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May 08 Rain dents Windies preparation
HOVE, England (CMC):West Indies' preparation for their three-Test series against England continued to take a battering when rain wrecked the final day of their three-day match against Sussex here yesterday.Only 16 overs were possible before the adverse...
May 08 Ferguson says Man City has 'hands on the trophy'
LONDON (AP): Only a most unlikely turnaround can prevent Manchester City from beating Manchester United to the English Premier League title."They probably have two hands on the trophy,'' United manager Alex Ferguson said.City's 2-0 win at Champions...
May 08 GraceKennedy reviewing retainer contract proposal for Jamaica team
GraceKennedy CEO Don Wehby says his company is in the process of reviewing a Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) proposal regarding player retainer contracts with a view to signing on. The proposal speaks to having national senior cricket players being contracted...
May 08 GC Foster, Alpha clash in feature semi
The Leila Robinson Courts will be buzzing with excitement this evening when the unbeaten G.C.Foster Strikers 'A' and Alpha meet in today's feature semi-final of Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Supreme Ventures A League, starting 6:45 p.m.
May 08 New Green give Manchester shot at Premier League
New Green bathed themselves in South Central Confederation glory when they outlasted Rivoli United 6-5 on penalties, in the Super League second leg football final at Spanish Town Prison Oval...
May 08 So close, but so far for Boys' Town
For the second consecutive campaign, Boys' Town fell just short on the final day of the season to claim their fourth national league title and first since 1989. The Red Brigade registered a 3-0 victory over Humble Lion at Effortville Community Centre...
May 08 Olympics flashback
Mali's Kadiatou Camara (left) and Jamaica's Kerron Stewart compete in a women's 200-metre second round heat during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium...
May 08 Bailey faces emotional clash against Knights
Javon Bailey is set to tackle an emotional situation when the Runnin Rebels take on his former club Urban Knights in today's feature match of the Flow/National Basketball League (NBL) at the National Stadium courts starting...
May 08 Samuels, Fudadin to join West Indies squad today
HOVE, England (CMC):Batsmen Marlon Samuels and Assad Fudadin are expected to finally link up with the West Indies touring party today.Jamaican Samuels and Guyanese Fudadin are among three players yet to join the squad which arrived here last Wednesday...
May 08 Director believes ESPN a boost to regional cricket
ESPN's vice-president and general manager for the Caribbean and maritime media, Bernard Stewart, has hailed his company's involvement in West Indies cricket, describing the heightened attention as a boost for sport...
May 02 Defiant Boys' Town send Premier League down to the wire
Ahead of the crucial penultimate round of the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) game against Portmore United, Boys' Town coach Andrew Price was firm on one thing: Portmore United would not take the title on their home turf, even if the match was played on less familiar...
May 02 Digicel Grassroots programme delights Burrell
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, Captain Horace Burrell, has hailed yesterday's launch of the Digicel/JFF Grassroots Football Programme as being one of the most significant achievements of his administration...
May 02 Rivoli, New Green clash in Super League final
Defending champions Rivoli United and surprise finalists New Green will do battle in the first leg of the South Central Confed Super League football final at Brooks Park in Mandeville, this afternoon at 3:30 p.m....
May 02 Constant Spring head 'Group of Death'
With the 2012 JNBS Masters League less than a month away from its grand May 27 opening-day football extravaganza, involving the dress parade, Kingston & St Andrew Masters League Association Hall of Fame induction and the Champions Cup...
May 02 Daley breaks into the top five women all-rounders
West Indies' Shanel Daley has broken into the top-five women's all-rounders' list in the Reliance ICC Women's one-day international (ODI) rankings, which were released at the conclusion of the three-match ODI series between West Indies and Sri Lanka...
May 02 Daley fires West Indies to victory
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):Jamaican all-rounder Shanel Daley extended her superb form as West Indies Women made a winning start to their five-match Twenty20 series by capturing the opening contest at Kensington Oval yesterday.Daley top-scored with 48...
May 02 Gayle's WI return still uncertain...As batsman tries to play it safe
Dr Ernest Hilaire, CEO of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), says recent doubts surrounding the imminent return of Chris Gayle to the West Indies team is a result of the opener's own actions....
May 02 Smith seeks revenge
Ian 'Hagler' Smith, one of the crowd favourites in the Wray and Nephew Contender boxing series, will seek a place in the semi-finals tonight when he goes up against his nemesis, Kevin Hylton, at the Chinese Benevolent...
May 02 'Standard of the league is not good' - Duckie bemoans lack of quality strikers
Former national youth football coach, Donovan Duckie, has lambasted the ineptitude of local strikers in finding the back of the net with regularity.Duckie, who is the head coach ...
Apr 30 JFF to host FIFA gk instructors' course
The Jamaica Football Federation will host a FIFA Regional Goalkeeping Instructors' Course beginning Monday, May 7 and ending on Friday, May 11.The course will bring together a total of 26 goalkeeper coaches from the English-speaking CONCACAF countries...
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