The parish of Manchester and by extension the sports fraternity is in mourning after the unexpected loss of one of its most recognised citizens and avid supporter of sports, businessman Howie Chin. Chin, whose family operates the famous Brumalia House...
Buff Bay, Portland:St Georges Sports Club's head coach, Geoffrey Maxwell, believes his craftily designed plan worked perfectly in engineering his team's 1-0 Digicel Premier League win over Waterhouse at rain-drenched Lynch...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): The Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) has taken the decision to issue retainer contracts to 15 national players in an unprecedented move aimed at offering job security and professionalising the game here.West Indies fast...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Fast bowler Tino Best believes he is still a valuable asset to West Indies cricket and hopes he can make the final squad for next year's World Cup in Asia.The 29-year-old was named this week in the 30-man preliminary squad...
Second-round leaders Portmore United will have to wait until the final games of the round in the Digicel Premier League (DPL) on January 2, 2011, to confirm a place in the end-of-round final as they were held to a goalless...
A Gleaner reporter was denied entry by security personnel to the Drax Hall sports complex to cover the Digicel Premier League (DPL) match featuring home team Benfica and defending champions Harbour View on Wednesday.With Benfica undergoing internal...
The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Olivia Grange has called for more support for the women involved in sports in Jamaica.Making the appeal, Grange, who also has responsibility for women's and gender affairs - pointed to the outstanding...
Two of Jamaica's Sunshine Girls, Romelda Aiken and Ann-Kay Griffiths, received minor injuries on Wednesday night when a stone broke the window of the bus in which they were travelling, as it passed through Central Village in St Catherine....
Marva Bernard, president of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA), said the appointment of former head coach, Maureen Hall, as a member of the selection panel for Jamaica, is a...
BACK-TO-form FREE FALL is not too heavy to land Boxing Day's opening Pick-6 race over 1100 metres at Caymanas Park. Real class is represented in the seven-horse field by STEEL THE CAT, THE BEST MAN and SHE'S MAGIC...
The global economic fallout has forced countries to implement packages directed at stimulating the economy.The important consideration is reduced unemployment.
Having upgraded the JN International Invitational meet to International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) World Challenge status, the sport's world governing body has also committed US$30,000 (J$2.5 million)...
Hosts Jamaica will open their CONCACAF Under-17 Championship campaign against Caribbean rival Trinidad and Tobago on February 15 at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay.
The Jamaica Basketball Association (JBA) and the University of Technology (UTECH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see the establishment of a basketball academy at the campus.
Lendl Simmons’ local club president Patrick Rampersad is irate over the opener’s continued exclusion from West Indies teams and has blasted regional selectors over the issue.
Arnett Gardens kept their hopes of making the second-end-of-round final alive, as they clawed their way back to earn a one-all draw with first-end-of-round final winners Tivoli Gardens in their Digicel Premier League encounter...
The season's top two-year-old, MISMYTRLEBOYRICHIE, turned in another awesome display at Caymanas Park yesterday to win the $1.3 million Sweet Ruckus Trophy over 1400 metres, by the proverbial city block.Installed a 1-5...
Humble Lion ran a ragged-looking Village United team to the ground, beating them 3-0 at Effortville Community Centre yesterday, while ensuring the two switched positions in the Digicel Premier League (DPL) bottom tier....
The dispute between the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and the national senior players looks set to drag into the new year after a planned meeting between the JFF and the Premier League Clubs' Association (PLCA) in Ocho Rios yesterday morning failed to materialise....
LONDON (AP): David Haye is offering Wladimir Klitschko a 50-50 split of the earnings in order to secure a heavyweight unification fight next year.A back injury forced Haye, the World Boxing Aassociation champion, to withdraw from a fight with the younger...
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC): Embattled West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford has been pulled from the Windward Islands side for next month's Caribbean Twenty20 Championship, following his suspension from bowling in international cricket...
MIAMI (AP):Phil Jackson and LeBron James agree: Christmas Day games are not the ideal holiday gift.A day after the Lakers' coach reiterated his longtime stance against NBA games on December 25, James and other members of the Miami Heat said they also...
MUMBAI, India (CMC): Former champion batsman Brian Lara is set to make a return to competitive cricket after a near four-year break, after attracting the top bracket price ahead of next month's auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL)....
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Powerful FIFA vice-president, Jack Warner, has been nominated unopposed for his eighth successive term in charge of the Caribbean Football Union...
