Two-time defending champions St Catherine and Manchester will today square off in the final of the Jamaica Cricket Association Twenty20 championship at Up Park Camp, beginning at 2 p.m.

Jamaica's Sunshine Girls registered a nail-biting 34-33 victory over Australia to secure their place in the semi-finals of the three-day World Fast5 Netball Series in Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday.

St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) came from behind to retain the ISSA/Gatorade/Digicel Ben Francis KO Cup in a penalty shoot-out victory over Grange Hill High at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall, St James, yesterday.

In the days of bowlers such as Jim Laker, Tony Lock, and Johnny Wardle of England, Vinoo Mankad, Subhash Gupte, and a host of spinners from India, Hugh Tayfield of South Africa, Sonny Ramadhin and Alfred Valentine of the West Indies, and Ian Johnson and Richie Benaud of Australia, and also one like Clarrie Grimmett before them, slow bowling and spin bowling were keys to success.

Former Bridgeport High School Manning Cup standout, Jamiel Hardware, was aiming to emulate his former schoolmate Darren Mattocks in launching his football career through the American collegiate system, but his hopes were dashed after just eight games with Jefferson College.

Manchester United fought back from 2-0 down to triumph 3-2 at Aston Villa, and Arsenal chucked away a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Fulham in the English Premier League yesterday.

Dinesh Chandimal and Kumar Sangakkara shared an 87-run partnership to lead Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the fourth one-day international yesterday.

Less than a week after quitting international football, controversial Reggae Boyz striker Marlon King scored his ninth goal of the season as he helped Birmingham City to a share of the points in the English Championship division yesterday.

The Burger King Reggae Marathon Grand Prix makes its second and penultimate stop in the Sunshine City today, with the staging of the Burger King Portmore 10K.