Tough test for newcomers - August Town, Naggo Head debut against Waterhouse, Harbour View
NINE MONTHS of top-flight local football will begin today with a full slate of matches in the 2006-2007 Wray and Nephew National Premier League (NPL).
Federer, Roddick for final
NEW YORK, (Reuters): TWICE DEFENDING champion Roger Federer and former world number one Andy Roddick will square off in a mouthwatering U.S. Open final today after rolling over Russians in their semi-finals.
Champs hit winning note in MoBay
WESTERN BUREAU: IT WAS an afternoon of the champions at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay yesterday as Manning Cup champions Calabar and daCosta Cup winners Godfrey Stewart started their campaigns in the 2006 ISSA/Pepsi/JN schoolboy season...
Miracle Man continues superb streak
MIRACLE MAN gained nods of approval as the best native-bred horse since 1977 Derby winner LEGAL LIGHT when he romped home in the graded stakes feature for the L.B. 'Bob' Mayall Memorial Cup over 1600 metres at Caymanas Park yesterday to be...
Man U edge past Spurs to remain unbeaten
LONDON (AP): MANCHESTER UNITED maintained its 100 per cent record in the English Premier League with a 1-0 win over Tottenham yesterday.
Powell powers to victory
IT WAS A close call, but world-record holder Asafa Powell maintained his unbeaten record yesterday on the opening day of the World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany.
Asafa covets crowns
JAMAICA'S WORLD 100 metres record holder, Asafa Powell, believes that to be considered great, he will have to win major titles.
Player injured, match abandoned
HAMILTON, Scotland (AP): SCOTTISH soccer match was abandoned 15 minutes early yesterday after a player needed to be resuscitated on the field after he was hit in the neck.
Barkley enters Hall of Fame
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (AP): CHARLES BARKLEY played the comedian during his induction into the U.S. Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.
Schools and sport
ON FRIDAY, in my column which appeared in this newspaper, I congratulated the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) on its stand on academic and sport in schools and throughout the day.
'Australia, no worries'
CHENNAI, (Reuters): GREG CHAPPELL said yesterday he felt no extra pressure at facing Australia for the first time since taking over as India coach more than a year ago.
More trouble for Inzamam
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP): PAKISTAN CRICKET captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, who already faces disciplinary charges resulting from a ball-tampering ruling, was at the centre of another controversy on Friday when he claimed a catch that wasn't.
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