Barbados, T&T in showdown for title
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): BARBADOS WILL be looking to christen their newest first-class venue by earning the one point they need to win the Carib Beer Series from their final preliminary match against contenders Trinidad & Tobago, starting today...

Roach fires West Indies youths to massive win
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CMC): FAST BOWLER Kemar Roach grabbed a hat-trick and four West Indies batsmen got half centuries as the regional Under-19s beat Sri Lanka by 87 runs in a warm-up, limited overs game in preparation for the Youth World Cup yesterday...

Astro Crunch upstages Rigmarole
RUNNING ON strongly from off the pace leaving the furlong pole, ASTRO CRUNCH swept past long-time leader and evens favourite RIGMAROLE to win the inaugural running of the Howard Phillips Memorial Cup over 110 metres at Caymanas Park...

Constant Spring woes deepen
THE BATTLE to remain in top flight football has not started positively for Constant Spring in the third and final round, as they received a 3-0 hammering at the hands of Tivoli Gardens in Wray and Nephew National Premier League...

Stroke rules top shooter out of semis
JAMAICA NATIONAL Building Society Open League champions Jamalco will have to continue the defence of their title in today's semi-finals against Windalco without the services of Margaret Byfield-Lawrence.

Last gasp draw puts Mt Pelier on top
WESTERN BUREAU: MOUNT PELIER took over sole leadership in Zone B of the 2005-06 Captain's Bakery Western Super Football League on Tuesday afternoon when they battled to an exciting 1-1 draw against Altobar on their home turf in Mount Pelier.

Munro's Rowe on target again
LAST WEEK'S player of the week, Jerren Rowe, again came up trumps for Munro when he scored to help his team to a 3-0 defeat of Wolmer's Boys in the Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF)/Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Under-19.

Bryant lays up another monster game
NEW YORK (Reuters) KOBE BRYANT scored 40 points to cap one of the highest scoring months in NBA history by guiding the Los Angeles Lakers to a 130-97 thrashing of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.