John Barnes named to replace Simoes - Whitmore the interim head coach
NOTHING, IT seems, really happens before its time. After having his name bandied about with technical duties relating to Jamaica's football, John Barnes will finally get his day in the sun as head coach of the Reggae Boyz, beginning November 1...
Tulloch's double helps KC blank Edith Dalton
A SECOND-HALF double from former national Under-17 representative McKauley Tulloch carried Kingston College (KC) to a 2-0 victory over Edith Dalton James in the Inter-Secondary Schools Association (ISSA) Pepsi/ Digicel Manning Cup competition yesterday at North Street....
Anchovy High surprise Frome 1-0 in daCosta Cup
WESTERN BUREAU: ANCHOVY HIGH created one of the first big upsets of the 2008 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup football season yesterday when they surprised former champions Frome Technical 1-0 in their Zone B game at Irwin High...
Powell's presidency under challenge
WESTERN BUREAU: BUSINESSMAN ORVILLE Powell, incumbent president of the St James Football Association, will have at least two challengers for his position when the association holds it bi-annual general meeting next Thursday at the Montego Bay Cricket Club...
Heayweights flex muscles
MANCHESTER, England (AP): EUROPEAN HEAVYWEIGHTS Liverpool, FC Barcelona, Chelsea and Inter Milan opened their Champions League campaigns with victories yesterday.But the most striking results on the first night of the group stage...
Marshall dropped from Stanford 20/20 squad
JAMAICA AND West Indies opening batsman Xavier Marshall has been replaced by Guyana's Travis Dowlin in the Stanford Superstars 20/20 17-member squad that will take on England in a winner-take-all US$20 million...
'Bolt yet to reach potential'
GLEN MILLS, the coach of world double sprint record holder Usain Bolt, agrees his champion sprinter has not yet maximised his full potential. However, he is not reading too much into a recent biomechanic assessment made by Hans Eriksen, a physicist at the Institute...
JAAA boss wants 'early' sponsors
RIDING HIGH on Jamaica's huge success at the Beijing Olympic Games, the president of the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA), Howard Aris, has urged sponsors to support the development of the sport. Aris, who was speaking at last week's Burger...
Simoes a victim of his own folly/principles
RENE SIMOES got so used to achieving success by doing things his way that even in the face of failure, he risked being sacked for doing otherwise. After all, the little Brazilian who carried the big message 'Jesus Saves' on his back during his first...
Jamaica's Paralympic campaign winds down
JAMAICA'S CAMPAIGN at the 13th Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, came to a disappointing end yesterday when medal hopeful Sylvia Grant failed to make the final of the women's discus. Grant (F57) was among 14 finalists,...
Europeans gear up for Ryder Cup
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP): NICK FALDO gathered his European troops on the first tee yesterday morning at Valhalla for a brief chat that turned into much more, giving the captain a sense of what to expect at the Ryder Cup."The team are really tight...
Olympic gold inspired Federer
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP): WINNING AN Olympic gold medal helped Roger Federer turn around his difficult year. "I think it has definitely inspired me," Federer said yesterday as he prepared to lead Switzerland in a Davis Cup playoff against Belgium this weekend...
Cowboys edge Eagles in thriller
IRVING, Texas (AP): TERRELL OWENS caught his 131st career touchdown on Monday night, a 72-yarder, to take over sole possession of second place on the NFL career list and help the Dallas Cowboys claim a memorable 41-37 victory over the Philadelphia...
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