June 18, 2014
Star Sport


Mexico's goalie blanks Brazil
“ FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP): Fortaleza means 'fortress' in Portuguese and Mexico's defence certainly lived up to the name of Brazil's northeast city yesterday, thanks to the heroics of Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.. read more
Three wins for Carib athletes

Caribbean athletes registered three wins at the NCAA Division 1 outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon last weekend....

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Jamaica versus Guyana Contender battle - 'Lights Out' Davis faces 'Bomber' Eastman

A battle of epic proportions is expected tonight, as Howard 'Battersea Bomber' Eastman, the No. 2 seeded boxer in the Wray and Nephew Welterweight 2014 'Contender' series, goes against Tsetsi 'Lights Out' Davis...

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Brathwaite, Bravo 100s bury Black Caps

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Opener Kraigg Brathwaite hit his maiden Test hundred and Darren Bravo his sixth, as West Indies dominated the second day of the second Test against New Zealand here yesterday.

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Ambrose bringing something fresh

Recently appointed bowling consultant, Sir Curtly Ambrose, says he hopes to bring something fresh to the West Indies team in a bid to help them return to their glorious past....

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Teenagers shine at Road Race Series

Garfield Gordon, 17, clocked 22 minutes and 15 seconds in the featured 7K race to be crowned the overall male winner of the Everyone's A Winner Best Dressed Chicken Road Race Series.

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Parchment, Wilson get wins in Ostrava

Birthday boy Hansle Parchment exacted a measure of revenge over his French rival Pascal Martinot-Lagarde and Nickeisha Wilson held off the challenge of Ristananna Tracey to secure wins at the Golden Spike Meet in Ostrava yesterday.

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So much more than football

SALVADOR, Brazil:It's still early in World Cup 2014. All countries' chances are alive to win sport's greatest tournament. But vital lessons have already been learned in Brazil.

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Belgium fight back for 2-1 win

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP): Waiting and waiting for an equaliser, the tension started showing on the faces of the Belgian players as the second half wore on in the country's first World Cup match in 12 years.

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Spain playing for WCup survival

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): The magnitude of Spain's opening 5-1 loss to Netherlands comes into sharper focus today when the defending champions must fend off World Cup elimination against Chile, less than a week into the tournament.

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Sterling gives England hope

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Four years ago, Raheem Sterling was watching the World Cup eating pizza with his friends. Now, the 19-year-old Liverpool winger is the pick of the skillful newcomers giving England hope after their opening loss to Italy.

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Kingman wins at Ascot

ASCOT, England (AP): Kingman streaked past rival Night of Thunder with a scintillating burst in the final furlong yesterday to win the St James's Palace Stakes, the feature race of the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting.

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