New Zealand draw first blood
NEW ZEALAND'S greater depth and variety proved too much for the West Indies in the opening fixture of the five-match one-day international series as the hosts completed an 81-run victory under the lights of the Westpac Stadium yesterday.

Ruddock, Smith leap to glory at Hurdles Fest
ST. JAGO'S Natasha Ruddock and Wolmer's Akeen Smith shone brightly under the lights at Friday night's Hurdles Fest held at the National Stadium East complex.

Smooth sailing for Williams
LUKE WILLIAMS continued to prove his worth in this season's surfing circuit, winning the second in as many National Open contests yesterday at Makka Beach in Yallahs, St. Thomas.

Golding, Campbell victorious
JAMAICANS LACENA Golding-Clarke and Veronica Campbell continued their impressive form this season at yesterday's Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.

Robertson, Green in fine form
KINGSTON COLLEGE'S Leford Green, Wolmer's Josef Robertson and UTech/MVP's Kaliese Spencer had good wins at yesterday's fourth staging of the UWI Invitational held at the Stadium East complex.

Commentary - Money is at the heart of the West Indies problem
ONE OF the West Indies Cricket Board's objectives for the first half of the year is a restructuring of the board itself and, all things considered, that is a good move.

Former president ready to lead pack
HAVING RECENTLY demited office, former president of the Jamaica Karting Association (JKA) Dwight Moore will be all geared up to burn rubber when the association's second race meet of 2006 gets under way today at the Palisadoes raceway.

Performer of the week - Sinclair's sensational rise
KENIA SINCLAIR made her breakthrough on the international circuit last year in what turned out to be a successful debut season. During the season, the former St. Jago High student achieved three landmarks...

Curse broken
LIVERPOOL ENDED their 85-year Manchester United jinx when a first-half Peter Crouch header gave them a deserved 1-0 win in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Anfield yesterday.

Santos stay on course with win over Maverley
PREMIER LEAGUE hopefuls Santos yesterday thrashed Maverley/Hughenden 4-0 at the Bell/Chung Stadium in east Kingston as action continued in the Jamaica National Super League.

Another 'Miracle' victory
NEWLY CROWNED 'Horse of the Year' MIRACLE MAN made a triumphant return to Caymanas Park yesterday when staving off FORMALLY GOLD by three-quarters of a length in the Eros Trophy graded stakes feature over 1400 metres.