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Published:Thursday | December 22, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Melaine Walker's Olympic mission, if she chooses to accept it, is to become the first repeat 400-metre hurdles champion next year. It won't be easy. Walker's rivals are dangerous. Fortunately, the stout-hearted Jamaican has made a habit...

Published:Thursday | December 22, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Boys' Town scored an important 1-0 victory over leaders Portmore United in their Red Stripe Premier League encounter at Collie Smith Drive yesterday.In a game that would have probably annoyed the purists because of the vast...

Published:Wednesday | December 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):The plight of Blackburn Rovers and manager Steve Kean became even more desperate yesterday as Bolton Wanderers scored twice in the first half hour for a 2-1 win that lifted them off the bottom of the English Premier League standings and left...

Published:Wednesday | December 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica forward Omolyn Davis has added her voice to the growing list of persons who have been calling on corporate Jamaica to lend more support to women's football in the country, saying that opportunities for the sport are endless and can lead to poverty reduction...

Published:Wednesday | December 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Defending champs Tivoli Gardens will today have an opportunity to prove that there is still some life left in them in this the second round of the Red Stripe Premier League.On Sunday last, following their 0-2 loss to leaders...

Published:Wednesday | December 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

HAVANA, Cuba (CMC):Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Uruguayan footballer Luis Suarez have so far topped the poll for Sportsman of the Year in Latin America and the Caribbean, conducted by the Cuban news agency, Prensa Latina.World record holder Bolt...

Published:Wednesday | December 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was suspended for eight matches and fined $62,000 yesterday after being found guilty of directing a racial insult at Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, who is black.An English Football Association panel...

Published:Wednesday | December 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MAYBE I SAY SO, who has been knocking at the door for some time, should be rewarded for her consistency by landing the Titania Trophy feature over 1100 metres at Caymanas Park today.Run annually in honour of the 1974 Derby and Oaks winner Titania, the...

Published:Wednesday | December 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Raphael Gordon, chairman of Caymanas Track Limited (CTL), has dismissed claims by racing industry stakeholders that the promoting company is experiencing financial problems.Gordon was responding to suggestions made by...

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 4:28 PM

French triple jumper Teddy Tamgho has been banned for 12 months, with six suspended, after being involved in a fight with a female athlete.

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 4:17 PM

President of the Barbados Olympic Association Steve Stoute says the island is likely to field its smallest team ever for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 4:15 PM

The Australian Open has been put in doubt after she withdrew from January's ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand because of ongoing health issues.

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CMC): Shaun Bridgmohan returned to the headlines with two narrow stakes victories as part of a five-timer on Saturday's 12-race card at the Fair Grounds Race Course.The Jamaican jockey drove the 3-1 second choice Cherokee Queen...

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Jackie Walter, head coach of champions Tornadoes Swim Club, says she was impressed with the performance of Breanna Roman during last weekend's Christmas Open Swim Meet...

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

In this August 11, 1936 photo, Jesse Owens (centre) of the US salutes during the presentation of his gold medal for the long jump, after defeating Nazi Germany's Lutz Long...

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

HAVING finally broken the Olympic-qualification barrier with Kenneth Edwards set to represent Jamaica in tae kwon do at London 2012, the country's martial arts fraternity is celebrating the achievement as confirmation...

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The local hierarchy of men's table tennis is under threat from the island's new breed of players. This is the viewpoint of first-time national senior champion, Kane Watson, who is still elated following his 4-2 triumph over veteran Peter Moo-Young...

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Courtney Walsh Foundation yesterday received a $500,000 donation from the Sandals Foundation that will go towards offsetting expenses for a number of upcoming projects.Heidi Clarke, director of the programmes, Sandals...

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Arnett Gardens were the embodiment of transformation on Sunday as they shrugged off the disappointment of a 1-5 hammering and two previous defeats to stop Waterhouse 2-0 in the Red Stripe Premier League at Drewsland....

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

GEORGETOWN (CMC): Trying to stem the outflow of several players to neighbouring Trinidad & Tobago annually, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) plans to launch a semi-professional league next year...

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

SYDNEY, Australia (CMC/IANS): Batsmen around the world may start to shiver in their boots after Fidel Edwards threatened to touch the 160 kilometre-an-hour mark next year.The 29-year-old West Indies fast bowler...

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MELBOURNE, Australia (CMC): Two Jamaicans came under scrutiny when the Melbourne Vixens questioned the ANZ Championship league office about exemptions given to the Adelaide Thunderbirds. Carla Borrego and fellow goal shooter Jhaniele Fowler are involved...

Published:Tuesday | December 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

THE Manchester Netball Association (MNA) completed its first staging of a competition - a rally - since being reorganised in May, featuring teams from Central Manchester at Manchester High. There were only four teams but the mood was one...

Published:Monday | December 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Defending champions Jamalco recorded a 44-30 victory over a spirited Waulgrovians 'A' team in their Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Open League match at the Leila Robinson Courts ...

Published:Monday | December 19, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: Like they did in their first-round clash, Montego Bay United FC (MBUFC) defeated western neighbours Village United in their western derby, coming away 1-0 winners of yesterday's Red Stripe Premier League fixture...

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