HORSE RACING-USA-Thompson edges into sole leadership at Suffolk Downs EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct 7, CMC – Jamaican Winston Thompson rode two winners Monday afternoon and edged into sole leadership in the Suffolk Downs jockeys’ championship race.
CRICKET-STANFORD-WRAP WICB loses case to Digicel (adds details) LONDON, Oct 7, CMC – Intense negotiations have started in the British capital to save the lucrative Stanford Super Series from the scrap.
ATHLETICS-TRINIDAD-Guyanese D’Andrade takes San Fernando 5K PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct 7, CMC – Guyana’s Lionel D’Andrade scored an easy win in the Men’s Open category of the San Fernando five-kilometre race on Sunday.
SPORT-COMMONWEALTH-BOA names 10 for Commonwealth Youth Games NASSAU, Bahamas, Oct 7, CMC - The Bahamas Olympic Association (BOA) has named a 10-member team plus five officials for the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games in India, starting this weekend.
SPORT-COMMONWEALTH-St Lucians off to Commonwealth Youth Games CASTRIES, St Lucia, Oct 7, CMC - An eight-member St Lucia team left the island Tuesday for Pune, India to compete in the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games, starting this weekend.
ATHLETICS-JAMAICA-Bolt gets Key to the City award in Montego Bay MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Oct 7, CMC - Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, received the Key to the City award Tuesday in Montego Bay at a civic ceremony, part of the salute to Jamaica's outstanding performance at...
BOXING-USA-Cuban Gamboa wins again TEMECULA, California, Oct 7, CMC – World-rated Cuban featherweight boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa recovered from a knockdown and crushed the American Marcos Ramirez inside two rounds of their non-title bout on...
HOCKEY-PANAM JNRS-RESULTS Women’s Pan Am Juniors MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Oct 7, CMC – Results of Pan American Junior (Under-21) Women’s Championship matches on Monday, showing losses for Caribbean teams Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados.
FOOTBALL-FUTSAL-LEAD Cubans kicked out of Futsal BRASILIA, Brazil, Oct 7, CMC – Japan thumped Cuba 4-1 and kicked the Caribbean side out of the FIFA Futsal World Cup on Monday.
TENNIS-AUSTRIA-Knowles, Bhupathi seeded No.2 for Bank Austria tourney VIENNA, Austria, Oct 7, CMC – Bahamian Mark Knowles and Mahesh Bhupathi, of India, have been seeded second at this week’s Bank Austria-Tennis Trophy tournament.
GOLF-RANKINGS-Ames keeps Top-30 spot LONDON, England, Oct 7, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago-born golf ace Stephen Ames has kept a Top-30 spot in the world rankings for the 22nd week in a row.
BASKETBALL-BBL-Myers puts Jets over the top LONDON, Oct 7, CMC – Shawn Myers scored a crunch-time basket to help the Cheshire Jets to a thrilling 90-89 victory over the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League Championship on Saturday at the...
BOXING-INTERNATIONAL-Johnson looks to bigger, brighter future MIAMI, Florida, Oct 7, CMC – Glengoffe Johnson is hoping his November 11 clash against Tiwon Taylor will be the catalyst for more competitive fights in the light-heavyweight division.
BODYBUILDING-BAHAMAS-Three-year ban for Bahamian bodybuilder NASSAU, Bahamas, Oct 7, CMC – The Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (BBFF) has slapped local star Lorraine LeFleur with a three-year ban for “unsporting” conduct at the recent Central American and...
FOOTBALL-MLS-Revs secure MLS play-off spot FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Oct 7, CMC – The New England Revolution, with Caribbean players Shalrie Joseph and Khano Smith, are the latest team to book a spot in the 2008 US Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup...