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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Stephen Francis, the coach of high-profile Jamaican sprinter and 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell, believes that his pupil Sherone Simpson can upstage Olympic gold medallist Veronica Campbell in the women's 200m dash at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. read more.. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP):  World record holder Asafa Powell's bid to win his first major title was firmly on course here on Sunday as he made mincemeat of the opposition to progress into Monday's semi-finals. The 23-year-old Jamaican has yet to win an individual medal at a championships. read more.. |
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| SAN DIEGO, California (AFP): Having waited decades to prove themselves against Major League Baseball stars, Cuban amateurs downed an elite Dominican Republic team 3-1 Saturday to reach the World Baseball Classic final. read more.. |
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| SAN DIEGO, California (AFP): Baseball was created in the United States but it appears to have been perfected in Cuba and Japan. The Japanese avenged two prior losses to previously unbeaten South Korea with a 6-0 victory here Saturday in the World Baseball Classic to book a date in Monday's final against Cuba, who eliminated the Dominican Republic 3-1. read more.. |
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| WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP): New Zealand tightened their grip on the second cricket Test against the West Indies here Sunday, ripping through the top order to leave the tourists at 118 for four in their second innings at the end of the third day here Sunday. read more.. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia:  When the first round of the 100m kicks off on Sunday at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, all eyes will be focused on Jamaican world record holder, Asafa Powell, and his fellow islanders Marc Burns and Darrel Brown from Trinidad and Tobago. read more.. |
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| AUCKLAND, New Zealand: Despite a middle order collapse, which saw the West Indies going down to a narrow defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the first Test in Auckland on Monday, head coach Bennett King says there are signs indicating that the Caribbean side is gradually improving even if they haven't developed a winning habit as yet. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): In a little under one year, all eyes will be on the West Indies, when they roll out the red carpet, and welcome the World to cricket's 2007 ICC World Cup. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Cuba's gifted baseball team proved itself the equal of Major League Baseball's elite stars by edging Puerto Rico 4-3 here Wednesday to reach the World Baseball Classic semi-finals. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP): Asafa Powell will try and throw down the gauntlet to America's world champion Justin Gatlin and re-establish himself as the man to beat in the 100 metres here at the Commonwealth Games. read more.. |
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| WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP): The West Indies decision to bat first against New Zealand backfired as they slumped to 161 for seven at tea on the opening day of the second cricket Test at the Basin Reserve here Friday. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: World Indoor 800m gold and silver medallist Maria Mutola of Mozambique and Jamaica's Kenia Sinclair are set to renew their rivalry when they battle for the two-lap crown at the upcoming 2006 Commonwealth Games, which started on Wednesday in Melbourne, Australia. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP): Jamaica's 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell received a huge boost in his bid to win the Commonwealth Games title on Thursday as defending champion Kim Collins withdrew because of injury. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Alberto Castillo scored the winning run on a passed ball here Tuesday to give Dominican Republic a 2-1 victory over Venezuela and a berth in the World Baseball Classic semi-finals. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Bahamian World and Olympic 400 metres champion Tonique Williams-Darling said that after slow start to her season's build up, she is now in shape to race consistently at the upcoming Commonwealth Games. read more.. |
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| NASSAU, Bahamas: Bahamian world-rated triple jumper Leevan Sands has been suspended the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for failing a urine sample test, officials said on Friday. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Victor Martinez hit a grand slam home run in the eighth inning to power Venezuela past Puerto Rico 6-0 here Monday in the World Baseball Classic, inflicting the first defeat on the hosts. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): David Ortiz smacked a home run and Odalis Perez pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings to lead the Dominican Republic past Cuba 7-3 here Monday in a second-round game at the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis:  Nevis athletes Reggie Douglas and Miranda Grandison swept the first ever OECS Olympic Distance Triathlon Championship titles in the male and female categories during the Carino sponsored Nevis Olympic Triathlon 2006 on Sunday March 12, 2006. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell, the world record holder over 100m, and Olympic champion Veronica Campbell, as well as Bahamian World and Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling, are among the gold medal favourites from the Caribbean who will be competing in the athletics events at the upcoming Commonwealth Games. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Jose Cruz knocked in three runs and Puerto Rico remained unbeaten in the World Baseball Classic by defeating Dominican Republic 7-1 in a second-round match here Sunday. read more.. |
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| AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP): The West Indies suffered a further setback Tuesday, a day after losing the first cricket Test to New Zealand, with confirmation that vice-captain and leading batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been ruled out of the rest of the tour. read more.. |
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MOSCOW, Russia:  In-form Grenadian Alleyne Francique became only the second man to successfully defend a World Indoor title when he crossed the line first to win the men's 400m dash on the final day of competition at the 11th IAAF Indoor Championships in the Olympic Sports Complex in Moscow on Sunday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Jamaican international Deon Burton scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in their 1-1 draw with Queens Park Rangers in a Coca-Cola Football League Championship match at Hillsborough on Saturday. read more.. |
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| ORLANDO, USA (AFP): Albert Pujols, Alberto Castillo and Alfonso Soriano each knocked in two runs to lead unbeaten Dominican Republic past Australia 6-4 here Friday at the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Frederich Cepdea and Ariel Pestano swatted back-to-back home runs in a five-run sixth inning Sunday and Cuba beat Venezuela 7-2 to open the second round of the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Home runs by Bernie Williams, Carlos Beltran and Alex Cintron powered Puerto Rico past Cuba 12-2 here Friday in the World Baseball Classic, keeping the hosts unbeaten in the event. read more.. |
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP):  A powerful six from West Indies opener Chris Gayle inadvertently put New Zealand on course for a dramatic 27-run win in the first cricket Test at Eden Park here Monday. It was New Zealand's lowest Test winning margin, extending the West Indies losing streak to seven. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Secretary General of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) and chairman of the selection committee of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA), Neville 'Teddy' McCook, has expressed disappointment at the late withdrawal of Michelle Ballentine and Michael Blackwood from the upcoming Commonwealth Games. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Jamaican world record holder Asafa Powell scoffed at suggestions about his form by producing two impressive performances in his first-ever appearance 'down under' as he goes in search for gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. read more.. |
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| ORLANDO, USA (AFP): Moises Alou, Albert Pujols and Adrian Beltre smacked home runs to power Dominican Republic past Italy 8-3 and into the second round of the World Baseball Classic here Thursday. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Carlos Beltran, Ivan Rodriguez and Javy Lopez each smashed home runs to power Puerto Rico past the Netherlands 8-3 here Wednesday to remain unbeaten in the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP): Scott Styris starred for New Zealand Thursday, backing up an unbeaten century with two wickets in three balls to even the honours on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies. read more.. |
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:  The Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) already has a full programme planned for 2006, but is willing to do whatever it takes to win the upcoming Stanford 20/20 Tournament, including shuffling some of its domestic cricket activities around. read more.. |
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| AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP): New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is backing his pace attack to set the West Indies batsmen back on their heels as the home side celebrate a special anniversary in the first cricket Test starting here Thursday. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Cuba made a triumphant debut in global competition against elite Major League Baseball, defeating Panama 8-6 in 11 innings here Wednesday at the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): Alex Rios homered and Bernie Williams singled in the winning run in the fifth inning to lift Puerto Rico past Panama 2-1 here Tuesday in a Pool C opener at the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP): Asafa Powell will try and re-establish himself as the man to beat in the 100 metres here at the Commonwealth Games. read more.. |
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| LAGOS, Nigeria: Jamaica's 100m world record holder Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin, American World and Olympic champion, were listed as the top potential athletes to be featured at the maiden African Grand Prix scheduled for Abuja in May. read more.. |
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| BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (AFP): Puerto Rico star Miguel Angel Cotto retained his WBO junior welterweight title Saturday night, stopping Italian challenger Gianluca Branco in the eighth round. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: The much-anticipated clash between Australia's fastest man and the world's fastest man may not materialise until the Commonwealth Games, after Australian Patrick Johnson came down with a virus at the weekend and is in doubt for Thursday night's 100m showdown in Melbourne. read more.. |
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| SANTIAGO, Cuba: Cuba's World and Olympic Javelin Throw champion Osleidys Menendez, who opened her season with a commanding 62.64m on February 25, returned to Santiago de Cuba, her nation's second largest city, to thrill the home fans with a 65.02m throw at 2006 Aurelio Janet Memorial, at the weekend. read more.. |
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| AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP): West Indian batting legend Brian Lara says the beleaguered Caribbean side are ready to return to their winning ways in the Test series against New Zealand starting Thursday. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): Zimbabwe will play seven one-day internationals against the West Indies as their tour schedule is extended to make up for their loss of Test status. read more.. |
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| ORLANDO, USA (AFP): David Ortiz and Adrian Beltre each smashed a pair of home runs, powering the Dominican Republic past Venezuela 11-5 here Tuesday in a first-round opener at the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| LIEVEN, France: Reigning World Indoor champion Alleyne Francique of Grenada, and Guadeloupe-born French sprinter Christine Arron highlighted the 19th edition of Gaz de France indoor track meeting in Liévin on Friday. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Jamaican world silver medallist Michael Frater blamed jet lag for his disappointing seventh place finish in the men's 100m dash at the Telstra A-Series meeting in Brisbane, Australia last Friday. read more.. |
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| SYDNEY, Australia (AFP): Dwight Yorke shrugged off the effects of a trans-continental midweek flight to spearhead Sydney FC to Australia's inaugural A-League football title here Sunday. read more.. |
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| AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP): The West Indies got a much-needed confidence boost before their Test series against New Zealand after pulling off an unlikely three-wicket win Saturday to avoid a whitewash in the one-day series. read more.. |
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:  Barbados' top male sprinter and lone Olympic medallist in an individual event, Obadele Thompson, said his decision to skip this month's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, was to give his aching body enough time to recover from the injuries he's been suffering from. read more.. |
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BRISBANE, Australia:  Australian and Oceania 100m record holder Patrick Johnson is keen to race Jamaica's World Outdoor 100m silver medallist Michael Frater at Friday night's Telstra A-Series meeting in Brisbane. Johnson was delighted to see Frater and his Jamaican training partner Asafa Powell. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Since his arrival in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday, Jamaican 100m world record holder, Asafa Powell has been centre stage in the buildup towards the Commonwealth Games, which takes place later this month. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Leeward Islands fast-medium bowler Gavin Tonge and Barbados’ wicketkeeper/batsman Patrick Browne were drafted into the West Indies A-team 13-member squad to start preparing for the second unofficial Test against England A, starting on Friday at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia. read more.. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia:  American Justin Gatlin opted to sit out this season's indoor campaign in attempt to break the 100m world record. But on Tuesday afternoon, on his arrival in Melbourne, the holder of that world record, Jamaica's Asafa Powell, vowed that he too will erase the mark set last season. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: A week after being predicted by Australian officials as the man to beat in the 200m at the upcoming Commonwealth Games, Usain Bolt has withdrawn from the Jamaican squad because of an injury. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Trinidad and Tobago Head Coach Leo Beenhakker paid tribute to the contributions of Dwight Yorke and Collin Samuel after his side beat Iceland 2-0 at Loftus Road on Tuesday, but admitted there is much to do before the Soca Warriors are ready for the World Cup. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Former Manchester United forward Dwight Yorke struck twice as Trinidad and Tobago began their preparations for the World Cup in style here on Tuesday, recording a comfortable 2-0 victory over Iceland. read more.. |
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| TOKYO, Japan (AFP): Late-breaking bad news, in the form of Manny Ramirez' decision not to play, shouldn't stop the Dominican Republic from contending with Venezuela for top honors in Group D of the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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| TOKYO, Japan (AFP): Cuba will be seeking to continue a long tradition of international baseball excellence when it takes on Panama, Puerto Rico and the Netherlands in Group C of the World Baseball Classic. read more.. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia:  Bahamian World and Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling has announced that she will be competing at next month's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. After weeks of speculation, the Olympic and World 400m champion confirmed that she will try to emulate Cathy Freeman. read more.. |
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| NAPIER, New Zealand (AFP): Batsman Ross Taylor is set to make his debut for New Zealand in their one-day match against the West Indies Wednesday as they attempt to extend their unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. read more.. |
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| MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP): Jamaica's 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell says he is ready to win two gold medals at next month's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. read more.. |
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| MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP): Men's 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell and Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell headline the 47 athletes selected to represent Jamaica at the Commonwealth Games. read more.. |
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| CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP): An unbeaten 118 by Nathan Astle guided New Zealand to a 21-run victory here Saturday and an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five match one-day cricket series against the West Indies. read more.. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia:  Although it has already circulated in the media that Jamaica's 100m World record holder Asafa Powell will compete in next month's 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, his manager Paul Doyle, confirmed on Thursday that the sprinter will definitely travel. | |
