Jamaica Gleaner Sport

Published: Monday Thursday | October 22, 2009

LIME pumps $20m into Carifta Games
For the first time in seven years, West Indians will have the opportunity to watch and listen to live action from the Carifta Games, thanks to LIME. LIME, the Caribbean's leading telecommunications company, which provides landline, Internet, mobile and in some areas... Read More...

'We have to come with a lot of fire'
Jamaica's Sunshine Girls will be looking to level their two-Test National Commercial Bank Sunshine Series against New Zealand, when they meet at the National Indoor Sports Centre tonight. Game time is 7:00. The Kiwis hold a 1-0 lead in the series after winning... Read More...

Georges earn first point at Boys' Town
St Georges earned their first point ever in a Digicel Premier League game at Collie Smith Drive, when they played to a 1-1 draw with Boys' Town in their rescheduled match yesterday. The home crowd was stunned into silence when St Georges took the lead... Read More...

Strong Jamaica team targets one-day title
A strong Jamaican contingent, led by captain Chris Gayle, left the island yesterday for Guyana, where they will participate in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President's Cup one-day tournament, who begins next weekend.... Read More...

Rusea's upstage Marcus Garvey
Western Bureau: Four-time champions Rusea's High School booked themselves a date with reigning champions St James High in Saturday's quarter-final round of the 2009 Ben Francis Knock-Out competition, when they scored a 1-0 win against Marcus Garvey... Read More...

Anderson 'puzzled' by selections
Nearly two weeks after the new selection panel released its 14-man squad to contest the regional one-day competition, the Manchester Cricket Association president, Patrick Anderson, remains peeved that at least one of its players from the original 18-man squad... Read More...

Nichol believes it's STATHS time to lift Walker Cup
HAVING won group honours over Wolmer's, St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) are now looking to take their game to the next level by continuing to excel in the Manning Cup and go all the way and claim their first lien on the Walker Cup KO title... Read More...

Evering yearns for action - Sunshine Girl targets 2010 return at C'wealth Games
National netballer Kasey Evering admits that she misses playing the game and representing her country and is hoping to recover in time from a knee surgery that she... Read More...

NBA refs may return for season
NEW YORK (AP):The NBA's locked-out referees could be back on the floor in time for the season.The league has made a new proposal and a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press it will be recommended for approval to the referees... Read More...

'Windies in for a hiding'
MELBOURNE, Australia (CMC): Brian Lara expects West Indies to be swept when they visit Australia later this year for three Tests against the former world No. Read More...

Taylor stars but women lose
PAARL, South Africa (CMC):Form player Stafanie Taylor stroked a brisk half-century, but could not stop South Africa from recording an authoritative seven-wicket victory in the third Women's one-day international (ODI) yesterday.Cri-zelda Brits hit a... Read More...