Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Wednesday | September 30, 2009
'We've got to be a bit more tactical'
National women's coach Vin Blaine believes Jamaica's Under-20 Reggae Girlz are only around 75 per cent in terms of their overall preparation, despite convincing wins in the opening round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women's Under-20 Group A qualifying championship... Read More...
Commonwealth organisers seek to lure Bolt
NEW DELHI, India (CMC): Organisers of the Commonwealth Games are looking to influence leading international sports stars - including Usain Bolt - to next year's event in the Indian capital. A leading member of the organising committee indicated ... Read More...
Semi-pro netball coming in 2011
President of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA), Marva Bernard, envisions a semi-professional netball league in Jamaica in as little as two years."I have a vision that two years down the road, we will be able to have our... Read More...
LIME gives grass-roots cricket big boost
GRASS-ROOTS cricket in Clarendon got substantial backing from telecommunications giants LIME, which downloaded sponsorship worth $550,000 to the annual South East Clarendon Twenty/20 cricket tournament. "Community cricket has been a very long-established activity ... Read More...
Addlery on target twice
BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (CMC): Jamaica international Nicholas Addlery struck goals late in each half and helped propel Puerto Rico Islanders to a crucial 4-1 win over Rochester Rhinos in their United Soccer Leagues (USL) second-leg play-off match... Read More...
Windies looking to end on a high
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CMC): With their chances of reaching the semi-finals already ruined, West Indies will look to end their Champions Trophy on a high when they clash with India today in a day/night encounter here. West Indies, depleted... Read More...
Gayle explosion! - Opener hammers 155 at trials
Sidelined West Indies captain, Chris Gayle, was in spanking form at Kensington Park yesterday, slamming a shot-filled 155 before retiring hurt, in the third and penultimate trial match to select Jamaica's team for next month's regional one-day championship... Read More...
Manchester FA president targets premier league goal
Manchester's new man in charge of football, Dalton Wint, wants to regenerate his parish's ambitions for a return to the Digicel Premier League (DPL). Wint and his new executive were voted into office recently after president of the last three terms, Dale Spencer... Read More...
Annotto Bay maul Iona
Western Bureau: Annotto Bay High School made it five wins from five starts in Zone K of the 2009 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup yesterday afternoon, when goals from Oshane Dunkley (2), Kenrick Williams (2), Michael Cousens, Lamay Walker, Rudolf Higgins and Christopher... Read More...
Wolmer's blank Papine
IN a game where scoring chances were produced in abundance, Wolmer's Boys blanked Papine 3-0 in the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup contest at Papine playing field yesterday.
Wolmer's first goal belatedly came in the 25th minute when Claude Allen ... Read More...
TFA to focus on improving playing fields
Western Bureau: As part of a broader strategy to improve the quality of the game in the parish, the Trelawny Football Association (TFA) will be placing serious emphasis on improving its playing fields. "We plan to work with the two members of parliament, the Sports... Read More...
