Sporting thrash Georges 5-1
It was sweet revenge for Sporting Central Academy yesterday as they trounced St. George's 5-1 in a largely one-sided encounter at Brancourt in the Coca-Cola National Under-21 League. The game could be described as a keen tussle..

Powell billed for Bislett
OSLO, Norway (CMC) Jamaican 100 metres world record holder, Asafa Powell, will participate at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games in June, organisers have confirmed. Powell's presence will set up a clash with hometown hero Jaysuma Saidy Ndure...

Johnson means business against Dawson
TAMPA, Florida: In what might be his last chance to re-claim a world boxing crown, Jamaican-born Glen Johnson will step into the ring tonight to face American Chad Dawson in a 12 round title fight at the St. Pete Times Forum here. ...

Ardenne reach nat'l finals
Ardenne High recovered from a slow start to eventually push past a determined Old Harbour 75-52, booking their place in the final of the KFC/ISSA Under-19 National Schoolboy Basketball Championships at the National Stadium court yesterday. ...

Celtics, Pistons the only hope for the East
NEW YORK (AP) For all the attention focused on the Western Conference playoff race, it's the Boston Celtics who have the NBA's best record. The Detroit Pistons aren't far behind, which means the Eastern Conference has at least two teams capable...

WE ARE THE CHAMPS - Portsmouth FC shoot to glory
Portsmouth F.C. are still celebrating their 6-5 sudden death penalty shoot-out win over arch-rivals Watson Grove in the final of the Colin Fagan-sponsored Portmore Division Two Knock-out Football final at the Ferdie Neita Park on Sunday...

STAYING ALIVE IN DOMINOES
The Portmore/St Catherine domino league moves into its 19th and final round of matches in the preliminaries tomorrow with a number of teams bidding to stay alive. Of the 20 teams in action, 12 will be eliminated after tomorrow's round of matches ...

Top pool player off to Puerto Rico
Portmore's own Sunill Kissendal, the island's top ranked pool player, has been invited to play in the first Palo Viejo 9-Ball Pool Classic in Puerto Rico from Friday, April 18, to Sunday, April 20. The formal invitation came from the president...

'You gotta have faith'
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo said on Thursday that a new level of faith had been injected into the team, which was now being used to inspire performances. "One thing in the West Indies team...

Belated Olympic gold for Jamaica
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Jamaica have been awarded gold in the 4x400 metres relay from the 2000 Sydney Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday stripped Marion Jones' United States teammates of their medals.

Calling it as we see it
A full week has passed since the publication of the column I wrote under the headline, 'Of Jamaica football and 'Portmorization'', but I am still getting feedback from readers, some supporting the sentiments I expressed...