Powell concerned about his bowling
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): Daren Powell would argue with no one about his underachievement with the ball in international cricket.

Santos, JDF hyped for big matchup
The Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA)/Claro Super League competition heats up today when leaders Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) host fourth place Santos at Up Park Camp, starting at 3:30 p.m.

Orange lead the way in St James
Western Bureau:Orange Cricket Club are now the sole leaders in the 2008-09 St James Senior Cup Cricket competition following last weekend's round of matches, which saw them scoring a good six-wicket win over Farm Heights in their...

Patara, Ministerofjustice fancied
Four trophies are at stake on today's nine-race programme at Caymanas Park, including the Hot Line and Sir Howard Stakes, both confined to three-year-olds over 1200 metres.Seven native-bred three-year-old colts and geldings...

Bolt star attraction for UWI meet
Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, headlines today's Gatorade/The University of the West Indies (UWI) Invitational track and field meet at the National Stadium.The meet, set to start at 9 a.m., will attract over 2,000...

Herbert Morrison look to Lee for inspiration
Herbert Morrison Technical, with one of Jamaica's most-decorated junior sprinters, Dexter Lee, will be hoping for a miracle on today's final day of the Milo Western Championships to overhaul Munro College, which hold a 67-point lead.Lee, who won gold in...

That thrilling draw at the ARG
In a nail-biting finish, West Indies held on for a draw against England in the third Digicel Test at the Antigua Recreation Ground (ARG) on Thursday.

Orange lead the way in St James
Western Bureau:Orange Cricket Club are now the sole leaders in the 2008-09 St James Senior Cup Cricket competition following last weekend's round of matches, which saw them scoring a good six-wicket win over Farm Heights in their...

PERFORMER OF THE WEEK: Spinner Brown lifts Jamaica
Leg-spinner Odean Brown lifted Jamaica on Thursday's opening day of the fifth round regional first class match against Windward Islands with an outstanding bowling performance.

Good nutrition,key to optimal performance
Appropriate nutrition tailored to suit the type of sport in which an athlete is engaged will assist him or her to achieve optimal performance.This was the message from healthy lifestyle advocate and GraceKennedy food and nutrition consultant, Dr Heather...

IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Todd Town captured the 2009 NCB-sponsored Southeast St Elizabeth knockout cricket title with a hard-fought six-wicket win over Tryall.In the final played in front of over 4,000 spectators at Harper...

Footwear company rolls out surfing deal for Jamaica
The Jamaica Surfing Association (JSA) has attracted a sponsorship deal from footwear company IPATH in excess of $1 million dollars in the first year.

Jamaica take charge
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC): Donovan Pagon and Tamar Lambert hit half-centuries as a workmanlike Jamaica captured first innings points in their seventh round West Indies Cricket Board Regional four-day match against the Windward Islands yesterday.

Colonel Barnes passes on
COLONEL KEN Barnes, the Trinidadian who captained Jamaica's football team during the early 1960s, has died.

U-20s depart Tuesday to continue W Cup prep
The Young Reggae Boyz will depart the island on Tuesday for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where they will take part in two more games leading to the end of their preparations for the CONCACAF men's Under-20 Championships in Trinidad and...

Spinners put Leewards under pressure
CAVE HILL, Barbados (CMC):Combined Campuses and College's spin bowlers Ryan Austin and Kavesh Kantasingh linked up for eight wickets and prevented the Leeward Islands from flourishing on the opening day of their seventh-round WICB Regional Four-day...

Simmons propels T&T with a hundred
PROVIDENCE, Guyana (CMC):The in-form Lendl Simmons considerably boosted his Test claims yesterday when he stroked his sixth first-class hundred and propelled a sturdy Trinidad and Tobago batting effort against struggling Guyana, on the opening day of...

ECB cuts ties with Stanford
LONDON, England (CMC): England's cricket authorities have cut all ties with Twenty20 magnate Sir Allen Stanford, moving to quickly distance themselves from the Texan billionaire at the centre of an alleged US$8 billion investment fraud scheme.

Divisional leagues get going
The Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Supreme Ventures division 'A' and 'C' leagues will begin today with an opening ceremony and dress parade at the National Indoor Sports Complex, starting 2:30 p.m.

Thank you, Dehring, Grange, Bartlett
On Friday night at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston, Jamaica, through the RJR Sports Foundation, honoured the country's top sportsmen and sportswomen for 2008 with the treasured awards.The Sportsman of the Year and, the Sportswoman of the Year...

Five records take the plunge
The Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica's inaugural Walter Rodgers Age Group Championships got off to a good start on Thursday, with five records broken on the opening day at the National Stadium...

Venus ousts Serena
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): Venus Williams beat younger sister Serena 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (3) yesterday to reach the final of the Dubai Tennis Championship.

IOC boss backs Phelps
BRUSSELS (AP):International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said yesterday that Michael Phelps failed in his "duty" as a role model but deserves a second chance, after being photographed with a marijuana pipe.Rogge said the...