August 8-24 Beijing Olympics.
Budding stars hoping for breakthrough
WHEN THE National Championships end tomorrow at the National Stadium, it is likely that many veteran athletes will again be on the country's team for the Beijing Olympics.
Lawson eager to earn spot on Davis Cup team
Hoping to put skills sharpened by a two-year stint at the International Tennis Academy (ITA) to good use, former junior prodigy Christopher Lawson bids to represent Jamaica in the upcoming Davis Cup tie.Crowned Pan Caribbean...
Wildcard Chinese entry stuns Ivanovic
WIMBLEDON, England (AP): Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic was knocked out in the third round of Wimbledon yesterday by 133rd-ranked Zheng Jie of China, extending a spate of stunning upsets at the All England Club.
Felix seeking every bit of advantage
EUGENE, Oregon (AP):F or weeks, sprinter Allyson Felix has been toting around a set of starting blocks just like the kind used at the United States Olympic trials.
BRIEFS
VIENNA, Austria (AP):Emmanuel Adebayor's future at Arsenal remains uncertain after the striker sent out conflicting signals yesterday."I am a footballer, I have a three-year contract at Arsenal but, as you know, a lot...
Pieterson's switch without a hitch
EVERY NOW and then, through brilliance or quirkiness, a player comes along who changes the game.In cricket, the first great revolutionary was the legendary W.G. Grace who, according to lore, basically invented playing off both the back foot and the front foot. That fad caught on pretty quick.
In your neighbourhood
Nestlé Jamaica Limited, through its Milo brand, has pumped $400,000 into the Portmore Metropolitan Under-15 Cricket League. The announcement was made by Suzanne Wilson Wong, Nestlé Jamaica...
Performer of the week: Edwards rallies Kensington to victory
WITH AN unbeaten score of 106, Upston Edwards virtually assured that Kensington Cricket Club secured their spot in the Senior Cup final and kept their hopes of playing in Jamaica's Super League...
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