Woods takes slim lead into final round
HOYLAKE, England, (Reuters): A GRINDING Tiger Woods shrugged off a cold putter to retain his one-stroke lead and repel the challenges of Sergio Garcia, Chris DiMarco and Ernie Els in the British Open third round yesterday.

XQuiet Strength shines in feature
THE CRACK American sprinter QUIET STRENGTH turned in an awesome display at Caymanas Park yesterday to win the grade one feature for the She's On Wheels Trophy by 6 3/4 lengths.

Melbourne take charge of Group D
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Melbourne took over sole leadership of Group D in the Capital and Credit All-island limited-overs cricket competition after beating Kensington by four wickets at Melbourne Oval yesterday. The Kangaroos now lead the group with eight...

Portmore seek win over Bath
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Portmore United will try to continue their winning streak as they go into the second week of competition in the Red Stripe Light Beach Futbol tournament being held at the Hellshire Beach in St. Catherine today.

Gleaner grounds Air Jamaica for title
THE GLEANER captured their third consecutive Business House Division One domino title on Friday night when they defeated old rivals Air Jamaica 143-138 in the final at the JPS Sports Club, Ruthven Road.

Brian Lara prefers Test over 20/20
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC: WEST INDIES captain Brian Lara says he prefers traditional Test cricket over the new Twenty20 form of the game which is growing in popularity.

No sympathy for Gordon and board
WELL, THERE is never a dull day in West Indies cricket and it appears that as long as the complement of the board, including its president, remains the same, as long as Dinanath Ramnarine remains the president of the West Indies Players Association...

Landis poised for Tour triumph
MONTCEAU-LES-MINES, France, (Reuters): AMERICAN FLOYD Landis is poised to succeed Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France's roll of honour after beating his closest rivals in yesterday's decisive time trial won by Ukraine's Serhiy Honchar.