Windies seek solid practice
West Indies open their England tour with a three-day match against Somerset today, as they prepare for a challenging Test series against the hosts starting next week.
Windies vs England - Old rivals cross swords
After a dozen years of spiralling downwards in the Test cricket rankings, there are no more turns left - it's either bottom out or start rising back up when the Windies face England in a four Test series which starts on Thursday at venerable Lord's.
IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Ujama continue to lead in the Western Union Portland Major League competition, although they were idle over the weekend.
St Benedict's lead overall
Despite not leading any of the respective boys' and girls' seg-ments, St. Benedict's emerged the overall leaders, but only slightly, going into today's final day of the the four-day Institute of Sports/Swizzzle Primary Schools Athletics Championships at the National Stadium.
Buckers, Lyrics play 'Ball for Peace'
The 'Ball for Peace' football match held at the Waterhouse mini-stadium on Wednesday night between 'Buckers' and 'Lyrics' was indeed a success, according to the organisers.
Commentary - Brilliance was Lara's theme
FOR MANY, many moons, Ian Chappell was my favourite batsman of all time.Beinga South Australian, there was more than a little bias towards the Croweater captain, but I also just loved the way he batted and played the game.
Business House five-a-side
The 2007 KSAFA Business House football season officially kicks off at 9:00 a.m. with the one-day five-a-side rally for the Pronto Mix Trophy at the National Water Commission (N.W.C.) field at Mona.
Tivoli aiming to wrest title from Meadhaven
Defending champions Meadhaven United and unbeaten Tivoli Gardens will lock horns to decide this season's Supligen/KSAFA Under-20 League championship, when the teams meet in today's final at the Barbican field at 3:00 p.m.
Super winner!
Christopher Williams of Jamaica celebrates after winning the 200 metres race at the Super Grand Prix in Doha yesterday.
Garner bounces WICB
Outstanding former West Indies fast bowler Joel Garner has hit out at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for its poor management of the regional game. The 54-year-old Garner, who snared 259 wickets in 58 Tests, said the WICB had lacked vision in failing to capitalise on the advancements in the sport.
Battling Woods on cut line
Tiger Woods, struggling on the greens for a second day in a row, flirted with missing the cut at the Players Championship yesterday.
Vox Pop - How do you think the West Indies will do against England?
Milton Brown: I think the West Indies will do well against England and beat them. I think that we can beat them without Brian Lara.
Blue Magic set to unleash powers
As many as 13 races are on at Caymanas Park today, featuring the 67th running of the Lotto Classic for the Governor's Cup over 2000 metres.
Melbourne, JDF in feature match-up
Early leaders Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) face Melbourne in the feature match of the two-day Jamaica Cricket Associa-tion (JCA) Super Cup today at Melbourne Oval, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Jetsetters 'B' too hot for Bridgeport
Jetsetters B, Skibo B and Eden Strikers booked their place in the semi-finals of the Jamaica Netball Association/JNA Western Union Division B League, following quarter-final victories at the Leila Robinson courts late Thursday.
Johnson anxious for rematch
Jamaican ex-world light heavyweight boxing champion, Glen Johnson, has declared he is anxious to face current Interna-tional Boxing Federation (IBF) title-holder Clinton Woods for a fourth time to avenge the loss he suffered last September to the British fighter.
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