Windies take a battering - Strauss belts 169 as English batsmen flourish
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): Greeted by a typically docile Antigua Recreation Ground (ARG) pitch, West Indies were battered into submission as Andrew Strauss led a strong England batting performance with his 15th Test hundred in the third Test yesterday...
Portmore claim second-round crown
Portmore United are a quarter-million dollars richer after winning yesterday's end-of-second-round final in fine style, beating Boys' Town 2-1 in the Digicel Premier League at Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex. Portmore United, the overall leaders, topped the round with 24 points...
Duckie pleased with Costa Rica test
Head coach of the junior Reggae Boyz, Donovan Duckie, said despite going down 1-0 in the second game of their two-match friendly series against Costa Rica at Brancourt on Saturday, he was pleased with what he saw as the series allowed him to take a look at a number...
Europe's the way for Reggae Boyz - Barnes
FOR a brief moment, a portion of a football press conference became a mathematics class. Well, without the actual figures. It might sound a bit weird, and at times the explanations appeared a bit contradictory, but when Reggae Boyz coach John Barnes had finished connecting...
Christian foils Jamaica - First-class best by Guyana 'keeper foils push for outright victory
PROVIDENCE, Guyana (CMC): Wicketkeeper Derwin Christian defied tournament leaders Jamaica with a maiden first-class hundred that revived Guyana, on the third day of their sixth-round WICB regional four-day match yesterday at the National Stadium...
Maragh rides big-race winner in T&T
ARIMA, Trinidad (CMC): Florida-based Jamaican jockey, Allen Maragh, piloted the United States-bred five-year-old gelding Storm Street to an impressive victory in the Arima Race Club Cup on Saturday at Santa Rosa Park.Profiting from a confident ride...
Barbados crush CCC
CRAB HILL, Barbados (CMC):Ruthless Barbados needed less than three days to brush aside Combined Campuses and Colleges by six wickets and waltz to their second successive win in the WICB Regional four-day tournament yesterday. Set an uncomplicated 111 to...
United ease into FA Cup quarters
LONDON (AP): Manchester United easily reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup yesterday with a 4-1 victory at Derby.United lost at Derby last month before overturning the deficit to reach the League Cup final, but never looked like stumbling again once...
Murray beats injured Nadal
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP):Second-seeded Andy Murray overcame an injured Rafael Nadal 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 yesterday to become the first British winner at the ABN Amro tournament.The top-ranked Nadal was bothered by a right-knee injury and had to call...
Armstrong's bike stolen
SANTA ROSA, California (AP): Lance Armstrong's time-trial bike was stolen from the Team Astana truck during the night before Stage 1 of the Tour of California.Armstrong rode the bike to a 10th-place finish Saturday in Sacramento during the Tour prologue.
Ardenne looking to close out Calabar
Jamaica College (JC) and Ardenne High will be looking to close out the finals series of the Inter-Secondary Schools Association (ISSA)/KFC basketball competition, in game-two action this afternoon at the Stadium Courts. Both schools registered con-trasting game-one victories...
Jones wins in style
KARLSRUHE, Germany (AP): Lolo Jones of the United States bounced back from a fall two days earlier to win the 60-metre hurdles in a world-leading time of 7.82 seconds at the BW-Bank indoor meet yesterday. Jones, the world indoor champion, clipped a hurdle...
Bridgmohan lands double
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CMC): Jamaican reinsman Shaun Bridgmohan carved out two victories on Friday, to shine on the day's 10-race card at Fair Grounds. The 29-year-old scored victories aboard Onesockmissing in race one before returning to win with Grand Advice...
Zvonareva wins Pattaya Open final
PATTAYA, Thailand (AP): Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia toppled India's Sania Mirza 7-5, 6-1 in the Pattaya Open final yesterday to win her eighth WTA career title.The world No. 5-ranked Russian had some difficulties handling her opponent's big forehands...