Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Wednesday | June 24, 2009
Mullings to miss champs
THE top-ranked Jamaican man in the 400 metres for 2009 will be missing from this weekend's National Senior Championships at the National Stadium.Mississippi State University student, Dwight Mullings, who clocked 44.98 seconds at the South East Conference... Read More...
Whitmore has high hopes for Gold Cup
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands: THEODORE WHITMORE has no doubt Jamaica can win the CONCACAF Gold Cup, just some concerns about several key players who are not involved in their last leg of preparation - a one-week training... Read More...
Coach Dyson plans aggressive cricket
West Indies coach John Dyson said his team will play aggressive cricket in the opening match of the four-game one-day international series against India, which begins at Sabina Park on Friday. "We will play aggressive cricket, we will play to win as... Read More...
Venus eases into second round
Five-time champion Venus Williams recovered from an early stumble in her opening match at Wimbledon to beat Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland 6-3, 6-2.It was Williams' first appearance on Centre Court since the 2008 final, when she beat sister Serena ... Read More...
Spain set to extend dominance
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP): DON'T COUNT on sneaking past Spain for a place in the Confederations Cup final. The world's top-ranked team only has the aura of invincibility because they do their homework on underdog ... Read More...
You can trust The Greyt Doctor
THE GREYT DOCTOR should be rewarded for his consistency at Caymanas Park today by winning the three-year-old and up restricted III (other than) allowance race over 1800 metres for the Valbert Marlowe Memorial Cup to be contested ... Read More...
Crucial clashes loom in Lucozade basketball
Western Bureau: Hopewell Vipers and Granville Wolfpack are on even terms with their opponents in the best-of-three semi-finals in the 2009 Lucozade Sport men's basketball championship. On Sunday night when they registered good... Read More...
Russia win thriller
Western Bureau: Russia created a stunning upset in the final of the 2009 JPS Hanover Open Netball League on Sunday afternoon when they defeated defending champions and preseason favourites Logwood to walk away with the championship trophy and the $25,000... Read More...
Fierce competition expected at PanCarib Tennis Champs
Jamaica's top juniors will get an opportunity to sharpen up for tough international competition when the PanCaribbeanBank All Jamaica Junior Tennis Championships serves off at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre on July 1. The premier local junior event ... Read More...
Gov't gives $3.6m for Berlin preparations
A government grant valued at $3.6 million has been given to the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) to help the national team prepare for the August 15-23 IAAF World Athletic Championships in Berlin, Germany. Read More...
Mortaza to captain Bangladesh
Bangladesh yesterday named Mashrafe Mortaza as captain and the uncapped wicketkeeper/batsman Saghir Hossain in a 15-member squad to tour West Indies next month.Mortaza replaces Mohammad Ashraful, who had been captain for two... Read More...
