Ottey deserves a chance - manager

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP): MERLENE Ottey's manager said yesterday the veteran sprinter is in better shape than the three athletes currently filling Jamaica's only slots in the Sydney Olympics 100-meter event.

Sotomayor comes under criticism

SYDNEY, (Reuters): LEADING Olympic figure Dick Pound criticised yesterday the reduction of a ban on Cuban high jumper Javier Sotomayor who tested positive for cocaine.

Black River shock Munro 1-0
WESTERN BUREAU: BLACK River High created the biggest upset of the daCosta Cup season so far by edging the high-riding Munro College 1-0 in Malvern yesterday.

Dev quits as Indian coach

NEW DELHI, (CANA-Reuters): KAPIL Dev, embroiled in a match-fixing scandal that has rocked cricket, said yesterday that he had resigned as India's coach.