Sports minister Olivia Grange has expressed her delight at the West Indies cricket team's victory over Sri Lanka on Sunday to square the Test Series 1-1. Minister Grange said she hoped the victory represents a real turning point for the Windies and an end to the recent series of defeats for the Caribbean team.

"I am elated yet, at the same time, deeply moved by the West Indies' thrilling six-wicket win to square the series with Sri Lanka," Miss Grange said.

Congratulations are in order for skipper Chris Gayle, the team, the management and coaching staff, whose obvious hard work was justly rewarded, she said.

Moodie for Beijing

Seventeen-year-old Natasha Moodie became Jamaica's first swimmer to qualify for the 2008 Olympics when she won the 50 metres freestyle at the Toyota Grand Prix at the Ohio State University on Saturday in national record and Olympic qualifying 26.08 seconds.

The time broke her own record, 26.61, set last June at the Caribbean and Central American Championships in El Salvador.

Netballers win 38-10

Defending champions Jamaica made a winning start in the Caribbean Netball Association (CNA) Under-16 tournament by thrashing Dominica 38-10 on Sunday in Antigua and Barbuda.

In the day's other games, former champions Barbados whipped St Lucia 40-21, Trinidad and Tobago beat St Vincent and the Grenadines 28-14 and Grenada defeated Antigua and Barbuda 19-12.

The 6' 9'' shooter, Mavadeen Anderson, led the way for Jamaica with 14 goals. Deneen Taylor scored 12 goals and captain Samantha White, 11.

The Jamaicans are in action today against Antigua and Barbuda (7:30 Ja time) and St Lucia at 6:45 p.m.