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Jamaica Gleaner Sport
published: Sunday | March 9, 2008

St Elizabeth FA president passes away
THE LOCAL football fraternity is once again in mourning following the death of football administrator Courtney Brown yesterday morning. Thirty-nine-year-old Brown, the president of the St Elizabeth Football Association...

Bolt shows superb form at Classics

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 200m silver medallist Usain Bolt was in superb form at yesterday's Lucozade Sport/G.C. Foster Classics, racing to a world leading and complex record in the men's 100m dash.

Miller and Gayle lift Ja's hopes

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados CMC): SLOW BOWLERS Nikita Miller and Chris Gayle shared four Barbados wickets between them to help Jamaica take a firmer grip on the Carib Beer Cup yesterday.Left-arm spinner Miller collected two wickets for 33 runs from 16 overs and...

Golding-Clarke fails again

LACENA GOLDING-CLARKE, in her fifth attempt at indoor silverware, again failed to make it to the medal podium at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain yesterday.On the penultimate day, Golding-Clarke, who has reached the final of...

WI skipper wary of Sri Lankans

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC: NEWLY APPOINTED West Indies captain Chris Gayle has admitted he is wary of the Sri Lanka's batting machine and the bowling threats of Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas, as the five-match home series approaches later...

Birthday boy Walker notches triple

CHAMPION JOCKEY Omar Walker celebrated his 25th birthday in style at Caymanas Park yesterday with three winners, including ALLIEDFORCE in the open allowance feature for the Zaleucus Trophy over 1800 metres.

Another tough test for Village

THE CREDIBILITY of Village's transformation will be further tested this afternoon when they face Seba United in a western Jamaica derby at Jarrett Park.

Chelsea, Man U out of the Cup

LONDON (AP): KAYODE ODEJAYI headed in the winner and Barnsley knocked Chelsea out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory to reach a Wembley semi-final yesterday, three weeks after the Tykes ousted Liverpool.After Portsmouth won 1-0 at record 11-time FA Cup...

Good luck Gayle and tough luck Sarwan

CHRIS GAYLE is back as the West Indies captain. Based on all the reports, he probably deserves it, and good luck to him and the West Indies.

Champions Granville back on top

WESTERN BUREAU:DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Granville reclaimed the lead in the Captain's Bakery Western Super League following Friday night's cross-zone double at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay.While Granville won 2-1 against Montpelier...

Serena beats Venus on way to final

BANGALORE, India (AP): THIRD-SEEDED Serena Williams defeated her older sister Venus Williams 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4) yesterday to reach the final of the Bangalore Open."It was a close match, although we both weren't at our best," said Serena Williams, whose...

Wales make it four wins in row

LONDON (AP): WALES ARE still on course for a shock Grand Slam in rugby's Six Nations after rallying to win 16-12 at Ireland yesterday.While England are out of contention after a 15-9 loss at Scotland, Wales came from 6-0 down in Dublin for a fourth...

J'can Cambridge settles fourth as Longmuir wins

WESTMORELAND, Barbados (CMC): JAMAICAN DELROY Cambridge had to settle for fourth place as he shot a final-day one-over 73 for a total of 211, as the irrepressible Bill Longmuir surged on Friday to win the ninth annual Barbados Open golf...

Jamaica's date with Argentina up in air

JAMAICA'S REGGAE Boyz are playing the waiting game as it relates to confirmation of the proposed May 31 friendly against world number one ranked team Argentina in London.Still in the process of negtiations, Jamaica...

Munro riding a wave of success

THE SECRET to Munro College's success is simple. "At the top of the list (to our success) is the fact that guys are really interested in the game," said Munro's coach, Fitzroy Rowe, on Friday afternoon after his team nipped Wolmer's Boys 1-0 for their third straight ISSA/Jamaica Hockey Federa-tion Under-19 title at the Mona Astro Turf.

Clan Carthy Primary outscore Mona to take junior crown

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Clan Carthy Primary won their second consecutive hold on the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) Juiciful netball crown following an exciting 12-9 victory over Mona at the Leila Robinson Courts on...

Sidebottom's hat-trick halts Kiwis

HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP): RYAN SIDEBOTTOM captured a hat-trick in a five-wicket haul to break New Zealand's grip on the first Test yesterday and to bowl England within reach of an unlikely victory. The long-haired Sidebottom dismissed Stephen Fleming...





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