Jamaica Gleaner Sport

Published: Monday Saturday | January 31, 2009

Barmy Army set to descend upon Kingston
With high expectations of a successful series, English fans are coming to the Caribbean in droves for the 2009 Digicel Home Series scheduled to bowl off at Sabina Park on Wednesday with the first West Indies, England Test.

Positive start for Ja
It is still anybody's guess as to who will win first innings points in the top-of-the-table WICB Four-day Regional Championship showdown between Jamaica and Barbados at Kensington Park.After what was an even...

Burrell urges coaches to get accreditation
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, Captain Horace Burrell, strongly advised schoolboy football coaches wishing to take part in the upcoming season to seek coaching accreditation, as the body continues its drive to...

Outstanding to outlast Mucho Gusto
Open allowance horses take the spotlight at Caymanas Park today when six of them face the starter for the competitive looking Abe Issa Memorial Cup over 1200 metres.Included in the line-up are last year's disqualified winner...

Tivoli looking to score heavily
Defending champions Tivoli Gardens 'A' will meet Blades United 'A' in today's feature game in the quarter-finals of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Open League competition at the...

JDF, August Town set for big showdown
Leaders August Town will look to put some daylight between themselves and the second-placed Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), when the teams meet in a KSAFA/Claro Super League top-of-the-table clash at the UWI Bowl, set to begin at...

Old foes at it again
OLD FOES West Indies and England begin their 32nd Test series on Wednesday at Sabina Park with the visitors appearing to hold a distinct edge in experience and skill.Home-field advantage should provide little solace to...

Huge foreign interest in Gibson Relays
Teams from as far as Korea could be on show at next month's Gibson Relays, to be staged at the National Stadium.At Thursday's launch, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, Errol Greene, a member of the organising...

CCC's Reifer misses ton
CAVE HILL, Barbados (CMC): Floyd Reifer narrowly missed out on a hundred, but he brought some respectability to the Combined Campuses & Colleges' (CCC) batting against Windward Islands in the WICB regional four-day competition yesterday.Reifer hit...

Leewards fall cheaply
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis (CMC): Omari Banks stroked an unbeaten half century and steered the Leeward Islands' batting against Guyana, on the opening day of their bottom-of-the-table fourth-round WICB Regional Four-day match yesterday.

Nadal rises Down Under in five-hour semi
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): After five arduous hours, Rafael Nadal couldn't hold back the tears when he pulled within a point of making the Australian Open final. Yet, he managed to compose himself and held off Fernando Verdasco in five sets.

Simmons lashes England for 282
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (AP): Lendl Simmons crafted a magnificent 282 as West Indies A compiled 574-8 declared against England on day two yesterday of their cricket match at Warner Park.The tourists responded encouragingly in the final session, reaching...

Performer of the week - 'Killer' leads stunning Ja recovery
WHEN CHAMPIONS Jamaica journeyed to the Three Ws Oval in Barbados to face the Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC), very few expected them to lose; however, a few hours into the match, that was...

In your neighbourhood
Todd Town and Tryall will contest the February 15 NCB-sponsored southeast St Elizabeth knockout cricket final.