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All Ireland winning Dublin team take on local Cayman Gaelic Club in exhibition match

The Cayman Islands Gaelic Football Club (CIGFC) in association with Digicel were delighted to welcome the All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Champions Dublin to Grand Cayman last weekend.  An exhibition match took place on Sunday, 4th December at the Camana…

Britain to have 13,500 troops on duty for Olympics 


LONDON (AP) — Britain will have up to 13,500 troops deployed on land, at sea and in the skies to help protect next summer’s Olympics — twice as many as had been expected. Typhoon fighter jets, helicopters, two warships and…

IndyCar: Wheldon killed when head hit fencing post

Dan Wheldon was killed when his head hit a post in the fencing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway — contact that created a “non-survivable injury” to the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. The cause of death was revealed Thursday when IndyCar…

NJ Nets owner wants to buy Russia media holding

MOSCOW (AP) — The bi llionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets running for the Russian presidency against Vladimir Putin is expected to make a formal offer to buy a leading media holding Wednesday, his representative said. Mikhail Prokhorov, who…

Villa out after leg break

Barcelona and Spain striker David Villa is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after breaking his leg. The 30-year-old fractured his left tibia shortly before half-time in the Fifa Club World Cup semi-final against Al Sadd in Yokohama,…

Donald wins PGA Tour player of the year 


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Already No. 1 in the world, Luke Donald now is No. 1 in the eyes of PGA Tour players. Donald capped off a sensational season Tuesday by winning PGA Tour player of the year, the most…

Boas ready to off load Nando

Chelsea will listen to offers for £50million flop Fernando Torres in next month’s transfer window. The £150,000-a-week striker has scored just three Barclays Premier League goals since his move to Stamford Bridge from Liverpool on January 31. Chelsea considered sending…

Sun shines on the mountain and Pearce rides again 


BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) — Basking in the sun and snow, surrounded by his fans and friends, Kevin Pearce carved sweet turns down a gentle run called “Springmeier” — kicking up just enough powder behind him to remind people that, yes,…

Close sailing in the 2011 Bacardi National Laser Championships

The 2011 Bacardi National Laser Championships were held in the North Sound by the Cayman Island Sailing Club (CISC) over the weekend of 26th and 27th November 2011. Racing was extremely close and the conditions tested every sailor to their…

George Town cup blow

  For the past two seasons George Town Sports Club have proudly held possession of the Digicel Cup, GT are known for being a knock out cup team who always manage to put aside their league form to rise to…