Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Wednesday | July 15, 2009
West Indies selectors stick with new-look squad
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): West Indies selectors have stood by the makeshift West Indies squad for the second Test against Bangladesh starting Friday, with Barbadian batsman Ryan Hinds the only new addition to the line-up... Read More...
Jamaica poised to press home advantage
Jamaica could force an outright win against Guyana on today's final day of their three-day TCL Group WICB U-19 Cup match at Sabina Park. Outstanding all-round performances from Kingston College's Akeem Dewar and Eltham High's Romeo Dunka have placed the hosts in the driver's seat... Read More...
Jamaica racing against the clock again
In Beijing, Jamaica's men's sprint relay quartet dazzled the world with a record 37.10 seconds. Now it's Berlin's time. The German capital could witness the world's first sub-37 seconds 4x100 metres. At last year's Olympic Games the quartet of Nesta Carter... Read More...
Athlete PROFILE
Name: Isa Phillips, Date of birth: April 22, 1984, Place of birth: Kingston, Jamaica, Personal best: 48.05 seconds, Best performances: Fourth in semi-finals at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. Read More...
Bolt, Campbell-Brown lead the way
Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt and two-time Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown head the 46 competitors who will travel to Berlin to represent Jamaica at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics set for August 15-23.... Read More...
Parris, Chapman snatch major titles at Carib junior squash
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Barbadian Cheri-Ann Parris and Joe Chapman of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), both served up courageous performances and copped the major individual senior titles at the Caribbean Junior Squash Championship on Monday... Read More...
Champion Betting backs popular Claiming Series
Champion Betting Limited has stepped up to the plate with lucrative sponsorship of the popular Claiming Series for horses in the $220,000-$190,000 spread commencing on Wednesday, July 29, over 1200m at Caymanas Park.... Read More...
Far too many 'old' Boyz
GIVEN the ages of several senior players and the fact that the Reggae Boyz will not be participating in any major tournament before another two years, assistant coach Bradley Stewart believes the time is ripe to start incorporating new players into the national... Read More...
Historic win for Lankans
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP):Seamer Nuwan Kulasekera's eight wickets in the match and spinner Rangana Herath's maiden five-wicket haul helped Sri Lanka to their first home Test series victory against Pakistan as the hosts won the second Test by seven wickets... Read More...
