Risto-Cat takes Labour Day Trophy
TRAINER HOWARD Mc-Leod's down-in-class RISTO-CAT, yesterday outbattled Robert Darby's American-bred ZICKWARTY to win the 1200-metre Labour Day Trophy race by a length-and-a-half at Caymanas Park.

Teams ready for play-offs
YESTERDAY'S LABOUR Day project for Police C, Friendship, Alexander Strikers and Ebony Strikers A must have been to dust themselves off and get ready for the third-place play-offs in the Supreme Ventures A and C netball leagues...

Jamaicans blank South Koreans
JAMAICA'S NATIONAL chess team turned in an impressive performance, blanking South Korea 4-0 in their second-round match of the 2006 Chess Olympiad in Turin, Italy on Monday. Shane Matthews, Jomo Pitter-son, Warren Elliott and Duane Rowe all won...

Uptown businessman making a difference to inner-city sport
AT 40 YEARS of age, Bruce Bicknell will not play football for Jamaica. As a matter of fact, he is of the opinion that he was a very ordinary footballer in his time. However, his contribution to sport, especially football, cannot be underestimated.

Negril keen to maintain lead
NEGRIL FC will try to maintain their lead atop the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) National Premier League play-off table when they host Naggo Head at Frome today.In the day's other encounter, St. Georges travel to August Town...

Do or die for defending champs
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS St. George's Slayers have their eyes set on a second consecutive appearance in the KFC/bMobile National Basketball League final, but first they must turn back a determined Denham Town Wizards when the teams meet...

Tendulkar to miss West Indies series
MUMBAI (Reuters): INDIA BATSMAN Sachin Tendulkar will miss next month's Test series in the West Indies as he has not fully recovered from shoulder surgery. The 33-year-old Tendulkar, India's most capped Test player...

Scramble on for Cup tickets
BERLIN (Reuters): FOOTBALL FANS are bidding thousands of euros for World Cup tickets online even though tournament organisers have warned that they risk being turned away...