Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Thursday | December 17, 2009
'It was a very flat track' - Windies coach disappointed with unresponsive WACA pitch
PERTH, Australia (CMC): West Indies coach David Williams denounced the WACA pitch yesterday, after watching his bowlers toil on a wicket that had been projected to be a haven for pace. Batting first after winning the toss... Read More...
Easy win for under-19s
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC): West Indies U19s, bolstered by an attacking 49 from Evin Lewis, wrapped up their second consecutive practice match win yesterday, whipping Canada by six wickets in their ICC 2010 Youth World Cup warm-up game at Warner... Read More...
Cavalier edge Greenwich Town in Confed final
Cavalier Soccer Club defeated Major League outfit Greenwich Town 1-0 in the Claro/ Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Jackie Bell KO Confederation final at the Spring Complex, Constant Spring, yesterday.... Read More...
Jamaica fall to 81st
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):Jamaica's Reggae Boyz suffered a seven-place drop in the FIFA rankings yesterday, but retain the No.1 spot in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rankings over Trinidad and Tobago.The Jamaicans, dominant in the CFU ratings... Read More...
Kallis ton lifts South Africa
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP): Jacques Kallis scored his 32nd century to lead South Africa to 262 for four wickets at stumps yesterday on the opening day of the first Test against England.Kallis was 112 not out after having put on an unbroken stand of 103... Read More...
'Wavell has given a lot to Jamaica' - Chairman of selectors defends Hinds' inclusion in squad
Nehemiah Perry, Jamaica's chairman of selectors, has defended the inclusion of senior batsman Wavell Hinds in the squad for the regional first-class cricket season. Since the team was selected last week a number of people, especially on radio call-in programmes
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Caribbean could get additional spot in Twenty20 Champions League
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): There is the possibility that two teams from the Carib-bean could be included in the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) tournament.Dean Kino, CLT20 Governing Council and director of legal and business... Read More...
Renewed concerns about preparations for Commonwealth Games
NEW DELHI (AP): A Commonwealth Games Federation official has warned that progress in infrastructure for the 2010 Games should not disguise ongoing concerns about slow preparations and lapsed deadlines. The CGG coordination commission, chaired by Austin... Read More...
Smith signs up for the Big Bash
SYDNEY, Australia (CMC): All-rounder Dwayne Smith has become the fourth West Indies cricketer signing up for Australia's upcoming Twenty20 Big Bash tournament.The Champions League T20 winners, New South Wales (NSW) Blues, signed the Barbadian Smith this... Read More...
Players say death awaits them in Eritrea
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP): The twelve Eritrean national team players who defected during a tournament in Kenya last week claim they cannot return home because they will be killed, according to a senior Kenyan government official yesterday.The players say they... Read More...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Day-night Tests within two years - LONDON (AP):International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan will be "surprised and disappointed" if day-night Tests aren't introduced within two years. Read More...
Badminton a hit in the inner city
Inner-city communities are now providing the nucleus for the junior badminton programme in Jamaica, hence changing the image of the sport from an elitist one to being more inclusive. The thrust to get inner-city youth involved... Read More...
