57 schools for Prep Champs
More than 57 schools are expected to participate in the 32nd staging of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA) Preparatory Schools Track and Field Championships scheduled to take place at the National Stadium from June 5-7.

Windies maturing says manager Khan
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) West Indies team manager, Omar Khan, said Tuesday that the West Indies team were maturing and he was expecting a good contest against world champions Australia. The Aussies are in the Caribbean...

WICB CEO saddened by guilty verdict on Samuels
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) chief executive officer, Dr Donald Peters, says he is saddened by the guilty verdict on batsman Marlon Samuels over his link with an Indian bookmaker.

England drop Hoggard for first Test
LONDON (AP) Matthew Hoggard has been left out of the England line-up for the first Test against New Zealand starting today while Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori has declared himself fit. England will rely on the team that beat the Black Caps ...

Three finals but no trophy for Tivoli
TIVOLI GARDENS manager Brian Rose on Tuesday bemoaned what he described as a "disappointing season" after going down 2-0 to Waterhouse in the final of the City of Kingston Champions (COK) Cup final at Harbour View Mini-Stadium.

Zenit St Petersburg win UEFA Cup
MANCHESTER, England (AP) Zenit St Petersburg won their first European trophy in their first attempt yesterday, beating Rangers 2-0 in the UEFA Cup final. Igor Denisov scored the first goal in the 72nd minute ...

Shock retirement for Justine Henin
LIMELETTE, Belgium (AP) Top-ranked Justine Henin retired from tennis yesterday at the age of 25, ending a career in which she won seven Grand Slam titles. "This is the end of a child's dream," Henin...

Defar joins Bekele in record assault at Prefontaine meet
EUGENE, Oregon (AP) A second Ethiopian will try to break a world record on June 8 at the Nike Prefontaine Classic. Meseret Defar will attempt to break her world 5,000-metre mark in a race to be held immediately after countryman...

Michelle Collins reinstated after doping suspension
VALPARAISO, Indiana (AP) American sprinter Michelle Collins was reinstated yesterday by the IAAF after serving three-plus years of a BALCO-related doping suspension. Her ban was to expire in July, but it was reduced...

New-look Manchester Div Two League
A new-look Manchester Division Two football competition will take place this Saturday, with Power Services Ltd, sponsor for the last three years, retained. Unusual interest and some controversy has been created as a new youth ...