Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Sunday | June 28, 2009
Olympic champions rule
Beijing Olympic champions, Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser, raced to world-leading times to take the men's and women's 100 metres races last night at the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA)/Supreme Ventures National... Read More...
Windies look to hit back
THE West Indies, losers by 20 runs in the opening One-day International, will be looking to level the four-match series when the teams square off in the second game at Sabina Park today.Middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh... Read More...
Quality strokes, mesmerising spin highlight World T20
The second World Twenty20 cricket tournament is over. Runners-up in the first contest two years ago, Pakistan are the new champions. Read More...
Whitmore wants tighter defence, goals
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman: DOTTING the 'I's' and crossing the 'T's' ranks among the Reggae Boyz major goals, as they look to smoothen their Gold Cup preparation against the Cayman Islands in a friendly international at... Read More...
Brown seeks to lift football's profile in the Cayman Islands
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman: TECHNICAL director of the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA), Carl Brown, admits being encouraged by the advancement of the sport here, but believes a combined effort is needed to raise its profile."I've been encouraged... Read More...
Pleasure Flight prevails in LC McKenzie Memorial
The front-running PLEASURE FLIGHT (5-1) held on by a neck to win the overnight allowance feature for the L.C. McKenzie Memorial Trophy from THE QUEEN at Caymanas Park yesterday. Read More...
Windies fined for slow over rate
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): West Indies were on Friday slapped with a fine for their slow over rate following their 20-run loss to India in the opening one-day international at Sabina Park.The regional side was ruled to be two overs short of their target at... Read More...
Long jump champ eyes medal in Berlin
Jovanee Jarrett hit top form on the first day of the National Senior Championships on Friday when she took the women's long jump with an impressive leap of 6.75m.Jarrett, who entered the competition with a 'B' standard of 6.66m... Read More...
US teen in big upset
WIMBLEDON, England (AP): American teenager Melanie Oudin pulled off the biggest upset of the first week at Wimbledon yesterday beating former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic, 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2. Read More...
MIND YOUR BUSINESS
Communications giants, LIME and Digicel won their opening round matches in the Business House cricket series Best Dressed Chicken 30-over KO competition last Sunday.At Jamalco in Clarendon, LIME defeated... Read More...
