Canada Wins Fourth Straight Olympic Gold in Women’s Hockey

Canada's women's ice hockey team has won its fourth straight Olympic gold medal, beating the United States, 3-2, in an overtime thriller in Sochi. Marie-Philip Poulin scored the winning goal eight minutes into overtime Thursday at the Bolshoi Ice…

Russia’s Soknikova Wins Gold in Figure Skating

Adelina Soknikova won Russia's first-ever Olympic figure staking gold medal in stunning fashion Thursday, upsetting defending champion Kim Yuna Thursday at the Sochi Games.  The 17-year-old Soknikova posted a score of 224.59, 5.48 points ahead of…

U.S., Mexico to play friendly April 2

The U.S. soccer team will host Mexico in an exhibition game April 2 at Glendale, Ariz., as both nations prepare for the World Cup. The game, announced Thursday, is not on a FIFA fixture date. That means Europe-based players are not likely to be…

Panama to Host Games Between Yankees, Marlins in March

The New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins will play a two-game series of exhibition games in Panama City next month, the clubs announced Thursday. The two-game series will be the first Major League Baseball games played in Panama since 1947. The…

CFU adopts integrity measures

Integrity in football is a concept spreading across the Caribbean. At least as far as the region’s governing football body is concerned. The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) recently adopted integrity measures for all competitions, following in the…

Four Windies players retained, five sold in IPL auction

Four West Indies cricketers have been retained to play for their respective franchises while another five have been purchased on the first day Wednesday of the 2014 Indian Premier League (IPL) player auctions.  Dwayne Bravo has been retained by the…

Guyana dismissed for 181 in Super50 semi

Guyana, winning the toss and batting against Barbados in the second semi-final of the NAGICO Super50 regional competition were dismissed for 181 in 48.4 overs at the Queen's Park Oval on Thursday.  Scores: Guyana 181 all out (48.4 overs)  Narsingh…

Darts 2014 National Championship playoffs climaxed in the TCI

The Turks and Caicos National Darts Association held their 2014 National Championship playoffs this past Saturday at Doo Dos Rib Cage.  The following are the results: The 2014 Men National Champion went to Mr. Brent Robinson – undefeated and…

South Africa considers bid to host 2022 Commonwealth Games

The South African government is to consider a proposal to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Gideon Sam, president of the South African Sports Confederation & Olympic Committee (SASCOC), hopes to bring the Games to Africa for the first time.…

Netherlands, Canada, Norway Lead Medal Count in Sochi

The Netherlands swept the men's 500-meter speed skating at the Winter Olympics Monday, tying for the lead in the medal count after three days of competition in Sochi.  Michel Mulder won the gold medal in the event, followed by Dutch teammates Jan…