Portsmouth, Cumberland final

Portsmouth and Cumberland meet today in the final of the Linford Jones Under-13 Football League at the Cumberland playing field, match time is 3 p.m.

Portsmouth topped the preliminary rounds with 24 points, while Cumberland took second on 21.

AS Roma, 18, Waterford, 11, Passagefort United, seven, and Hellshire United, one, made up the six-team standings.

Meanwhile, in the Ian Gardner Under-13 Knock-out Competition, Cumberland and Portsmouth advanced to the final in contrasting fashion.

Cumberland defeated Waterford 3-1, while Portsmouth advanced to the final due to AS Roma's no show.

The date for that final is tentatively set for tomorrow at the same venue with match time at 3 p.m.

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MegaMart, Colours clashin Portmore cricket

MegaMart Developmental squad, fresh from their 108-run win over Washington CC two Sundays ago, clash with returnees Colours International in the third round of the Petcom/MegaMart Portmore Metropolitan Cricket League this morning at the Bridgeport sports ground. Match time is 11 a.m.

Meanwhile, two games are on tomorrow.

Defending champions Ken's Wildflower seek their second win in as many matches when they play Washington CC at the newly opened Ken's Wildflower sports ground ,while Belmont visit the Waterford High School ground to battle Portsmouth. Both games begin at 11 a.m.

Last week's second round was called off because most grounds were not fit to host games due to the effects of Tropical Storm Gustav.

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Colin Fagan domino

Westport's Melony Dixon (left) celebrates with teammate Rupert Campbell (right) after winning a game over their Portsmouth opponents during action from the Colin Fagan Portmore Domino League match in Westport last Sunday. Portsmouth won 300-272. - Anthony Minott/Freelance Photographer

The final set of matches in the preliminary round of the Colin Fagan Portmore domino competition, sponsored by the member of Parliament for South East St Catherine, will be played tomorrow.

The matches (home teams named first) are Ken's Wildflower vs Westchester United, Garveymeade vs Waterford United, Portsmouth United vs the unbeaten Passagefort United and Portmore Lane Tigers vs Westport United. All matches start at 11:30 a.m.

Meanwhile, Ken's Wildflower, who have lost only one of their six matches so far, rebounded with a close 300-295 win over home team Waterford last Sunday. Ken's Wildflower were beaten by Passagefort the previous Sunday.

In other matches played, Portsmouth drubbed Westport 300-273 at Westport while Westchester defeated Garveymeade 300-292.

The match between home team, Passagefort, and Portmore Lane Tigers had to be postponed. It has been rescheduled for this evening at Passagefort starting at 6.

After tomorrow's final round, the top four teams in the standings will advance to the semi-finals. At this stage, only Passagefort and Ken's Wildflower are certain to advance.

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Wray & Nephew skittles league

Last Sunday's round of matches in the Wray & Nephew Premier and Major leagues were postponed due to the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav.

Two key matches are scheduled in the Premier League tomorrow at Eastern All-Stars Skittles Club, 113 Windward Road, Kingston.

In the first match at 1 p.m., joint leaders Cherry's Strikers oppose third-place Mystix, followed by the match between the other co-leaders, Eastern All-Stars, and Dragon starting at 4 p.m.

Meanwhile, House of Peace continue to hold a commanding lead in the Major League standings.

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Five-a-side pool tournament coming

Plans are in the pipeline for a lucrative All-island eight-ball tournament for teams (five-a-side), which is scheduled to start next month with significant corporate sponsorship.

A spokesman for the competition said prize money of $200,000 would be up for grabs. Pool Tables and Billiard Supplies Limited are among the sponsors. Interested parties can contact Leslie 'Toothpick' Puranda at 391-4666 for further details.