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World Netball Championships Results

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Malawi's Mwayi Kumwenda (left) contests a possession with England's Eboni Beckford-Chambers during their Missions Foods World Netball Championships match yesterday.

Board says it's willing to resolve issues... But notes opener is 'antagonistic and unrepentant'

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) officials said yesterday that they will continue their efforts to meet resolve all outstanding issues with Chris Gayle.
But they were not prepared to accept Gayle's "continued unprofessionalism"...

Manchester win Senior Cup

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MANCHESTER crowned themselves kings of Senior Cup cricket in Jamaica after achieving first innings honours over neighbours St Elizabeth, following the completion of the two-day final at the Alpart Sports Club yesterday....

Tallest player basks in attention

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Newton, Singapore: Sri Lanka's netball team may not be one of the main contenders for this year's World Netball Championships (WNC) title. However, they have been receiving a lot of attention from local fans and people all over...

Let the show begin

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

SINGAPORE: It is what the queens of the court in the Commonwealth had long been waiting for. Finally, the Singapore Indoor Stadium came to life with an opening ceremony that glittered in the dark, so to speak, as the festivities were unleashed in an arena...

Jagdeo bats for Gayle - Guyanese president calls for term limits for WICB

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC):Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Saturday CARICOM governments should heed the call from embattled West Indies opener, Chris Gayle, and intervene in the impasse between him and the (WICB) West Indies Cricket Board....

Stephenson scores in San Jose draw

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Khari Stephenson scored a first-half goal that helped San Jose Earthquakes earn a 2-2 draw with New York Red Bulls on Saturday in Major League Soccer.

Brown, Barrow head Carib Champs team

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Top golfers Wesley Brown and Jodi Barrow will lead a relatively strong Jamaican contingent to this year's Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships, which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from July 31-August 7.

Losing Murphy is a big blow - Bolt

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Leacroft Bolt, head coach of Jamaica's team to the IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille, France, was understandably disappointed with the forced omission of sprint sensation Jazeel Murphy from his 21-member squad, after the youngster failed to recover in time for the meet, which begins on Wednesday.

Todd ready to fill void

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Junior 100m and 200m champion Odail Todd is ready to announce his presence on the world stage as he gets ready for this week's IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille, France, assuring that he is ready to fill the void left by star sprinter Jazeel Murphy.

Jackson looks for gold

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Vere Technical's Shericka Jackson can hardly wait to get her IAAF World Youth Championships (WYC) campaign on the way and is determined to solidify her number one position on the world ranking in her pet event, the 200m.

Sarwan axed

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Ramnaresh Sarwan paid the ultimate price for his failures in the first two Tests against India.

Batsmen earned West Indies a draw - Sammy

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Darren Sammy felt the batsmen saved West Indies from defeat in the second Test against India, which ended in a draw on Saturday.

New No. 1 Djokovic claims Wimbledon title

Published:Monday | July 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Until yesterday, Novak Djokovic never managed to win a grass-court tournament of any sort, let alone Wimbledon.

Jamaica rock

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica collected another two gold medals through Andre Hendricks and the women's 4x100 metres during yesterday's 2011 Special Olympics Games in Athens, Greece.

Windies U-15

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):Results of matches in the opening round of the West Indies Under-15 Championship yesterday.

Wynter gives Jamaica another gold

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Timothy Wynter gave Jamaica their second gold medal on Friday evening at the Central American and Caribbean Swimming Champion-ships (CCCAN) in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, when he won the 13-14 boys' 200 metres backstroke in a record time of 2:09.55.

The 'Chief' romps St Leger

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The unbeaten colt COMMANDING CHIEF closed out the three-year-old campaign with an emphatic victory in the season's final classic, the $3.9 million Boom Energy Jamaica St Leger which had its 85th running over 2000...

Windies hold on for draw in second Test

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):A half-century from Darren Bravo combined with bad light to help West Indies secure a draw in the second Test against India here yesterday.

Sunshine Girls on court - World Netball Championships starts today in Singapore

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

NEWTON, Singapore:A very confident Sunshine Girls team will bow into action at the World Netball Championships when they oppose South Africa in their opening game today at 10 p.m. (Jamaica time), 11 a.m. Monday in Singapore.

Jamaica ready for action

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

NEWTON, Singapore:Jamaica's netball captain Nadine Bryan said yesterday that the team is ready for action ahead of their opening match against South Africa in the World Netball Championships (WNC) at the National Indoor...

Aussies bracing for semi-final clash

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

NEWTON, Singapore:Norma Plummer, coach of defending champions Australia, says they are bracing themselves for a massive semi-final clash against Jamaica's Sunshine Girls in this year's World Netball Championships.

Player Profiles

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jodi-Ann Ffrench-Kentish Age: 26 Positions: Goal shooter, goal attack

Hosts vow to support their team

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

NEWTON, Singapore:Thousands of Singaporeans are expected to turn out to watch the opening ceremony of netball's most prestigious event, the World Netball Championships (WNC), which gets under way at 4 a.m.

Wimbledon crowns new champion

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WIMBLEDON, England (AP):Petra Kvitova won her first Grand Slam title yesterday by defeating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 at Wimbledon, finishing with an ace and dropping to her knees in disbelief.

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