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Published:Friday | June 5, 2015 | 6:34 PM

BERLIN (AP):After one of football's most destructive scandals, the task facing Barcelona and Juventus in the Champions League final today seems simple. Showing the sport at its best, with an entertaining demonstration of artistry, should ensure that...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 1:39 PM

PARIS (AP)Ill and sluggish, Serena Williams overcame a big deficit to reach the French Open final by beating 23rd-seeded Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 yesterday.With the temperature nearing 85 degrees on the hottest day of the...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 2:38 PMLeroy Brown

It was not a dominant performance, but Devon 'Concrete' Moncriffe did just enough to score a unanimous decision over rival Jermaine 'Cross Breed' Bowen last Wednesday night at the Chinese Benevolent Association auditorium and to book himself a spot...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 4:23 PMGordon Williams

The ripple effects from the corruption scandal swamping global football may already be hitting Jamaica, as uncertainty surrounds the national female Under-20 team's participation in a regional qualifying tournament this month.According to Hue...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 4:37 PM

Jonathan Newnham was on fire yesterday on the opening day of the National Trials to select Jamaica's team to the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships which will be played here next month.Newnham, who topped the men's category at the recent National...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 5:07 PMOrville Clarke

Fortune smiled on four punters at Caymanas Park on Wednesday, all sharing a piece of the $18.8 million Pick-9 which had eluded punters for the past 10 racedays. Each received $4.7 million.The Pick-9 starts anew tomorrow, all nine races on the pre-...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 5:37 PM

ROME, Italy:Kerron Stewart strikes the figure of a woman who is beginning to come to grips with her competitive realities.The highs of her 2008 national championship title in the 100m as well as Olympic and World Championships medals in that same...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

ROME, Italy:Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce reportedly suffered tightness in her hamstring during warm-up, while Justin Gatlin responded to his critics and sent a message to Usain Bolt as the Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League meet delighted in the Eternal...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC):West Indies were once again staring at a possible defeat after Adam Voges defied a career-best haul from leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo to become the 20th Australian to score a century on Test debut and give the visitors a vice...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

ROME, Italy: University of Technology student Janieve Russell produced a strong last 80m to finish second in the 400m hurdles in her first Diamond League meet. Russell posted a season best 54.83 seconds to finish behind Georganne Moline (USA), 54....

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

ROME, Italy: Justin Gatlin believes that his critics are upset not because of his return to the sport, but because he is now at the top of his game and posting fast times. The American sprinter continued his crusade of speed, clocking a blistering...

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

ROME, Italy: World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has withdrawn from the 200m at the Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League in Rome after suffering a minor injury according to reports. Fraser-Pryce who arrived at the warm-up track minutes after 5 p.m....

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

ROME, Italy: Commonwealth champion O'Dayne Richards was once again left disappointed after finishing seventh in the Shot Put at the Golden Gala Rome Diamond league inside the Stadio Olimpico. Richards managed a best of 20.13m and says he will...

Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 1:09 PMShayne Fairman

Veteran American college basketball coach, Timothy Eatman, who led 'Lady Jamrockerz' to regional supremacy at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation tournament last year, is vowing to put in twice the work this year to have his charges retain that...

Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 1:48 PM

Williams, Hughesshine in 100mThe University of Technology's Christania Williams and Zharnel Hughes of the High Performance Centre stood tall at last Saturday's third Jamaica Administrative Athletics Association All Comers track and field meet at the...

Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 4:42 PM

Jamaican fans breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday when double world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the 100 metres at the Prefontaine Classic. Her usual rocket start propelled her to a world-leading time of 10.81 seconds. They shouldn't have...

Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 12:00 AM

World 200m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she will be looking to do better than she did the last time she ran a 200m at the Jamaica International Invitational, as she continues her fine-tuning at today's Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League meet...

Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 5:12 PM

ROME, Italy:Only four women has ever dipped below 10.70 seconds in the 100m and having made no secret about her ambitions to join that club, World and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is fairly confident that this might be her year.Fraser-...

Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 5:18 PM

ROME, Italy:American speedster Justin Gatlin has enjoyed a dominant two years in both sprints, but he doesn't think he's the favourite for gold at this Summer's IAAF World Championships, even if he believes he's the man to beat - now.Gatlin ended...

Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 5:50 PMLeighton Levy

Dr Rachel Irving, senior research fellow in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies, and Professor Wayne McLaughlin, full professor of molecular biology in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies (...

Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 6:43 PM

Track Condition : Dirt : GoodRace 1 1820 M (Purse $462,000) 3-Y-O...

Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 6:55 PM

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC):Life for West Indies in the post-Shiv Chanderpaul era began disastrously when they were bowled out for 148 in their first innings yesterday on the opening day of the first Test against Australia.Opting to bat first in good...

Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 7:19 PMOrville Clarke

The $18.8 million Pick-9 which eluded punters for 10 consecutive racedays was cornered by four punters at Caymanas Park yesterday, each receiving a cool $4.7 million.Driven by an attractive carryover of $14.7 million from Saturday, Pick-9 activity...

Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 7:56 PMAudley Boyd

CAPTAIN Horace Burrell has distanced himself from the current imbroglio that has engulfed international football.The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president said, at this time, he will focus on his businesses rather than football, but pointed...

Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 2:46 PM

Michael Hector of English Championship club Reading is the newest English-based player named in the Reggae Boyz squad for this month's Copa America tournament, which will be held in Chile.  The tournament will be held from June 11-...

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