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Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 2:45 PM

Australia are closing in on an impressive first Test victory in Sri Lanka despite a half-century from Mahela Jayawardene.

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

DAEGU, South Korea (AP):David Greene ended Britain's gold medal drought yesterday at the World Championships with a come-from-behind victory in the men's 400-metre hurdles.Trailing in fourth place entering the final straight, Greene cleared the last two...

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

DAEGU, South Korea: So it seems my earlier suggestion of pre-media 800 metres race blood testing is ruffling a few feathers.This is what my friend and soon-to-be 'beating stick' Anthony Foster posted on his website...

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Clive 'Busy' Campbell, organiser of the annual Bell-Ziadie Memorial football tournament, hopes to continue making a difference in an area he once called home, as the event, which sees all proceeds given to charity, prepares for a historic kick-off...

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica's senior footballers will take on South American team Ecuador in a friendly international match today at the Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa Stadium, starting at 4 p.m.

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP): After putting on a clinic during the match, Roger Federer gave another one afterward. Prompted in the on-court interview after his 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 US Open victory over Israel's Dudi Sela yesterday to give the tennis players in the stands...

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Leading jockey Shane Ellis, who rode three winners on Wednesday, was slapped with a two-day suspension by the stewards for improper riding at Caymanas Park recently. Ellis was penalised by the stewards at Winchester Road on Tuesday ...

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Pick-9 was caught by one lucky punter at Caymanas Park on Wednesday and it starts anew tomorrow with the guaranteed minimum of $1 million.However, there is a Super-6 carryover of $710,000 from the first Super-6 ...

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP):Opening batsman Tino Mawoyo hit an unbeaten half-century as Zimbabwe reached 245-4 at stumps on the first day of the one-off Test against Pakistan at Queens Sports Club yesterday.The 25-year-old Mawoyo, playing in only his second...

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP): Off-spinner Nathan Lyon bagged five wickets on debut then captain Michael Clarke hit a fluent 60 on a difficult pitch to put Australia in command with a 283-run second-innings lead against Sri Lanka in the first Test...

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

SAN JOSé, Costa Rica (AP):Colombian coach Jorge Luis Pinto has agreed to take charge of the Costa Rica national team, football federation president Eduardo Li said yesterday."We have arrived at a verbal agreement with Pinto.

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

DAEGU, South Korea:Jamaica's 400m hurdles competitor Isa Phillips is not too concerned with the controversies around his selection to the team in Daegu, South Korea, for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, where he recently featured.Phillips, who...

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

DAEGU, South Korea: Melaine Walker showed all of her championship qualities last night inside the Daegu Stadium, as she battled an injury, a poor lane draw and a motiva-ted Lashinda Demus, to secure a silver medal in the...

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

DAEGU, South Korea:Jamaica's middle-distance flag-bearer, Kenia Sinclair, is desperate to break new ground in the event, as she continues her quest to become Jamaica's first IAAF World Championships 800m finalist and...

Published:Friday | September 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Racing is on at Haydock, Brighton and Chepstow today. There is also simulcast racing from Monmouth Park, Finger Lakes and Saratoga in the USA this afternoon.

Published:Thursday | September 1, 2011 | 2:24 PM

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A day after he was thrown a lifeline to resurrect his club career by Manchester City, Owen Hargreaves was given encouragement by England manager Fabio Capello that he still has an international future too.

Published:Thursday | September 1, 2011 | 2:19 PM

Former champion Venus Williams has pulled out of the US Open saying she is battling an illness that causes fatigue and joint pain.

Published:Thursday | September 1, 2011 | 2:18 PM

Nathan Lyon enjoyed a dream debut with five wickets as Australia dismissed hosts Sri Lanka for just 105 on today’s second day of the opening test at Galle.

Published:Thursday | September 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

DAEGU, South Korea: After failing to defend her World 100m title, Jamaican sprinting dynamo, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, remains thankful and has already conditioned her mind to getting over the Daegu...

Published:Thursday | September 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The intriguing contest for the jockeys' championship continued to hold the attention of racing fans yesterday at Caymanas Park, with the three contenders accounting for six winners on the nine-race programme. Leading the way...

Published:Thursday | September 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

As the drama-filled IAAF World Athletics Championships continues in Daegu, South Korea, Supreme Ventures, through its JustBet brand, has released odds for additional events.Among the new events now available for wagering are the men's and women's 200m...

Published:Thursday | September 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP):The US Open's most stunning loss yesterday was bigger than just the Grand Slam tournament, with Venus Williams withdrawing and revealing she's suffering from an autoimmune disease.The seven-time major champion said in a statement...

Published:Thursday | September 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica's senior men's football team arrived in Quito, Ecuador, on Tuesday ahead of their friendly international against the hosts, which will be played tomorrow at the Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa Stadium, starting at 4 p.m...

Published:Thursday | September 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

DAEGU, South Korea: Women's 400m finalists Novlene Williams-Mills and Shericka Williams are still disappointed that they were not able to return a medal for Jamaica in the quarter-mile a couple days ago, but they are now...

Published:Thursday | September 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

DAEGU, South Korea: Grace Jackson, team leader of the Jamaican delegation here in Daegu at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, has registered her disappointment with the food offering inside the Athletes' Village and has called for the provision of a chef for teams...

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