Sports

A mouth-watering clash is expected today when former champions Urban Knights face Majesty Legends in Game One of the Flow/National Basketball League best-of-three all-island semi-finals at the National Stadium Courts, starting at 7 p.m.

Jamaica's team at the 2011 FIFA World Cup attracted plenty attention from football scouts and agents who have flocked to Mexico in search of young talent to fill professional club rosters.

Sri Lanka thrashed England by nine wickets in a one-off Twenty20 yesterday, showing the tourists remain a force in limited over games. The 2011 World Cup finalists chose to bat second and finished on 137-1, comfortably reaching England's 136-9 with almost three overs to spare at the County Ground.

Adam Lake on Alexis Pegasus captivated the spectators with an awesome win, in the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Jumping Challenge Category A on the weekend - June 18 and 19 - at the Kingston Polo Club and Equestrian Centre.

National 800m record holder and many-time national champion over the distance, Kenia Sinclair, is doing her part in trying to spark more interest in distance running in the sprint capital of the world, as she went out in the 1500m on Friday's second day of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Associations/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships being held at the National Stadium.

SPORTSwww.jamaica-gleaner.comJUNE 26, 2011SECTION BRicardo Makyn/Staff PhotographerVeronica Campbell-Brown lunges to the line ahead of Aleen Bailey (left) and Sherone Simpson (right), as she wins the women's 100 metres final at the Jamaica Athletics...

The 2010 Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year, MARK MY WORD, ticked off his ninth career win at Caymanas Park yesterday, easily defying topweight of 59.0kg to win the $1.1 million The Viceroy Trophy grade one feature over 1800 metres.

Embattled football executive, Lisle Austin, says he has been shut out of CONCACAF's offices and has accused the organisation of disregarding a court order, which should have facilitated his return as its rightful leader.

Stuart Broad suffered a crushing nine-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in his first game in charge of England in the one-off Twenty20 match at Bristol today.

West Indies have dropped out-of-form vice-captain Brendan Nash for the second Test against India starting at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Tuesday.

American sprinter Tyson Gay pulled out of the 100 metres at the U.S. trials yesterday, depriving him of a rematch with Jamaican world record holder Usain Bolt at the World Championships in August.

The use of video technology could become mandatory in all international cricket matches after the issue is discussed at the International Cricket Council’s annual conference in Hong Kong next week.