Clarendon hunt d'Cup victory
WESTERN BUREAU: FORMER CHAMPIONS Clarendon College will start their campaign in the 2003 ISSA Pepsi/Sports Plus daCosta Cup rural schoolboy football competition this afternoon when they take on Lennon in one of two games scheduled in Zone H.

Wolmer's tipped to put away Clan Carthy
WITH ACTION switched to school grounds for the preliminary Manning Cup rounds today, homesters Wolmer's, which finished three points behind Excelsior in Group A last season, must fancy their chances against Clan Carthy...

Hot Powell scorches rivals in Italy
RIETI, Italy (AP): JAMAICA'S ASAFA Powell won the 100 metres following two false starts and the disqualifications of Shawn Crawford of the United States, and Uchenna Emedolu of the Ukraine at the Rieti Grand Prix in Italy yesterday.

Ja U-23s denied victory by late goal
JAMAICA'S UNDER-23 footballers gave up a goal in the dying moments but still ended with a creditable 1-1 draw against Cuba, in their opening round first-leg Olympic qualifier in Havana, Cuba, yesterday evening.

Ralph ready for his run
YOU'D THINK that after erasing the rookie record of eight goals in a season with 10 goals in 21 games in the US Major League Soccer (MLS) Chicago Fire's Jamaican striker Damani Ralph would be on top of the world.