August 15, 2015
Star Sport


Sunshine Girls barely beat Malawi
“Jamaica's Sunshine Girls had a very close win over Malawi 63-62 in the final round-robin game of Pool E in their Netball World Cup 2015 campaign on Thursday.. read more
Girls will have to eliminate errors

Team technical director Jill McIntosh says they will have to eliminate little errors and play for four quarters if they hope to dethrone the champions and take their place in the title decider.

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Confident again ... right back in Bolt's corner

Two months ago, I was ready to write off Usain Bolt as a serious gold medal contender for the upcoming International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Beijing, China.

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Ticket packages now on sale for World Indoor Championships, Portland 2016

ALL-session ticket packages for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Indoor Championships, Portland 2016 went on sale on Monday.

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Mondo holds dear Beijing Olympic memories

For Mondo, the IAAF's official track supplier, Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium will always hold special memories.

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Falmouth gets 5K Road Race

The various run for charity events have gained popularity in Jamaica recently and there will be another in Falmouth, with the Jamaica National (JN) Building Society Foundation...

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IAAF says comparisons to UCI are misleading

In response to a number of media inquiries into comparisons between the annual expenditure of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)...

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Grant throws season's best for fifth at Para Pan Am

Sylvia Grant threw a season's best (22.5m) in the women's discus F56/57 to place fifth in a formidable field at the Para P an Am Games in Toronto, Canada.

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Jamaica among 15 member federations pledging support to Coe

With under a week to go until the IAAF presidential election (August 19), the Hellenic Athletics Federation and 14 Member Federations (MFs) from the North American...

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Boring no more, Chelsea go to City embroiled in DOC row

How Jose Mourinho must long for the days last season when Chelsea was being goaded for being "boring". The start to the new campaign has been anything but mundane at Stamford Bridge.

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Cech in the spotlight

The pre-season optimism at Arsenal were quickly deflated by losing to West Ham at the start of its search for a first league title since 2004.

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Newcomer Buerki picked over veteran Weidenfeller

Newcomer Roman Buerki has been picked over veteran Roman Weidenfeller as Borussia Dortmund's starting goalkeeper in the Bundesliga.

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Barcelona send reserve player Adama Traore to Aston Villa

Barcelona have agreed to send reserve team player Adama Traore to English club Aston Villa.

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Augsburg sign Ghana defender Daniel Opare

Augburg said they have signed Ghana defender Daniel Opare from Porto on a three-year deal.

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Mourinho denies being ruthless after spat with medical staff

>Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho played down the significance of dropping two members of his medical staff from match-day duties for treating an injured player...

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Record numbers likely with one week to go

The International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships, Beijing 2015 could potentially be the biggest world championship in the 15 editions of the event...

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Women's 400m a two-horse race

With top contenders Francena McCorory and Sanya Richards-Ross of the United States missing, the women's 400 metres looks like a two-way battle between the Bahamas' Shaunae Miller and the USA's Allyson Felix.

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Niekerk, the big threat

Lashawn Merritt of the United States and Kirani James of Grenada have been the most dominant male 400 metre runners for the last two years.

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>Regional female umpire has big match dreams

NOW that the Caribbean's top female umpire, Jacqueline Williams, has officiated at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Under-19 level...

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JN General Insurance gives $400K to Caribbean squash representatives

JN General Insurance (JNGI) has provided sponsorship valued at approximately $400,000 to help send Jamaica's senior national squash team to the Caribbean Area Squash Association's (CASA)...

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CUMI Come Run inks million dollar deal with Wisynco

THE 2015 staging of the CUMI Come Run 5K and 10K Road Races are set to attract its largest number of participants in the seven years since its inception...

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'Big' Boyz out of Nicaragua clash

Jamaica's men's national senior football team will be without overseas-based attacking players Garath McCleary and Jobi McAnuff for the opening 2018 World Cup Qualification game starting next month.

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Refurbishing work to continue at Eric Bell Tennis Centre

After having refurbished the Eric Bell Tennis Centre courts, located at Picadilly Road, there are now plans to have proper lights installed at the facility to accommodate night matches.

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Blatter urges European soccer to revive his '6 plus 5' rule

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has asked western Europe for 'a little goodwill' to follow Russia and limit foreign players in club line-ups.

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