Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Tuesday | August 25, 2009
JADCO sabotage? - Brooks' manager accuses association of having vendetta against athlete
Kris Mychasiw, manager of embattled Jamaican athlete Sheri-Ann Brooks, has accused the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) of having a personal vendetta against his athlete. Brooks was one of five Jamaican athletes, who missed the World Championships... Read More...
St Andrew edge Kingston 1-0
St Andrew, led by a 53rd minute strike from Chevon Marsh, edged Kingston 1-0 in first leg semi-final of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Under-15 Challenge Cup at the Bell Chung Oval yesterday. In the other semi-final game, St Catherine... Read More...
Bolt, Walker receive top performer nods
World Championships and Olympics triple gold medallist, Usain Bolt, and 400m hurdles champion Melaine Walker, have received nominations for the top male and female performers at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics.... Read More...
Jamaica track controversy must stop - Bolt's manager fears infighting could cause long-term damage to nation's reputation
BERLIN, Germany: Controversial issues which have plagued Jamaica's star-studded track and field teams at major international events recently, some which surfaced again before and during the IAAF World Championships in Athletics (WCA) which ended here Sunday... Read More...
Book Empire to sponsor back-to-school raceday
Book Empire Limited, distributors of Seek exercise books, has once again thrown its hat into the ring with sponsorship of the Seek Champion Betting Back-to-School raceday at Caymanas Park this Saturday, August 29. Details were announced at yesterday's launch... Read More...
South Star among SDC T20 semi-finalists
Defending Champions South Star progressed to the semi-finals of the third annual SDC Twenty20 Cricket competition after beating Waltham Court by eight wickets at Comfort, Manchester, last Saturday. The champs, aiming to become the first team to claim... Read More...
Jnr Sunshine girls could have won gold
Marva Bernard, president of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA), believes with a bit more financial support from corporate companies, the junior Sunshine Girls could have won gold at the World Youth Netball Championships... Read More...
Semenya back home
JOHANNESBURG (AP)South African runner Caster Semenya, who is undergoing gender testing after questions arose about her muscular build and deep voice, returns home today to celebrations after her 800-metre win at the world championships... Read More...
Man charged with attacking Davenport
BEDFORD, England (AP): A 25-year-old man was charged yesterday with stabbing West Ham defender Calum Davenport, who remained hospitalised in serious condition with leg wounds. Davenport and his 49-year-old mother were... Read More...
Cummings hits brace in losing effort for Colorado
BRIDGEVIEW, Illinois (CMC): Omar Cummings hit a brace and Dane Richards also made scoring headlines but the two Jamaicans endured contrasting results with their teams in US Major League Soccer (MLS) on Sunday... Read More...
FIFA Futuro course comes to a close
Referees from across the region ended a one week course called FUTURO 3 at the Gran Lido Braco in Trelawny yesterday, as FIFA along with the various Caribbean countries aim to strengthen the foundation of refereeing in the Caribbean... Read More...
Man City sign Sylvinho
MANCHESTER, England (AP): Manchester City has signed Brazilian leftback Sylvinho on a one-year deal. The club Read More...
Liverpool floored again
LIVERPOOL, England (AP): Liverpool slumped to their second defeat of the Premier League season yesterday when Aston Villa ... Read More...
