Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Saturday | September 26, 2009
Foster-Hylton in seventh heaven
DAEGU, South Korea (CMC): World champion Brigitte Foster-Hylton streaked to her seventh consecutive victory and led a quartet of English-speaking Caribbean winners at the Pre-Championship Daegu track and field international meeting yesterday. Read More...
Norman Manley surge clear
A 19th-minute strike from Ramone McGregor carried Norman Manley to a 1-0 victory over Kingston College (KC) in Group B of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel schoolboy Manning Cup competition yesterday at North Street.In the group's other... Read More...
Stewart irked by suspicions
JAMAICA'S double Olympic sprint medallist, Kerron Stewart, feels hurt when the credibility of Jamaican athletes - due to their outstanding performances - is questioned by others around the world.In a moving speech which... Read More...
Double Century on course for winning debut
Native-bred maiden two-year-old colts and geldings will occupy centre stage at Caymanas Park today, in the round five Stewards' Cup to be contested by eight starters.The field includes four newcomers, two from the stables of... Read More...
Leaders face off at Munro
Western Bureau: The early front-runners will be aiming to put daylight between themselves and those who are chasing this afternoon at 3:30, when action resumes in the 2009 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup schoolboy football... Read More...
Cummings influences tying goal
COMMERCE CITY, Colorado (CMC): Jamaica international Omar Cummings won a pivotal penalty that helped Colorado Rapids draw 1-1 with San José Earthquakes in US Major League Soccer (MLS) on Wednesday night.Playing at their Dick's Sporting Goods Park home... Read More...
Ja hammer Turks & Caicos 5-0
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC): Jamaica scored a convincing win on Wednesday evening in the Caribbean Football Union women's Under-20 qualifying competition, when they whipped Turks and Caicos 5-0.Playing at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, the Reggae Girls... Read More...
Addlery scores crucial away goal
ROCHESTER, New York (CMC):Jamaican forward Nicholas Addlery struck an important late goal, but his Puerto Rico Islanders lost their first-leg United Soccer Leagues (USL) play-off match to the Rochester Rhinos on Thursday night.Playing at home with... Read More...
Bookmakers want a piece of the action
HE'S REALLY OK (outside) responds to a strong ride from jockey Paul Francis to pip the 7-5 favourite BRUCEONTHELOOSE (Winston Griffiths) by a short head in the 89th running of the United Bookmakers Association Jamaica Derby at Caymanas Park earlier... Read More...
Edwards: Back-to-back meets should pay rich dividends
Stakeholders in the racing industry have endorsed Sunday racing as an innovation that should be successful in the long run.Among the converts is Vin Edwards, president of the Jamaica Racehorse Trainers' Association."Unlike the Friday/Saturday experiment... Read More...
Mixed reaction from public, punters
Since the announcement by the Caymanas Track Limited (CTL) board on September 16, Sunday racing has become a hot-button issue not only among racing fans, but in the wider society.Many persons, particularly those... Read More...
'It was a big performance' T&T racing secretary lauds Bruceontheloose's Derby win
ARIMA, Trinidad (CMC): Trinidad and Tobago's racing secretary, Robin Jaisingh, has lauded Thursday's smashing win by the Jamaican super horse Bruceontheloose in the Republic Bank Trinidad... Read More...
In your neighbourhood
In a show of appreciation and recognition for its students, athletes who have represented the institution at the local and international level, the University of the West Indies, Mona, will tonight at 7:00, be awarding over $500,000... Read More...
