Sports

February 3, 2011

Pacers send Cavs to 22nd straight loss

  That's about as good as the Cleveland Cavaliers can hope for these days. Their long losing streak is almost history. Cleveland's slide reached 22 straight - one shy of the NBA's single-season record - as Danny Granger scored 23…

January 31, 2011

Dominant Djokovic powers to Australian Open win

Third seed Novak Djokovic produced a superb display to beat Andy Murray in straight sets to claim…

January 31, 2011

Celtics stronger from Finals loss, Lakers complacent after winning

The Boston Celtics staggered out of the Staples Center seven months ago, six-and-a-half…

January 31, 2011

United squeeze past Saints, Chelsea draw

Manchester United required a second-half rally to edge past third-tier side Southampton 2-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup yesterday, and Salomon Kalou's late equaliser rescued defending champions Chelsea in a 1-1 draw at Everton. United were 1-0…

January 31, 2011

Bolt to run 100m in Rome

Golden Gala organisers announced yesterday that world record-holder Usain Bolt will run the 100 metres at the meet in Rome on May 26. It will mark Bolt's first Diamond League meet of the season, with the Jamaican also committed to run the 200 in…

January 31, 2011

Jamaica’s Gibson Relays now March 12

A date swap between the Gibson Relays and the GC Foster Classic will see the prestigious Gibson Relays being shifted to the March 12 time slot, two weeks later than it was originally scheduled. Ventley Brown, Athletics Director at the Angels, St…

January 27, 2011

Australian Open: Novak Djokovic stuns Roger Federer

Novak Djokovic claimed his second successive Grand Slam semi-final win over reigning champion…

January 27, 2011

Carifta Games ‘will happen’ – Bermuda official

Regional officials are contemplating staging a severely scaled-down version of the CARIFTA Games this year. Donna Watson, president of the Bermuda Track and Field Associa-tion, has indicated that all reports about the demise of the Games are…

January 27, 2011

‘We can win the World Cup’

The West Indies team's upcoming tour of Sri Lanka is being seen as "good preparation" for next month International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup to be played in Asia. Speaking before the team departed from the Caribbean, head coach Ottis…

January 27, 2011

Golden gymnasts – Jamaicans strike gold at top US event

Jamaica's sporting representatives have consistently produced sterling performances on the international stage. Three young gymnasts - Daniel Williams, Jiovannua Jackson and Jamin Melbourne Levy - are the latest to have done so, as they combined…