Caribbean quartet looking to cause 100m upset
BEIJING, China (CMC) While the eyes of the world are likely to be focused on Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell, as well as American Tyson Gay, four other Caribbean sprinters are planning a surprise in the marquee 100 metres...
Messi, Brazilians play despite court ruling
BEIJING (AP) FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another in Argentina's 2-1 victory over the Ivory Coast at the Olympics yesterday, when three players embroiled in a club versus country court action ...
Chinese Islamic group threatens Olympic transport
BEIJING (AP) A Chinese Islamic faction that has threatened attacks during the Olympics released a new video warning Muslims to stay away from the Beijing Games and avoid buses, trains, planes and buildings used by Chinese...
T&T overtake Reggae Boyz on FIFA world ranking
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) have leapfrogged Jamaica's Reggae Boyz as the highest ranked English-speaking Caribbean team in the CONCACAF region. In the latest FIFA rankings released Wednesday...
Jamaica, T&T to clash in semi-final after impressive victories
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) Jamaica's young Reggae Boyz and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) will clash in one of two semi-final matches in the Caribbean Football Union Youth Cup, after handsome wins in quarter-final action....
Mucho Gusto returns for unfinished business
MUCHO GUSTO, who was outfinished by the out-of-class MUSICAL MAESTRO and ACCOMPONG on August 1, returns quickly for a crack at Open Allowance runners tomorrow afternoon and should start favourite for the 1100-metre eighth race...
US pastor paints Beijing hotel rooms in protest
BEIJING (AP) An American pastor checked into upscale hotels in the Olympics host city this week, filmed himself painting two of his rooms with slogans like 'Beijing 2008 Our world Our nightmare' and then disappeared...
Former Olympic sprinter gets 21 years in rape case
NEW YORK (AP) A former Olympic sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago was sentenced to 21 years in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to raping a woman in a New York park...
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