Malcolm explains ump's exclusion from final
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Cricket Umpires' Association (JCUA), Norman Malcolm, yesterday dismissed rumours that his association faced increasing pressure to pull Maurice Chung from officiating in tomorrow's Capital & Credit final...

FROM THE BOUNDARY: What's the problem with umpire Chung?
THE FINAL of the Capital and Credit Merchant Bank national limited-overs cricket competition takes place at Chedwin Park tomorrow, with defending champions Melbourne up against Kensington in what promises to be a close and thrilling encounter.

Bull Bay beat Cavalier 3-1
Bull Bay defeated Cavalier 3-1 in the quar-ter-finals of the Kingston and St. Andrew Association's (KSAFA) Under-17 football competition at the Mountain View Oval on Wednesday. Bull Bay, led by a double strike from Ramario Wright...

Former Open champs on fire
NEW YORK (Reuters): FORMER CHAMPIONS Justine Henin-Hardenne and Lindsay Davenport remained on course for a quarter-final showdown with lopsided second-round victories at the U.S. Open yesterday. Henin-Hardenne crushed American teenager Vania King...

Guyana clinch U-19 title
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): GUYANA CONFIRMED them-selves as the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 champions as the Challenge Cup final finished a tame draw at the Bourda Oval yesterday. Already with first innings points in the bag...

Bolt, McFarlane win in Zagreb
OLYMPIC GAMES silver medallist Danny McFarlane and World Junior 200m record holder Usain Bolt were Jamaican winners at yesterday's 56th edition of the Hanzekovic Memorial track meet in Zagreb, Croatia.

Wadadah on target to take the crown
WESTERN BUREAU: WADADAH TOOK over sole leadership in the four-team pre-season football tournament, featuring the four Wray and Nephew NPL contenders from Western Jamaica, when they clipped Reno 1-0 in the first game of Wednesday night's double-header...

Greece fire warning shot at US
SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters): GREECE HAVE fired a warning to the United States before today's semi-final at the World Basketball Championship: "Write us off at your peril". Greece have no current NBA players and Carmelo Anthony's throw-away joke...

Take Celebration Time
The Pick-9 offers a carryover of $1 million at Caymanas Park tomorrow, thanks to a 12-1 upset by ROYAL ENCOUNTER in the fifth race over 1200 metres. Ridden by veteran jockey David 'Scorcher' McKenzie, the eight-year-old mare produced a rare turn of foot..

HORSE SENSE: Saratoga winding down
The words of that beautiful hymn come to mind as the fabulous Saratoga meet comes to a close. This has been another experience that showcased what top class thoroughbred racing is all about. At the time of writing there is still five days to go...