Pekingese becomes America’s top dog at Westminster
NEW YORK (AP) — Malachy the Pekingese, whose smushed-in face frames a mop of flyaway fur and whose pace rivals a snail’s, is the fairest dog in the land. The Peke put on a peak performance Tuesday night, wobbling off…
Cheerleaders kick off sports day
A competition between four different teams of cheerleaders was a very colourful way to start the John Gray High School’s Inter-Academy Sports Day, at George Town’s Truman Bodden Stadium. Four houses, known as “academies” – Wahoo (in red) Tarpon (dark…
Miami hits new milestones by routing Pacers 105-90
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James scored 23 points and nearly produced his first triple double in 11 months and Dwyane Wade had 16 points Tuesday night, leading the Miami Heat to a 105-90 rout of the Indiana Pacers to become…
Barca ease past Leverkusen
Alexis Sanchez hit his first Champions League goals, and Lionel Messi added a third, as Barcelona won their last-16 tie first leg at Bayer Leverkusen. Sanchez capped a dominant first half for the defending champions by slotting home from the…
Robshaw to remain England captain
Chris Robshaw has been confirmed as England captain for the remainder of the Six Nations. The 25-year-old Harlequins flanker, originally appointed skipper for the first two matches, led England to wins in Scotland and Italy. “He is one of many…
Sports minister: Spain has doping problem
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s sports minister acknowledged Tuesday the country has a doping problem that needs fixing after its record in the fight against drugs came under scrutiny with Alberto Contador’s ban from cycling. Jose Ignacio Wert, minister for Education,…
DHL Cayman Storm stumble and No chance for Iguanas
The 2011/12 Alex Alexander Memorial Trophy is once again looking set to come to an exciting conclusion in a replay of last year’s decider between the John Doak Architecture Iguanas and the DHL Storm albeit this time round the current…
Huge soccer match-fixing trial begins in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Thousands of soccer fans shouted slogans outside a Turkish courthouse Tuesday in support of 93 suspects, including the jailed president of the country’s top soccer team, who went on trial in a massive match-fixing scandal. Aziz…
Hamilton says he’s in a “good place”
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton says he is “in a good place” mentally after a winter spent analysing his mistakes from 2011. The Englishman is aiming to create an environment in which he can perform more consistently than last year. “I feel…
Mickelson crushes Tiger and wins Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — He knew his game was getting close, and he broke through with flair Sunday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. That turned out to be Phil Mickelson, not Tiger Woods. In a big, big way….
