Points standingP W D L GF GA GD Pts1. Man City 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 32. Leicester City 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 33. Crystal Palace 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 34. West Ham 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 35. Aston Villa 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 36. Liverpool 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 37. Man United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 38. Chelsea 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 19. Everton 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 110. Newcastle 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 111. Southampton 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 112. Swansea City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 113. Watford 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 114. Bournemouth 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 015. Tottenham 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 016. Stoke City 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 017. Sunderland 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 018. Norwich City 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 019. Arsenal 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 020. West Brom 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0 read more

New president of Netball Jamaica (NJ), Dr Paula Daley Morris, wants to improve the popularity of the sport locally and help the Sunshine Girls take that next step on the international stage, as she embarks on her tenure for the next two years.Dr Daley Morris, who was elected unopposed at the association’s annual general meeting last Saturday, said although she believes changes are necessary to improve the sport, they will go through a process to ensure that whatever works is retained.”My vision is to spread it across the island; I want it to be popular like other major sports, I want the game to be viewed more than it is being viewed on TV, I want it covered more in the newspapers,” she said.”Like the schoolboy Manning Cup, on any given day, you are supposed to be able to hear it on one or two stations. I don’t want Jamaicans to just be interested when the Sunshine Girls are playing but interested in the sport on a whole,” she insisted.”Internationally, like all other Jamaican presidents, I have the same aspiration, to be on top of the (World Cup) podium,” she pointed out.Dr Daley Morris added that the semi-pro league, which started two years ago under previous president Marva Bernard will play a great part in the development of the sport as her administration sees it as part of the bigger picture.”We have been taking a very professional approach to transition. We have the services of a change management company named JACE (management consultants).”We are looking into the organisation to see how we have been doing things. We can’t make wholesale changes. There has to be a process and we are trying to understand where we are as a body, then we are going to meet the stakeholders,” she explained.Taking the association out of it’s present financial predicament and putting it on firm footing at the end of the next two years is her primary objective.”My biggest challenge is funding. We are in the red and it’s not easy to take over something in the red and that is why we have to get a handle on things so we can come out of the red.”I want to leave the association in good standing. I want to leave a structure that is good so the company can develop. My constitution must sustain development and improve performances all round.”So our ladies, our operations, our training, even the way the common girl looks, when they play the game it must be different,” noted Daley Morris, who thanked Jamaicans for their outpouring of support for her appointment. read more

Following the unexpected death of former national players and local football greats such as Winston ‘Twinny Bugs’ Anglin, Stephen ‘Shorty’ Malcolm and Peter ‘Jair’ Cargill, former national team captain, Anthony ‘Badas’ Corbett, was inspired to start a foundation in order to honour the memories of these greats who thrilled and entertained football fans in years gone by but passed on and left struggling families behind. Corbett, who is in the island lending support to national under-20 coaches Altimont ‘Freddy’ Butler and Ricardo ‘Bibi’ Gardner at the request of the duo hopes to garner more support for his Unsung Heroes Foundation so the organisation can offer greater support to families of former nationals who have passed on. “Myself, Butler and (Michael) Tulloch started the Foundation about five years now. We built and registered the Unsung Ones Foundation because we want to help families of players who are not here anymore,” he stated. “Look at Jair (Peter Cargill). He was everything that we wanted to be when we were young. We wanted to play pro, Cargill played pro; we wanted to go to World Cup, Cargill did that; we wanted to coach the national team, Cargill did that, so he did everything,” Corbett pointed out. “Now he’s gone on and left his family, a single mother, who’s fighting to send the youth to school. So we need to spend time to find out and that is why we have this foundation trying to help. It’s tough because it’s just me and Tulloch trying to do everything, and we just would like some people to come in and help,” he told The Gleaner. The foundation has remained active in its over five years of existence, but only on a minor scale. However, the former football ambassador, who captained the national team for six years, wants the organisation to improve so it can really reach out to the families of outstanding former players who are truly in need. “Every year, we play some games and try to keep things alive, because it’s about 70-odd players who passed on. I would like players to come together and celebrate our lives. We want a day to play a game that we can say ‘Cobra’ (Barrington Gaynor), Peter, Twinny Bugs, Shorty, well done. “We want to carry it on because we don’t want to forget the past and the ones that are gone … so support the Unsung Ones Foundation and make it work,” he said. “We want to include everyone, we don’t want to exclude nobody, even the women who play ball, because we easily forget. So we need the foundation so these people can get help,” said Cargill. read more

You can’t script this stuff. Manchester City fires Manuel Pellegrini, effective the end of the season, and then his Blues beat Paris Saint-Germain to reach the European Champions League semi-finals for the first time in the club’s history.Pellegrini, a dignified Chilean, must have a sly smile on his face.In this age of big money, a football manager’s contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. A blip in team performance can get wealthy club owners like those of Manchester City nervous enough to pull the plug even if it’s due to a rash of injuries.Pellegrini and the likes of Carlo Ancelotti and Jose Mourinho know this all too well.The latter two were both let go by Russian Roman Abramovic at Chelsea in the season following wins in the English Premier League. The same thing happened at the same club to Claudia Ranieri, the current Leicester City boss, after a 2004 season in which Chelsea placed second in the Premiership. Truly, he who pays the piper calls the tune.In those situations, only winning is enough.In this context, it seems hardly likely that Louis van Gaal will see out his three-year contract at Manchester United. The highly successful Dutchman hasn’t endeared himself to United with his possession-oriented departure from that club’s traditional winger-based attacking style.The besieged veteran came to United after carrying The Netherlands to within a penalty shoot-out of the 2014 World Cup final. He might rightly claim that he took United back to Champions League football.TOO LATE FOR VAN GAALHis inconsistent United, however, haven’t met the benchmark, set by Alex Ferguson. Fans want him out. From the moans of the United faithful, even a return to Champions League football won’t save the day for Van Gaal.He will have to hustle as his team is fifth, four points behind Manchester City.Six months after his arrival at Liverpool, the charming German Jurgen Klopp is still enjoying a honeymoon at the Anfield home of the five-time European champions. His Reds are currently eighth in the Premiership, two places behind last year’s sixth-spot finish.Yet, the accomplished Klopp is generally viewed as a better coach than the man he replaced, Brendan Rogers. Time will tell.Managerial musical chairs are present in Jamaica, too. For example, Waterhouse Football Club has had two managers already this year.If Raineri’s Leicester can emerge from last season’s battles against relegation to be a real challenger for domestic top honours, then Pellegrini can dream of a triumphant exit.Even though giants Real Madrid and Bayern Munich all remain in contention, scriptwriters in Manchester are probably penning their view of Champions League success.If that happens and if Manchester City meet and beat Bayern, who are currently coached by Pep Guardiola Pellegrini’s replacement as manager at City that would be irony indeed.n Hubert Lawrence has attended the Sydney, Athens, Beijing, and London Olympics. read more

Two minutes later, in the 19th, Thompson sprang Leonardo Foggarty, and the midfielder drilled his shot into the back of the net for a 2-0 lead. Frome would have something to cheer for when Jerome Lindo scored from the top of the area, shooting under the diving Rusea’s goalkeeper to cut the lead in half; but that was as close as Frome were allowed to get as Aaron Lawrence piloted his team to a second consecutive win and six points to lead the zone. Champions STETHS had it hard against Maggoty but still managed a 1-0 win to stay in the lead in Zone E, while Munro edged Lacovia 1-0 to go second. Godfrey Stewart returned to winning ways after a surprise loss to Little London in Thursday, trampling Manning’s 3-1 to resume the battle for Zone D honours with Petersfield. Glenmuir suffered their first loss of the campaign, going down 0-1 to Garvey Mace in a big Zone M clash, while Vere remain top of Zone N with a 1-0 win over the previously unbeaten Kemps Hill. Elsewhere, St. James High continue their fine form with a third straight win, a commanding 4-0 victory over Irwin to stay second in the zone behind Cornwall College who also logged a third win, stopping Green Pond 2-1. Yesterday’s results Western Bureau: Rusea’s High charged into the lead of Zone B in the 2016 ISSA/FLOW daCosta Cup with a workmanlike 2-1 win over rivals Frome Technical yesterday. The fleet-footed Okean “Minni Me” Thompson was the catalyst of the victory, with a fine man-of-the-match display. The diminutive forward not only scored, but also assisted on the other goal for his team. Thompson netted in the 17th minute when he expertly controlled the ball before firing home from an acute angle to give Rusea’s the lead against a lacklustre Frome contingent. Second consecutive win Frome 1 Rusea’s 2 Oracabessa 0 Fair Prospect 0 Glenmuir 0 Garvey Maceo 2 Central High 6 Tacius Golding 0 Bustamante 0 Old Harbour 0 Vere 1 Kemps Hill 0 Paul Bogle 3 Robert Lightbourne 0 St James 4 Irwin 0 read more

HOBART, Australia (AP):Rain prevented any play on the second day of the second cricket Test between Australia and South Africa yesterday after an extraordinary opening day in which 15 wickets fell.South Africa won the toss on Saturday, bowled Australia out for 85 and then reached 171-5 before stumps to take an 86-run lead on day one.Organisers cancelled play at Bellerive yesterday when heavy rain started in the afternoon. Temba Bavuma remains unbeaten on 38 and Quinton de Kock is 28.The South Africans won the opening test in Perth by 177 runs and can secure the three-Test series with another victory in Hobart.With three days of scheduled play remaining, there’s still the chance of a result in the second Test.After the opening day, when Australia captain Steve Smith scored more than half the total with an unbeaten 48, coach Darren Lehmann said he was confident his team could take the remaining five South African first-innings wickets and set up a proper contest.”I’m really confident they will play better than they did in the first innings,” he said.South Africa has only beaten Australia twice in A Test series since being readmitted to international cricket in the 1990s. Both victories have been in Australia.The last was in 2012-13 when South Africa clinched the series 1-0 with a victory in the third Test in Perth after Australia had the better of the first two Tests but was unable to force a victory.BATTING SLUMPAustralia was ranked No. 1 in Test cricket until being swept 3-0 in Sri Lanka in July and August. The loss in Perth was its fourth straight, and critics are describing the recent batting slump as a crisis.To make matters worse, Australia hadn’t lost a series-opening Test on home soil since 1988 until last week, and its form deteriorated badly in Hobart when it was dismissed for its lowest total in a home test since 1984.Also yesterday, Cricket Australia confirmed that it had banned a 25-year-old man for three years from matches across the country after he allegedly wrote racist graffiti directed at South African batsman Hashim Amla during play on Saturday.Tasmania state police inspector Doug Rossiter said that the man would face court over the incident. read more

BATTLE ROYAL The James B. Dawes Memorial Trophy (claiming $450,00 – $400,000) over 1300 metres will hold the spotlight at Caymanas Park today. Nine starters have been declared and with ZUGULU and SCOOP JORDYNE both stepping down in class to vie for this trophy, it could come down to this pair. Having shown much promise early in his 3-y-o career, ZUGULU from the Richard Azan stables has been a source of disappointment but he has never had it this easy for some time and with the distance ideal, could score a long overdue win with newly-crowned champion apprentice Bebeto Harvey in the saddle. Even with the recent winners EL CLIENTE, MESSITHEGREAT and TRADITIONAL STORM present, SCOOP JORDYNE, who has beaten better in the not too distant past, looks the right choice with the trip up his street. Though getting on in age, the 8-y-o gelding, who now takes orders from trainer Johnny Wilmot, looks conveniently placed in the scales with 54.0kg and with 2.0kg claiming apprentice Linton Steadman riding very well, SCOOP JORDYNE catches my fancy. Elsewhere on the programme, the recent course winner SIMPLY THE BEST and the horse he beat by a head that day, KING D, should have another battle royal for top honours in the fifth race over 1100 metres, to be contested by seven starters. The Gary Subratie-trained speedster, SIMPLY THE BEST, made all in the December 24 War Zone Sprint, just holding off the chasing KING D in the smart time of 1:05.3. SIMPLY THE BEST renews rivalry on slightly worse terms but with three-time champion jockey Dane Nelson retaining the ride, it should go down to the wire again. The useful 3.0kg claiming apprentice Andre Powell has the ride aboard the Spencer Chung-trained KING D and in a close race, is tipped to turn the tables. So it should be KING D from SIMPLY THE BEST and another old rival, MISTER BONES. Other firm fancies on the card are ARMAGEDDON to win the first race over 1200 metres ahead of SARAH LEE, FORCE DE JOUR in the third, MONEYNEVERSLEEP ahead of old rival EXPRESS TRUCK in the fourth, consistent BIRD CATCHER in the eighth and DUSSELDORF in the 10th and final. read more

“My main focus is to go out there and execute well, and once I do that, then something good can happen,” he continued. “This season I have recorded a personal best over the 400 metres, where I have done 46.66 and 46.44 seconds, and this tells me that my speed endurance is going well, and to follow up that, I ran 20.21 seconds recently in the 200 metres at the All Commers meet despite a positive 2.1 metres per second wind,” he said. “Things didn’t go as planned last year as I missed out on the Olympic team, but this year, it will be the World Championships, and I want to be on the team and I am taking it step by step as I just want to remain humble and follow the instructions of my coach. I am excited to be competing once again in a high-quality field next Saturday, and I just want to tell my supporters to just come out and give Rasheed their support as next week could be the start of great things for the remainder of the season,” Dwyer added. Dwyer has a personal best of 19.80 seconds which he did in 2015. He will come up against Olympic silver medal winner De Grasse and Merritt, as well as Zharnel Hughes, Nickel Ashmead, and Alonso Edwards in a world-class field. FOCUS ON EXECUTION Several of the country’s top senior athletes will be on show at next Saturday’s Jamaica International Invitational (JII) Meet to be held inside the National Stadium. The meet, which is classified as an IAAF World Challenge event, will also see a host of international athletes led by the likes of LaShawn Merritt and Allison Felix from the United States, as well as Canada’s Andre De Grasse competing. One Jamaican who is looking forward to getting in on the action and making a mark at the event is Sprintec’s Rasheed Dwyer, the 2014 Commonwealth Games 200m gold medallist. Dwyer, who finished a close third last year behind Asafa Powell and the United States’ Bejee Lee in the half-lap event is confident of doing something special, and after his season was stalled by injury later on in 2016, Dwyer is fully focused on doing well this year. “I am definitely looking forward to doing well at the JII meet as my preparation so far this season has been going very well and there has been no injury concern, and I really want to remain injury-free for the remainder of the season. Despite the National Senior Championships being my focus first I expect to do well at this meet next week,” said Dwyer, who is not worried about the times he runs at this stage. read more

End of his agony? SC rules in favor of Espinosa, orders promoter heirs to pay boxing legend Just over 2 years left, intense work at Tokyo stadium site View comments OSG plea to revoke ABS-CBN franchise ‘a duplicitous move’ – Lacson “Our team is built around Durham and we want to surround him with guys who can shoot from the outside,” he added, referring to import Allen Durham, who is a menacing force in the paint.Black hopes de Ocampo is Meralco’s missing piece of the puzzle to finally get over the hump.The Bolts are currently among the top teams in the 2017 Governors’ Cup with a 6-2 record just half a game out of first place held by Barangay Ginebra and NLEX, who own similar 7-2 slates.“We’re aiming to win a championship and we need him right now,” said Black, who has nothing but praise for the 35-year-old de Ocampo.“Ranidel is still the best, if not one of the best stretch fours in the league today.”ADVERTISEMENT End of his agony? SC rules in favor of Espinosa, orders promoter heirs to pay boxing legend Meralco head coach Norman Black believes Ranidel de Ocampo is a perfect addition to the Bolts and his arrival couldn’t have come at a better time.ADVERTISEMENT MOST READ LATEST STORIES Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. A costly, catty dispute finally settled Learning about the ‘Ring of Fire’ Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard PLAY LIST 02:14Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard02:56NCRPO pledges to donate P3.5 million to victims of Taal eruption00:56Heavy rain brings some relief in Australia02:37Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite03:23Negosyo sa Tagaytay City, bagsak sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal01:13Christian Standhardinger wins PBA Best Player award Mayweather beats Pacquiao, Canelo for ‘Fighter of the Decade’ It’s too early to present Duterte’s ‘legacy’ – Lacson Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next The veteran forward was shipped to Meralco Monday, marking the end of a colorful nine-year run with the Talk ‘N Text franchise.“He fits us perfectly and he’s with us at the right time,” Black told INQUIRER.net Tuesday. “Ranidel is not only a talented and experienced player, he’s also very, very smart.”FEATURED STORIESSPORTSRedemption is sweet for Ginebra, Scottie ThompsonSPORTSMayweather beats Pacquiao, Canelo for ‘Fighter of the Decade’SPORTSFederer blasts lack of communication on Australian Open smogThe 6-foot-6 de Ocampo addresses the Bolts’ lack of big men and he gives the team another knock down shooter and reliable post player.“The reason why we wanted him at Meralco it’s because he gives us another floor spacer, somebody who can stretch the floor,” said Black, who won four titles with de Ocampo at TNT. Winning start Break new ground read more

MOST READ Margot Robbie talks about filming ‘Bombshell’s’ disturbing sexual harassment scene Bolts clinch No. 1 seed View comments How to help the Taal evacuees Given how quickly the buyout was agreed to, that talk apparently happened fast.Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next LATEST STORIES DAY6 is for everybody Jake says relationship with Shaina ‘goes beyond physical attraction’ Wade and the Bulls agreed to terms on a buyout agreement Sunday, a person with direct knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press. Wade is considering several options, including a potential return to Miami or a reunion with longtime friend LeBron James in Cleveland, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the buyout has not been formally announced.Wade will have other suitors as well. ESPN reported San Antonio would be a possible landing spot and Oklahoma City — which added Paul George this summer and will formally complete the trade with New York for Carmelo Anthony on Monday — would also seem to make sense as well. Wade has kept his home in Miami, and Heat teammates have made little secret that they would welcome him back with open arms.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSRedemption is sweet for Ginebra, Scottie ThompsonSPORTSMayweather beats Pacquiao, Canelo for ‘Fighter of the Decade’SPORTSFederer blasts lack of communication on Australian Open smogHeat President Pat Riley said late last week that he is still in love with Wade. He could not discuss the possibility of trying to bring Wade back to the Heat because NBA tampering rules do not allow such conversations about players under contract with other clubs.That contract is about to come to a quick close. Wade was due about $24 million this season from the Bulls, who traded Jimmy Butler away this summer and are entering a rebuilding phase. Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. Longtime friends and former teammates Dwyane Wade and LeBron James could be headed for a reunion at Cleveland after Wade and the Chicago Bulls reached a buyout agreement. The Cavaliers are reportedly among the favorites to land the three-time NBA champion. APMIAMI — Dwyane Wade signed with Chicago before last season in large part because the affinity for his hometown was still very strong.A year later, he’s about to be on the move.ADVERTISEMENT OSG plea to revoke ABS-CBN franchise ‘a duplicitous move’ – Lacson After the Butler trade, it was evident Wade was getting a buyout. The question was when. And now the question is: What will Wade decide next?“Anything that happens from a personnel standpoint down the road, or any opportunities that are there, we’re always going to approach that,” Riley said Friday.The opportunity is coming for the Heat, and anyone else who’s interested.Wade averaged 18.3 points for Chicago and returned from injury late in the season to help the Bulls get into the playoffs. Over his 14 seasons, Wade has averaged 23.3 points, been to the playoffs 12 times, won three rings and took home the 2006 NBA Finals MVP award.Bulls President John Paxson told CSN Chicago last week that he and general manager Gar Forman sat down with Wade when the season ended, and planned to do so again when Wade went back to Chicago.ADVERTISEMENT It’s too early to present Duterte’s ‘legacy’ – Lacson Mos Burger to open in Manila; teases with a pop-up Steam emission over Taal’s main crater ‘steady’ for past 24 hours Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard PLAY LIST 02:14Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard02:56NCRPO pledges to donate P3.5 million to victims of Taal eruption00:56Heavy rain brings some relief in Australia02:37Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite03:23Negosyo sa Tagaytay City, bagsak sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal01:13Christian Standhardinger wins PBA Best Player award In ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ Comedy and Drama Collide read more