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Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica-born Alicia Ashley kept herself on track for a world title fight later this year, when she outpointed Crystal Hoy from Las Vegas in the main bout on a fight card in Brooklyn, New York, last Wednesday.

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Sakima Mullings, the star of the Green Team in the Wray and Nephew Contender boxing series, scored a dramatic fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Glenroy 'Bumpy' Beckford of the Yellow Team on Wednesday night ...

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

West Indies and Jamaica Women batting all-rounder Stafanie Taylor's outstanding performances in the just-concluded one-day international (ODI) series against India have lifted her to No...

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle and recently crowned Athlete of the Year Jermaine Gonzales lead the nominees for the RJR Sports Foundation Sportsman of the Year award, while the fastest woman in the world last...

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Tomorrow's Pick-9 offers a small carryover of $1,047,000, but a payout of $2 million looks a real possibility on the well-supported 10-race programme.The Pick-9 will be conducted from race two to 10, the first Super-6 from...

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

THE members of the West Indies women team have come in for praise for their good showing on the ongoing tour of India. Despite not winning the five-match one-day series, the Windies girls played some excellent cricket against their more-experienced opponents...

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Venrecce Watson, head coach of St Andrew Technical High (STATHS), said hard work and dedication were the key factors which led to his team topping the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/KFC Southern Conference...

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP):If Rafael Nadal is getting nervous as he eases closer to winning his fourth consecutive Grand Slam, he sure isn't showing it.After his 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 win yesterday over American qualifier Ryan Sweeting, the Spanish star appeared...

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

DALLAS (AP):When his top players are healthy, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle has the luxury of bringing off the bench Jason Terry and Shawn Marion, a pair of long-time starters capable of scoring 20 points any night.Dallas, however, have not been...

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 9:43 AM

Jamaica will attempt to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2011 Caribbean 20/Twenty Championship in Barbados today when they face Windward Islands in their final Group ‘A’ preliminary round match.

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 9:40 AM

St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) defeated Hydel 57-49 in Game Three of their best-of-three finals last night at the National Stadium Court to win the ISSA/KFC Southern Conference Under-19...

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 9:37 AM

With three months away from the start of the annual CARIFTA Games, the region’s major junior track and field meet is without a venue.

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 9:33 AM

Former national champions Seba United and Wadadah will be gunning for the first title of the 2010-2011 Jamaica Football Federation/Western Confederation season on Sunday at Jarrett Park in Montego...

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 9:29 AM

Tiger Woods will begin his 2011 season at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego, United States, next week.

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 9:27 AM

Defending champion Roger Federer withstood a brave fightback by Frenchman Gilles Simon to reach the third round of the Australian Open.

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

RAJKOT, India (CMC):A resolute 63 from Shanel Daley failed to ignite West Indies women and India's women crushed them by 57 runs in the fifth and final one-day international (ODI) yesterday.Daley struck...

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

NEW DELHI, India (CMC):West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has backed India to win the ICC World Cup which starts next month, but says the one-day powerhouses will need to play a measured campaign if they are to lift their second title."With the World...

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Big Bash - PERTH, Australia (CMC):Chris Gayle's Western Australia trounced Dwayne Bravo's Victoria by six wickets in the Twenty20 Big Bash on Tuesday, but both players failed to spark.Playing for Western Australia, the big-hitting Gayle was...

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

LEEDS, England (AP): Arsenal advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 victory over second-tier club Leeds yesterday.Samir Nasri, Bacary Sagna and Robin van Persie scored the goals that set up a meeting with Huddlesfield on January 30 ...

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MIAMI (AP):Close games have been a strength for Atlanta; a weakness for Miami.The Hawks could not have been happier to see those trends continue.

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): A rampant Jamaica crushed Somerset by 61 runs at Kensington Oval here on Tuesday, defying rain and a reduction in overs to make a winning start to the second leg of the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship.The affair was reduced ...

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Theirs is a long and storied rivalry, but when old foes Santos and Boys' Town met at the Bell-Chung Oval in yesterday's Claro/KSAFA Jackie Bell first-leg quarter-finals matchup, the gloss of the past must...

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP):Defending champion Roger Federer admitted he was lucky to survive a major scare at the Australian Open yesterday, beating Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round.For a while, it seemed as if Simon, who had...

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Western Bureau: Former national champions Seba United and Wadadah will be gunning for the first title of the 2010/11 Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Western Confederation season this coming Sunday afternoon at Jarrett Park in...

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Ramnaresh Sarwan has been recalled to the West Indies team for the 2011 World Cup, starting on February 19 in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.Sarwan had been dropped from the side ...

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