... shoots down 'new' ball theory
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, CMC West Indies head coach Bennett King on Monday refused to add fuel to speculation that the replacement of the ball during the course of the West Indies run-chase on the fourth afternoon changed the course of the first Test...

Injured Sarwan out of tour
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS (AP): West Indies vice captain Ramnaresh Sarwan will return home from New Zealand after tearing a muscle in his left thigh. The West Indies Cricket Board yesterday confirmed that Sarwan was injured the first Test in Auckland...

Bond licensed to thrill!
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, (CMC) DOGGED BY INJURY throughout much of his career and with most of his best performances coming on foreign soil, Shane Bond was especially keen to make an impact for New Zealand in the first Test against the West Indies.

US line-up more friendlies after Jamaica
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, (REUTERS): AFTER PLAYING JAMAICA on April 11, the USA will play Morocco, Venezuela and Latvia in World Cup warm-up games in May before heading for the Germany finals, the team management announced yesterday.

Jamaicans shine at NCAA Champs
FORMER ST. JAGO athletes were Jamaica's standouts at last weekend's NCAA Division One Men's & Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships held at the Randal Tyson Indoor Track in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Querida to upset
CHAMPION JOCKEY BRIAN Harding, slow off the mark this season with just two winners, should start getting his act together tomorrow by landing at least a two-timer for trainer Anthony Nunes. Harding has secured seven rides...