Countdown to National Championships

Powell clocks 9.96 in Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC: Jamaican Asafa Powell clocked 9.96 seconds in a guest appearance at the SAGICOR Trinidad and Tobago National Championship as he won his 100-metre semi-final on Saturday evening. Powell's time makes him the fourth fastest...

Reid: 'Dirks' Campbell was one of Ja's best referees
Jamaica's football family is in mourning following the death of the charismatic former football referee, Winston 'Dirks' Campbell. Campbell, 65, died in Palm Beach, Florida in the United States on Saturday after ailing...

Essex Valley footballers to compete in Norway
Andrew Bent, coach of the Essex Valley schools sports council, has named a squad of 18 under-14 footballers to participate in the 2008 Norway Cup for world junior clubs to be held in Oslo, July 21 to August 4.

Guatemala, Costa Rica, Cuba advance
HAVANA, Cuba, CMC: Cuba beat Antigua and Barbuda 4-0 (halftime 2-0) in their CONCACAF World Cup qualifying second-leg match at the Pedro Marrero Stadium yesterday. Cuba advance - to the three-group CONCACAF semi-final round...

Maragh in top form
ELMONT, New York, CMC: Jamaican jockey Rajiv Maragh logged four wins in two racedays to sustain his bid for championship honours in Belmont's Spring/Summer meeting. Maragh, who won twice on Friday...

Joy for Spain
VIENNA, Austria (AP) Cesc Fabregas scored the deciding penalty yesterday to give Spain a 4-2 shoot-out win over World Cup champion Italy and a spot in the European Championship semi-finals after a dull 0-0 draw.