Portmore claim U-21 mid-season crown
A second-half goal by Steven Morrissey gave Portmore United a 1-0 win over Harbour View and the Coca-Cola National U-21 Football League mid-season title at the Harbour View Mini Stadium yesterday. Confidence was high in the Portmore camp ...

Kobe adds to Miami's woes
MIAMI (AP) Kobe Bryant scored 33 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers used a 16-2 second-half run to pull away and beat the skidding Heat 104-94 in Miami's first home game of its post-Shaquille O'Neal era yesterday.

Egyptians reign supreme
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) Egypt won their sixth African Cup of Nations title, and second in a row, by beating Cameroon 1-0 yesterday in the final. Mohamed Aboutreika scored the only goal in the 77th minute...

Sharma rattles Aussies
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Fast bowler Ishant Sharma took four wickets and Australia were bowled out for 159 runs yesterday as India scored a five-wicket win in a tri-series limited-overs match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Real Madrid hammer Valladolid
MADRID, Spain (AP) Raul Gonzalez and Jose Maria 'Guti' Gutierrez each scored two goals yesterday to help Real Madrid trounce Valladolid 7-0 and extend their lead atop the Spanish league standings. Julio Baptista, Arjen Robben and substitute Royston Drenth

Surfers Icah, O'Hayon take early lead
Icah Wilmot and Danielle O'Hayon took the men's and women's lead, respectively, as the Jamaica Surfing Association kicked off its 2008 National Open Series on the weekend at the Lighthouse Surfing Beach at Plumb Point, Port Royal.