Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Thursday | October 1, 2009
Another defeat for winless West Indies
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CMC): The West Indies batting flopped and former India youth captain Virat Kohli stroked an unbeaten half century that steered his side to a comfortable seven-wicket victory, as the ICC Champions Trophy ended its group phase yesterday... Read More...
Holness thrilled with Sunderland experience
The 10-day camp at Sunderland AFC, England, for eight of the Caribbean's talented young footballers has ended and they have returned home, having had a wonderful experience.The eight youngsters who represented six different Caribbean countries were selected from the Digicel... Read More...
Bolt's records ratified
MONACO (CMC): The astounding sprint world records that Usain Bolt registered at the World Championships this past summer are now official after the sport's world governing body announced yesterday it had ratified his 100 and 200 marks... Read More...
INSPORTS donate gear to clubs
The Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) presented national women's football finalists, Barbican and Portmore Strikers, with 20 pairs of boots each at the state-run agency's office at the National Arena on Monday. Netball clubs Ebony Strikers and Red Challenge... Read More...
Australia win last-ball thriller
CENTURION, South Africa (AP): Australia beat Pakistan by two wickets in a last-ball thriller yesterday to reach the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy at the expense of India.Australia were cruising at 140-2 in the 32nd over in pursuit of Pakistan's... Read More...
Fearless Thomas looks to hurdle into 12-sec zone
AFTER making the switch from the 100 and 200 metres to 110 metres hurdles this season, former Calabar High school speedster, Dwight "Bigga" Thomas, has no regrets and is bent on building on his successes next year. After representing the country on several occasions... Read More...
Jamaica rider tops T&T series
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Despite finishing down the field in the 100 kilometre road race, Jamaican Oneil Samuels took the winner's jersey in the Tour of San Fernando, which finished Sunday. Samuels was 17th in the event in a time of two hours... Read More...
IOC members agonise over 2016 Olympic host city
COPENHAGEN (AP):International Olympic Committee (IOC) members were agonising yesterday over how to choose the host of the 2016 Games, with many said to be undecided just two days before the vote. IOC members settling into their hotel in Copenhagen told... Read More...
Row over ban stumps naming of Jamaica squad
The naming of Jamaica's 14-member squad for next month's regional one-day championship has been delayed as a result of an appeal hearing into the local bans of St Catherine Cricket Club captain, Tamar Lambert, and off-spinner, Bevan Brown... Read More...
Munro, STETHS win big
Western Bureau: Leaders Munro College and third-place St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) were all the rage in Zone E of the 2009 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup schoolboy football competition yesterday afternoon when they registered 6-0 and 5-0 wins... Read More...
Wounded Manley face St Jago test
Unbeaten Norman Manley and St Jago will clash today in what promises to be a mouth-watering affair, in one of nine matches in the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup schoolboy football competition. The two teams are only separated by a point at the top of Group B... Read More...
$25m year-two Claro deal for KSAFA
Buoyed by this season's portion of a four-year Claro sponsorship deal worth approximately $25m, president of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA), Rudolph Speid, is looking forward to another exciting... Read More...
