July 22, 2011
Star Sport


Wilson to be named coach for Daegu Champs
“Multiple championship winning Holmwood Technical coach Maurice Wilson is expected to be approved today as head coach of the Jamaica team to the August 27 - September 4, IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Daegu, South Korea.... read more
12 Jamaican juniors in action as Pan Am Champs begins

MIRAMAR, FLORIDA: Twelve of the island's junior athletes will be in action today when the Junior Pan Am Championships gets under way at the Ansine Sports Complex in Miramar today. The Jamaicans will be hoping to better their medal haul...

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Ronron, Dance So Sweet go head to head

ONE of the biggest grudge clashes in local-racing history takes the spotlight in tomorrow's ninth race when RONRON, the country's top-rated horse, locking horns with former stablemate DANCE SO SWEET in the 1300-metre Eileen Cliggott Trophy....

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Windies heading back to Lord's

LONDON (CMC): West Indies will play a Test against England at Lord's on their tour in May and June next year, after all. The England & Wales Cricket Board announced yesterday that the famous ground had been awarded the Test...

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Jamaica set to battle Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Hosts Guyana and Jamaica will face-off in the key clash in the second round of the WICB Regional Under-19 Championship, starting today at Bourda Oval.

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Jamaica badminton players ready for Champs

The Jamaica Badminton Association (JBA) committee met with the Mayor Desmond McKenzie as they geared up for the 20th Ocean Spray Pan American Badminton Championships, to be held at the National Indoor Sports ...

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Trench digging deep - Under-17 keeper vows to make the most of surprise call to Under-23s

When coach Wendell Downswell described Jamaica's participation in the recent FIFA Under-17 World Cup as "an amazing adventure," he didn't single out any particular individual or situation. Yet if Downswell had chosen goalkeeper Richard Trench...

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Under-14s deliver at ITF tourney

The Under-14s continued their impressive showing at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Tournament as top seed Andrew Bicknell obliged in the 14 and under boys' singles final...

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Cunningham - Jamaica have quality

Manager of the Jamaica team at the Junior Pan Am Championships, Dwight Cunningham, is confident but guarded about the team's chances as the event gets under way today in Mirimar, Florida....

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Thomas dreams of golden debut

Edwin Allen High's Danniel Thomas is hoping to make a big impression on her debut for Jamaica at the Junior Pan Am Championship and admits that donning the national colours is a dream come true...

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Bolt looks to drop 100m sb

Double world record holder Usain Bolt has taken up the invitation of Prince Albert II and will lead a host of Jamaicans inside Monaco's Stade Louis II at the Herculis 2011 Samsung Diamond League meeting later today...

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Records not a priority for Usain

MONACO: Usain Bolt claims he'll be happy to successfully defend both sprint titles and stay injury-free at the world championships, ruling out the prospect of lowering his 100-metre world record.

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Mourning Thomas stands strong with close win

Four days after receiving news of his father's untimely death, national 110m hurdles champion Dwight Thomas managed to lift himself and post a solid 13.29 seconds win in the 110m hurdles, at the 2011 Lucerne meet yesterday in Switzerland....

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