January 28, 2014
Barcelona president says Lionel Messi is not for sale, says
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is not for sale and the club plan to discuss a new contract with the Argentine, says president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Four-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi, 26, is reported to be a target for French side Paris St-Germain.……
January 28, 2014
Gayle a big loss to Jamaica squad
Jamaica senior team cricket coach Junior Bennett says the absence of Christopher Gayle from the 14-member squad for the NAGICO Super50 regional competition is a big blow. Gayle, still recovering from a hamstring injury sustained on the West Indies…
January 27, 2014
Joseph slams WICB silence
Former West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) vice president Clarvis Joseph has labelled the WICB’s “no comment” approach to the draft presented by the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Finance & Commercial Affairs committee as cowardly. Joseph…
January 27, 2014
Rafael Nadal refuses to quit Australian Open final
World number one Rafael Nadal said he would hate to quit a Grand Slam final despite the back injury that derailed his Australian Open hopes. Nadal lost 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 to Stanislas Wawrinka, ending his bid for a second Australian and 14th Grand Slam…
January 20, 2014
Seahawks parlay 49ers’ mistakes into Super Bowl trip vs. Broncos
All season long, the Seattle Seahawks' defense carried them at times the offense sputtered. Its biggest challenge yet will come in Super Bowl XLVIII. The Seahawks forced turnovers on the San Francisco 49ers' final three drives, the last an…
January 20, 2014
TNT Soca Princesses collapse – World Cup dreams crash at final hurdle
T&T’s dream of becoming the first team to represent the Caribbean at the Fifa Under-20 Women’s World Cup came to bitter end in the Cayman Islands, yesterday, when the Soca Princesses suffered a heartbreaking 7-3 defeat in overtime to Costa Rica…
January 20, 2014
Proposal for ICC re-vamp bad for WI says director
A working paper for a revamped International Cricket Council (ICC) will come before members as early as the ICC’s quarterly meeting in Dubai on January 28 and 29 and if it is passed, West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) director Baldath Mahabir,…
January 20, 2014
Andy Murray targets Australian Open quarter-finals in Melbourne
Andy Murray will face a surprise opponent in French "lucky loser" Stephane Robert as he attempts to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. The Wimbledon champion takes on the world number 119 not before 0530 GMT on Monday in Melbourne. Robert,…
January 20, 2014
Serena Williams loses to Ana Ivanovic in Australian Open
Serena Williams went out of the Australian Open as a back injury hindered the five-time champion against a rampant Ana Ivanovic. The Serb came back from a set down to win 4-6 6-3 6-3 - her first ever victory over Williams in five attempts. There had…
January 13, 2014
New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez in season doping ban
Baseball's highest paid star, Alex Rodriguez, has been suspended for the entire 2014 season in a doping scandal. The ruling by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz means the New York Yankees slugger will lose more than $22m (£13m) for the games he is…