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Published:Friday | June 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Julio Grondona, the powerful president of the Argentine Football Association, turned up the heat on coach Sergio Batista yesterday following a humiliating 4-1 loss to Nigeria.

Published:Friday | June 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP): After skittling out Sri Lanka for a pitiful 82 on the final day of the first Test, England do not plan to ease up on the opposition at Lord's.

Published:Friday | June 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):Veteran West Indies batsman Shiv Chanderpaul is on course for Veteran West Indies batsman Shiv Chanderpaul is on course for another showdown with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), following an interview he gave to the Line and Length Network last month.

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

PARIS (AP): At last, Rafael Nadal sounded satisfied.Then again, what could he possibly have complained about yesterday?The five-time French Open champion reached the semi-finals and improved his career record at Roland Garros to 43-1...

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Manchester High won a major rural cricket title for the first time yesterday, when they defeated traditional superpowers St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) by 15 runs in Santa Cruz...

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Chairman of the Professional Football Association of Jamaica (PFAJ), Edward Seaga, has called on the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) to break its silence on the bribery claims that has left regional football bosses at the CONCACAF level in the cross hairs...

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Punters experienced a wet and frustrating time at rainy Caymanas Park yesterday, the nine-race programme producing only one winning favourite in veteran campaigner NASATOL.In scoring a runaway victory in the fourth race...

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MIAMI (AP):Chris Bosh held up three fingers after the buzzer sounded to end Miami's 92-84 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night, indicating that the Heat need three more wins in this NBA finals series to take the championship...

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Former national player and newly elected president of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), Lyndel Wright, is expected to ratify a new slate of committees next week when the executive and its consultants gather...

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Fabian Campbell, the 2011 Audi National Amateur golf champion, has been buoyed by the sterling effort which saw him turn back several top players to claim the crown at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club on Monday.Campbell shot 75, 74 and 77 (226) ...

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Tivoli Gardens' midfield wizard Keammar Daley, has been named 'Red Stripe Balla' of the season for his performances in the Flow Champions Cup national knockout championship.Daley pulled the strings for a Tivoli team that went...

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

ZURICH (AP): Stung by allegations of mismanagement and corruption, Sepp Blatter held on to his spot as the leader of world soccer yesterday, winning a one-man election derided as a "coronation"...

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Regional players' union, West Indies Players' Association (WIPA), has come to Chris Gayle's defence over his controversial comments made in a highly publicised radio interview. Their move follows an announcement by the West Indies Cricket Board...

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Highgate United and Seba United secure their spot in next season's Premier League football competition, following contrasting results in yesterday's final round of matches in the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF)...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Highgate and Seba United are each a point away from Premier League qualification, but third-place Cavalier could yet gate-crash the party, as the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Confederation play-offs comes to an expected thrilling climax today....

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

CONCACAF reacted swiftly after its acting president, Lisle Austin, tried to fire FIFA whistleblower Chuck Blazer, saying the interim chief did not have the authority to make such a move. According to CONCACAF statutes, it is the executive committee that...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (CMC): Jamaican superstar sprinter Usain Bolt made heavy weather of an easy task, but still did enough to capture the 100 metres at the Golden Spike meeting yesterday and racked up his second successive win of the international season....

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) will have to chase heir highest target of the season during the course of today to win the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/First Global...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Saturday's easy winner, GENERAL CURLIN, should complete a quick double at Caymanas Park today when he steps down in class to contest the circular nine feature for the Dr David 'Jack' Radix Memorial Cup, this for $180,000...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Businessman and former racehorse trainer, Laurie Hussey, patriarch of the Hussey racing family, died early Monday morning at age 76, following a long illness.Hussey, who had been ailing with cancer for some time, was a top-flight trainer at Caymanas...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The University of Technology (UTech) is embarking on an elaborate programme, which sees them looking to raise in the region of US$10m (J$850m).UTech, which is one of the most successful institutions...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

ZURICH (AP):The turmoil surrounding FIFA escalated yesterday with calls for the presidential election to be postponed and top global sponsors wary that the corruption scandal is damaging soccer.Soccer's governing body is "shaking on its foundations"...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

PARIS (AP): Roger Federer made his way back into the French Open semi-finals yesterday and he'll now get a chance to end Novak Djokovic's perfect season.The 16-time Grand Slam champion advanced by beating Gael Monfils of France 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (3), making...

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) yesterday sent congratulatory messages to West Indies players Christopher Gayle, Jerome Taylor, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo, who recently took part in the fourth annual Indian Premier League (IPL)....

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM

ZURICH, Switzerland (CMC):Suspended vice-president of the world's football governing body, FIFA, Austin 'Jack' Warner, yesterday appealed to members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) not to boycott today's election for the...

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