Cuba advance, Jamaica poised
Photo by Adrian FraterCuba's Hanier Dranquet (left) has his progress spectacularly checked by a flying tackle by Antigua and Barbuda's Winston Roberts in yesterday's game at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium.

MIND YOUR BUSINESS
Jamaica Broilers advanced to the final of the Business House cricket 35-over KO competition last Sunday when they beat defending champions Cable & Wireless by three wickets in semi-final action at Chalmers Avenue.

Ahwhofah mines Gold
DISPLAYING A rare turn of foot over the final 200 metres, 6-5 favourite AHWHOFAH got up in the nick of time to beat 18-1 outsider ENGLISH STORM by a head in the 37th running of the CTL Gold Cup race over 1400 metres at Caymanas Park yesterday.

McKenzie, Martin shine in Negril
JAMAICA'S LINTON McKenzie and Arieta Martin were crowned Reggae Marathon champions in Negril yesterday morning. McKenzie, the veteran runner from Manchester, won the men's race in 2.40.08 and took home $75,000 for his efforts.

Gregg team in the lead
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Gary Gregg and his co-driver Hugh Hutchinson are the provisional leaders, with Jeffrey Panton and Mike Fennell Jr in second place, after day two of Jamaica's premier motoring event, Rally Jamaica 2008

Constant Spring open with 2-1 win over Maverley
SECOND-HALF goals from substitute Andrew Davis guided Constant Spring to a 2-1 win over Maverley/Hughenden in the Claro/Kingston & St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Super League opening round at Constant Spring yesterday.

Windies continue to amaze
AFTER A little problem with visas to pass through Australia - their friends and competitors since 1930, the West Indies, on their way from Abu Dhabi, are now in New Zealand getting ready for a two-Test series which gets under way on Thursday (Wednesday evening Jamaica time).

WI up and down in Aces warm-up
A DAY that started brightly and then turned gloomy ended with much promise for the West Indies in their first-class tour match against the Auckland Aces yesterday.

Liverpool still lead
LIVERPOOL MAINTAINED their one-point lead atop the Premier League by defeating Blackburn 3-1 yesterday as second-place Chelsea overcame Bolton with a record 11th consecutive away victory in the top flight.

Undefeated Walters victorious in sixth
JAMAICAN FEATHERWEIGHT boxer Nicholas Walters predictably won his sixth professional fight on Friday night when he defeated little-rated Panamanian Ovidio Mojica on a fourth-round technical knockout (TKO).