ATHLETICS-REEBOK-Sinclair scores lone Caribbean win at Reebok Games BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb 7, CMC – Jamaican middle-distance champion Kenia Sinclair served up the only Caribbean win at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Saturday, dominating the women’s 1,000 metres.
ATHLETICS-SPARKASSEN-LEAD Jones-Ferrette runs 2010 world best in Germany (adds quotes, details) STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 7, CMC – US Virgin Islands (USVI) sprint ace Lavern Jones-Ferrette clocked a striking 2010 world best 6.97 seconds to win the women’s 60 metres at the Sparkassen-Cup indoor track and...
ATHLETICS-USA-LEAD Kirani James runs world-leading time (adds details) SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Feb 7, CMC – Grenadian teenager Kirani James majestically ran a world-leading 45.79 seconds to win the men’s 400 metres at the Meyo Invitational Indoor meet on Saturday.
VOLLEYBALL-DOM REPUBLIC-Castillo is DR’s Athlete of the Year SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Feb 7, CMC – National volleyball star Brenda Castillo has been named the Dominican Republic’s 2009 Athlete of the Year by the country’s National Olympic Committee.
FOOTBALL-GRENADA-Discarded GFA president blasts FIFA ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Feb 7, CMC – Ousted Grenada Football Association (GFA) president Ashley ‘Ram’ Folkes has blasted Football’s governing body FIFA for its decision to fire his entire executive.
SQUASH-SWEDEN-LEAD Fernandes loses in Swedish Open semis (adds details) LINKOPING, Sweden, Feb 7, CMC – Guyana’s Nicolette Fernandes was beaten by top seed Vanessa Atkinson, of the Netherlands, in the semi-finals of the US$6,000 Swedish Open squash tournament on Saturday.
ATHLETICS-REEBOK-RESULTS Reebok Boston Indoor Games BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb 7, CMC – Selected results from the Reebok Boston Indoor Games at the Reggie Lewis Centre on Saturday, showing a victory for Jamaican Kenia Sinclair.
ATHLETICS-SPARKASSEN-UPDATE Jones-Ferrette runs world-leading time STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 7, CMC – Lavern Jones-Ferrette, of the US Virgin Islands (USVI), clocked a 2010 world best 6.97 seconds to win the women’s 60 metres at the Sparkassen-Cup indoor track and field on...
SQUASH-SWEDEN-UPDATE Fernandes loses in Swedish Open semis LINKOPING, Sweden, Feb 7, CMC – Guyana’s Nicolette Fernandes was beaten by top seed Vanessa Atkinson, of the Netherlands, in the semi-finals of the US$6,000 Swedish Open squash tournament at the Linkoping...
CRICKET-DOMINICA-Toussaint dies in vehicular crash ROSEAU, Dominica, Feb 7, CMC – Dominica’s cricketing fraternity has been thrown into a state of shock and mourning following the sudden death of Kelvin Toussaint, a former national opening batsman.
CRICKET-AUS/WIS-LEAD Australia thump West Indies by 113 runs (with details, quotes) MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb 7, CMC – Touring West Indies offered a meek batting response and plunged to a lopsided 113-run loss to high-flying Australia in their first One Day International (ODI) on Sunday.
ATHLETICS-USA-RESULT Kirani James runs world-leading time SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Feb 7, CMC – Grenadian teenager Kirani James ran a world-leading 45.79 seconds to win the men’s 400 metres at the Meyo Invitational Indoor meet on Saturday.
CRICKET-AUS/WIS-SCOREBOARD Australia v West Indies – 1st ODI MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb 7, CMC – Scoreboard for the opening One-Day International of the five-match series between West Indies and Australia at the MCG on Sunday.
CRICKET-AUS/WIS-RESULT Australia beat West Indies by 113 runs – 1st ODI MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb 7, CMC – Australia beat West Indies by 113 runs in the opening One-Day International of the five-match series at the MCG on Sunday.
CRICKET-AUS/WIS-UPDATE 1 Windies bowlers stifle Aussies to set up manageable run chase MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb 7, CMC – West Indies grabbed crucial middle order wickets to stymie the customary Australia acceleration and restrict the hosts to a moderate total in the opening One-Day...