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HOBART, Australia, Australia (CMC):The West Indies batting collapsed again and Australia motored to their fifth win in two weeks over the Caribbean side, as their two-match Twenty20 International series began yesterday....

Didier Drogba scored twice yesterday as Chelsea won 2-0 at Wolves to open a four-point lead in the Premier League after Manchester United had lost 3-1 at Everton.

Meadowbrook High defeated Tarrant High by 22 runs to capture the 2010 ISSA/First Global Bank 'A' League cricket competition at Melbourne Oval on Friday.

Jamaica bowled themselves back into contention in limiting Barbados to a first innings lead of 67, but their batsmen failed to fire for the second time leaving the title-holders with a tall order to win their top-of-the-table sixth round, WICB first-class championship clash.

Errol Kerr, Jamaica's lone competitor at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, will begin his quest for a historic medal at the Games when he competes at 12:15 p.m. this afternoon in the ski cross event.

Jamaica's Novlene Williams-Mils produced a season-best 52.03 seconds to win the women's 400 metres at yesterday's Aviva Grand Prix indoor meet in Birmingham, England.

The unbeaten LIFEISJUSFORLIVING turned in another impressive performance at Caymanas Park yesterday to win the 16th running of the Sir Howard Stakes over 1200 metres, which is confined to native bred three-year-old colts and gelding.

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina: ON ANOTHER day, he would be the man saving the team. On that particular night in Argentina though, goalkeeper Dwayne Miller just could not get it right throughout the Reggae Boyz match in Mar del Plata.

It is a sport which, perhaps above all others, demands perfection, focus and near-flawless technique, the price of which is often bruises and hours of rigorous training. Yet, as Collete Barham, president of the Jamaica Amateur Gymnastic Association (JAGA) will tell you, there can be few achievements more rewarding than scoring that perfect 10.

MELBOURNE, Australia (CMC): West Indies coach David Williams has slammed the West Indies for their pathetic showing against Australia in the final one-day international yesterdday, but says his side needs to dust themselves off quickly and prepare to...

ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad (CMC):Jamaica were wrecked by a devastating six-wicket haul from rookie fast bowler Corey Edwards as Barbados took a firm grip on day one of their top-of-the-table WICB regional first-class clash here yesterday.Edwards grabbed six...

The three-year-old campaign leading up to the classics heats up at Caymanas Park today with the 16th running of the Hot Line Stakes for fillies and the Sir Howard Stakes for colts and geldings, both over 1200 metres, sharing the spotlight.