Commentary - The jockey profession: a race for the talented
In last week's column I reviewed the speech made by attorney-at law Jeffrey Mordecai in his capacity as guest speaker at the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) Riding School 2006 graduation exercise, in so far as it relates to jockeys...

Time for Caribbean tee party
THE CARIBBEAN golfing community will celebrate a major milestone next week when the 50th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships tee off at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club, in St. Catherine.

Caymanas ready for 50th anniversary celebration
THE CAYMANAS Golf and Country Club course (CGCC). in St. Catherine, looks in superb shape to host the 50th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships (CAGC) next week.

Fennell has high hopes for X Games
Rated among the region's most experienced co-drivers Jamaica's Mike Fennell Jr. has his eyes set on winning the inaugural rally event at next weekend's X Games in Los Angeles, United States.

West Indies 'A' victory bid foiled
Leicestershire wobbled briefly but regained their balance to force a draw against West Indies 'A' on the final day of their three-day match at Grace Road yesterday.

Jamaica's Hinds positive
The four captains involved in today's two quarter-final clashes in the Stanford 20/20 Tournament were all in a positive mood, despite the wash-out yesterday. Heavy showers caused the abandonment of the Trinidad and Tobago/Barbados fixture...

Melbourne, Saints on the brink of semi-finals
Defending champions, Melbourne, and League and Challenge Trophy winners, St. Catherine CC, are a win away from the semi-finals of the all-island Capital & Credit limited-overs (50) cricket competition.

England in command
England's young batsmen Alastair Cook and Ian Bell scored second successive centuries to leave Pakistan facing near-inevitable defeat on the second day of the second Test yesterday.

Sri Lanka vow to continue run spree
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene vowed to extend South Africa's misery today after the hosts took control of the first Test.

New apprentices in action today
Twelve of the 15 apprentices who recently graduated from the Jockeys' Training School will ride for the first time against senior jockeys at Caymanas Park today.

Capitalise on Polish Market
TWELVE horses are slated to contest today's principal feature for the Aston Commock Memorial Trophy over 1700 metres, one of three trophy races on the 10-race programme.

Golden run by Brown
Sprinter Xavier Brown snatched Jamaica's first gold medal in a track and field event at this 20th Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Cartegena, Colombia, yesterday when he finished first in the men's 200 metres final.

Bobsled trial
The Jamaica Bobsled Federation's (JBF) one-day trial takes place today at the G.C. Foster College starting at 8:30 a.m.