Jamaica did not stick to plan
According to the assistant coach Annette Daley, Jamaica's Sunshine Girls lost their way when they diverted from the game plan in yesterday's semi-finals against defending champions and hosts New Zealand at the World Netball Championship (WNC) in Auckland.
Road to France 1998 - Remembering the glory!
IS IT really 10 years since Jamaica's Road To France campaign reached its apex at the National Stadium? Can it possibly be a decade since the Reggae Boyz galvanised a troubled nation and created history by holding mighty Mexico to a 0-0 draw, thus becoming the first English-speaking Caribbean nation to reach football's World Cup?
FINAL WORD - Cricket Australia sets a dangerous precedent
CRICKET AUSTRALIA (CA), the body that, well, governs cricket in Australia, has taken the sport to a dark place. Before the first session of the first Test between hosts Australia and Sri Lanka at the Gabba last week, CA locked News Limited and wire agencies out of the ground after they refused to sign an agreement on terms of coverage.
In Your Neighbourhood
Ken's Wildflower and Portsmouth CC renew their rivalry in the Petcom Portmore Metropolitan Cricket League at the Portsmouth Cricket ground tomorrow. The Ken's-Portsmouth match is one of four games on in the league.
Richards falls just short of MLS top rookie honour
Cat-quick Jamaican winger Dane Richards finished just a step short in the voting for top first-year players during the regular season of United States Major League Soccer (MLS). Richards is now training with the Reggae Boyz for tomorrow and Wednesday's respective international friendlies against El Salvador and Guatemala at 'The Office'.
Slayers, Knights in semis showdown
Defending champions St George's Slayers battle mid-season champs Urban Knights in game one of a best-of-three series, as the National Basketball League (NBL) semi-finals get under way at Bridgeport next Wednesday. Tip-off time is 6:00 p.m.
Wilmot buoyed as surfers ride crest of a wave
The president of the Jamaica Surfing Association, Billy Wilmot, feels encouraged at the national team's recent accomplishment, when it climbed seven places up the regional standings.
Steyn grabs four as Kiwis stumble
South African fast bowler Dale Steyn took four wickets to pile the pressure on New Zealand on the first day of the second Test yesterday. New Zealand, who won the toss and chose to bat, lurched to 187-8 before bad light followed by a thunderstorm ended play three overs after tea.
Boyz ready
The Reggae Boyz are keen to restore their place in football circles, admitted interim coach Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore at an over 2-1/2-hour training session at the National Stadium yesterday.
Waterford High ease into semis
Waterford High eased their way into the semi-finals of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup following a 3-1 win over Camperdown at Jamaica College (JC), finishing at the top of Group Two yesterday.
VOXPOP
Are you planning to watch any of Reggae Boyz's friendly internationals next week?
Tivoli swamp Waterhouse
Tivoli Gardens coach Desmond Francis credited his 3-4-3 formation for his team's 5-0 whipping of Waterhouse yesterday in the opening round of games in the JFF/Coca-Cola Under-21 National Premier League.
D-day for daCosta Cup's elite eight
Seven former champions, inclusive of title-holders Glenmuir High, will be among the schools seeking to secure places in the quarter-final round of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup this afternoon, when the competition's inter-zone phase concludes with 12 games.
Jamaica amateurs to make Caymanas return
After an eight-year hiatus, the Jamaica Amateur Golf Championship will return to the Caymanas Golf and Country Club. The championship, which will run from November 23-25, will run concurrently with the Buccaneers Club's Memorial Golf Tournament on the final day.
Sporting briefs
Jamaican side Harbour View won the Caribbean Football Union Club title when they beat local Pro League club Joe Public, 2-1 in the final of the Championship at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya yesterday.
Machismo ready to win
The Royal Lancaster Trophy, to be contested by maiden and untried two-year-olds over the round five course, is the feature event at Caymanas Park today. Post time is 11:30 a.m. and 12 races are scheduled.
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