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Cayman’s women cricketers lose to USA

USA gave the Cayman Islands Women’s team a harsh introduction to international cricket, beating the host country by 68 runs on Monday in the 2012 ICC Americas Women’s Twenty20 Championship at Smith Road Oval in George Town, Cayman Islands. Nadia…

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Hyman is faster than Kareem Streete-Thompson

Cayman Islands athlete Kemar Hyman wins the 100m at The ACC Outdoor Championships 2012 beating Florida State University team mate Maurice Mitchell in a new PR of 10.07 with a legal wind +0.8m/s. Hyman won a gold medal at the…

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Andy Murray beats Sergiy Stakhovsky at Barcelona Open

Second seed Andy Murray produced a clinical performance to beat Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3 6-2 in the second round of the Barcelona Open. The world number four faced few problems as he overcame his Ukrainian opponent in 78 minutes. It was…

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Death of UK runner touches hearts, pocketbooks

(AP) — The death of a runner in the London marathon has inspired a flood of donations to the charity she supported. Claire Squires, who ran to raise money for the Samaritans, which works to prevent suicide, collapsed Sunday near…

Sebastian Vettel wins Bahrain Grand Prix

Finnish driver, Sebastian Vettel (pictured), showed all his old skill and consistency as he climbed from 11th place on the grid to take second place. In so doing, Raikkonen finally delivered on the potential of a car that has looked…

Bahrain protesters swell ahead of F1 weekend

(AP) — Anti-government protesters flooded a main highway in a march stretching for miles and security forces fired tear gas in breakaway clashes Friday as Bahrain’s leaders struggled to contain opposition anger while under the world’s spotlight as the island…

The hardest job in football?

Forget trying to satisfy Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich’s desire for trophies, or the Brazilian population’s demand to win the World Cup on a four-yearly basis, Scotland’s Kevin McGreskin has taken on arguably the hardest job in world football – trying…

Caster Semenya qualifies for 800 at London Games

(AP) — Former world champion Caster Semenya qualified for the 800 metres at the London Olympics on Friday. The South African eased concerns about her early season form by running 1 minute, 59.58 seconds in a provincial meet on her…

Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix is a win-win for protesters

There has been widespread discussion as to whether the F1 race in Bahrain should be going ahead this weekend. One driver has been vocal about his concerns. Others have expressed no opinion. Like Officer Barbrady in South Park, Bernie Ecclestone…

Grief-stricken Djokovic into Monte Carlo quarters

(AP) — Novak Djokovic dropped to a crouch, his hands on his knees. He then appeared to wipe away tears with his forearm before pointing with both hands to the sky. Alexandr Dolgopolov, his beaten opponent, stood at the net…