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The Chicago Bulls were turned down by LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Now, they'll have a chance to beat 'em. With MVP Derrick Rose in more of a supporting role, the Bulls cruised into the Eastern Conference final with a 93-73 rout of the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night, wrapping up the series in six games.

PROVIDENCE, Guyana (CMC): West Indies were again undermined by their everlasting bane - high-class spin bowling - in the opening Test against Pakistan yesterday. None of the batsmen came to terms with the Pakistani spin bowlers, with off-spinner Saeed...

At the end of two of the three qualifying boxing tournaments for the Pan American Games scheduled for Guadalajara, Mexico, from October 14-30, the English-speaking Caribbean still does not have a representative.In the second...

BRISBANE, Australia (CMC): Romelda Aiken had an easy time under the hoop, and the Queensland Firebirds stormed into the Grand Final of the ANZ Championship, with a 50-39 victory over the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic in the major semi-final on...

An interesting battle is brewing between Kingston and two-time defending champions St Andrew at the 28th staging of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA)/Sagicor National Primary, All-Age and Junior High Schools Athletics Championship at the National Stadium....

There is a Pick-9 carryover of $2 million on tomorrow's 11-race programme at Caymanas Park and a payout in excess of $3m looks a real possibility.

Three-time champions St Benedict's Primary will be missing from this year's Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) Swizzzle All-Island Primary Schools Athletics Championships.This year's meet, which will run from May 18-21, will not be short of competitors,...

More than 1,260 athletes from across the 14 parishes will descend on the National Stadium today to vie for the 28th renewal of the two-day Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA)/Sagicor National Primary, All-Age and Junior High...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC):West Indies will look to put the disappointment of the one-day series loss behind them, when they face Pakistan in the opening Test of the two-match series starting here today.The regional side lost the one-day series 3-2 after...

LONDON (AP):Players' tactical use of video reviews for umpire decisions has pushed the International Cricket Council (ICC) to restrict the appeals teams can make in limited- overs cricket to one per innings.The ICC's cricket committee recommended...

GENEVA (AP):Facing a deepening corruption scandal, FIFA demanded evidence yesterday to back up English claims that six executive committee members were involved in bribery during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests.FIFA President Sepp Blatter,...

ATHENS, Greece (AP):Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were sentenced to a suspended 31-month jail term yesterday, meaning they are unlikely to serve prison time for being found guilty of faking a motorcycle accident on the eve of the...