FROM THE BOUNDARY - India's spin their best bet
TO CAPTAINS Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid, the first Test match between West Indies and India in the current series was a great Test match - one in which West Indies were in front for the first two days and in which...

Holmwood take charge in Cup final
ONLY 15 overs in one hour of play were possible on yesterday's second day of the three-day All-Island Spaulding Cup final between rural kingpins Holmwood and corporate champions Eltham at Melbourne Oval. After play resumed at 4:00 p.m. yesterday...

'Express' holds off late charge
THE 6-5 favourite DIAMOND EXPRESS thwarted a late run from 11-1 chance POLISH MARKET at Caymanas Park yesterday to win the restricted allowance feature over 1800 metres for the Valbert Memorial Cup by a neck.

Powell-Gatlin rivalry a good thing - Jackson
WORLD RENOWNED 110 metres hurdles record-holder Colin Jackson views the rivalry between co-world 100m record-holders Justin Gatlin and Asafa Powell as great for the sport of track and field.

Hero's welcome for Soca Warriors
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): TRINIDAD AND Tobago's Prime Minister, Patrick Manning, has announced a hero's welcome for the Soca Warriors on their return to Trinidad later this week from the World Cup in Germany.

Star aims at Bailey's record
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters): JOINT WORLD-RECORD holder Justin Gatlin takes aim at the fastest 100 metres ever run in the United States at the national championships starting today. Gatlin, who equalled Asafa Powell's world record of 9.77...

Wade steers Heat to historic win
DALLAS (Reuters): THE LONG-SUFFERING Miami Heat completed a remarkable turnaround by beating the Dallas Mavericks 95-92 on Tuesday night to win the NBA Finals 4-2 and claim their first championship. Finals MVP Dwyane Wade scored 36 points...