Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Sunday | September 27, 2009
Gallant WI fall again
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CMC): Half-centuries from Travis Dowlin and Andre Fletcher were not enough to carry West Indies over the threshold, and Australia outgunned them by 50 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy yesterday. Read More...
Ja athletes do well at cross country meet
FORMER Girls' Championship stars Holmwood Technical's Keno Heaven and Petrona Layne of Vere Technical played important roles recently in helping New Mexico Junior College in the United States to a good second-place finish at... Read More...
Drugs, India, and the ICC
The next meeting of the ICC executives takes place early next month, and after years of weak management and being afraid to act, the International Cricket Council (ICC) could be at a crossroads.That meeting could decide the future of the body which... Read More...
Doping saga huge setback for Brooks
The management of Sheri-Ann Brooks is confident the Jamaican sprinter will rebound from the devastation of missing last month's IAAF World Championships in Athletics (WCA), while battling a charge of banned substance use, to... Read More...
Manchester, Saints advance
Both Manchester and St Catherine Saints advanced to the third round of the Red Stripe-sponsored National 20/20 Championship following wins in the double-header hosted at Alpart Sports Club in St Elizabeth yesterday.Manchester... Read More...
STATHS surprise C'down
A 49th-minute strike from substitute Jermaine Reid led St Andrew Technical High (STATHS) to an exciting 1-0 victory over Camperdown in a Group D ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup match at Vauxhall High yesterday.In the group's... Read More...
Chelsea sing the blues
LONDON (AP): Chelsea's perfect start under Carlo Ancelotti ended with a 3-1 loss at Wigan yesterday, allowing defending champions Manchester United to go top in the Premier League by winning 2-0 at Stoke.Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech was sent off early in... Read More...
Munro clip STETHS
Western Bureau:Two-time champions Munro College took over sole leadership of Zone E of the 2009 ISSA/ Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup yesterday afternoon when they came away from their top-of-the-table clash with St Elizabeth Technical... Read More...
Inoja bags Stewards Cup
Storming through from off the pace in mid-stretch, INOJA romped to victory in the round five Stewards' Cup for maiden two-year-old colts at Caymanas Park yesterday.Offering the generous odds of 7-1, INOJA, ridden by former... Read More...
Top-of-the-table clash
THE opposing coaches may be the best of friends. But the mood between Lenworth Hyde Sr's Tivoli Gardens, and Donovan Duckie's Sporting Central Academy will be quite serious when the number one and two teams in the Digicel Premier League come face to face for a 3:30 p.m. showdown at Brancourt in Clarendon. Read More...
J'can fitness trainer returns to her roots
Porsha Morgan, a Jamaican fitness trainer turned bobsledder, has returned to her roots as fitness trainer and developed a new home-training system that is beginning to take hold in Norway, where she lives with her husband... Read More...
Maradona drops seven, adds Aimar
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP): Embattled Argentina coach Diego Maradona juggled his team for next month's two critical World Cup qualifiers, dropping seven players and giving a first-time call-up to Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain. Read More...
