Puerto Rico end Jamaica's run
THE JAMAICA women's team suffered their first loss of the Centrobasket tournament when they went down 73-68 to Puerto Rico yesterday, ending a two-game winning streak in Mexico City.

Hamilton leads haul with two medals
JAMAICA'S SMALL team to the Caribbean Island Swimming Championships in Puerto Rico claimed seven medals on the first day of competition on Monday. Thus far, the Jamaicans have garnered two gold and five bronze medals...

'No deal for Asafa, Gatlin clash'
STEPHEN FRANCIS, coach of joint world 100-metre record holder Asafa Powell, said his athlete is not scheduled to meet American Justin Gatlin in London on July 28. "As we speak, there is no agreement," said Francis.

Curtis takes Booz Allen Classic golf title
POTOMAC, Maryland (AP): IN A sloppy finish to a sweet victory, Ben Curtis made two harmless bogeys yesterday morning for a one-under 70 to complete a five-shot victory in the rain-delayed Booz Allen Classic.

West Indies stars to play two one-dayers in New York
QUEENS, New York (CMC): CRICKET ORGANISERS here say they are ready to host two grand, limited overs invitational matches next month, featuring Windies cricket stars. The two matches, 50-over affairs scheduled for the Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn...

Lara defends his decision not to enforce follow-on
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC): BRIAN LARA again stoutly defended his decision not to enforce the follow-on in the drawn third Test against India here, while insisting he has given up on calling for a faster pitch for the decisive fourth and final match...

FROM THE BOUNDARY - West Indies muff golden opportunity
THREE OF the four Test matches between West Indies and India have now been played and instead of the Windies being three or two or one down as many expected, the score is locked at 0-0 with the final Test starting...

Two late goals place France into quarters
HANOVER, Germany (AP): FRANCE SCORED two late goals yesterday to give the 1998 champions a spot in the World Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over Spain. David Villa had scored from the penalty spot in the 27th minute to give Spain the lead...

PAUL SHOUCAIR - Committed to local sports
SPORTS IS big business and, more often than not, behind every major sporting event there is invariably a sponsor. Locally, major entities have become 'title sponsors' for sporting events whereby a product or company's name is tied to teams or tournaments.