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JOHANNESBURG (AP):Sebastian Abreu's winning penalty for Uruguay yesterday was one of the most audacious shots to win a shoot-out since Antonin Panenka made the move famous to win the 1976 European Championship.

JOHANNESBURG (AP):A Briton and an American have been arrested for ticket touting at the World Cup.

Jamaica junior athletes got off to a flying start on yesterday's first day of competition at the Junior Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships, at the Felix Sanchez Stadium in Santo Domingo.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour will join with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour to stage three newly-combined men's and women's tournaments in 2011.

DEFENDING 100 metres champion Dexter Lee and many-time national junior representative Natoya Goule will lead a team of 38 to the IAAF World Junior Championships, which will be held in Moncton, Canada, July 19-25. Lee, the number one junior in the world...

JOHANNESBURG (AP):Rival strikers Diego Forlan and Asamoah Gyan are out to help Uruguay and Ghana end long waits at the World Cup today, although only one will succeed.Uruguay will be chasing their first semi-final appearance for 40 years while Ghana...

LIVERPOOL, England (AP): Roy Hodgson was appointed Liverpool manager yesterday on a three-year contract as the Premier League club attempts to return to the Champions League after a disappointing season.The 62-year-old Englishman, who led Fulham...

With the Pick-9 proving elusive once again on Wednesday, the carryover to tomorrow's race meet at Caymanas Park stands at $3.7 million.This should ensure a payout in excess of $5 million, as the Pick-9 will be conducted on...

REIMS, France (CMC): Training partners Yohan Blake and Daniel Bailey were inseparable, finishing in a dead heat in the men's 100 metres dash at Alma Athlé Tour on Wednesday here.

The first of two Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) FastNet coaching seminars to improve and develop the standard of netball across the island will be held tomorrow at the National Indoor Sports Complex, starting at 9 a.m....

The International Cricket Council (ICC) plans to implement an umpire decision review system at next year's World Cup to avoid the refereeing errors that have plagued football's World Cup in South Africa.

World and Olympic 100-metre champion Shelly-Ann Fraser is among seven Jamaicans confirmed for this Saturday’s Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, United States of America.