ICC approves Cup venues
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP): THE INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council (ICC) approved the 12 venues staging matches for next year's Cricket World Cup, the first in the Caribbean. Don Lockerbie, the ICC's venue development director, said...

Gatlin aims to break 100-m world record
DOHA (Reuters): WORLD AND Olympic champion Justin Gatlin will try to break the 100 metres world record at tomorrow's IAAF Super Tour meeting in Doha. The American sprinter said his sole target in 2006 was to add the world record to his name.

Asafa leads MVP group to Santo Domingo
WORLD 100-METRE record holder Asafa Powell leads a group of MVP athletes off the island en route to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic this morning. Powell, the world's fastest man with his 9.77 world record run last summer, along with Olympic sprint...

Sevilla thrash Boro to win UEFA Cup
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters): SEVILLA THRASHED England's Middles-brough 4-0 to win the UEFA Cup yesterday, kick-starting a Spanish fiesta in the Philips Stadium after the largest victory since the competition went to a one-match final.

Wizards edge closer to securing second-place spot
THE DENHAM Town Wizards edged closer to locking up the KFC/bmobile National Basketball League second-place spot heading into Saturday's play-offs, following a 75-70 victory over the Harbour View Lakers at the National Stadium courts on Tuesday night.

Mavericks cruise to easy win over Spurs
NEW YORK (Reuters): JOSH HOWARD scored 27 points and had nine rebounds to fire the Dallas Mavericks to a convincing 113-91 win over the San Antonio Spurs in NBA play-off action on Tuesday night.