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Valencia stun Real Madrid to leave race wide open

February 23, 2017 in Sports

MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Two goals in the opening eight minutes from Simone Zaza and Fabian Orellana blew the La Liga title race wide open as Valencia beat leaders Real Madrid 2-1 yesterday. The defeat leaves Madrid just a single point clear of Barcelona and three...

Exiled Bravo, Pooran land IPL contracts

February 21, 2017 in Sports

BENGALURU, India (CMC) – Exiled West Indies batsman Darren Bravo is on his way to the lucrative Indian Premier League after landing a contract with Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction held here Monday. The 28-year-old left-hander, locked in an impasse with the West Indies Cricket...

Miller defends decision to hold back brilliant Powell

February 20, 2017 in Sports

Nikita Miller, the Jamaica Scorpions captain, has defended his team’s tactics after they went down by 59 runs to Barbados Pride at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Saturday’s final of the Regional Super50 tournament. The Pride, powered by Shai Hope’s brilliant 101 and Captain Jason Holder’s swashbuckling...