Bolt issues a warning
TRIPLE Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has warned his main rivals, fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay, that he will be ready for more battles next season. Bolt was speaking at a press conference at the...
Personal best throw for Tanto
TANTO Campbell survived an early scare in the F56 discus to win Jamaica's first medal at the Beijing Paralympic Games yesterday. Campbell, who had problems throughout the event with the positioning of his chair, bagged bronze with his final throw...
'World 100m record not safe'
MIAMI, United States (CMC); Olympic sprint relay gold medallist, Jamaican Michael Frater believes it is just a matter of time before the men's 100 metres world record is lowered again, given the form produced by fellow country-men Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt this season...
King Roger rules again
NEW YORK (AP): Back at his best, back at the top of tennis, Roger Federer easily beat Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to win his fifth consecutive United States Open and 13th Grand Slam title yesterday. Federer is the first man since Bill Tilden in the 1920s to win the tournament ...
T&T sprinters return home to warm welcome
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,(CMC): Trinidad and Tobago welcomed home its Olympic heroes yesterday, as government ministers and other officials threw a grand ceremony for the athletes at the Piarco International Airport. Prime Minister Patrick Manning and Sports Minister Gary Hunt...
Serena on top of the world again
NEW YORK (AP): Displaying the talent and tenacity that helped her dominate tennis earlier in the decade, Serena Williams outlasted Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-4, 7-5 for her third United States Open championship and ninth Grand Slam title Sunday....
Rampaul turns his attention to coaching
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad(CMC): Out-of-favour West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul was one of 20 participants successfully completing the West Indies Cricket Board Level One coaching course staged here last week. The 23-year-old Rampaul, who has played 20...
Reggae Boyz tune up for crucial clash
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras: TEAM SPIRIT has been listed by René Simoes as a key ingredient for success against Honduras, when they meet in a CONCACAF semi-final group World Cup qualifier at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m....
Chanderpaul in line for ICC awards
BRIDGETOWN (CMC): Prolific West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chander-paul has been nominated for two top awards at the International Cricket Council Awards in Dubai tomorrow night. Chanderpaul, who has scored prolifically over the last year despite...
England players lacking confidence vs Croatia
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP): England's players confessed to a lack of confidence when they took on football's number 186-ranked nation in their opening World Cup qualifier at the weekend, so one can only imagine what they're feeling as they prepare to take on Croatia ...
Pistorius clocks 11.16 in 100m
BEIJING (AP): Oscar Pistorius began his bid to win three gold medals in the Beijing Paralympics, clocking the fastest time yesterday in heats of the 100 metres.The South African, who failed in an attempt to qualify for the Beijing Olympics, ran a personal-best time...
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