Bolt anticipates fast 200m sprint in London
LONDON, England (CMC): Jamaica's 100-metre world record holder Usain Bolt is anticipating a fast time when he competes over 200 metres at the Aviva London Grand Prix next weekend. Quoted in an IAAF website story yesterday....
Warner expects fireworks at Caribbean Championships
Curaçao: WITH THE gulf between the Caribbean's elite teams and the minnows diminishing, FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has labelled the upcoming Digicel Caribbean Championships as having the potential to be one of the best the region has seen...
Milan confident as Ronaldinho strengthens attack
MILAN, Italy (AP): AC Milan are counting on a swift return to the top level of European football, now that Ronaldinho has joined Kaka and Alexandre Pato in an all-Brazilian attack that any club would envy.
Castro lashes Olympic organisers
HAVANA (AP) Fidel Castro yesterday blasted the "rich and powerful masters" of the Olympics for dropping baseball from the games' schedule, beginning in 2012, and said two recent defeats to the United States doesn't mean Cuba...
Jamaican teams win at Caribbean Volleyball Championships
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Jamaica's two nationals sides clinched wins to keep their hopes of a place in the quarter-finals alive at the Caribbean Volleyball Championships yesterday. The men endured a gruelling five-setter...
Denton, Phillips shine at ITF championships
Jamaica's young sporting stars excelled yesterday in the International Tennis Federation's Junior Championships when Roland Phillips and Michaelann Denton both emerged trumphant. Phillips saw off the challenge...
JFF names 20-man squad for CONCACAF U-20 qualifiers
The Jamaica Football Federation has named a squad of 20 players to compete in the CFU/CONCACAF Under-20 qualifiers set for the Cayman Islands from July 21-27. Heading the list of players are recent senior national team invitees...
Hornets sign Posey for four years
NEW ORLEANS (AP): James Posey agreed yesterday to a four-year US$25 million contract with New Orleans, his agent, Mark Bartelstein, said. Posey, a 6-foot-8 forward, who last season helped the Boston Celtics win their first championship....
Pistorius fails in last chance to get Olympic 400m qualifying time
LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP): Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius fell short of the 400-metre qualifying time for the Olympics yesterday, though his lifetime best run could yet get him to Beijing in the relay...
Sebastien, Jumadeen, Butts tipped to be new Windies selectors
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) Former Windwards and Combined Islands opening batsman Lockhart Sebastien and ex-Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies left-arm spin bowler Raphick Jumadeen are being tipped to be new West Indies selectors.
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