Jamaica, Australia launch shoot-out
Jamaica's Sunshine Girls will look to confirm their status as a serious threat to one of netball's top two spots, when they start battling against world leaders Australia at the National Indoor Sports Centre today, as the National Commercial Bank-sponsored Sunshine Series gets under way.
Pollard stars as T&T reach semis with stunning win
Kieron Pollard pro-duced a scintillating half-century as Trinidad and Tobago unleashed an astonishing performance to beat New South Wales by four wickets yesterday and snatch a semi-final spot in the Twenty20 Champions League.
Holyfield, Tyson reunion
No punches were thrown. And neither bit off the other's ear. Mutual praise and admiration dominated during a face-to-face meeting yesterday between former world champion boxers Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield on a live episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
In Your Neighbourhood
Eight pairs from Hanover and sixteen pairs from St James qualified for the grand final of the Excelsior Domino Pairs Championship to be held November 8 at UTech.
Taylor's ton powers WI women to victory
Teenage opener Stafanie Taylor stroked a maiden one-day international century to propel West Indies to a convincing five-wicket win over South Africa in their opening clash of the four-match series yesterday.
Reggae Boyz back on top
Jamaica's Reggae Boyz, without playing a match, have regained the No.1 spot in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rankings over Trinidad and Tobago. In the latest rankings period, the Jamaicans retained their No.69 spot on the FIFA Coca-Cola ratings for October, while Trinidad and Tobago dropped nine places to 72nd.
Lucas aiming to score upset win over Melbourne
A David versus Goliath affair looms in the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) all-island limited overs knockout showdown between defending cham-pions Melbourne and Lucas at Derrymore Road.
Kiwis arrive for two-Test series
A confident New Zealand contingent arrived in the island yesterday ahead of their two-Test National Commercial Bank (NCB) Sunshine Series against Jamaica's Sunshine Girls, which begins on Tuesday at the National Indoor Sports Complex.
Spring aim to cool Rae Town
A thrilling encounter is expected when front runners Constant Spring meet Rae Town in today's feature game, in the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Claro Super League, at the Constant Spring Sports Complex. Game time is 3:30p.m.
Ghana win U20 World Cup
Ghana held on with 10 men to beat Brazil in a penalty shoot-out, to become the first African team to win the Under-20 World Cup yesterday and end a decade of South American dominance.
Young Turks looking to shine
When the Sunshine Girls take the court against Australia and New Zealand in the Sunshine Series over the next few days, a lot will be required from youthful defensive trio Paula Thompson, Nicole Aiken and youngster Malysha Kelly who, along with veteran Althea Byfield, are responsible for controlling the opposing shooters.
'I enjoy playing against Jamaica'
Sharelle McMahon, captain of Australia's netball team, said she relishes the challenge of competing against Jamaica's Sunshine Girls and is looking forward to today's start of their National Commercial Bank (NCB) Sunshine Series.
Jamaica College hammer Donald Quarrie 8-0
Jamaica College (JC) kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the Walker Cup KO play-off by hammering Donald Quarrie 8-0 in their Group A ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup schoolboy football match at the JC playing field yesterday.
Al Fouzia for SVL series opener
The $11.8 million Supreme Ventures three-race series for native bred two-year-olds gets under way at Caymanas Park today, with the $2.95 million Cash Pot 'Only One For Me' Trophy over 1200 metres taking centre stage
Crunch time for daCosta Cup hopefuls
With seven inter-zone places and eight Ben Francis Knockout slots up for grabs, it should be high drama and much intrigue this afternoon when the curtain comes down on the preliminary round of the 2009 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup schoolboy football competition, with matches in all 12 zones slated to begin at 3:30 p.m.
Williams goal sets up historic win for RSL
Jamaican midfielder Andy Williams struck a fine late goal and helped Real Salt Lake (RSL) score their first-ever victory over the New York Red Bulls in US Major League Soccer (MLS) on Wednesday night.
World netball now in the fast lane - JNA boss hopes Fast Net success will raise prestige of game locally
President of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA), Marva Bernard, is still revelling in the success of the Sunshine Girls team that finished second at the recently concluded World Netball Series Fast Net tournament in Manchester, England, and is hoping that the performance will help to raise the prestige of the sport locally.
Really fantastic series, say Forbes and Bryan
Sunshine Girls stars Simone Forbes and Nadine Bryan, fresh from their silver medal-winning performance at the World Netball Series Fast Net tournament in Manchester, England, said the shorter version of the game would attract a lot more spectators to the game.