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One last fling in Rio?

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

It wasn’t quite the dominant display of seven years ago, but the triumphant return of sprint king Usain Bolt to the scene of his coronation - the Bird's Nest, has left coach Glen Mills with a big smile on his face and work on his hands,...

The real measure of our Beijing 2015 success

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 12:00 AMDon Anderson

Jamaica has had a fantastic year of sports achievement to date and the year is by no means finished. We have had amongst other successes, excellent performances by the track and field team and our swimmers at the Pan American Games in Toronto, the...

Couples, Gran Bahia in big Sandals BH football final clash

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 12:00 AM

Football fans are in for a treat as the curtain comes down on the Sandals Resorts International-sponsored St Ann-St Mary Business House football competition at Drax Hall today.The title match will feature a clash of the two heavyweights and the last...

Tony Becca: A time to cherish, and to remember

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 12:00 AM

In London in 1948, Arthur Wint raced past the favourite, Herb McKenley, to win Jamaica's first Olympic medal, the 400 metres gold medal; four years later, in Helsinki in 1952, George Rhoden held off the fast-finishing favourite McKenley to win the...

Schäfer blames slow start for shock defeat

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 12:00 AMShayne Fairman

Brought back to earth by a 3-2 loss to Central American hopefuls Nicaragua, head coach of Jamaica's football team Winfried Schäfer has issued a call for concentration, belief, and determination ahead of Tuesday's return leg of the World Cup...

JCA 50 Overs tourney bowls off today

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 5:06 PMJermaine Lannaman

Title holders St Catherine CC will attempt to get their Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) 50 Overs tournament campaign off to a winning start when they host G.C. Foster College at Chedwin Park.To be led by West Indies all-rounder AndrÈ Russell, St...

Tough return for former champs Portmore

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 6:15 PMNodley Wright

Former champions Portmore United will not have the luxury of easing back into the big league as on today's opening day of the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL), the newly promoted former champions will play away to last season's beaten finalists,...

Antigua stun Guatemala in CONCACAF WCup qualifier

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 6:39 PM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):Antigua and Barbuda upset Guatemala, 1-0, to make a positive start to their third-round tie in the CONCACAF zone of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers on Friday.Playing at the Vivian Richards Stadium in St John's, a Myles...

Uppa Tune all the way

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 6:59 PMOrville Clarke

The versatile and consistent American 6-y-o horse, UPPA TUNE, made all convincingly to win the annual renewal of the grade one None Such Sprint Trophy over 1200 metres feature event at Caymanas Park yesterday.Offering the generous odds of 3-1 with...

Past the finishing post

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 7:33 PM

Weather: FineTrack: GoodRace 1 1100 M (Purse $800,000) NB2-Y-O MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT*1. FUTURE KING RHalledeen 54.02. SORRENTINO'S STAR PFrancis 3 1/2L3. BIG BLACK NATION RMairs 54.5 2L4. STUNNER WHenry 52.5 1LWIN: $75.00Final Time : 1:08.1 Splits...

Aussies go two up in ODI series

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 7:57 PM

LONDON (AP):Australia won the second one-day international (ODI) against England by 64 runs yesterday in a match overshadowed by the controversial dismissal of England all-rounder Ben Stokes.Steven Smith scored 70 and Mitch Marsh smashed 64 off 31...

Brazil clip Costa Rica 1-0

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 12:00 AM

HARRISON, NJ (AP):Hulk scored in the 10th minute after an early stretch of Brazilian dominance and the five times world champions beat Costa Rica 1-0 yesterday in a World Cup qualifying tune-up match.Despite Costa Rica employing five defenders,...

Sports Brief

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

France clip Portugal 1-0 LISBON, Portugal (AP) - France substitute Mathieu Valbuena scored from a late free kick to snatch a 1-0 win at Portugal in a friendly international yesterday. The Lyon midfielder went on in the 80th and scored only four...

Reno's Downswell hoping for a better season

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke

Western Bureau Hope abounds for a completely better season for Reno FC in the Red Stripe Premier League, as confirmed by their technical director Wendell Downswell, following the club’s flirt with relegation last season. Downswell told ...

Five of the best women in Beijing

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMHubert Lawrence

  In the just concluded 15th World Championships, several athletes entertained fans with their best efforts. However, five women stood out in Beijing, the host city of the meet. They were Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland, Allyson Felix of the United...

In Your Neighbourhood

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMRichard Bryan and Anthony Minott

George Lee Memorial 5K The second annual George Lee Memorial 5.8 km Run/Walk road race will be on Sunday, September 27, starting at the Portmore HEART College of Construction Services in Portsmouth, St Catherine. Warm-up is at 6:15 a.m., while the...

Potcheen for None Such Trophy feature race at Caymanas Park

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

Champion sprinter POTCHEEN should defy topweight once again and win today's grade-one feature over 1200 metres for the None Such Sprint Trophy at Caymanas Park.The $1.2 million race is run annually in honour of the legendary native-bred sprinter...

Locals guaranteed 10 spots in Diamond Mile

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 3:32 PMAinsley Walters

LOCAL-based horses have been guaranteed 10 spots for the December 5 Diamond Mile at Caymanas Park, worth $13.5m, the richest-ever horse racing purse in the Caribbean.Racing secretary, Denzil Miller, said the other six spots, if filled, would...

Ramdin axed, Holder to lead Test team

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin has been axed as Test captain after just 15 months in charge and replaced by rising star and one-day skipper Jason Holder for the tour of Sri Lanka next month.The 23-year-old, who has played...

Ja's Taylor to lead WI Women

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 5:26 PM

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC):Marquee batsman Stafanie Taylor has been appointed the new captain of West Indies Women, replacing the long-serving Merissa Aguilleira.The change was announced by the West Indies Cricket Board yesterday as it named the 18-...

Scotiabank presents Kiddy Cricketer with US$500

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

What does a 12-year-old do with a windfall of US$500?According to Jahieem Bartley, he wants to purchase a pair of cricket boots.Bartley, who received the grant from Scotiabank based on his outstanding performance in the 2015 Scotiabank/WICB Kiddy...

STETHS aim for title sweep

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMPaul Clarke

WESTERN BUREAU:Having stumbled at the final hurdle last year - losing out on retaining their daCosta Cup title to Clarendon College - St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) will be looking to get it right.Such is the ambition of the school's...

Fulltime report: Mattocks and Mariappa score, but Jamaica lose 2-3 to Nicaragua

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMAudley Boyd, Assistant Editor - Sport

When Jamaica tackle Nicaragua in their second-leg football match next week Tuesday in Managua, the Reggae Boyz must win to have any chance of advancing any further in their quest for a place at the 2018 World Cup final in Russia.

FOOTBALL: Nicaragua shock Jamaica with 2-0 lead at half-time in World Cup qualifier

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMAudley Boyd, Assistant Editor - Sport

At half-time, Nicaragua hold a shock 2-0 lead over Jamaica's Reggae Boyz in their first-leg CONCACAF World Cup qualifying football match at the National Stadium in Kingston. Captain Manuel Rosas gave his team the lead at the fourth minute,...

CRICKET: Ramdin replaced as WI Test captain, Holder appointed

Published:Friday | September 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey, Gleaner Writer

 Denesh Ramdin has been axed as West Indies Test captain after just 15 months in charge. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) selectors met on Wednesday and decided that it was time for a change. Ramdin has been replaced by rising star and one...

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