Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Tuesday | October 27, 2009
'First come, first served' for T20 tickets
Tournament director of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship West Indies 2010, Robert Bryan, is encouraging Caribbean nationals to take advantage of the event's "cheaper-than-usual" ticket prices and a two-week "first choice" purchasing window, which will be launched... Read More...
JC move into Walker Cup semi-finals
Jamaica College (JC) secured the last semi-final spot in the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/Pepsi/ Digicel Walker KO competition, with an exciting 4-3 penalty shoot-out win over St Andrew Technical High... Read More...
T&T propose to stage regional tournament
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) is awaiting word from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) about staging a West Indies Twenty20 Championship at year end. TTCB president Deryck Murray said his board has... Read More...
Crafty Lamey pulls double on Sporting's juveniles
Kevin Lamey's two goals gave Waterhouse a morale boosting 2-1 away win over Sporting Central Academy in their Digicel Premier League match-up at Brancourt on Sunday.The win helped the Drewsland team push their climb to mid-table... Read More...
Campbell, Barnett burn rivals on the hill to top 10k
Kemoy Campbell continued his winning form and Tanice Barnett, in her first race of the series, ran away with top place at Sunday's Clarendon Crime Prevention Committee 10k road race. The race, the third in the five-race Burger King/Jamdammers Series, was routed... Read More...
Stewart withdraws threat as Rivoli win
Rivoli's coach Bradley Stewart said now that his team has returned to winning ways, he will remain at the club as they are playing to instructions. "Basically, I told them if they continue to play like they are unable to win then I would leave.... Read More...
Pan Carib rolls out $500K for Reggae Marathon
Pan Caribbean has virtually laid its commitment to nation building through sports on the track, sponsoring this year's Reggae Marathon to the tune of $500,000. The package includes special prizes of six desktop computers and represents a recommitment to the event... Read More...
BNS net Senior League title
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) capped off a fine season in the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) Business House competition by winning the Senior League title with an easy 66-29 margin over Jamaica Broilers last Saturday at the National Indoor Sports Centre... Read More...
Stakes win for Maragh
ELMONT, New York (CMC): Jamaican jockey Rajiv Maragh scored a remarkable 26th added-money win on Sunday when he guided the 2-1 favourite Female Drama to victory in Wing of Jove Stakes on the final day of Belmont Park's Fall Championship Meet... Read More...
Creary stars in U-19 practice match
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Jamaica and West Indies youth captain, André Creary, stroked an elegant unbeaten 91, while consistent Barbadian opener Kraigg Braithwaite made 48, as the two West Indies Under-19 batsmen showed form in their first practice match... Read More...
Heavy price for success - JNA forks out big bucks to stay ahead of the game
The Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) spent in excess of $5.3 million last year towards the accommodation and transportation of its players during preparation for major international tournaments and is now calling for support in acquiring a new team bus... Read More...
Serena, Safina battle for No 1 ranking
DOHA, Qatar (AP): After months of debate about who is more deserving of the No. 1 ranking, Serena Williams and Dinara Safina can settle the issue on the court at the WTA's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships... Read More...
Dibbs, Foster win Manchester Open titles
Former national champion Joseph Dibbs and Yvonne Foster won the Manchester Parish Table Tennis Open Championships last Saturday at Manchester High School.Dibbs defeated national representative Kane Watson 13-11, 13-11, 8-11, 9-11, 11-2, 11-4, (4-2) to... Read More...
Windies women secure T20 series
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CMC): Off-spinner Anisa Mohammed recaptured top form yesterday and wrecked South Africa's batting with a five-wicket haul that propelled West Indies to a series-winning 13-run victory in their second Twenty20 Women's... Read More...
Beckham to return to AC Milan
MILAN (AP): David Beckham's return to AC Milan on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy in January is nearly "100 per cent" certain, says the Serie A club's CEO Adriano Galliani.Beckham has long been linked with a second loan spell at Milan after performing... Read More...
