Powell says he can beat Bolt
SINGAPORE (AP): Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell says he can catch countryman and world's fastest man Usain Bolt when the two face off next year."Usain is the target right now and I'm shooting at him," Powell told reporters yesterday in Singapore while...
Aussies hold off West Indies
ADELAIDE, Australia (CMC): West Indies jolted fancied Australia yesterday but the home side fended off a stirring last day effort from the Caribbean side to retain the Frank Worrell Trophy with a draw in the second Test. Set 330 to win, the Australians were rocked...
STETHS, St George's in Shield showdown
Western Bureau: The quest for the coveted Olivier Shield - symbol of all-island schoolboy football supremacy - will commence this afternoon when rural champions St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) host their urban counterparts...
Nuggets spoil AI's return
PHILADELPHIA (AP):Chauncey Billups scored 31 points and Carmelo Anthony had 14 to help the Denver Nuggets spoil Allen Iverson's return to Philadelphia with a 93-83 win over the 76ers on Monday.The Nuggets went on a 22-3 run over...
National captain taking a break - Forbes to concentrate on studies; quit netball after 2011 WNC
Nadine Bryan will assume the role as captain of the Sunshine Girls - Jamaica's national netball team - starting next month as current leader Simone Forbes eyes a break from the sport for the coming year...
Jamaica to host LPGA tournament
Jamaica will in April next year host 16 of the world's top female golfers in a new and fast-paced Ladies Professional Golf Association (LGPA)-sanctioned golf tournament at the Cinnamon Hill Golf Course in Montego Bay. The tournament, which will signal...
Battle on for final berth
The Claro KSAFA Jackie Bell KO is down to four teams who will do battle in today's semi-finals, with Super League teams Cavalier tackling Real Mona in the feature match at the Spring Complex. Major League outfit Greenwich Town...
No replacement for injured Taylor
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):West Indies will head to Perth for the final Test against Australia without a replacement for the injured paceman Jerome Taylor.A source with knowledge of the situation told CMC Sports that the 14-man squad would remain...
Benson rejects rumours
LONDON, England (CMC):Umpire Mark Benson yesterday denied rumours he had quit officiating, following his sudden withdrawal from the second Test between Australia and West Indies.The 51-year-old Brit withdrew from the game following the first day's play...
Jamaicans make good start at US Indoor season
THE 2009-10 United States Collegiate Indoor Track and Field season got under way on the weekend and several Jamaicans got off to good starts. Leading the way was former Edwin Allen and the University of Technology athlete, athlete...
Scotiabank gets sixpicks on all-star team
Newly crowned champions Scotiabank have received six picks on the JNBS/Western Sports Norman Goodison Inter-Bank All-Stars football team, following the just-concluded season. They are goalkeeper Tavar McQueen, forwards Richard West...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Modric returns - for SpursLONDON (AP):Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric has played his first match since breaking his right leg in August.
'Lamey has served the club very well'
Kevin André Lamey, affectionately called 'The King' by his team's die-hard fans, was honoured by Waterhouse Football Club (WFC) for 14 unbroken years of service, at halftime during Sunday's Digicel Premier League match at the Waterhouse Mini Stadium in Drewsland, St Andrew...