Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Wednesday | May 20, 2009
West fired up over stadium usage - Sport's bosses bat for cricket at Trelawny venue... But others say give UTech a chance to score
Western Bureau: When former West Indies captain Brian Lara saw the US$30 million Trelawny Multi-purpose stadium for the first time in 2007, he was so impressed with the beauty and charm of the venue that he immediately declared it as ideal to host Test cricket... Read More...
Heavy schedule worries Gayle
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England (CMC): Chris Gayle continues to gripe about the way inter-national cricket has been intruding into his life.Last week, Gayle stunned the world when he wished out loud that Test matches would no longer take place and indicated... Read More...
Bolt has Gay focused on 'running a lot faster'
CARSON, United States (CMC): American sprint ace, Tyson Gay, says despite Usain Bolt's awesome form, he was firmly focused on running fast times in the upcoming season.Gay lost badly to Bolt at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York City ... Read More...
Colts final
Wolmer's Boys and Spanish Town High will battle in the two-day final of the urban area ISSA Grace Under-16 cricket competition at Melbourne Oval, beginning this morning at 10. Wolmer's are back-to-back Under-14 champions and coach Vassell Reynolds... Read More...
Birmingham woos JOA
With the next Olympic Games in London nearly three years away, the Jamaican athletic contingent has already begun to attract suitors wishing to host the team in the run-up to the event.Among the interested parties, England's Birmingham City has presented a bid... Read More...
Jamaica impress at World Championship of Dominoes
The Jamaica domino team made a good impression at the recently concluded World Championship of Dominoes in St Petersburg, Russia, from May 12 to 14.The four-man team, which was selected by the National Association of Domino Bodies, comprised Calman... Read More...
Confed winners seek perfect start in DPL play-offs
Starved of top-flight football following relegation to the lower leagues last season, Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) champions August Town, kick off a campaign they hope will end with a return to the Premier League when they host... Read More...
Cash crisis hits netballers
Lack of adequate financing has forced national under-21 netball coach, C. Lloyd Walker, to scale down his squad's preparation for the World Youth Netball Championships (WYNC). "We have been having a number of weekend camps, as opposed to our normal training... Read More...
Jamaica, Haiti in NORCECA qualifiers
Jamaica will oppose Haiti in their opening game of the five-day North, Central American and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA)/Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World Championships qualifiers at the National Indoor Sports Centre today... Read More...
Catherine Hall, Melbourne launch hunt for league title
Western Bureau: The battle for the coveted St James JNBS/Hart Senior Football League will move into its final phase this afternoon, when favourites Catherine Hall and Melbourne Strikers square off in the competition's first-leg... Read More...
Busta Fighters outclass United States
JAMAICA'S combined martial arts team on Saturday beat the United States in four straight bouts to lift the inaugural Busta Pan-Am Challenge, upgraded this year after being staged as the Caribbean League, which the Jamaicans had won four years in a row... Read More...
Paralympian Pistorius eyes Berlin Champs
LONDON (AP): Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius hopes to compete against the top stars at the World Championships in Berlin and has given himself a punishing schedule as he returns to the track after a boating accident... Read More...
