Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Wednesday | August 5, 2009
Jamaica seek Sabina clincher - Under-19s lead standings going into final day
It should be a battle royal when leaders Jamaica and third-place Barbados square off at Sabina Park today in the final round of the TCL Group WICB U-19 one-day trophy. Jamaica, who earlier in the season won the three-day championship...... Read More...
Whitmore turns to local talent for friendlies
Following the Reggae Boyz's first-round exit from the just-concluded CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States, coach Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore said he would be turning his attention to locally based players for their two friendly internationals later this month... Read More...
Bailey makes the big jump - National champ faces the international scene for the first time
National long jump champion Alain Bailey is headed for the world championships believing that a medal is well within the realm of possibility. Arkansas Razorback won his first national title in June on his last jump, a personal best 8.21 metres... Read More...
Athlete PROFILE
Best performances: Gold medal, Under-17 400m hurdles, Carifta Games in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2003. Josef, who represented Calabar and Wolmer's at the National Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships... Read More...
Edwards turns an eye to 2012
ENJOYING great form at the United States Open early last month, Kenneth Edwards anchored Jamaica to victory in the Busta World Team Fighting Championship. However, not wanting to risk aggravating an injury, Edwards, with his mind on Olympic-qualifying... Read More...
Doping hearing continues today
The preliminary hearing into the case involving five Jamaican athletes on the national team to the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, who tested positive for banned substances at the National trials, continues today. Gleaner sources, however,... Read More...
Eden Park gets $6.6-million upgrade
Eden Park multi-purpose complex in Oracabessa, St Mary, got a $6.6-million facelift recently. According to Ludlow Watts, The Sport Development Foundation's (SDF) general manager, the project was unique because of the outreach... Read More...
