Calabar whip Ascot 5-0
Calabar High and St George's College got their Manning Cup campaigns off to rousing starts yesterday, blanking Ascot High and Dunoon Technical 5-0 and 5-2, respectively. One of eight winners on the day, Calabar were led to victory...

Asafa Powell defends Bolt over Lewis' statements
stuttgart, germany, (cmc): Jamaican Asafa Powell has come to the defence of teammate and sprint phenomenon Usain Bolt, following recent comments made by American sprint legend Carl Lewis.

Maldon too hot for Herbert Morrison
Maldon High School made an impressive start to the 2008 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup yesterday. They scored a shock 2-1 win over two-time champions Herbert Morrison Comprehensive at Bogue, in Montego Bay...

Watch Manchester High again in Zone F
The 2008 daCosta Cup season kicks off for Manchester teams tomorrow featuring action in Zone F. The zone features five teams from last year in Manchester High, deCarteret College, Bellefield Comprehensive, Porus High and privately...

Warner fears fallout, will not report Sunderland to FIFA
port-of-spain, trinidad (cmc): Trinidadian football tzar Jack Warner will not be taking Sunderland's recall of Dwight Yorke to FIFA, saying he feared a negative fallout for the other Trinidadian internationals...

Dubai investment group rejects expensive Liverpool
london (ap) The high price Liverpool's owners are demanding for the club coupled with the global economic meltdown has ended a Dubai investment group's interest in buying out Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr...

Villa clip lowly Spurs
london (ap) Aston Villa moved into the top four with a 2-1 win at Tottenham that inflicted on the London club its worst start to an English Premier League season yesterday. This had been the game to put Tottenham back on track...

Barbadian jockey wins big stakes race at Woodbine
etobicoke, ontario, cmc: Barbadian jockey Jono Jones added to his impressive log of stakes wins at Woodbine this season with a fine victory in the Natalma Stakes astride the second favourite C Karma for Trinidadian trainer Gregory De Gannes..

Many problems remain as SA prepares for 2010
cape town, south africa (ap) FIFA president Sepp Blatter claims he danced for joy after arriving in South Africa to check on preparations for the 2010 World Cup. Glossing over concerns about delays, rising costs, rampant crime and lack of transportation..