- Small plane crashes on Florida beach; 1 dead, 1 injured 9:36 PM
- Major bush-fire in St Andrew hills
- World Junior Champs:Jamaica earn bronze in men’s 4x400, end Games with 6 medals 8:05 PM
- Seiveright confirmed as JLP caretaker for St Thomas East 6:44 PM
- $1.4B spent on Sugar Barracks Relocation programme 4:26 PM
- JLP approves more candidates for Local Govt, General elections 4:12 PM
- Antigua PM wants free movement of goods in OECS 2:27 PM
- COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Jamaican sprinters advance to 100m semis 1:29 PM
- Simpson Miller leaves for talks with Japan PM in Trinidad 1:12 PM
- Suspect in killing of two St James children held 12:50 PM
- Williams Mills, Day, McPherson through to Commonwealth Games 400m semis 12:28 PM
- Jamaican philanthropist Raymond Chang is dead 12:12 PM
- CARICOM/ Japan summit starts Monday in Trinidad 10:31 AM
- Nigeria’s Boko Haram kidnaps wife of Cameroon’s deputy Prime Minister 10:07 AM
- Curfew imposed on August Town, St Andrew 9:30 AM
- Lack of CARICOM payment stifling CDEMA -- Jackson 9:16 AM
- World Junior Champs: Jamaica take silver, bronze in 4x100 relays 8:41 AM
- Alia wins to advance to 100m breaststroke semis 7:26 AM
- Sunshine Girls defeat host Scotland 68-26 7:23 AM
Football
Arsenal's Wilshere regrets new smoking mistake
LONDON, July 27, 2014 (AFP) — Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has expressed regret after pictures of him smoking during a holiday in Las Vegas appeared in the British media. "The smoking? Of course I regret it," Wilshere was quoted as saying by the Sunday editions of several British newspape ... Read More
Troussier makes winning return to Africa
JOHANNESBURG, July 27, 2014 (AFP) — Celebrated French coach Philippe Troussier made a winning ... Read More
Minister confronts ref after Nkana triumph
JOHANNESBURG, July 27, 2014 (AFP) — Zambian sports minister Chishimba Kambwili confronted the ... Read More
Remy's Liverpool move collapses
LONDON, July 27, 2014 (AFP) - Queens Park Rangers' French striker Loic Remy's proposed move to Liver ... Read More
Liverpool sign Croatian defender Lovren
LIVERPOOL, July 27, 2014 (AFP) - Croatian international defender Dejan Lovren has signed a long-term deal with Premier League side Liverpool from Southampton, his new club confirmed on Sunday. The 25-year-old becomes Brendan Rodgers' fifth signing of the summer and the third from Southampton, following striker Rickie Lambert and midfielder Adam Lallana. The deal is reported to be worth an estimated £20 million ($33.9m). A Liverpool statement read: "Liverpool Football Club are delighted ... Read More
Jovetic brace lifts Man City over AC Milan in friendly
PITTSBURGH, July 28, 2014 (AFP) - English Premier League champions Manchester City cruised to a 5-1 triumph over Italy's AC Milan on Sunday in a weather-hit friendly at Heinz Field, home of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers. Manuel Pellegrini's men stormed into an early 2-0 lead thanks to strikes from Stevan Jovetic in the 11th minute and Scott Sinclair in the 14th, the two making the most of a Milan defense that struggled with Manchester City's pace down the right flank. City continued to dominat ... Read More
No 'hard feelings' for PSG Brazilian players
HONG KONG, July 26, 2014 (AFP) - Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc said Saturday that he was confident that the club's Brazilian players will add to the team's success in the upcoming season despite their nation's disastrous World Cup. Brazil's national team was knocked out in a humiliating 7-1 semi-final defeat to Germany, the worst in the five-time champion's history The Paris club's Brazilian players, including Thiago Silva and David Luiz, newly signed from Chelsea, will not have any ... Read More
Mashaba appointed to coach South Africa
SOWETO, July 26, 2014 (AFP) - Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba was named coach of South Africa Saturday in succession to sacked Gordon Igesund. National youth coach Mashaba was not present at the announcement in Soweto as he is in Mali with the under-20 squad. "I am thrilled to be given this opportunity and will not disappoint the people of South Africa," he replied when informed by telephone of his appointment. South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan urged the public and me ... Read More
FIFA fines Argentina for Falklands banner
ZURICH, July 26, 2014 (AFP) — FIFA has fined and reprimanded the Argentinian Football Association after the World Cup finalists put up a banner laying claim to the disputed Falkland Islands before a recent match. FIFA's Disciplinary Committee imposed a fine of 30,000 Swiss francs ($33,000) for the gesture before Argentina played Slovenia in a friendly in La Plata on June 7. Argentine players displayed a banner proclaiming "Las Malvinas Son Argentinas (The Malvinas are Argentinian)" to th ... Read More
Man United's Mata warms to Van Gaal tactics
LONDON, July 26, 2014 (AFP) - Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata on Saturday gave his seal of approval to the new tactical system introduced by incoming manager Louis van Gaal. Having set United out in a 3-4-1-2 formation for their opening pre-season friendly against Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday, with Mata playing in support of the two strikers, Van Gaal saw his new charges stroll to a 7-0 win. The 62-year-old coach used a similar formation with the Netherlands at the World Cup, where he ... Read More
Pirates edge Chiefs in 'fans' friendly
SOWETO, July 26, 2014 (AFP) - Orlando Pirates defeated Kaizer Chiefs 6-5 on penalties in Soweto Saturday after a goalless South African pre-season match with a difference. The starting line-ups for the annual match-up that an international brewer bankrolls were chosen by club supporters via mobile phones and the Internet. Pirates and Chiefs fans also made one second-half substitution each through mobile-phone voting and one supporter from each side sat in the team dug-outs. The match demonstr ... Read More
CSKA Moscow win Russian Super Cup
MOSCOW, July 26, 2014 (AFP) - Russian champions CSKA Moscow battled back from a goal down to win their sixth Russian Super Cup on Saturday after beating nine-man Rostov 3-1 in Krasnodar. The annual Russian domestic season curtain-raiser that pits the league champions against the national cup winners was played for the second time in the southern city of Krasnodar, which also hosted the 2011 edition. Rostov, last season's Russian Cup winners, took the lead on 37 minutes through Croatian left-ba ... Read More
Defender Naby Sarr joins Sporting Lisbon
Lyon's central defender Naby Sarr has signed for six years with Sporting Lisbon, the Portuguese club announced on Saturday. Ligue 1 side Lyon said that a one million euro ($1.3m) deal had been agreed with the Portuguese top flight side with an additional one million euro performance-related bonuses. The son of former Senegalese player Boubacar Sarr, the Marseille-born 20-year-old was a member of France's victorious under-20 World Cup team in 2013. The player's buy-out clause has been set at 4 ... Read More
Bayern to play Wolfsburg in Telekom Cup final
HAMBURG, July 26, 2014 (AFP) - German champions Bayern Munich advanced to the final of the pre-season Telekom Cup tournament on Saturday after beating Borussia Moenchengladbach on penalties following a 2-2 draw in Hamburg. Bayern, who edged Moenchengladbach 5-4 in a shootout, will face Wolfsburg in Sunday's final after they saw off Hamburg 6-5 on penalties after a goalless draw. New recruit Robert Lewandowski, a prized acquisition from Borussia Dortmund this summer, scored Bayern's opening goa ... Read More
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