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Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell confirmed that he will be competing against American Tyson Gay in London and Birmingham this summer.

The young Reggae Boyz suffered a 2-1 defeat to Honduras in their final preliminary game of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championships at the Mateo Flores Stadium in Guatemala.

The Pick-9 for tomorrow's Guineas raceday at Caymanas Park offers an attractive carryover of $2.5 million, thanks to a 25-1 upset by REDS THOMAS in the third race last Saturday.Meanwhile, the Super-6 starts anew...

When the ICC Cricket World Cup began on February 19 there were 14 teams in the hunt for the title; at the end of the preliminary round, on March 20, and after 42 matches, there were eight; and today, after the quarter-finals and the semi-finals...

Edwin Allen High's Danique Bryan, the hot favourite for gold, was in tears yesterday after the Class-Three girls' high jump final on the second day of the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Champ-ionships at the National Stadium.....

MUMBAI, India (AP):There can be no mistaking the leading characters in this World Cup final, featuring cricket's best batsman against the most prolific bowler.Sachin Tendulkar on his home ground, bidding for a first title in six trips to the World Cup,...

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (CMC):JAMAICA and Suriname, two of the Caribbean Football Union's four teams at the CONCACAF Under-20 Boys' Championship, lost their opening matches on Tuesday.The Jamaicans are looking to emulate their Under-17 compatriots...

CLEVELAND (AP):As he left the arena, Cavaliers coach Byron Scott smiled and accepted fist bumps and congratulations from security guards lining the hallway."Coach," one of them said, "we're going to talk about this one all summer."And probably for many...

Jamaica College (JC) middle-distance athlete, Waquar DaCosta, looked everything but comfortable during yesterday's opening day of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls'...

INDIA are the favourites to win the World Cup cricket final, which will be played at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.

MOHALI, India: A lucky 85 from Sachin Tendulkar was followed by a disciplined bowling effort, as India beat Pakistan by 29 runs in a high-stakes semi-final yesterday to progress to the World Cup final against Sri Lanka.Pakistan were dismissed for 231 ...

MOHALI, India (AP): Skipper Shahid Afridi isn't worried that his Pakistan players might be intimidated by an intense atmosphere at today's World Cup semi-final against India....