Saints set to lift Super League
LEADERS ST Catherine, paced by Danza Hyatt's century, are well on course to lift the inaugural Jamaica Super League title after enjoying a fine opening day against hosts Melbourne yesterday.
Feisty Atlanta Hawks force Game Seven
THE ATLANTA Hawks forced an improbable Game Seven of their NBA play-off series against the heavily-favoured Boston Celtics, with Joe Johnson hitting a crucial late three-pointer to clinch Friday night's game 103-100.
Valuable lessons from defeats
JAMAICA'S YOUTH rugby team had its first taste of real action on the international scene when it competed at the International Rugby Union Under-20 World Trophy event held in Santiago, Chile from April 15-30. The team, which returned to the island on Wednesday, was the first Caribbean country to qualify for an International Rugby Board age-group tournament.
Your Say (Sports mailbag)
THE EDITOR, Sir: In a recent Foster's Focus column (Thursday, April 24) in The Gleaner, the author tries to argue that, the backbone of West Indies cricket, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, places a higher priority on himself than on the teams he represents, an argument that the author fails to substantiate with evidence.
Gay brushes aside Johnson's prediction
AMERICAN WORLD Championship sprint double champion Tyson Gay has brushed aside Michael Johnson's prediction that Asafa Powell would have to trip him to win the Olympic Games 100m title in Beijing this summer.
Walker, Simpson ride four-timers
CHAMPION JOCKEY Omar Walker and former champion Trevor Simpson shared the riding honours with four winners each at Caymanas Park yesterday, their efforts resulting in the $4.7 million Pick-9 being caught.
Big Brown romps home in the Derby
BIG BROWN backed up his trainer's boasts with an explosive finishing kick and won the Kentucky Derby yesterday, a commanding victory turned sombre by the fatal breakdown of the filly Eight Belles on horse racing's biggest day.
Battle on for the final title
WITH THE National Premier League (NPL) title already going to Portmore United, Tivoli Gardens and Waterhouse will be desperate to grab the only remaining bit of silverware left this season when they meet in the final of the COK Champions Cup at the Harbour View Mini Stadium today at 5:30.
Man United turn up pressure on Chelsea
TEN-MAN Manchester United beat West Ham 4-1 yesterday with two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo to increase the pressure on title rivals Chelsea in the Premier League.
Harbour View end Portmore's reign
HARBOUR VIEW brought five years of dominance by Portmore United in the National Under-21 Football League to an end this season and were duly recognised when they were presented with the Coca-Cola Trophy on Friday night.
Wilde captures shooting crown
ANDREW WILDE of the London and Middlesex Rifle Club (LMRC) shot a combined score of 390.046 to capture the overall individual title at the West Indies Full Bore Shooting Council Championships at Twickenham Park range on Thursday.
The ugly game triumphs in UEFA Cup semi-final
On WEDNESDAY, May 14, one week before the Manchester United/Chelsea clash for the Champions League football title in Moscow, Rangers of Scotland will be up against Zenith of Russia in the UEFA Cup final in Manchester.
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