Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Monday | December 29, 2008
Fuller red-carded for 'boxing' captain
LONDON (AP): Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller was sent off yesterday for slapping his captain, Andy Griffin, after West Ham equalised on the way to a 2-1 win.As their Stoke teammates tried to restart the match after the goal, the pair became embroiled in a heated exchange ...
WICB to fund 2009 first-class season
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) confirmed yesterday it will shoulder funding of the forthcoming regional first-class competition, after no agreement was reached with sponsors Carib Brewery for the 2009 season...
Kiwis punish wayward West Indies
HAMILTON, New Zealand (CMC): Propelled by robust half-centuries from Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum, New Zealand comfortably beat an erratic West Indies by 36 runs in the second Twenty20 International yesterday and draw their two-match series 1-1....
Waterhouse get late winner
SUBSTITUTE Vincent Earle yesterday netted an 87th minute goal for Waterhouse to clip Meadhaven 1-0 at Constant Spring, breaking the heart of the homesters, who were undone by a late strike for the second week in a row in the Digicel Premier League...
Georges' cool Boys'Town at Lynch Park
St Georges extended their exceptional winning form at their home ground, Lynch Park in Buff Bay, turning back high-riding Boys' Town 2-1 in their Digicel Premier League game yesterday.The goals for the Portland team were scored in the 15th minute...
Robinson's goal nets rare victory for Arnett
An eight-minute strike from the dread-locked midfielder, Oneil Robinson, guided Arnett Gardens to 1-0 win over bottom-placed Sporting Central Academy in Digicel Premier League action at the Anthony Spaulding Sports yesterday...
Portmore spring to life at the death
WESTERN BUREAU: Portmore United Football Club ambushed Reno FC in the dying moments of their Digicel Premier League match-up at the Frome Sports Complex in Westmoreland, to emerge 2-1 winners after trailing 1-0 for almost all the game...
Liverpool extend lead
LONDON (AP): Liverpool moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League yesterday after the Reds demolished Newcastle 5-1 and title rival Chelsea was held 2-2 at Fulham. Fulham's Clint Dempsey headed his second goal of the game with a minute remaining...
Newcastle owner gives up on offloading club
NEWCASTLE, England (AP): Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear urged Mike Ashley to invest in new players after the embattled owner took the Premier League club off the market saying no suitable offers had been forthcoming. Ashley had hoped to end the uncertainty...
