Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Tuesday | September 15, 2009
Next project: Diamond League - Mills promises Bolt will be 'sharp' for lucrative race series in 2010
World 100 and 200 metres record holder, Usain Bolt, will be one of the main attractions at next year's International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League. The Diamond League will replace the current Golden League which is held in Europe and is intended... Read More...
Runners banned for three months
Sprinters Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson, Allodin Fothergill and Lansford Spence, who admitted taking banned stimulants, were yesterday banned for three months.The Jamaica Anti-Doping Tribunal, headed by Justice Ransford... Read More...
Del Potro upsets Federer
NEW YORK (AP):Juan Martin del Potro has ended Roger Federer's run of dominance at the US Open, stunning the top-ranked Swiss great in five sets to win in his first Grand Slam final.The 20-year-old Argentine prevailed 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2... Read More...
KC, XLCR, St Jago make impressive start
Kingston College, Excelsior and St Jago High yesterday made convincing starts to their 2009 ISSA Pepsi Digicel Manning Cup campaigns with 3-0 wins over Ardenne, Tarrant and José Marti, respectively. Read More...
Herbert Morrison, Green Pond in 2-2 draw
Western Bureau: Two-time champions, Herbert Morrison Technical High School, yesterday survived an early scare, but rallied from two goals down to secure a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Green Pond in their Zone A ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup fixture ... Read More...
Inter first up for Barca
LONDON (AP): Barcelona open their Champions League title defence against a familiar face when they tackle José Mourinho's Inter Milan at San Siro. Assistant to Bobby Robson at Camp Nou in the late 1990s when Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was an influential midfielder... Read More...
Portmore, Barbican in women's final
Portmore Strikers and Barbican advanced to the final of the Sherwin Williams-sponsored Women's Football Premier League, following contrasting results over Waterhouse and Harbour View, respectively, in their second-leg semi-final matches at the Stadium East field ... Read More...
McIntosh targets high-scoring goal
Portmore United coach Linval Dixon was left singing praises for his new signing, Gary McIntosh, after his two-goal performance led the Sunshine City club to a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Arnett Gardens in the Digicel... Read More...
Hayles elated with Harbour View comeback
It is not very often that you see a coach celebrate a draw. That was exactly the case last Sunday with Harbour View coach, Donovan Hayles, who was all smiles after his team came from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw against Boys' Town at Collie Smith Drive... Read More...
Humble Lions content with point taken off Georges
NEITHER team could tighten the noose at Lynch Park in Portland on Sunday after Humble Lions FC held home team St Georges to a 0-0 draw in the Digicel Premier League.Humble Lions' coach, Christopher Bender, praised his team... Read More...
Cooper's heroics save Village
Village's Honduran goalkeeper, Rayon Cooper, produced a volley of saves within the last 15 minutes of a closely fought game against Sporting Central to have his team rescue a point in their scoreless Digicel Premier League... Read More...
Coaches fairly satisfied despite 'scrappy' affair
BASED on how August Town and Rivoli United went about their Digicel Premier League match, one could easily have been led to believe that the real contest was to prove which could be the scrappier of the two.Hence, it came as no... Read More...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Williamses' double - NEW YORK (AP):The Williams sisters won the US Open women's doubles title yesterday, two days after Serena's ugly exit in the singles semi-finals.Serena returned with her sister, Venus and rolled to an easy victory for their 10th Grand... Read More...
KSA upset Police in thriller
Kingston and St Andrew Titans pulled off a major upset as the first-ever national Red Stripe Twenty20 Championship bowled off at the weekend, recording a three-run win over Police Hammers in their first-round knockout... Read More...
