Sports

February 18, 2011

Cricket World Cup: Grand ceremony launches tournament

The 10th Cricket World Cup has been launched following a $30m (£18.6m) opening ceremony in Bangladesh. All 14…

February 18, 2011

NFL, NFLPA agree to enter mediation

Less than three weeks from the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement, the NFL and its players' union agreed Thursday to mediation in their labor dispute. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, an independent U.S. government…

February 18, 2011

Bulls nip Spurs for fourth straight win

Derrick Rose had a career-high 42 points and the Chicago Bulls headed into the All-Star break with an impressive 109-99 victory over the NBA-leading San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. Luol Deng had 19 points and Carlos Boozer finished with 15 for…

February 18, 2011

Injury forces Baugh, Barath out World Cup

West Indies have suffered another setback in their preparation for the World Cup. Official sources have confirmed that Carlton Baugh Jr and Adrian Barath have suffered hamstring injuries, and will return home earlier than scheduled from the…

February 18, 2011

Digicel Carib Cup date changed

The Finals of the 2012 Digicel Caribbean Cup will be contested between June and July. Jack Warner, president of the Caribbean Football Union, announced on Monday that the region's premier tournament will undergo a massive transformation for the…

February 17, 2011

Captain Bruno ensures police advance to the finals

A superb century from Police Captain Garvin Bruno ensured that Police beat the Jamaican…

February 17, 2011

Mulling latest trade reports as deadline nears

For the next eight days, the trade reports are going to come more and more quickly. Reporters will disagree on…

February 17, 2011

Lance Armstrong confirms retirement from cycling

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has confirmed he has retired from…

February 17, 2011

3 members of the Haitian U-17 team have malaria

The Ministry of Health last night confirmed that three members of the Haitian football team which is in Jamaica for the CONCACAF 17 World Cup qualifying championships were found to have malaria. In a release, the ministry said the three people…

February 17, 2011

Sri Lankans cool Windies

West Indies suffered a dent to their preparations for the World Cup, when Kumar…