WINTER OLYMPICS-BERMUDA-James and Bonheur make Games history HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb 17, CMC - Bermudian Vanessa James, who now turns out for France, made history at the Vancouver Games when she and her partner Yannick Bonheur became the first black couple to compete in...
TENNIS-MEMPHIS-LEAD Knowles off to winning start at Memphis Championship MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb 17, CMC – Fit-again Bahamian tennis ace Mark Knowles returned to competition in winning form on a catastrophic day for the seeded pairs at the US$1.1 million Memphis Championship tennis...
HORSE RACING-USA-Graham wins stakes and stays clear of Bridgmohan NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb 17, CMC – Top flight Jamaican jockey Shaun Bridgmohan won the fifth race but rival James Graham narrowly defeated him in the Mardi Gras Stakes to keep a marginal lead in the Fair...
HORSE RACING-USA-Jermaine Bridgmohan wins in Ocala OCALA, Florida, Feb 17, CMC – Jamaican jockey Jermaine Bridgmohan captured the US$50,000 OBS Sprint Filly Stakes at the Ocala Training Centre meet astride Dances With Ashley on Monday afternoon.
VOLLEYBALL-ST LUCIA-Octave, Hamilton get St Lucia Player of the Year awards CASTRIES, St Lucia, Feb 17, CMC – Jason Octave and Dania Hamilton have predictably secured the St Lucia Volleyball Association (SLVA) 2009 Player of the Year awards.
FOOTBALL-ENGLAND-Jones committed to Sunderland for now TYNE AND WEAR, England, Feb 17, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago international Kenwyne Jones is on a mission to prove he is committed to Sunderland as long as he is signed with the English premier league club.
TENNIS-MEMPHIS-RESULTS Memphis Championship men’s doubles MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb 17, CMC – Selected results of first-round men’s doubles matches at the US$1.1 million Memphis Championship tennis tournament on Tuesday.
CRICKET-REGIONAL-JR Campbell replaces Findlay in Jamaica squad KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb 17, CMC – Shawn Findlay has been replaced by ex-national youth standout batsman John Ross Campbell in Jamaica’s squad for their sixth-round WICB Regional first class match this weekend...
CRICKET-AUS/WIS-Deonarine keen on snapping losing streak MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb 17, CMC – West Indies middle-order batsman Narsingh Deonarine is anxious to see his side snap their losing streak against Australia when the fifth and final One Day International...
GOLF-RANKINGS-Ames now 63rd as he tackles WGC field LONDON, England, Feb 17, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago-born Stephen Ames is down two places from last week to 63rd in the world golf rankings as he prepares to tackle England’s Paul Casey in the opening round of...
GOLF-RANKINGS-Latest men’s world rankings LONDON, England, Feb 17, CMC – Latest men’s Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR), showing Trinidad and Tobago’s Stephen Ames at No.63.
CRICKET-IPL-Security fears hover over IPL after terrorist threat MUMBAI, India, Feb 16, CMC – An Al-Qaeda threat has cast doubt over safety at the glitzy Indian Premier League, with the tournament security chief unable to give assurances about protection of players at the...
CRICKET-AUS/WIS-Rookie leg-spinner to face Windies in final ODI MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb 15, CMC – Twenty-year-old leg-spinning all-rounder Steven Smith is set to make his 50-over international debut for Australia after being called up for the final one-day match against...
CRICKET-TRINIDAD-T20 to mark opening of Brian Lara Stadium PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Feb 15, CMC – A Twenty20 match in the upcoming WICB series is expected to herald the opening of the Brian Lara Stadium.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS-DOMINICA-Twelve member squad for Regional Special Olympics ROSEAU, Dominica, Feb 16, CMC – Special Olympics Dominica has selected 12 special Olympians to represent the island at the Special Olympics Regional Games starting in Puerto Rico on Thursday.