Taylor to undergo assessment
The West Indies cricket team departed yesterday for England without fast bowler Jerome Taylor, owing to fitness concerns. Taylor, who missed the last one-day international against England with injuries, was later involved in a car accident which also ruled him out...
Jamaica shooting for whitewash
Jamaica's Under-21 netball team is aiming to whitewash their England counterparts, when they face off in today's final match of the three-Test series at G.C. Foster College, starting at 6 p.m. The Jamaicans triumphed 49-33 and 43-29 in Monday's and Tuesday's games...
Pakistan World Cup hosting in doubt
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): Pakistan could lose its right to co-host the 2011 World Cup as a result of last month's terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore when the International Cricket Council (ICC) board meets tomorrow to discuss...
Nadal, Federer advance
MONACO (AP): Rafael Nadal stretched his winning streak at the Monte Carlo Masters to 23 matches yesterday by beating Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina 6-2, 6-3 in the second round. Nadal is chasing a fifth straight title ...
West Indies players get revised package
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC): President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Julian Hunte, has disclosed some of the details of agreements reached with the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) following the recent dispute between the two sides....
James among CONCACAF Hall of Fame inductees
NEW YORK CITY, New York (CMC): Former Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, Tony James, is one of three officials selected for the latest inductions into CONCACAF's Hall of Fame.CONCACAF, the Confederation...
Ronaldo gem lifts United
PORTO, Portugal (AP): Manchester United and Arsenal made it three English teams in the semi-finals of the Champions League, both winning yesterday to join Chelsea and Barcelona in the next round.Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a great shot from 40 yards...
Taylor basks in U-19 cricket glory
Stafanie Taylor, Jamaica's Under-19 women team captain and ace West Indies women's batter, says her experience and outstanding team support were the winning ingredients for the just-concluded inaugural West Indies Under-19 women's championships ...
Grange salutes participants for dominating Carifta Games
Sports Minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange has congratulated Jamaica's junior athletes for their dominating form at the Carifta Games track and field athletic championships, which ended in St Lucia on Monday. Jamaica topped the four-day meet...
Athletes to go beyond the distance
It will cost organisers over half a million dollars to host this year's Covenant/Globe Over-Distance Track and Field Athletic Cham-pionships this year. Luckily for the organisers, Globe Insurance Company of Jamaica Limited increased its sponsorship from $330,000...
Trelawny teams pay for crowd invasion
Western Bureau: The disciplinary committee of the Trelawny Football Association (TFA) has come down hard on clubs Duanvale United and Kinloss FC, dishing out stiff fines for their respective roles in an ugly crowd invasion...