India playing negative cricket - Lal
NEW DELHI (Reuters): FORMER INDIA coach Madan Lal has accused the national team of becoming too scared of losing after the first three Tests in the current series against West Indies ended in draws.

Donovan Bailey backs Asafa Powell to lower 100m record
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): FORMER OLYMPIC 100 metres champion Donovan Bailey is backing Jamaican Asafa Powell to lower the world 100 metres record and create even more history. Bailey, who was born in Jamaica, but represented Canada...

Naming of track and field team to CAC Games delayed
TRACK AND field athletes were the only names withheld yesterday when the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) released its teams for the 20th Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) set for Cartagena, Colombia, next month.

Germany to attack
BERLIN (Reuters): HOSTS GERMANY vowed on the eve of their World Cup quarter-final to stick to their attacking style when they face Argentina today. Italy, under a cloud over a domestic match-fixing scandal, play Ukraine in today's other quarter-final...

Take Beat The Drum
Tomorrow's St. Leger Day 11-race programme at Caymanas Park offers carryovers in both the Pick-9 and Super-6. The Pick-9, which embraces races two to 11, has $1 million in the kitty. The Super-6 boasts a carryover of $764,364.15.

HORSE SENSE - Goodbye my love
IT IS not easy to walk away from an activity that has been part of your life for some 40 plus years. But the time has come when one has to take stock and measure the cost.

Jamaica keep Olympic hopes alive
THE JAMAICAN female basketball contingent took another big step towards qualifying for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, when they emerged 71-67 victors over Puerto Rico to nab the final qualifying spot for the 2007 FIBA Americas...

Nangle shatters 50m breaststroke record
KENDESE NANGLE continued to be one of Jamaica's top performers at the 16th Caribbean Island Swimming Championships (CISC) in Puerto Rico after she shattered the girls' 11-12 50-metre breaststroke record on Wednesday night.

More Blue Cross funds for KSAFA U-17 league
THE BLUE Cross of Jamaica Limited pledged its support to the Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Under-17 League yesterday with the announcement of a $500,000 sponsorship of this year's competition.

Sherwin Williams continues sponsorship of women's football
IN THEIR fifth year of sponsorship, Sherwin Williams committed $2.3 million to this year's women's football competitions at a press conference at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) offices yesterday.