JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Star West Indies batsman Chris Gayle said yesterday that he was hopeful a tour to South Africa would go ahead despite a pay dispute. The West Indies cut short a tour to India last month, refusing to play the last of...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — There has been no formal word on the outcome of Friday's critical meeting aimed at solving the bitter West Indies contracts dispute, even as the Sunday Sun newspaper reported that the feuding factions in the impasse had reached a resolution. Outlining the...
NEW YORK -- Before forcing his way to New York, Carmelo Anthony recalled how he marveled at the numbers that Denver Nuggets teammate Allen Iverson had posted in his career. On Sunday night, Anthony joined his former teammate, becoming the sixth youngest to join the NBA's...
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James shot miserably. His passes were errant. He didn't look good doing much other than tossing powder in the air. His homecoming was horrendous. "I didn't press," James said, dismissing nerves as a factor. "I didn't do much." James struggled from the start in his...
MONACO (AP) — Jamaican discus thrower Traves Smikle has received a two-year suspension for doping. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) says Smikle's ban will last until June 21, 2015. The sanction began from the date of his positive test for a banned substance at the...