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Jamaica’s 12 and Under Boys Tennis team of Roger Lyn, Dimitri Bird along with chaperone Lisa Chin, leave for El Salvador on Sunday to participate in the inaugural Central America and the Caribbean-

David Beckham says he is relishing taking on Real Madrid - and fellow Manchester United old boy Cristiano Ronaldo - today as the ex-England captain's Los Angeles Galaxy side play host to his former c

Jamaica secured 10 medals on yesterday’s opening day of the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Senior Championships in Puerto Rico.

Jamaica have been drawn alongside Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Grenada for the 2011 West Indies Cricket Board Women’s 50-over Tournament in Barbados from August 8 to 14.

Today has been designated Grooms’ Association Day at Caymanas Park and the 10-race programme will feature the 350 thousand to 300 thousand-dollar claiming race for the Grooms’ Association of Jamaica T

Tennis Jamaica has set its sights on qualifying players for the 2016 Olympics to be staged in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and will be serving off the first in a number of initiatives geared at preparing local players to compete at the highest level between August 9-14 when the inaugural Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre Tennis Open will be staged at the Liguanea Club.

The committee appointed by the minister of finance to examine proposals for the restructuring of the relationship between the bookmakers and Caymanas Track Limited (CTL) has now submitted its report.

Top-class surfing will return to Jamaica later this month with the fifth staging of the Jamaica Surfing Association's (JSA), Makka Pro Surfing contest, which be held at the Makka Surfing Beach Southaven, Yallahs, St Thomas, July 29-31.

Fans bombarded Lionel Messi with jeers and graphic profanities last week in a disorganised 0-0 draw against Colombia, illustrating what his father Jorge called the "terrible pressure'' on the Barcelona star at home during the Copa America.

Jamaica survived a late stumble to beat Barbados by four wickets yesterday and capture the West Indies Under-15 Championship. Chasing a meagre 77 for victory at the University of Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica reached 78 for six to finish on 40.1 points.

Caymanas Track Limited will pay tribute to grooms at Caymanas Park today with its annual raceday for this dedicated set of workers, the 10-race programme featuring the Grooms' Association of Jamaica Trophy (claiming $350,000-$300,000) over the straight-five course.