A 'special' homecoming
HUGS AND kisses greeted Jamaica's triumphant Special Olympics team which returned to the island yesterday. A jubilant Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange showered affection upon members of the team as they disembarked from two separate flights at the Norman Manley International Airport.
Top locals line up for Dover grand finale tomorrow
IF YOU ARE any where near the usually quiet, rural districts of Liberty Gardens and Dunbarton, St. Ann tomorrow and hear the thunderous roar of car engines, don't be worried - it's the grand finale race at the Dover raceway.
Aussies on a revenge mission
THE INTENSITY shown by Australia in the current one-day series in India is drawing comparisons with the great West Indies side following their shock defeat in the 1983 World Cup final.
Fernando propels Sri Lanka to victory
DILHARA FERNANDO claimed a career-best six for 27 to propel Sri Lanka to a 107-run win over England in the fifth and final one-day international yesterday.
Inzamam will be hard to replace - coach
PAKISTAN COACH Geoff Lawson believes it will take a long time for the team to mould a replacement for retired batsman and former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq.
IAAF is considering sanctions against Jones
UDINE, Italy (Reuters):THE WORLD governing athletics body is investigating what sanctions it can take against former triple Olympic champion Marion Jones after she admitted taking steroids before the 2000 Sydney Games.
Spalding, Glengoffe advances delayed
SPALDING AND Glengoffe were delayed in their bids to march into the inter-zone round of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup yesterday when one opponent failed to prepare their home field and the other turned up with insufficient players.
Camperdown hold Charlie Smith
CAMPERDOWN AND Charlie Smith battled their way to a hard-fought 1-1 draw in ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup action at Vauxhall High School yesterday, leaving things very much up for grabs in a tight Group E.
The Real Stream grabs Cash Pot Trophy
THE REAL STREAM, ridden by champion jockey Brian Harding for champion trainer Wayne DaCosta, floored the odds on stable-companion and 2-5 favourite MR. SKILL to win the $2.25 million Cash Pot 'Only For Me' Trophy two-year-old over 1200 metres at Caymanas Park yesterday.
Olympic dream shattered
WITH LESS than a month before a new administration take over the country's football, the programme suffered another big blow yesterday when the Under-23 team was beaten 2-1 by Haiti and eliminated from qualification for next year's Olympic Games in Beijing.
Waterhouse keen to keep rolling along in CPPL
AFTER DISPOSING of Portmore United last week, title hopefuls Waterhouse will be aiming for two in a row when they visit Collie Smith Drive to take on rivals Arnett Gardens in the Cash Plus Premier League (CPPL). To the casual onlooker, there may not be much in this match, but officials from both clubs do not share that view.
Germany qualify for finals with 0-0 draw
GERMANY BECAME the first country to win a place at Euro 2008 with a 0-0 draw in Ireland yesterday, while World Cup finalists Italy and France still live in fear of losing out to Scotland.
WICB president to review team's recent performances
WEST INDIES Cricket Board (WICB) president Julian Hunte was expected in Guyana yesterday for a series of meetings with the West Indies team management, to review the recent international assignments.
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