Messi shines in 0-0 draw
FRANKFURT, GERMANY (AP): ARGENTINA WON GROUP C after holding the Netherlands to a 0-0 draw yesterday in their final match of the first round. The two-time champion Argentines will face Mexico in the second round on Saturday in Leipzig...

Dussard aims for Tae Kwon Do gold
JUNIOR TAE KWON Do martial arts star, Nicholas Dussard, whose bronze gave Jamaica its first ever junior black belt medal at the 2004 World Cup in Orlando, Florida, is aiming at the gold medal at the Junior World Championship in Honduras next month.

Holmwood hold the advantage
GLOOMY SKIES AND a wet pitch resulted in only 15 overs being bowled in yesterday's second day of the Spaulding Cup Final between Corporate Area champions, Eltham High, and rural kingpins, Holmwood Technical, at Melbourne Oval.

Jamaica selects 10 new players for Under-19 tournament
KINGSTON, JAMAICA (AP): JAMAICA'S CRICKET SELECTORS have named 10 new players to a 14-man squad that will play in next month's Under-19 tournament in Barbados. The squad will again be captained by opening batsman Jamie Trenchfield...

Wade scoffs at Jordan comparisons
DALLAS, (REUTERS): DWYANE WADE INSISTS he is not ready to be compared with Michael Jordan. Wade was certainly Jordanesque, however, in leading the Miami Heat to a 95-92 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday...

Gatlin targets fastest 100 metres in US
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.

Chambers back in British squad after doping ban
LONDON (REUTERS) EUROPEAN 100 METRES champion Dwain Chambers has been included in the British squad for this month's European Cup, just 10 days after his competitive comeback from a doping ban.

National champs begins tomorrow
THE JAMAICA AMATEUR Athletics Association yesterday announced that Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) will be the title sponsor of its National Junior and Senior Championships for the third straight year. SVL has provided $1 million to the meet organisers...

Fraser, Hue assist in wins
MIAMI, FLORIDA (CMC) JAMAICAN SEAN FRASER assisted on one of Romario's strikes as the Brazilian star registered a volley of goals for Miami FC in their latest outings in the United Soccer Leagues First Division.