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Rohan McNaughton slammed an unbeaten century, 101, but his knock was only good enough to save Dumbarton from defeat against defending champions Content Gardens, as play continued last weekend in the Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners-sponsored St Ann Cricket Association Premier League.

In an article in The Sunday Gleaner of September 6, 2009, reference was made to the treatment of athletes by 'Officialdom', and one specific case dealt with the five athletes who were involved in official enquiries and drug bans for four of those athletes. The cases are still pending and this article seeks to summarise and clarify the issues associated with the athletes' cases...

The Boys and Girls' Champion-ships will be celebrating its 100th year when action gets under way at the National Stadium on March 24, but for some athletes it will have added significance. One such athlete is Kingston College's (KC) 800m Class One athlete, Donohue Williams.

A memorable spell of spin bowling from Ryan Austin saw tournament leaders Jamaica collapse dramatically under lights against the Combined Campuses and Colleges in the WICB regional first-class championship yesterday.

When 400 metres hurdles runner Josef Robertson stood in front of his one-time Calabar schoolmates yesterday afternoon during the Gleaner Champs 100 School Tour, speaking about the importance of hard work and discipline towards achieving success, it was a moment of great pride for the 22-year-old.

A steady half century by opener Montcin Hodge and other valuable contributions from Kieran Powell and Gavin Williams gave the Leeward Islands a plucky start to their fifth-round WICB Regional first-class match against the Windward Islands yesterday.

Asafa Powell, World Championships Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Melaine Walker and Shericka Williams are expected to lead a host of MVP stars to take part at today's Milo Western Relays at G.C. Foster College.

The death of a luge competitor who left the track at high speed has cast a shadow over the Winter Olympics in Canada ahead of the opening ceremony.

Only six starters have been declared for the annual renewal of the James B. Dawes Memorial Trophy race over 1300 metres, feature event at Caymanas Park tomorrow.

Leaders Jamaica and third place Combined Campuses and Colleges are now getting ready to face off in their fifth round day/night match of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) first class championship in Guyana.

A committee representing the Togo Football Federation has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the banning of its football team from the African Cup of Nations.