It's Bolt at the double
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): WORLD RECORD holder Usain Bolt will run the sprint double at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, his coach Glen Mills confirmed yesterday.Bolt had expressed his interest in running both events at the August 8-24 Games, but said...
Pagon leads Melbourne to comfortable victory
OUT-OF-favour Jamaican batsman Donovan Pagon struck a brilliant 95 to lead Melbourne to a comfortable 88-run win over Lucas in the feature game of yesterday's opening round of the JCA All-Island limited overs competition.
Rio Infinito cools Mr Skill
FOUR-YEAR-old filly RIO INFINITO was rewarded for her consistency at Caymanas Park yesterday, coming through a furlong out to win the overnight allowance feature for the Gerry Skelton Memorial Trophy in fine style.
Rose heads young Hoerman Cup team to Cayman
JAMAICA'S 14-MEMBER national team leaves the island this morning for Cayman to compete in the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships (CAGC) which begin on Wednesday.The Jamaican contingent will be headed by Xavier Rose, the new national champion in the...
IOC strips gold from US men's relay team
BEIJING (AP): THE INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee (IOC) stripped gold medals yesterday from the US men's 4x400 metre relay team that competed at the 2000 Olympics in the aftermath of Antonio Petti-grew's admission that he was doping at the time.The IOC...
Smith guides South Africa to series win
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP):GRAEME SMITH played one of the great rearguard innings yesterday as South Africa chased 281 to win the third Test by five wickets and capture their first series win in England for 43 years.The South Africa captain finished...
Rogge accused of backtracking on press freedom promises
BEIJING (AP): IOC PRESIDENT Jacques Rogge was accused of backtracking on promises of press freedoms yesterday and some Internet sites remained blocked in China less than a week before the Beijing Olympics begin. Under pressure from the International...
Hamilton claims pole position
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP):LEWIS HAMILTON took a big step toward winning his third straight Formula One race yesterday by claiming the pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.The McLaren driver set a fastest lap of one minute, 20.899 seconds for his 10th...
All Blacks outclass Wallabies
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP):PROP TONY Woodcock scored two tries in four minutes as an invigorated New Zealand, responding to massive public pressure, beat Australia 39-10 in a Tri-Nations Test yesterday.Woodcock's tries in...
India claim edge over Sri Lanka
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP): INDIA BUILT upon their first-inning lead with a strong start to their second innings yesterday, seizing an advantage over Sri Lanka after three days of the second Test.India, who cleaned up Sri Lanka's tail in the opening session...
When will it ever end?
I HAVE often said that I will never live to see the day when the West Indies return to a position near to the top of world cricket much more the day when they are once again the best in the world.Although I wish that would not be so, that it won't be...
Mind your business
The Gleaner and Petrojam will meet in the KSAFA/Scotia Bank Group Business House KO football final on August 13 after hard-fought semi-final wins last Wednesday.Petrojam, a Division Two team, came...
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