Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Sunday | April 19, 2009
MVP shine in 4x100m
MVP's men's sprint relay team was among four early record breakers at last night's UTech Track and Field Classic at the National Stadium.The MVP quartet of Barbadian Andrew Hinds, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter, both members... Read More...
Portmore host tough BT
Defending champions Portmore United will be looking to cling on to their precious lead when they host title-chasing Boys' Town in today's night game at Ferdie Neita Park at 7:00, as the Digicel Premier League third... Read More...
Walton's ton puts Tigers on top
Wicketkeeper batsman Chadwick Walton cracked a delightful 136 to put Kingston Tigers in a good position to claim at least first innings honours over the Manchester Lions as the second season of the JCA Super League got under way yesterday.Walton, who... Read More...
Rum Talk romps Legal Light feature
The 2007 Guineas and St Leger winner RUM TALK made a triumphant return to Caymanas Park yesterday with a runaway victory in the season's first grade one distance race, the Legal Light Trophy over 1820 metres. Returning from a... Read More...
Top juniors for BK champs
Several of the island's top juniors will be given the chance to hone their skills when the Burger King Interscholastic Tennis Cham-pionships gets under way at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre this week.The tournament, which will serve off on April 23 and run... Read More...
ISSA needs support from JCA - Ledgister
St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) head coach, Clive Ledgister, is urging the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) to partner with the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) to improve the standard of play at the schoolboy level.Speaking at... Read More...
Jamaica do well in relays but T&T dominate day two
SAVANETA, Aruba (CMC):Dylan Carter took centre stage as Trinidad and Tobago dominated the second day of the Carifta Swimming Championship at the Roly Bisslik Olympic Pool here on Friday.Swimming in the boys' 11-12 age category, Carter grabbed three... Read More...
Congrats Ja, but still some way to go
The 2009 regional season is over and congratulations to Jamaica who walked away with three titles.A few years ago, then president of the Jamaica Cricket Association and former brilliant West Indies wicketkeeper, Jackie Hendriks, said that his wish was... Read More...
New pacersready to deliver for Windies
Andrew Richardson and Nelon Pascal, the two new boys in the West Indies team for this tour of England, have indicated they are ready for the upcoming challenge. Read More...
Under-21 coach sees room for improvement
Jamaica's Under-21 coach, C. Lloyd Walker, has said that despite his team's series win over England in their just-concluded three-Test series, there is still a lot of room for improvement before this year's World Youth... Read More...
Reds suspend keeper
LIVERPOOL, England (AP):Liverpool has suspended backup goalkeeper Charles Itandje for 14 days after TV footage appeared to show him laughing during Wednesday's memorial service for the 96 victims of the Hillsborough tragedy.The 26-year-old French... Read More...
Wolfsburg, Bayern win
FRANKFURT (AP):Wolfsburg won their 10th straight game by beating Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on goals from Grafite to remain three points clear of defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, who won 1-0 at Arminia Bielefeld.Grafite converted a penalty and... Read More...
Gunners sing the Blues
WEMBLEY, England (AP): Didier Drogba fired Chelsea into the FA Cup final with an 84th-minute winner in a 2-1 victory over Arsenal yesterday and kept the Blues on course for a possible treble. Read More...
Wins boost Sunderland, Stoke in relegation fight
LONDON (AP):Sunderland and Stoke both boosted their chances of avoiding relegation from the Premier League with 1-0 wins yesterday.Stoke beat visiting Blackburn through a 75th-minute goal by Liam Lawrence to move nine points clear of the relegation zone... Read More...
