Jamaica Gleaner Sport

Published: Monday Monday | November 23, 2009

Bolt runs away with top award - Endorses IAAF move to reduce rounds at major championships
MONTE-CARLO: Two of the world's fastest men, world sprint double record holder Usain Bolt and fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell endorsed the move by the International Assiociation of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to reduce the number of rounds... Read More...

Gayle heads back to Australia
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): West Indies captain Chris Gayle will return in time for the first Test against Australia starting in Brisbane on Thursday, after flying home last week to attend to his ill mother in Jamaica. The West Indies Cricket Board... Read More...

Spurs thump Wigan 9-1 - Defoe, Tottenham tie Premier League scoring records
LONDON (AP): Jermain Defoe scored five goals including a seven-minute hat-trick as Tottenham overwhelmed Wigan 9-1 yesterday, while Blackburn ended a run of five straight away defeats with a 2-0 victory at Bolton. After Peter Crouch had given Spurs a ninth-minute... Read More...

Tivoli Gargens, Waterhouse in exciting tie
Defending champions Tivoli Gardens played out a bruising and entertaining 1-1 draw with the rejuvenated Waterhouse outfit in their Digicel Premier League face-off at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex (ESSC) last night. Read More...

Lions respond to pressure with hard-fought draw
Newcomers and cellar-dwellers Humble Lions produced an enterprising rearguard play to hold St Georges to a 0-0 draw in their Digicel Premier League game at Effortville Community Centre yesterday. Look-ins at goal were few and far apart and hustled play... Read More...

Wasteful Sporting, Village play to 1-1 draw
Western Bureau:In a game where both teams did very little to improve their standings in the competition, ninth-place Village United and 10th place Sporting Central Academy played to a 1-1 draw in their Digicel Premier League fixture at the Elliston Wakeland Centre... Read More...

Majesty looking to close out series
Majesty Gardens will be seeking to capture their first lien on the National Basketball Association (NBL)/Flow Southern Conference trophy, when they oppose Tivoli Gardens Wizards tonight in game two of the best-of-three finals at the National Stadium Courts, starting at 7 p.m... Read More...