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ARIMA, Trinidad (CMC) — Top horse Bruceontheloose exacted his revenge on conqueror Cactus Amour on Saturday at Santa Rosa Park. The Jamaica-bred, unde...
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June 14, 2010
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — The Jamaica Pubic Service Company Limited (JPSCo) tipped off its 2010 Western Region Netball season with a rally at the Elliston ...
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June 14, 2010
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Armed police charged into hundreds of security stewards at a World Cup stadium, using tear gas and firin...
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Brazil is taking a close look at how South Africa is hosting the World Cup so it can deal with the...
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 Sand artist Sbonelo Mapalala builds the figure of a soccer player in Durban, South Africa, yesterday. (Photo: AP)
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June 14, 2010
— over possible rights violations Local cable operators including giant Flow, who are allegedly distributing United States-based ESPN feeds without au...
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — The Netherlands needed a couple of lucky bounces to break down Denmark's sturdy defence for a 2-0 ...
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Witnesses say a Somali Islamic militia group has arrested 30 people, including a 15-year-old boy, for watc...
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — North Korean coach Kim Jong-Hun said yesterday he is plotting one of the biggest shocks in World ...
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New Zealand score injury time equaliser RUSTENBURG, South Africa — Winston Reid headed in an injury-time goal today to give New Zealand a 1-1 draw wit...
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AFP) — Japan beat a lacklustre Cameroon 1-0 in Bloemfontein yesterday through a Keisuke Honda goal to no...
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June 14, 2010
A purse in excess of US$100,000 will be on offer for the 90th running of the Jamaica Derby slated for Caymanas Park this Saturday. The race which will...
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June 14, 2010
Drogba only used as late sub PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — Ivory Coast drew 0-0 with Portugal in the teams' opening match of the World Cup today, lar...
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June 13, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 A rhinoceros crosses a roadwhile tourists take pictures at the Kruger National Park in Nelspruit, South Africa, yesterday. While the...
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BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — Keisuke Honda scored in the first half today to lead Japan to a 1-0 win over an uninspired Cameroon in Group E of the Wor...
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June 13, 2010
Germany's Miroslav Klose (left), fights with Australia's Craig Moore during their World Cup Group D soccer match in Durban, South Africa, yesterday. G...
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June 13, 2010
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Siphiwe Tshabalala says hosts South Africa can look forward to the second round of the World Cup ...
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June 13, 2010
Football fever has gripped the continent of Africa as these men were caught playing a version of the popular game on a beach in Durban, South Africa, ...
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) — Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona yesterday looked back with satisfaction at their opening World Cup wi...
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Africa celebrated its first victory in the first World Cup staged on the continent as Ghana conve...
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