Horse racing industry gets $50m increase
THE HORSE racing industry received a shot in the arm yesterday with the announcement of a $50 million addition to purses effective June 1.

Girlz win 11-love
JAMAICA QUALIFIED to the Caribbean Final Round of the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in emphatic style after finishing first in Group C with an 11-0 whipping of St. Kitts and Nevis in the opening game of a double header at Tony Spaulding...

Powell can run much faster, manager says
FORMER WORLD 100m record holder Asafa Powell's manager, Paul Doyle, is assuring the Jamaican public that his athlete will regain the record. "The people in Jamaica should not worry because Asafa (Powell) can certainly run faster than 9.76," said Doyle...

...One more challenge
LONDON (Reuters): DESPITE ADDING the tag of the world's fastest man to his Olympic and world titles, Justin Gatlin must still beat Jamaica's Asafa Powell to become the undisputed sprint king.

Windies seek boost for India
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): WEST INDIES captain Brian Lara enters the last two One-day Internationals against Zimbabwe today and tomorrow at Queen's Park Oval looking to gain a final boost of confidence ahead of next week's higher intensity tussles...

Stay with Rampage in Lotto Classic
A FIELD of 14 native bred three-year-olds is slated to contest today's mile and quarter feature for the Lotto Classic (Governor's Cup) at Caymanas Park and indications are it will come down to a straight fight between the 2000 Guineas...

Tourists arrive for Test, ODI series
THE INDIAN cricket team arrived in the island yesterday ahead of their five-match One-Day International series against the West Indies.

Only 9,500 seats for India ODIs
SIX DAYS away from the West Indies' first one-day international against the touring Indian team here in Jamaica, the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) announced that only 9,500 spectators will be able to attend the game.

Unprofessional practices
WHILE I am not going to say that I am exactly bombarded with complaints, however, it is with increasing frequency that certain issues irking the punters are being brought to my attention. At first blush, these may appear to be no more than minor...

Kingston and Manchester in semi-final clash
Dethroned league champions Manchester and Kingston go head-to-head over the next two days in the second semi-final of the Supreme Ventures Challenge Trophy at Kensington Park. Match time is 10:00 a.m. Both teams finished second and third respectively...