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The 2008 St. James Parish Table Tennis Championships will serve off this Saturday at the Montego Bay Cricket Club with new sponsors.

Portmore United are one point away from winning the National Premier League title after battling to a 1-1 draw with outgoing champions Harbour View at Ferdie Neita Park last night.

Hosts Jamaica have won the crucial first innings points from Trinidad and Tobago in the five-day Carib Beer Challenge Final at Sabina Park.

Ato Boldon said he is eagerly anticipating the trial of Jamaica-born sprint coach Trevor Graham.

Jamaica lost its final preliminary game of the International Rugby Board Junior World Trophy in Santiago, Chile yesterday.

Former Jamaica and West Indies player Jimmy Adams will captain the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) Master team in a 20/20 Club Championships to be played at Guaracara Park in Trinidad next month.

Organisers have confirmed that reigning Olympic 100-metre hurdles champion Joanna Hayes, of the USA, has been added to the entry list for the Jamaica International Invitational track and field meet next month.

Jamaican world 100-metre record holder Asafa Powell is scheduled to compete at the 114th Penn Relays Carnival in Philadelphia, USA.

Local telecommunications company Digicel yesterday made a major contribution to Jamaica’s participation at this year’s Beijing Olympics.

The Bahamas will surrender its right to stage a leg of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifier against Jamaica in June because of unfit facilities.

Jamaica junior team is now preparing to face off with South Korea on Wednesday in its final preliminary game of the Junior World Rugby Trophy in Chile.

President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Captain Horace Burrell and General Secretary Horace Reid will be having a series of meetings in Europe that could finalise plans for the FIFA Goal Project.