Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Tuesday | July 7, 2009
Reggae Boyz must win - Jamaica tackle tough Costa Rica this evening in Gold Cup
COLUMBUS, Ohio: WARY of the consequences that will follow another bad result, the Reggae Boyz are focused on beating Costa Rica when the teams meet in a CONCACAF Gold Cup match at the Columbus Crew Stadium this evening at 7 p.m. (6 p.m. Jamaica time)... Read More...
Bolt chasing more records
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP): Usain Bolt is ready to chase records again. The triple Olympic champion starts the "serious" part of his season in the 200 metres at the Athletissima meet, and the 22-year-old Jamaican is aiming high... Read More...
T&T's Barath in Windies 13
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): Teenage Trinidadian batsman Adrian Barath has received his first senior team call up in a 13-man West Indies squad named for the first Test against Bangladesh starting Thursday. The 19-year-old, right-hander has been named... Read More...
Austin, Shelton keen to beat Costa Rica
COLUMBUS, Ohio: A couple of Jamaica's key players, hard-working central midfielder Rodolph Austin, and striker Luton Shelton, are looking to lift their performances as the Reggae Boyz seek an important win against Costa Rica in their CONCACAF Gold Cup match ... Read More...
Shelly, Ver tipped for 100m, 200m
Track and Field News (T&FN) magazine has picked Jamaican sprinters Shelly-Ann Fraser and Veronica Campbell-Brown to follow up their Olympic titles with World titles when the 12th IAAF World Athletic Championships gets under way on August... Read More...
Windies players snub official launch
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC): Another showdown between the West Indies players and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) seems to be brewing.Media reports indicate that the players failed to show at the official ticket launch for the 2010 Twenty20 World Cup... Read More...
Cheap tickets for next year's 20/20 World Cup
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC): Organisers of the Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean next year have gone to great lenghts to make sure that tickets are affordable.Spectators attending the matches will find they have great value offers on tickets, including... Read More...
Bolt will double in London
LONDON, England (CMC): Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt has confirmed his participation in the sprint relay at the Aviva London Grand Prix later this month.The double Olympic champion and world record holder, who was already... Read More...
'I don't know if I can ever top this'
WIMBLEDON, England (AP): Roger Federer certainly is not ready to stop at a record 15 Grand Slam titles. Still, he figures his recent run of success is about as good as it gets: a first French Open title to complete a career Grand Slam and tie Pete Sampras... Read More...
Injured Roddick pulls out of Davis Cup
WIMBLEDON, England (AP):Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick withdrew yesterday from the US Davis Cup team's quarter-final at Croatia, citing a right hip flexor injury.The US Tennis Association announced that Roddick wouldn't participate in this week's... Read More...
Sports shorts
The internationally recognised Caribbean Karting Carnival 2009 proved once again that motor sports in Jamaica are not only exciting, but competitive, with Jamaica coming out on top in nearly all racing... Read More...
