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Mikaela skips her way in from the cold

HOW many teenagers can say they have captained their country in a sport? Collaroy Plateau’s Mikaela Turik has that honour on her blossoming CV, after recently leading the senior Canada XI to victory at the ICC Americas T20 championship in…

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Freeport Rugby Club hosts Cayman and Bermuda for Junior Rugby Tournament

This coming weekend the Freeport Rugby Club will once again be hosting a junior boys rugby team from the Cayman Islands. Last years competition was a tremendous success with over 50 boys aged from 8yrs to 12 years old, coming…

Cayman Invitational

The inaugural Cayman Invitational meet at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex started yesterday (9). Heading the list of athletes competing at the meet were world 100 metres champions Yohan Blake and Carmelita Jeter. More than 80 professional athletes, many of…

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Peterson doping test casts doubt on Khan rematch

(AP) — Lamont Peterson’s scheduled May 19 rematch with Amir Khan in Las Vegas has been called into doubt after a Nevada boxing official said Peterson failed a doping test. Peterson, 28, the WBA and IBF junior welterweight champion, tested…

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1 million Olympic tickets to go on sale Friday

(AP) — Olympic fans who missed out on tickets for the London Games will get another opportunity this week, including a chance for high-demand seats to the opening ceremony or 100-meter final. Olympic organizers said Tuesday they are putting nearly…

Premier presents to CI Invitational

The Premier the Hon. W. McKeeva Bush, OBE, JP, handed over a cheque for $75,000 to Cayman Islands Invitational organiser and star sprinter, Ms Cydonie Mothersill, at his office on Tuesday, 1 May. The presentation marks the Ministry of Finance,…

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Jon Rankin of the Cayman Islands joins world class field for Healthy Kidney 10K

Among the top athletes joining all three members of the 2012 U.S. Men’s Olympic marathon team—Meb Keflezighi, Ryan Hall, and Abdi Abdirahman—to round out the field of the UAE Healthy Kidney 10K on May 12 will be Leonard Korir of…

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USA fail, in the Cayman Islands, to make the 2013 World T20 Qualifier

Four wins from four matches was not enough for USA to clinch a spot in the 2013 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier as the team finished second to Canada in last week’s ICC Americas Women’s Twenty20 Championship in the Cayman…

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A trio of fighting Ebanks aim to be a hit in Brazil

The Ebanks trio head to Brazil this weekend for their final shot to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. Dariel Ebanks, Tafari Ebanks and Kendall Ebanks are team members of the Cayman Islands National Boxing and thanks to prior international…

Manchester City 1 – 0 Manchester Utd

Manchester City took control of the Premier League title race with two games remaining after a derby victory saw them leapfrog rivals Manchester United at the top of the table. Vincent Kompany’s header in first-half stoppage time gave City the…