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Lions cool Waterhouse

Published:Thursday | February 24, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Humble Lion's new found confidence was fully on show yesterday, when they beat fifth-place Waterhouse 2-0 in the seventh game of their Digicel Premier League (DPL) Round Three fixture at Effortville Sports Centre...

'Youngsters represent the future'

Published:Thursday | February 24, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Amid the excitement generated by Jamaica's qualification for this summer's FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Mexico, there was much sober reflection on the path of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), as its hierarchy contemplate the way forward....

Trinidad and Tobago miss out

Published:Thursday | February 24, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Trinidad & Tobago missed the chance to earn a spot in Mexico, as they were beaten 2-0 by Canada in the opening game of yesterday's quarter-final double-header in the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship, at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall, St James.

Boys' Town miss glorious opportunity

Published:Thursday | February 24, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Boys' Town squandered a glorious opportunity to keep the pressure on their west Kingston neighbours, Tivoli Gardens, when they played out a nil-all draw with Sporting Central Academy in their Digicel Premier League encounter ...

Tivoli, P'more draw

Published:Thursday | February 24, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Seven games have passed since Tivoli Gardens last defeated Portmore United in league action, and that streak continued yesterday as the west Kingston-based team was held to a 1-1 draw in Digicel Premier League third...

Afridi spins Pakistan to mammoth victory

Published:Thursday | February 24, 2011 | 12:00 AM

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (CMC): Shahid Afridi spun his way through Kenya's brittle batting to bowl Pakistan to a confident 205-run victory in their opening match of the World Cup yesterday.The Pakistan captain scalped five wickets for 16 runs from eight...

Space Fury gets through in stewards' room

Published:Thursday | February 24, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The stewards struck in the seventh and penultimate race at Caymanas Park yesterday, disqualifying first-past-the-post GUAN YU and promoting the 6-5 favourite SPACE FURY to first...

Epic battle for girls' title

Published:Thursday | February 24, 2011 | 12:00 AM

TRACK and field fans will get a small preview of what could happen at next month's Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships, as five of the country's top female...

Jamaican Williams-Mills finishes third in women’s 400

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 11:49 AM

Jamaican Novlene Williams-Mills was the only Caribbean competitor to reach the podium at the 2011 Galan Indoor Permit Meet at Stockholm in Sweden yesterday.

Jamaican Stewart signs two-year USL deal

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 11:44 AM

Orlando City, which plays in the United Soccer League, have signed Jamaican international Demar Stewart for two years.

Digicel sponsors Bob Marley One Love charity match

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Digicel was announced as the title sponsor for the Bob Marley One Love charity football match, which will raise funds for children at the three state-run homes across Jamaica.The announcement, which was made during the launch at the Barbican Beach...

CVM secures local Olympics rights from IMC

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Local television company CVM TV yesterday announced their securing of the exclusive broadcasting rights for the London 2012 Olympic Games from International Media Content Limited (IMC) - the parent body of subscriber cable network SportsMax...

US, Panama qualify for World Cup

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: The United States and Panama booked their place in this summer's FIFA Under-17 World Cup yesterday afternoon, after registering contrasting wins in their CONCACAF Under-17 quarter-finals at the Montego Bay Sports...

Tivoli, Portmore in big showdown

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Leaders Tivoli Gardens will look to stave off the chasing Digicel Premier League (DPL) pack when they host third-place Portmore United in a key fixture at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex today, starting at 4:30 p.m....

Kallis backs South Africa's bowling

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

NEW DELHI (AP): South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is backing his team's bowling attack to prosper at the World Cup, especially with the presence of three specialist spinners in the side.

Dutch make England sweat for victory

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

NAGPUR, India (AP): England's batsmen kept their nerve to take their team to a six-wicket win over The Netherlands yesterday and narrowly avoid a major humiliation at the World Cup.

All-rounders make West Indies formidable - Bravo

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

NEW DELHI (AP):The handful of top-class all-rounders in the West Indies squad makes it just as strong a side as any of its rivals at the World Cup, according to vice-captain Dwayne Bravo.Bravo told reporters yesterday that captain Darren Sammy, Kieron...

Windies ready for South Africa

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

DELHI, India (CMC):Darren Sammy believes West Indies can overturn an abysmal, recent one-day international (ODI) record against Test-playing nations and upset a few teams in the World Cup.The West Indies captain was speaking ahead of his side's opening...

JaBA election set for March 13

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA) president, Ajani Williams, will on Sunday, March 13 know whether he will be asked to serve another term. Willliams, who is in the second of his two-year tenure, and has been credited with helping to raise the image...

Thomas thrilled with CCC call-up

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

FORMER National Under-19 batsman and captain of the Mico University College cricket team, Shacoya Thomas, will leave the island today to join the Combined Campuses and College (CCC) outfit for the West Indies Cricket Board...

90 minutes to paradise - Jamaica Under-17s decide World Cup fate against Honduras

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: The hopes of the nation will be on Jamaica's young Reggae Boyz this afternoon, as they seek to qualify for this summer's FIFA Under-17 quarter-final fixture at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall, St James, starting at three o'clock....

As hype grows around Raheem Sterling

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The hype machine around 16-year-old Jamaican-born Liverpool prodigy, Raheem Sterling, is in full motion following his inclusion in the club's senior squad that travelled to Prague last week ahead of their Europa League contest....

Space Fury set to unleash staying power

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Only eight races are slated for Caymanas Park today, the programme featuring the Long Shot Trophy (claiming $180,000) over 1300 metres, along with the $450,000-$400,000 claming race over 1820 metres.With the programme...

Jamaica prepares for St Kitts

Published:Tuesday | February 22, 2011 | 10:09 AM

Jamaica’s cricketers are now preparing to travel to Basseterre, St Kitts for the fourth round of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Regional first-class championship, after playing to a draw with hosts B

Supreme Ventures ‘C’ League begins today

Published:Tuesday | February 22, 2011 | 10:00 AM

The Jamaica Netball Association/Supreme Ventures Division ‘C’ League serves off today with eight games at the Leila Robinson Courts.

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