Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Sunday | August 16, 2009
Women biding time in 400m
Berlin, Germany: Olympic silver medallist Shericka Williams led three Jamaican women into today's semi-finals of the 400 metres following yesterday's opening round. Read More...
Lion-hearted Smith launches into final
Berlin, Germany: Jamaica's 2005 World triple jump gold medallist, Trecia Smith, displayed the heart of a champion when she reached the final of the event on day one of the 12th IAAF World Championships in Berlin. Read More...
Fuller predicts record for Bolt
STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (CMC): Stoke City's Jamaican striker, Ricardo Fuller, has backed sprint sensation Usain Bolt to smash another world record at the World Championships in Berlin.Bolt, who holds the 100 and 200 metre world records, started his bid... Read More...
Other top 100 sprinters unwilling to concede
BERLIN, Germany: While the globe may already be convinced the men's sprint titles at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics (WCA) here can only be won by one of two athletes, other competitors are unwilling to concede... Read More...
Ja cruise into quarters
Jamaica's Under-20 netballers booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the World Youth Netball Championship in the Cook Islands with an easy 93-14 victory Papau New Guinea on Friday.The young Sunshine Girls thus completed... Read More...
Slick Arsenal hit Everton for six
LONDON (AP): The Premier League season opened yesterday with Chelsea showing the fighting spirit it is going to need if it is to reclaim the title and Manchester City getting an early return from its heavy summer spending.Chelsea trailed to visiting... Read More...
Boyz tackle St Kitts-Nevis
A youthful local-based Reggae Boyz team will oppose St Kitts-Nevis today in a friendly international football game at Warner Park, St Kitts, starting at 7 p.m.The Jamaicans are coming off an exciting 0-0 draw with South American team Ecuador last... Read More...
Big four clash in Champions League
Two big showdowns loom in today's Claro/Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Champions League semi-finals at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex in Arnett Gardens.Waterhouse take on August Town in the first... Read More...
MIND YOUR BUSINESS
National player André Russell highlighted the seventh round of the Digicel cricket series Reggae Jammin Business House 50-over league last Sunday, scoring a century (112) against Jamalco to lead his... Read More...
Francis is The Best Man
In-form jockey Paul 'Country' Francis stole the show at Caymanas Park for the second consecutive raceday, riding four winners on yesterday's 10-race programme.Among them was 6-1 chance THE BEST MAN, who made the most to win... Read More...
Some encouraging signs for WI at last
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and its players, through the West Indies Players Association (WIPA), are still at it and, to be truthful, it seems they will be at it for quite some time.Although common... Read More...
