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FIFA has threatened to suspend Sudan if its government does not lift a ban on several candidates standing in elections for the country's Football Association executive committee.

Adrian Barath signaled his return to top-level competition, when he stroked an entertaining half-century to lead Trinidad & Tobago to a nine-wicket victory over Canada, in the opening match of the Caribbean Twenty/Twenty (T/20) Championship at Kensington

GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC): Opener Atticus Browne hit his maiden TCL West Indies Under-19 century to guide the Windward Islands to first innings points against defending champions Jamaica and fire them to the top of the points standings after the end...

MONACO (AP): Jermaine Gonzales and fast-rising sprinter Yohan Blake were the pick of the Jamaican competitors on show at the Monaco Diamond League meeting yesterday. Gonzales sped to victory in 44.40 seconds in the 400 metres, good enough for a new...

National senior netball representative, Christina Solmon, has been offered a two-year basketball scholarship at the Tallahassee Community College in Florida.Solmon, who has been a regular member of the Sunshine Girls set-up...

Three-time defending Caribbean Union of Teachers' (CUT) Biennial Students' Athletics Championship winners Jamaica left the island yesterday for the 13th renewal of the competition...

The stewards of the Jamaica Racing Commission on Tuesday imposed a two-day ban on hot apprentice Aaron Chatrie for careless riding aboard the winning horse NATURALLY ROYAL in the sixth race at Caymanas Park on Saturday, July 10...

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP): Muttiah Muralitharan claimed his 800th Test wicket with his final ball in cricket's traditional format to cap a career that easily could have been derailed in 1995.In a venue closer to home and a long time removed from his infamous...

Jermaine Gonzales shattered the Jamaican 400-metre national record on his way to win the event at the Monaco Diamond League in France today.

Ricky Ponting's unbeaten 61 led Australia to 136 for 2 against Pakistan at Headingley in England to leave the second test delicately poised at the end of day two today.

Muttiah Muralitharan ended a glorious test career today by becoming the first bowler to take 800 test wickets, as hosts Sri Lanka trounced India by 10 wickets, in the first test at Galle International Stadium.

Jamaican sprinter Dexter Lee created history last night in Moncton, Canada, by becoming the first male athlete to retain the 100-metre title at the World Junior Championships.