Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Saturday | August 15, 2009
Veronica unplugged
Jamaica's most successful female athlete at the Olympic Games, Veronica Campbell-Brown, addressed a number of topics as she stomped for her brand Adidas at the 12h IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany yesterday. Read More...
IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Cornwall dethrones MiddlesexCornwall defeated Middlesex by five wickets to take the 20th Kingston Wharves Under 15 cricket title on Thursday at Jamaica Broilers Cricket Ground.Sent to bat Middlesex, last year's champions, were blown... Read More...
Blue Marlin a live catch
The Dalton Sirjue-trained BLUE MARLIN is poised to win today's feature race for the Ossie Steele Memorial Cup over 1200 metres (claiming $90,000-$340,000) at Caymanas Park from the convenient mark of 52.0kg. Read More...
Jamaica, T&T clash in MoBay
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), which has become the latest craze among fight fans is poised to invade Montego Bay tonight at 7 p.m., when Jamaica play host to Caribbean rivals Trinidad and Tobago in what promises to be a fierce eight-fight card at the scenic Cornwall Room, at the Half Moon Convention Centre. Read More...
Three new players join Boyz for St Kitts friendly
Three new players have been added to Jamaica's senior football squad, which left the island yesterday en route to St Kitts and Nevis, who they will meet in a friendly international on Sunday. Read More...
Champs Jamaica in tough opener
Jamaica will begin their defence of their title against Barbados when the West Indies Women's limited overs tournament bowls off with a double-header here today. Read More...
Girls hit peak form
Jamaica's Under-21 netball coach, C. Lloyd Walker, believes his players are hitting peak at the right time, following their successes so far at the World Youth Netball Championship in the Cook Islands. Read More...
Grand finale at Jarrett Park today
Exciting football, a sparkling trophy and a winner's purse of $100,000 will be at stake today when the second staging of the annual LINKZ96FM 20/20 Football Fiesta unfolds at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay with nine schoolboy teams. Read More...
Surgery knocks out Walters for three months
Unbeaten Jamaican featherweight boxer Nicholas Walters has undergone surgery for a hand injury he suffered while defeating Colombian Ernesto Vasquez on Saturday night. Read More...
One year on from Beijing, Jamaica team is in chaos
After leaving the Beijing Olympics in a blaze of glory, Jamaica has arrived at the World Championships burdened by infighting and a recent doping case. The chaos surrounding the team will continue until at least Tuesday... Read More...
Ennis-London seeks golden touch
Veteran Jamaican sprint hurdler, Delloreen Ennis-London, has her sights set on winning gold in the event at the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships which starts today. Read More...
Dibaba, Sihine out of 10K
Ethiopia's Olympic and world 10,000 metres champion Tirunesh Dibaba has pulled out of today's event at the World Championships because of injury. Read More...
Ja must surpass NR to win sprint relay
AFTER dominating the sprint events at the Beijing Olympics last year, Jamaican athletes are hoping to continue the trend in Berlin and once again the rivalry between them and the United States will take centre stage as the Americans will be seeking to make amends. Read More...
World Championships notebook
US men's coach Harvey Glance appreciates a good fiery speech from time to time. So at a team meeting Thursday, Glance delivered one, giving an address on seizing the moment. Read More...
VC, Felix for 200m women's showdown
Once Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay have settled who is the fastest man in the world this year, the Jamaican-American sprinting rivalry will move on to the women. That's where Allyson Felix comes in. Read More...
Lagat not ready to forget Beijing disappointment
Putting the disappointment of the Beijing Olympics out of his mind is not an option for American distance runner Bernard Lagat. Read More...
WBC sanctions Johnson-Dawson rematch
The World Boxing Council (WBC) on Thursday sanctioned the November rematch between the Jamaican Glen Johnson and the undefeated American Chad Dawson.
The WBC's president Jose Sulaiman has agreed for its interim light-heavyweight title being at stake when the two meet on November 7 in Hartford, Connecticut. Read More...
