Sporting heroes to get National Honours
Six sporting personalities will receive national honours this year for their contribution to sporting development. Former Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association president Teddy McCook will receive the Order of Jamaica for his contribution to athletics.

Windies A lose fourth match on England tour
DERBY, England (CMC): South African Ant Botha produced a telling all-round effort for Derbyshire to beat struggling West Indies A by 30 runs in their one-day tour match at County Ground yesterday.

IAAF president wants four-year doping bans
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters): The president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) wants athletes who test positive for substances such as steroids to be banned for four years.

Swing By for BGLC trophy
The second and final leg of the two-day Independence Racing Carnival concludes at Caymanas Park today with the well-supported 10-race programme featuring the Prime Minister's Stakes over 2000 metres....

CAC champion Samuels set to race at Dover
With the absence of the high-powered cycles at this year's 'Independence of Speed' race meet at the Dover Raceway, St. Ann, more than 20 of the country's finest pedal cyclists will clash at the Independence Day showdown, today.

Portmore's Palmer strikes seven times
Portmore United and Star Cosmos both kicked off their Red Stripe Light Beach Futbol second round campaigns in impressive fashion, winning all their games at the Hellshire Beach Club yesterday.

Gleaner advance to business house final
The Gleaner Company was the first team to reach the finals of the Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association's (KSAFA) knock-out Business House Division One football competition with a 2-1 triumph over old rivals, National Water Commission ...

Lara named T&T's Int'l Cricketer of the Year
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (T&TCB) named West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara its 'International Cricketer of the Year, Saturday, at the board's 50th annual presentation award function.

Button excited at grand prix win
BUDAPEST, Hungary (Reuters): Never again will Jenson Button be asked when, or indeed if, he is ever going to win a grand prix. Never again will the Briton have to endure endless questions about all those starts without success...

Tiger gobbles 50th career title
GRAND BLANC, Michigan (Reuters): Tiger Woods withstood a back nine challenge from Jim Furyk to claim his 50th career title at the Buick Open yesterday. Fresh off his triumph at the British Open, Woods made it back-to-back victories...

Steinhauer claims third British Open
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP): Sherri Steinhauer won her third Women's British Open title, her first as a major, by three strokes yesterday with an even-par 72 at Royal Lytham. Winner on the same links in 1998 and then at Woburn a year later...