Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Saturday | December 12, 2009
Shield Showdown, St George's hunt clincher
The battle for the symbol of all-island schoolboy football supremacy - the Oliver Shield - will culminate today when defending champions St George's College renew their battle with rural area champions St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), at the Harbour View Mini Stadium, starting at 3 p.m. Read More...
Williams confident, but cautious
PERTH, Australia (CMC):Despite their impressive showing in Adelaide last week, West Indies are taking nothing for granted as they prepare for the third and final Test of the series in Perth starting next Wednesday (Tuesday evening Jamaica time). Read More...
Jo Wigman Rally to launch season
The much-anticipated start of the Jamaica Netball Association 2009-2010 season gets under way today with the centre pass at the Leila Robinson Courts.The competition, which is being sponsored by Jamaica National Building... Read More...
Wizards aim to cast spell on Legends
Tivoli Gardens Wizards will be aiming to wrap up the National Basketball League (NBL)/Flow All-Island Championships, when they oppose Majesty Gardens Legends in Game Two of their best-of-three finals at the National Indoor... Read More...
Rae Town, Santos in Super clash
A mouth-watering encounter is expected when joint leaders Rae Town and Santos clash in today's feature game of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Claro Super League at Breezy Castle, starting at 3 p.m. Read More...
Minerva for Impulse finale
The curtain comes down on the Impulse Energy Drink Series at Caymanas Park today with 13 starters down to contest the Impulse Energy Drink Cup over 1200 metres.The race is confined to four-year-olds and up, non-winners of... Read More...
Synchro Stars aiming to lift local image of synchronised swimming
Canadian Emily Brooks, who was recently appointed coach of Synchro Stars, one of Jamaica's leading synchronised swimming clubs, says she is impressed with the talent and the level of enthusiasm shown by the swimmers thus far. Read More...
Video games aren't just for shooting aliens anymore
LOS ANGELES (AP): At first glance, the rack of video games seems out of place next to the row of elliptical machines at The Sports Authority in Burbank, California. The nation's largest sports retailer partnered with Nintendo last month to sell the popular Wii console and games. Read More...
Klitschko's WBC title on the line
BERN, Switzerland (AP):Vitali Klitschko defends his WBC heavyweight title for the third time in 2009 today against unbeaten Kevin Johnson of the United States.The three-time champion from Ukraine took a four-year injury break before returning to reclaim... Read More...
IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Sandstar and Lyssons recorded comfortable wins in opening round matches of The Captain's Bakery-sponsored St Thomas Major League.In the season's opening match, Lyssons beat Sunrise 3-1, thanks to strikes from... Read More...
Torres: Liverpool's title challenge already over
LONDON (AP): Even with five months of the season remaining, Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has conceded that the Premier League title is out of reach.That will make tomorrow's match against Arsenal even more painful for the Spaniard. Arsenal might be... Read More...
Dragon World Series shifts to Portland
The $4.35 million Dragon Stout World Series Domino Tournament moves into its second round today following a highly successful start in Lyssons, St Thomas, last weekend.The rich and prestigious cut-throat tournament, which... Read More...
Warne calls for Hussey to be axed
PERTH, Australia (CMC):Mike Hussey's lean run against West Indies has prompted spin legend Shane Warne to call for his axing.The 34-year-old middle order batsman has posted scores of 66, 41 and 29 in his three innings against the tourists in the series... Read More...
WI fightback did not surprise Australia - Katich
PERTH, Australia (CMC):West Indies' impressive showing in the Adelaide Test did not catch Aus-tralia unawares, claims opener Simon Katich."All along, all the players, we knew the West Indies would be competitive," said the left-hander, reflecting on the... Read More...
Pink ball experiment under lights
LONDON (AP):The traditional curtain-raiser to the English cricket season will be the first four-day fixture to be played under floodlights using pink balls when it is staged in Abu Dhabi for the first time next year.The experiment will take place at the... Read More...
Jazz rebound with win over Magic
SALT LAKE CITY (AP):The Utah Jazz shook off an embarrassing defeat the previous day to beat the NBA's Eastern Conference leader Orlando Magic 120-111 on Thursday.Deron Williams scored 21 of his 32 points in the second half and had 15 assists and eight... Read More...
