The inaugural Caribbean Premier league (CPL) has generated $105.6 million across the region, a study by the University of the West Indies (UWI) has found. The study by the Mona School of Business and Management of the UWI said the competition boosted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in some countries by as much as 0.7 percent, […]
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell will know his fate in early April when the Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel announces its decision on his consuming banned substance. The announcement follows Wednesday’s closure of the hearings in the athlete’s doping violation case at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, reports CMC. Powell’s attorney Kwame Gordon has asked […]
Tennis world No. 1 Rafael Nadal has signed a deal with the sports marketing agency owned by Brazilian football legend Ronaldo. Nadal’s management firm Goramendi Siglo XXI has agreed to allow Ronaldo’s company, 9ine non-exclusive image rights for commercial contracts in Brazil, reported Xinhua. “Nadal is much more than a new partner. He is an […]
AC Milan are reportedly preparing a summer move for highly rated Brazilian pair Doria and Gabriel. Both caught the eye of Milan coach Clarence Seedorf during the former Dutch international’s 18-month spell as a player at Botafogo, which ended last month, reported Xinhua. Central defender Doria is Brazil’s under-20 captain and has also been linked […]
Sri Lanka won the toss and put India in to bat in the fourth match of the Asia Cup at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium here Friday. The squads: India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (captain), Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Stuart Binny, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami Sri […]
The Australian women cricket team’s vice captain, Jodie Fields, has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh and has been replaced by Beth Mooney, Cricket Australia (CA) said Friday. After a season significantly disrupted by illness and injury, including appendicitis and more recently a broken finger, Fields has advised the selection panel that […]
Carl Lewis, nine-time Olympic and eight-time World champion, has called for a universal crisis management and testing system to be implemented to rescue athletics from doping. Speaking Thursday during a one-day tour to Kenya as a keynote speaker of IBM Business Connect 2014 in Nairobi, the retired American athlete accused world body IAAF and member […]
Sunday is derby day again in the Spanish capital as Atletico and Real Madrid go head to head in the Vicente Calderon Stadium in a game which could go a long way towards deciding the final destination of the La Liga title. Recent history between the two has been a seesaw of emotions as Atletico […]
Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke feels that the decider of the three-Test series against South Africa starting Saturday at the Newlands in Cape Town is the biggest Test of his decade-long career. Clarke said it was special to win the Ashes 5-0 at home and a series win in South Africa will make it a […]
Sri Lanka’s Mithun Perera tied overnight leader Rashid Khan of India for the lead at the season-opening SAIL-SBI Open golf tournament before a thunderstorm forced the suspension of the third round here Friday. Perera, bidding to become the first Sri Lankan to win on Asian Tour, battled to three under par through eight holes and […]