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Cayman to host Club Championships

The Cayman Islands will host Group 1 of CFU Club Championships from 25 – 29 March 2012 at the T. E. McField Playing Field (Annex Field). Last season’s Cayman Premier League champions, Elite Sports Club, and runners-up, George Town Sports…

Bolt says England will be home away from home

Usain Bolt reckons London’s thriving Jamaican community could help propel him to another monumental Olympic performance as the sprinter seeks to repeat his triple gold-medal haul from Beijing four years ago. With less than five months to go until Bolt…

Coach D’Antoni resigns as Knicks skid

NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe there’s a big-name coach out there who can bring out the best in Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks. Mike D’Antoni decided Wednesday he wasn’t that guy. And so, he resigned, surprising even his…

Ivanovic secures Chelsea comeback

Branislav Ivanovic’s extra-time goal sent Chelsea into the Champions League quarter-finals as they completed a superb comeback to beat Napoli at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have been in turmoil since losing 3-1 in the first leg in Naples, with manager…

Ready for Race Cayman

Four young sailors from the Cayman Sailing Programme are ready to set sail and make waves in this year’s Race Cayman 2012, proving the success of the Ministry of Sports and the Cayman Islands Sailing Centre’s joint sailing development programme….

Egypt charges 75 people in deadly soccer riot

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top prosecutor on Thursday charged 75 people in connection with a deadly soccer riot last month in the Mediterranean city of Port Said in which authorities said fans were thrown to their death off the stadium…

Lewis Hamilton dismisses Horner comments over Button threat

Lewis Hamilton has shrugged off Red Bull team principal Christian Horner’s comments that his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button is a bigger threat. Horner told BBC Sport he is predicting a closer contest for the World Drivers’ Championship although he expects…

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Premier League chairman: FIFA, UEFA stole soccer

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Premier League chairman Dave Richards accused FIFA and UEFA of stealing soccer from the English during a conference Wednesday on sports and security. With FIFA Vice President Prince Ali Bin Hussein of Jordan and International Cricket…

Big win brings new future philosophy for Howard

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Magic entered their third meeting with the Miami Heat shrouded in uncertainty because of the unknown status of their biggest star. Dwight Howard made a preseason request to be traded from the only team…

Vonn takes World Cup downhill for 12th season win 


SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Lindsey Vonn won a downhill by nearly a second Wednesday for her 12th victory of the season, the second-highest total in World Cup history. It also was the American’s 17th top-three finish in a race this…