Tivoli advance to KO semis
LIKE MANY others around the league, Tivoli Gardens' coach, Glendon Bailey, believes the decision to play the Wray and Nephew Knockout Cup at this time of season is a bad one. However, that did not stop his team from edging Village United 1-0...

Spencer, Pinnock impress
NATIONAL JUNIOR representatives Kaliese Spencer and Sherene Pinnock were in impressive form on yesterday's opening day of the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. Pinnock of Edwin Allen ran a personal best of 56.90 seconds to open Jamaica's account...

Frater, Foster-Hylton head Jamaica's Penn team
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP medallists Michael Frater and Brigitte Foster-Hylton head Jamaica's team which departed yesterday for this weekend's Penn Relays in Philadelphia. Frater, a silver medallist in the 100m at last Summer's World Championships...

FROM THE BOUNDARY - Good luck, captain Lara!
BRIAN LARA is back as the West Indies captain for the third time and, after his record on the two previous occasions - from 1996 to 2000 and from 2002 to 2005 - good luck to him this time around.

Men's, women's squads named
THE JAMAICA Table Tennis Association (JTTA) has selected men's and women's trial squads for coming international events. Twelve male players and seven females have been named for training for the Caribbean Championships to be held in Puerto Rico...

Take Prince of Law
WITH THE fancied holding their own at Caymanas Park on Wednesday, both the Pick-9 and Super-6 failed to survive the day's racing. Both start anew tomorrow with guaranteed minimum's of $1 million and $500,000 respectively.

Scholarships for star Jamaican athletes
JAMAICAN OLYMPIANS Sherone Simpson, Usain Bolt and Jermaine Gonzales were presented with Olympic solidarity scholarships earlier this week. The trio signed their agreements at the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) office, Cunningham Ave, in Kingston.

Guardian Life hands over $500,000 sponsorship
WESTERN BUREAU: GUARDIAN LIFE has increased its sponsorship of the St. James Football Association (StJFA) Guardian Life Division Two football competition from last year's $430,000 to an all-time high of $500,000 for the 2006 season...

Boost for female team
JAMAICA'S SENIOR female footballers have been given a $2.1 million boost by five sponsors heading into next month's Gold Cup qualification. APM Terminal, Johnson & Johnson, Jamaica Spring Water, Digicel and Irie FM have combined in an effort...