Jamaica Gleaner News- Sport - Wednesday

Battle of the Saints - St George's, St James in first leg Oliver Shield showdown

THE STAGE is set for today's big showdown when Manning Cup champions, St George's College face daCosta Cup winners, St James High, in the first leg of the all-island Olivier Shield. The match, which is expected to be a keenly contested affair, will be played...

The Smoker fancied in feature

SEVEN STARTERS are down to contest today's feature race over 1600 metres for the Paul Newman Memorial Cup (claiming $390,000-$350,000) and indications are that the sparingly raced grey gelding THE SMOKER will continue where he left off in September...

Stadium bosses come under fire

WESTERN BUREAU: STAKEHOLDERS IN Trelawny are not pleased with the management structure in place for the US$30 million Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium, near Falmouth, and are of the view that the facility will not realise its full economic potential ...

Ince fired as Blackburn's manager

BLACKBURN, England (AP): PAUL INCE'S short-lived career as Blackburn manager ended yesterday when he was fired after a run of 11 Premier League matches without a win left the club in the relegation zone.Although Ince started with three wins in his first...

Harbour View looking to overcome Georges bogey

PREVIOUS failings have served up a real inspiration for Harbour View, which seek to alter their record of never beating second-year team St Georges of Portland, in the top-rung Digicel Premier League battle at Harbour View Mini Stadium, starting at 7 p.m. today...

Kissendal, Blagrove shoot way into pool final

Sunil 'Termite' Kissendal and Noel 'Schoolboy' Blagrove are through to the final of the Kingston Beer/Pool Tables and Billiards Supplies Ultimate all-island singles pool tournament, after impressive semi-final wins on Sunday night at Hot Shots Pool Bar...

Rebuilding the Reggae Boyz begins after Digicel Cup win

THE REGGAE Boyz scored an important victory for the country's football programme they spearhead, by winning the Digicel Caribbean Championship.Having failed to advance in World Cup qualifying series for South Africa 2010, the championship, Jamaica's...

Training deficit stunts Trelawny - commerce chief

WESTERN BUREAU:Literacy centres are needed in Trelawny to develop trainable individuals for upcoming job opportunities in the parish, according to Trelawny Chamber of Commerce President, Dennis Seivwright. "Human development is the greatest investment ...