Saudi Arabian property magnate Ali Al-Faraj completed his takeover of English club Portsmouth yesterday, ending Sulaiman Al-Fahim\'s brief and troubled ownership.
Over in Egypt Italy booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup yesterday, beating 10-man Spain 3-1, while South Korea also advanced with a 3-0 victory over Paraguay.
Countries could be barred from hosting the Olympics, starting with the winter games of 2018, if they don\'t have laws that empower police to raid and investigate people suspected of helping athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs.
Italy booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup today, beating 10-man Spain 3-1, while South Korea also advanced with a 3-0 victory over Paraguay.
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) rebounded from defeat last week by beating Tivoli Wizards 70-57 in the Flow-sponsored Southern Conference National Basketball League last night at the Stadium Court.
New Zealand, choosing to bat, were restricted to 200 for nine off their allotted 50 overs in the final of the Champions Trophy against Australia at Centurian Park in South Africa.
The Geoffery Maxwell-coached Waterhouse recorded their first victory of the 2009 to 2010 Digicel Premier League football season by beating Arnett Gardens 2-0 at the Waterhouse Stadium yesterday.
Group ‘E’ leaders Bridgeport High look set to keep their unbeaten record intact when the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup football competition continues this afternoon with return matches.
The International Cricket Council Champions League final between defending champions Australia and New Zealand will take place this morning Jamaica time, beginning at 7:30 at Centurion in South Africa.
Reigning champions Trinidad and Tobago and regional four-day title-holders Jamaica will clash in one of four opening matches in the West Indies Cricket Board President’s Cup One-Day tournament in Guyana on October 28.
Serena Williams made a stuttering start in her bid to topple Dinara Safina from the world number one spot with 7-5, 6-4 win over Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the first round of the China Open in Beijing yesterday.
Australia recorded a convincing nine-wicket victory over England at SuperSport Park earlier this afternoon to advance to the final of the Champions Trophy in South Africa.
In a stunning development, Chicago was the first city eliminated today in Copenhagen at the International Olympic Committee’s voting to name the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Celebratory sparks are set to fly as the group of Jamaican stars who shone in Berlin, Germany, are poised to receive honours befitting kings and queens in Jamaica, starting tonight.
Members of the battered West Indies team are on their long trek back to the Caribbean, still picking up the pieces from a bruising ICC Champions Trophy campaign where they failed to win a single match.
Tim Bresnan produced the highest score ever made by an England No. 8 in One-Day International cricket to transform his team\'s fortunes after they had flirted with humiliation in their Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia.
Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yousuf believes his team is favourite against New Zealand in the second Champions Trophy semi-final in Johannesburg on Saturday.
