'What did I do' - Australia cry foul over penalty
kaiserslautern,germany (reuters) AUSTRALIA'S PLAYERS WERE in a state of disbelief and anger after being knocked out of the World Cup yesterday through a last-minute penalty in their 1-0 second round loss to Italy.

Blair throws her way into the record books
TANESHA BLAIR WAS among the top achievers at the 2006 National Junior and Senior Athletics Championships which ended on Sunday at the National Stadium. The petite 17-year-old of Holmwood Technical student won the girls Under-20 javelin...

Jamaica victorious at Centro tournament
JAMAICA STARTED ON a winning note at the Centrobasket Tournament for Women, dominating both their matches. The five-day competition (June25-29) in Mexico City, opened with four matches on Sunday including Jamaica playing Costa Rica...

More 200m races for Powell
ASAFA POWELL'S WORLD leading 19.90 seconds run at the National Track & Field Championships on Sunday has inspired the sprinter to run more half lap events this season, according to his manager Paul Doyle.

Brazil media as competitive as team
dortmund, germany (reuters): BRAZIL BRING COLOUR, rhthym, panache and exotic fans to the World Cup, all good reasons to make them almost everyone's second favourite team. They also bring their equally colourful 600-strong media pack.

Close NBA Draft predicted
new York, (reuters): ITALY'S ANDREA BARGNANI, known as "Il Mago" (the Magician), fellow-power forward Tyrus Thomas of Louisiana State and jump-shooting small forward Adam Morrison of Gonzaga are among the candidates to become the first pick...