August 30, 2012
Star Sport


Bolt still hungry ... Sprinter says defending Olympic titles in Rio would make him even greater
“Word Championships in 2013, yes. The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, definitely. There are little certainties around sprint king Usain Bolt these days, but it is at least clear that the six-time Olympic gold medallist and triple world record holder.... read more
Grenada plans big party for James

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC): Grenada is preparing a massive homecoming for world and Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James, who arrives in the island today. Organisers have announced that a welcome party of government officials...

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Paralympic games under way

LONDON (AP): "Enlightenment" was the theme, physicist Stephen Hawking the guide, and Olympic Stadium the venue last night as London welcomed 4,200 athletes from more than 160 nations to the 2012 Paralympic Games.

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Evering walks away

National netball representative Kasey Evering said she has retired from international competition effective immediately. The lanky defender does not think her body is able to meet the demands of the game...

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Mattocks selected for USA showdown

Darren Mattocks, the most exciting first-year player in the MLS and the man considered the leading candidate for Rookie of the Year award in the league, was yesterday named to a Reggae Boyz ...

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Time for a new stadium-Burrell

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Captain Horace Burrell has once again sounded his call for the construction of a new stadium in Jamaica following the damage sustained to the National Stadium...

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Digicel Cup set for kick-off

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): Last year's hosts Martinique will help to launch the Caribbean Football Union's Caribbean Cup when they face British Virgin Islands in Group 3 action starting next Wednesday....

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