Olympic torch relay sparks more controversy
paris (ap) A banner supporting human rights will be draped over Paris City Hall when the Olympic torch relay passes through the French capital on Monday. Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said City Hall will display the banner because "Paris defends human rights...

Johnson nearing peak for title fight
miami, florida (cmc) Jamaica's world light heavyweight boxing champion Glen Johnson has entered his last two weeks of preparation for his World Boxing Council (WBC) title fight and he remains confident of defeating champion Chad Dawson

Unbeaten Selassie crush Wasps
Selassie Gardens maintained their unbeaten record with a 78-37 hammering of Wasps last night in the Homestyle Juices Division One Basketball League at the National Stadium court. Selassie top their zone with a 13-0 record....

Busta Fighters: Victims of their success?
KEITH EDWARDS, a Jamaican judge, who officiated in the combined martial arts team's 10-2 victory over a United States line-up in a top International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) tournament in Connecticut last Saturday...

Findley eyeing Olympic spot
WHEN Jamaica men's mile relay team was selected for the recent World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Spain, there were many who doubted that the team could medal at the Championships. The athletes selected, except for Michael Blackwood...

Fenerbahce upset Chelsea 2-1
istanbul, turkey (ap) Deivid de Souza and Kazim Kazim scored second-half goals yesterday to give Fenerbahce a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Deivid scored an own-goal in the 13th minute as a cross...

Chambers set to blow whistle
london (ap) Former drug cheat Dwain Chambers is to meet with a British anti-doping chief to pass on inside knowledge of doping. Chambers was banned from 2003-05 for testing positive for the steroid THG, but came back to claim a silver medal ...

Akhtar to appeal 5-year ban
islamabad, pakistan (ap)Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar said yesterday he would appeal a five-year ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and threatened to go to court if it was not lifted. On Tuesday, officials banned Akhtar...

Sri Lanka ready for West Indies backlash
port-of-spain, trinidad (ap) Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is prepared for a West Indies backlash and conditions more suited to the home team in the second and final cricket Test which started this morning at the Queen's Park Oval...

White leading Jamaica U-16s to Antigua
kingston, jamaica (cmc) Samantha White has been appointed captain of Jamaica's national junior netball team travelling this week to defend their Caribbean Netball Association (CNA) Under-16 title in Antigua and Barbuda.