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Published:Thursday | June 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

SINGAPORE: Praimanand Singh, team doctor for the Sunshine Girls, said that the Jamaicans are in the best shape of their life going into this year's World Netball Championships (WNC), and he is quite optimistic that they can win the gold medal....

Published:Thursday | June 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Coach Glen Mills is predicting 'fireworks' from his 21-year-old charge, Yohan Blake, at the upcoming World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, following the athlete's close second to former world record holder Asafa Powell...

Published:Thursday | June 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Just under two hours play was possible as rain wrecked the second day of the second Test between West Indies and India here yesterday. A weather system in the area ...

Published:Thursday | June 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Kemel Haynes shows his wicketkeeping skills during the Scotiabank West Indies Kiddy Cricket display at Kensington Oval yesterday.

Published:Thursday | June 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Little-known Nicholas Thomas crowned himself men's national triple jump champion on the second day of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships at the National Stadium....

Published:Thursday | June 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

"Let me tell you something, I am a fighter." It's a bold statement, coming from a sprinter who had just laid out a performance reflecting all of her bravery. With teeth clenched, arms pumping and determination stapled across her face...

Published:Thursday | June 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Fort Lauderdale, Florida: National netball player Kasey Evering underwent surgery on Monday in New Zealand to repair her injured left knee, in time for the start of the ANZ Netball Championships.Evering told The Gleaner in an exclusive interview...

Published:Thursday | June 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):Indian batsman Suresh Raina has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies on Tuesday. The left-hander did not immediately leave...

Published:Thursday | June 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Umpire Daryl Harper has pulled out of the third Test between West Indies and India, in the face of what has been described as 'unfair criticism' following the first Test in Jamaica last week.The contest in Dominica starting...

Published:Thursday | June 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica won three silver medals at the 2011 Special Olympics Summer Games in Athens, Greece, yesterday.Roller skater Romaine Austin captured two medals, and Monique Brown added the other. The island's Special Olympians also placed...

Published:Thursday | June 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WIMBLEDON, England (AP):Six-time champion Roger Federer was upset in the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the second straight year, squandering a two-set lead for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament and losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4,...

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 5:54 PM

The second day of the second Test between West Indies and India ended prematurely today because of a combination of regular showers and fading light at Kensington Oval in Barbados.

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 5:51 PM

Digicel Caribbean Cup champions Jamaica have jumped 17 spots in the FIFA rankings to 38th to attain their highest rankings in recent times.

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 5:49 PM

Jamaican athlete Julian Reid has switched allegiance to Great Britain.

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 10:43 AM

The second Test between hosts West Indies and India are interestingly poised going into today’s second day at Kensington Oval in Barbados.

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 10:38 AM

Victoria Azarenka advanced to her first Grand Slam semi-final with a late-night victory over Tamira Paszek under the Centre Court roof at Wimbledon.

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Fogo United took a giant step towards earning a spot in the finals of the 2010/11 St James FA Claro Senior Football League on Monday afternoon, when they scored a come-from-behind 2-1 first-leg semi-final win...

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

GEORGE KATES, overall winner of the Jamaica Golf Association AmCham Bobcat Classic, said he is excited to have come out on top, especially given the fact that he was competing in his first tournament....

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP):Olympic and world 400-metre champion LaShawn Merritt will be on the US roster for the IAAF World Championships after USA Track and Field (USATF) waived a rule that would have prevented him from competing because he missed national...

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Nadine Bryan, captain of the Jamaica Sunshine Girls, says they are ready to claim their first hold on the prestigious World Netball Championships (WNC) crown."We are very excited and we're raring to go," said Bryan, minutes...

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

HONG KONG (CMC):Cricket's world governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), have made an about turn on the quota for teams for the next World Cup and will keep faith with the same 14-team format used earlier this year....

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The 85th running of the season's final Classic, the Jamaica St Leger, to be run over 2000 metres at Caymanas Park on Saturday, will have a new sponsor in the Wisynco Group. It will now be known as the Boom Energy Drink Jamaica St Leger...

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WIMBLEDON, England (AP):Maria Sharapova's coach called it "a statement".For exactly one hour of excellence, Sharapova played - and sounded - exactly the way she did when she was a teenager, when it seemed nothing could stop her.

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: An 18-member Seba United under-15 squad, comprising players from the club's academy, left the island yesterday to participate in the 2011 Robbie International Soccer Tournament, which will be staged in Toronto...

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt and other athletes competing at next year's London Olympic Games could still be caught by the net of the UK taxman, as it has been revealed that the waiver in place for the duration...

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