January 22, 2012
Bolt top man, women share
Usain Bolt, along with fellow sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown and women’s cricketer Stafanie Taylor were named Jamaica’s top sports personalities for last year on Friday. Bolt grabbed the men’s prize ahead of fellow sprinter Yohan Blake, while…
January 22, 2012
Pierce has best game of the season in Celtics win 100-94
The Boston Celtics were missing one of their star guards when the game started, and then lost another in the second quarter. The way Paul Pierce was playing, it didn't matter. Pierce had season highs with 34 points and…
January 22, 2012
Jamaica beat Windwards to reach Caribbean Twenty20 final
Tidy bowling followed by steady batting moved Jamaica one step closer to a rare regional triple of titles, when they conquered Windward Islands by five wickets on Saturday to reach the Grand Final of the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament. Jamaica…
January 22, 2012
Serena turns on the power
Serena Williams was so dominant in her 6-1, 6-1 third-round win over Greta Arn at the Australian Open that there's probably only one shot she'll remember more than most. At 5-0 and a point from winning the first set, Williams lined up in the…
January 19, 2012
Parker lifts Spurs over Magic 85-83 in OT
It took a while, but the San Antonio Spurs have finally found success on the road this season. They had to work a little longer than normal to realize it, though. After dropping their first five games away from Texas…
January 19, 2012
Novak Djokovic beats Santiago Giraldo at 2012 Australian Open
Novak Djokovic continued his Australian Open title defence with a trouble-free win over Colombia's Santiago Giraldo. The top seed overturned an early break before racing away to triumph 6-3 6-2 6-1 and set up a third-round meeting with Nicolas…
January 19, 2012
England crumble to heavy defeat
England folded to a humiliating defeat by 10 wickets in Dubai as their woeful batting performance helped Pakistan go 1-0 up in the three-Test series. Trailing by 146 runs, England made a disastrous start as Umar Gul (4-63) removed Andrew Strauss,…
January 19, 2012
Pacquiao’s next fight will not be against Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao has chosen his next opponent, and it’s not Floyd Mayweather. In an interview at his office Wednesday, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said Pacquiao has chosen his next opponent — whom Arum would only divulge was one of the four…
January 19, 2012
Asafa Powell To Receive Major Awards
Having risen from humble origins to international supremacy in athletics, Asafa Powell will be recognised for his achievements on February 4 at the Terra Nova Hotel, when he is slated to be presented with the highest award of the University of…
January 17, 2012
Fisher’s late 3 pushes Lakers past Mavericks 73-70
Derek Fisher spent the last year wearing more suits than sweats while negotiating the union's labor deal, and he realizes his peak playing days are probably past. But Kobe Bryant borrows a term from former coach Phil Jackson to…