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Play between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago on today’s opening day of the first round match in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge at Everest in Guyana has been delayed.

Jamaica’s top badminton players, Charles Pyne and Gareth Henry, lost their first round singles matches at the 2011 Yonex US Open Grand Prix yesterday.

The TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge bowls off today in Guyana with the three-day competition.

SANDWICH, England (AP): Another major goes to Northern Ireland. The surprise was Darren Clarke's name on the claret jug. Ten years after he last contended in a major, no longer in the top 100 in the world...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC): Chief regional selector Clyde Butts has given Darren Sammy's leadership a stamp of approval and has hinted that he is likely to continue as captain for the proposed tours of Bangladesh and India later this year....

MONTPELLIER, France (AP): British sprinting star Mark Cavendish overcame high winds and 'bashing' in the pack to collect his fourth stage victory yesterday at this year's Tour de France, as French rider Thomas Voeckler earned the race leader's yellow...

LA PLATA, Argentina (AP):Paraguay advanced to the Copa America semi-finals yesterday by defeating defending champions Brazil 2-0 in a penalty shoot-out after the score was level at 0-0 following extra time.Paraguay goalkeeper Justo Villar stopped Thiago...

Long-time Jamaica international Ricardo 'Bibi' Gardner is gearing up for his 13th season with Bolton Wanderers of the Barclays Premier League (BPL) in England. Early odds show it should be a lucky one.

A day that began with howling rain and wind ended in bright sunshine, a turn of meteorological fortune that helped sort out a bunched-up field at the British Open.

Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the country plans to aggressively pursue more Test matches, following the successful hosting of the inaugural game last week.

In early July, Jamaican boxers Reece Shagourie and Jovan Young qualified for the Pan Am Games set for Guadalajara, Mexico, in October. To get there, they had to overcome their challengers in the ring. To get them there, the Jamaica Boxing Board had to overcome some challenges of their own, but got some much needed help from its Caribbean brothers.

Andrea Sutherland and Leford Green won gold in the women's and men's 400 metres hurdles at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, last night to push Jamaica's medal tally at the meet to 13.