Ballack raring to go against Italy
berlin (ap) MICHAEL BALLACK DRAGGED himself through extra time of Germany's quarterfinal against Argentina with cramps before stepping up to score in the penalty shootout.
Penalty inventor disgraced by Swiss, English
berlin, germany (reuters) THE MAN WHO first introduced the penalty shootout to football had harsh words for two recently, ousted World Cup teams, saying Switzerland and England had failed to do his invention justice.
Lara full of praise for Dravid's batting
kington (cmc) INDIA CAPTAIN RAHUL Dravid has been highly commended by his West Indies counterpart, Brian Lara, for his outstanding batting in the four-Test series which India won 1-0 after a 49-run triumph on Sunday.
Ennis-London leads the way in Athens
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS silver medallist Delloreen Ennis-London was the best-placed Jamaican at yesterday's Athens Super Grand Prix in Greece. Ennis-London, a former national champion, ran 12.81 seconds, her second fastest time of the season to secure...
Boxers return home after successful Caribbean champs
JAMAICA'S BOXING TEAM returned to the island yesterday after capturing four medals: one gold, two silver and a bronze, as well as a creditable fourth-place finish, in the just concluded Caribbean Amateur Boxing Championships hosted in Port of Spain...
KC Wizards waive Jamaica's Hue
kansas city, missouri (cmc) Soccer side Kansas City Wizards have waived Jamaican midfielder Jermaine Hue less than a year after acquiring him from local Premiership side Harbour View.
International Tae Kwon Do seminar for Mandeville
THE JAMAICA TAE Kwon Do Association has a big international instructors seminar set for this weekend at the Golf View Hotel and Belair School in Mandeville. Master Hector Marano, an eighth degree Argentinean...
English jockey on corruption charge
SIX-TIME ENGLISH champion jockey Kieren Fallon was among five people charged on Sunday morning as part of an investigation into alleged horse racing corruption, police said. According to an article on the Sporting Life...