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DALLAS (AP):Tyson Chandler is the active, energetic big man the Dallas Mavericks have never had before.He's also a pretty good strategist.

MUNICH (AP):Second-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka was upset by German wild card Dustin Brown 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the BMW Open yesterday.Wawrinka, making his debut in Munich, was the only seed not to win his opener.Born in Germany...

Simone Forbes, the former national senior team netball captain, is set to face a hearing today with the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO).The 29-year-old Forbes, who mostly plays the goal attack role, returned ...

GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC):New-look West Indies suffered more agony yesterday when they slumped to a seven-wicket loss to Pakistan in the second one-day international (ODI), to fall behind 2-0 in the five match series.Their batsmen were tormented...

WESTERN BUREAU: Host nation Jamaica extended their amazing winning streak in the LIME CARIFTA Games to 27, when they ended last night's 40th edition of the championship at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in St James with 66 medals....

WESTERN BUREAU: Buoyed by the earlier record-breaking effort of his Calabar High schoolmate and friend, Traves Smikle - who broke the Under-20 discus record last...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):Hosts Barbados, behind a strong effort from their 13-to-14 girls, moved to the top of the medal table on Sunday at the Carifta Swimming Championships here.Zabrina Holder led the way...

Riding as if his life depended on it, champion jockey Omar Walker conjured up a tremendous rally from 'Horse of the Year' MARK MY WORD to win the $1.1 million Bonnie Blue Flag Trophy - the grade one feature over 1820 metres...

The Jamaican Rugby League Association (JRLA) has announced another major sponsorship boost in their historic journey to qualify for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup in the United Kingdom.

Dylan Carter struck gold twice, including a dead heat, to anchor defending champions Trinidad & Tobago to the top of the medal standings after the opening day of the CARIFTA Championships on Saturday.

Humble Lion stayed the hand of relegation - at least for another week, when they defeated St Georges 2-0 at Effortville yesterday, as the Digicel Premier League relegation dog fight continued.

Jamaica's bid to top the 40th Carifta Games, which is being staged at the Montego Bay Stadium, in St James, was well on course yesterday afternoon, as at press time, with 32 finals completed, the local contingent were leading the medal count with 37 medals - 20 gold, 15 silver and two bronze.