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(Sports Page)— Ian Thorpe is one of the most popular Australian sportsmen and most decorated swimmers ever. Now he is arguably among the most influential openly gay athletes in the world. According to Amy Harris and Phil Rothfield of The…

(Sports Page)— The 4th edition of the Sports Museum week climaxed on Friday 11th July. On that day, former top athlete on Nevis, Thynel Martin was honoured posthumously. Pictures and trophies of the former athlete were donated to the…

(Sports Page)— A brief but impressive ceremony was held at the main pavilion at the ET Willet Park on Friday 11th July. The ceremony was jointly coordinated by the Ministries of Sports and Education. The main reason for the ceremony was…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Double Olympic gold medallist Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce was beaten into second by Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad in the Glasgow Diamond League 100 metres Saturday. Ahye clocked seconds 11.01 to Fraser Pryce’s season’s…

BRASÍLIA, (AFP) - The Brazilians and Dutch will be the uncomfortable warm-up act for Sunday's grand finale between Germany and Argentina at Rio de Janeiro's historic Maracana Stadium. Saturday's match will be the end of a campaign that…

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Guyana Amazon Warriors defeated Antigua Hawksbills by two wickets, in the opening game of the Caribbean Premier League at the National Stadium on Friday. Scores: ANTIGUA HAWKSBILLS — 136 for eight off 20 overs…

Sports Page-- As the Sports Museum week 2014 edition continued, the students from the Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School were the privileged ones to meet with some of this year’s honourees. The two outstanding sporting figures present at…

SCARBOROUGH, Trinidad – Title-holders Trinidad & Tobago produced a limp batting performance and suffered their second straight defeat, when Jamaica topped them by seven wickets in the second round of the Regional Under-17 Tournament on…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board today announced that the Regional Under 19 Tournament will be played in Guyana as originally scheduled. “We are confident that all matters pertaining to cricket in Guyana will be suitably…

Sports Page-- India were in danger of surrendering the advantage they had built so carefully over four sessions as they lost four wickets for four runs immediately after lunch on the second day. But Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami…

(CNN) -- FIFA has suspended Nigeria from international football citing government interference in the running of its national federation. The emergency committee of the world governing body said the blanket ban would come into to place…

(CNN) -- Brazil thought its nightmare was over -- but perhaps it's only just beginning. After the humiliation of being obliterated by Germany, those who had dreamed of a Brazilian World Cup triumph might have thought they would be left…

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – The handlers of Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell on Wednesday dismissed local media reports that Powell and training partner Sherone Simpson were cleared of doping offences by the Court of Arbitration for Sports…

Sports Page -- President of the Nevis Turf and Jockey Club, Allister Thompson confirmed on Wednesday 9th July that the popular and dynamic horse known in the local Horse racing circles as MR.BIG PEPE, has died. As a matter of fact, the…

Sports Page -- As the 2014 edition of the 4th annual Sports Museum Week continues, the featured sporting stars who were at the Museum on Wednesday 9th July, were Netballers, Vera Herbert and Jasmine Charles and well known Body builder,…