Jamaica Gleaner News- Sport - Sunday

Shield shame! Fans mar George's' triumph

BOTTLES RAINED down at Jarrett Park yesterday when irate fans reacted angrily as St George's College wrecked St James High School's bid to become triple champions, beating them 2-0 to win the 2008 Olivier Shield 3-2 on aggregate.

SVG ready for Jamaica challenge

ST VINCENT and the Grenadines (SVG) tackle big guns Jamaica among other top teams when they stage the final round of Caribbean zone Under-20 qualifiers next month, and they are not alarmed about facing formidable opponents.

IOC loses millions in Madoff scandal

THE INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee (IOC) could lose close to US$5 million in investments because of the Madoff hedge fund scandal.

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St Ann Bauxite clipBroilers in KO final

St Ann Jamaica Bauxite rebounded from their recent defeat to Cable & Wireless in the Digicel 20/20 cricket final with a four-wicket victory over highly-fancied Jamaica Broilers in the Best Dressed Chicken 30-over final at Kensington Park last Sunday.

Dravid hits form at right time for India

INDIA'S RAHUL Dravid rediscovered his touch to post a century and share a record 314-run partnership with opener Gautam Gambhir yesterday before England fought their way back into the second Test on day two.

Red Devils eye Club World Cup trophy

MANCHESTER UNITED will be aiming to fill one of the few gaps in their trophy cabinet when they meet Ecuador's Liga de Quito in today's final of the Club World Cup.

Beckham in Milan

DAVID BECKHAM arrived in Milan yesterday for the former England captain's official presentation at the San Siro stadium ahead of his three-month loan spell with AC Milan.

Red I upsets in claiming finale

RUNNING LIKE a scared hare from in front leaving the half mile, RED I scored a 25-1 upset in the sixth and final race of the second CTL Claiming Series ($220,000 and less) over 1500 metres at Caymanas Park yesterday.

Miller and Dawes in Jamaica squad

HORACE MILLER and Jason Dawes are in line to make their first-class debuts after being selected in Jamaica's Carib Beer squad, which also see the return of Wavell Hinds, yesterday.

Rivalry renewed at Drewsland

Audley BoydAssistant Sport EditorTHE TEAMS with the biggest fan bases in the Digicel Premier League, Waterhouse and Arnett Gardens, go head-to-head in one of six second round matches today on the premise that nothing but a win is sufficient.

Aston Villa vault up to third

LUCAS NEILL scored an own-goal yesterday to hand Aston Villa a 1-0 victory at West Ham and move the team over idle Man-chester United and into third place in the Premier League.

No double joy for Jamaica in Under-21 final

KANE WATSON was unable to give hosts Jamaica the double in the Under-21 singles category after falling to Anderson Carrington of Barbados 3-2 (11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 5-11, 9-11) on the final day of the Caribbean Region Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) Championships at the University of Technology (UTech) Auditorium on Friday night.

Burrell happy with ranking boost

JAMAICA'S FOOTBALL boss, Captain Horace Burrell, is saluting Jamaica's significant boost in FIFA's Coca Cola World Rankings last week as a platform of opportunity for local players. Jamaica jumped 18 places this week up FIFA's list to 65th, having spent several months in 2008 outside the top 100.

NZ newcomers hold off Windies

OPENER TIM McIntosh and Daniel Flynn carved out patient half centuries as New Zealand slowly inched their way into a strong position on the second day of the decisive second Test against West Indies.

Is the Stanford party over?

SIR ALLEN Stanford, the real big man in cricket, the billionaire from Texas who has spent millions of dollars on the game in the West Indies, has disbanded his collection of West Indies heroes, Legends, as he called them. That has left cricket fans around the region wondering just what this means for cricket in the West Indies.