Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Monday | August 17, 2009
Girls' day out - Jamaica female stars look to emulate Bolt's success
Berlin, Germany: Jamaica will be hunting more sprint medals today at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics. It's the women's turn to try to duplicate Usain Bolt's amazing run. Following the gold and two silver medals in Beijing... Read More...
Bailey looks to make use of golden opportunity
BERLIN, Germany: Aleen Bailey may have slipped into the race through the back door, but a place in today's 100 metres semi-final has ensured the Jamaican will leave the IAAF World Championships in Athletics (WCA) here proudly through the front... Read More...
Caught in the storm ... 100m sprinters hail amazing Bolt
BERLIN, Germany: 'Project Bolt' flopped. The 'Doc' had no remedy. An American record fizzled into being only that. Nothing and no one was good enough to stop Jamaican Usain Bolt and his sizzling new world- record 9.58 seconds in the 100 metres final... Read More...
Maxwell makes early mark with Waterhouse
Geoffrey Maxwell's return to Waterhouse seems to be bearing immediate fruit as approximately a month into his third stint at the club, he has them in the final of the inaugural Claro-sponsored pre-season KSAFA Champions League... Read More...
Barcelona clip Athletic Bilbao
BILBAO, Spain (AP):Xavi Hernandez and Pedro Rodriguez scored in the second half to give Barcelona a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of the Spanish Supercup yesterday.After Oscar de Marcos opened for the hosts in the 45th minute at the San... Read More...
Tottenham sting Liverpool
LONDON (AP)Liverpool made a losing start to the Premier League season yesterday as Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong scored on his debut to clinch a 2-1 victory.Bassong headed in the winner in the 59th minute after fellow defender Benoit... Read More...
Rooney gives Man U winning start
LONDON (AP): Wayne Rooney fired defending champion Manchester United to a 1-0 victory over promoted Birmingham yesterday, while Liverpool slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Tottenham.The England striker headed a cross from Nani against the post and the ball came... Read More...
Beckham sees red
CARSON, California (AP): David Beckham was sent off for a studs-up challenge in the Los Angeles Galaxy's 2-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders in Major League Soccer on Saturday.Beckham slid into a tackle on Seattle midfielder Peter Vagenas, hooking his right... Read More...
Man City to continue Lescott pursuit
BLACKBURN, England (AP)Manchester City plans to continue its pursuit of Everton defender Joleon Lescott despite having several bids rejected by its English Premier League rival.Everton manager David Moyes launched an angry attack against City on Friday,... Read More...
St Andrew team sweeps awards
St Andrew Hockey club was the toast of the Jamaica Hockey Federation's (JHF) awards presentation recently, copping all three team titles up for grabs.St Andrew won the Division One ahead of Tropics and Excelsior copped the Division-Two tile ... Read More...
Murray beats Del Potro for Rogers Cup
MONTREAL (AP): Andy Murray celebrated his move to No. 2 in the rankings with a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-1 win over Juan Martin Del Potro in yesterday's final at the $3-million Rogers Cup. "I love winning tournaments, it's great... Read More...
Yang topples Tiger for PGA title
CHASKA, Minnesota (AP):In a year of spoilers at the majors, South Korea's Y.E. Yang was the most surprising of all... Read More...
Iqbal leads Bangladesh past hosts Zimbabwe
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP):Tamim Iqbal scored 154 to lead Bangladesh to a series-clinching, four-wicket win over Zimbabwe yesterday after the hosts' Charles Coventry had hit 194 not out to equal the highest one-day international (ODI) score.... Read More...
Insane Usain - Freakish Bolt still eyeing 9.4 run; who's willing to bet against him?
BERLIN (AP): When Usain Bolt crossed the finish line and saw his record-setting time on the clock, he spread his arms as if he were soaring like a bird. About all this guy can't do is fly. Read More...
Jesse Owens: Jesse Owens the man who humbled Hitler
BERLIN, Germany (AP): As a kid, Marlene Hemphill Dortch watched the grainy, black-and-white film footage from the 1936 Berlin Olympics in amazement, wondering how her grandfather was so much faster than everyone else.... Read More...
