Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Friday | June 12, 2009
Easy for Bolt
ONTARIO, Canada (CMC): Jamaican world record holder Usain Bolt easily won the men's 100 metres at the Festival of Excellence track and field meeting last night.The 22-year-old Bolt accelerated away from his rivals over the second half ... Read More...
Confident West Indies look to ambush India
LONDON, England (CMC): West Indies are set to enter the ICC World Twenty20 Super Eights with their big-hitting captain Chris Gayle and full of confidence when they face India at Lord's today (11:30 a.m. Jamaica time... Read More...
Jamaica's Taylor leads way
TAUNTON, England (CMC):Their batting, led by opener Stafanie Taylor, set them up before their bowling helped West Indies Women launch the inaugural ICC Women's World Twenty20 Champion-ship in exciting fashion with a four-run victory over South Africa... Read More...
South Africa humble England
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP): South Africa and New Zealand scored easy wins yesterday as action started in the Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights second round. South Africa strolled to a seven-wicket victory over England with 10 balls to spare while New Zealand... Read More...
Excelsior on top
Aryanna Morgan and Mithalia Sloley picked up first and third in the girls' standing long jump for Excelsior to take the lead entering today's final day of the two-day Basic School Track & Field Championships at the National Stadium.... Read More...
T&T's Cup hopes sink
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CMC): Trinidad and Tobago's bid for a spot in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa suffered another blow Wednesday when Mexico defeated them 2-1 to stretch their winless run in the CONCACAF play-offs to five games.... Read More...
Bank on Patta - Derby to highlight Pick-9
With 12 races scheduled for tomorrow's Derby Day programme, the card will facilitate two Super-6s.The day's big feature, the 89th running of the United Bookmakers (UBA) Jamaica Derby over 2000 metres, will be run as the 11th race... Read More...
Hamilton returned as TOBA boss
Howard Hamilton was re-elected president of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) for the 13th consecutive year at its annual general meeting held at the Terra Nova Hotel, Waterloo Road, on Thursday, June 4. The two-time champion owner... Read More...
Wehby: Williams left a special mark
Members of the racing fraternity turned out in their numbers to pay final respects to the late Hall of Fame trainer Allan 'Billy' Williams at a thanksgiving service for his life at the Sts Peter and Paul Church, Old Hope Road, on Wednesday... Read More...
Infield Derby party will be hot, says Chin
Tickets for the first-ever infield Derby Party at Caymanas Park tomorrow have been going very well, according to Track Price Plus' operations manager Arnella Chin, who conceived the idea. Chin said she came up with the idea after visiting the track... Read More...
South Africa marks one year to World Cup
CAPE TOWN (AP): South Africa kicked off the one-year countdown to the World Cup in a ceremony yesterday at a half-complete stadium nestled between mighty Table Mountain and the glistening Atlantic.South African President Jacob Zuma kicked a ball off a... Read More...
Man U's Ronaldo makes world-record move
LONDON (AP); Manchester United accepted a world-record transfer offer for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid yesterday, clearing the World Player of the Year to negotiate personal terms with the Spanish club.The Premier League champions received an... Read More...
