Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Saturday | December 19, 2009
Major concern over failure of talented youngsters at trials
Last week, the team to represent Jamaica at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Four-day Championship that starts on January 8, 2010, was named. It reflected the usual names - Tamar Lambert, Odean Brown, Brenton Parchment, Danza Hyatt, Xavier Marshall, among others. Read More...
A good schoolboy football season - Rural kings crave all-island crown
When the 2009 schoolboy football season kicked off in September this year, not many pundits expected St Elizabeth Technical (STETHS) to be still playing competitive games in December. Read More...
Sue to skip away with Titania Trophy
The Titania Trophy, run in honour of the 1974 Derby and Oaks winner, is the principal feature at Caymanas Park today, as the 2009 racing season fast approaches its close. Read More...
In Your Neighbourhood
Colours International retained the Tony Becca Cup after a narrow two-run win over arch-rivals Portsmouth in the final of the Wray and Nephew White Overproof Rum Portmore Cricket League, at the Ken's Wildflower sports ground on Sunday. Read More...
Santos, Mountain View going all out in Kingston Three showdown
A pulsating encounter is expected in the Kingston Three derby when leaders Santos clash with sixth-place Mountain View in today's feature Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Claro Super League matchup at Excelsior High School, starting at 3 p.m. Read More...
Cut-throat domino makes pose in Pt Maria
Another 43 players qualified in Manchioneal, Portland, last weekend as eliminations in the $4.3 million Dragon World Series Domino Tournament continued in the rural areas. Read More...
Sunshine Girls to face Diamonds, Ferns
Netball Australia has confirmed a three-match series against Caribbean powerhouse Jamaica in August 2010 as warm-up for the Commonwealth Games in India next October. Read More...
'We believe we can win' - Bravo harbouring thoughts of victory for Windies
The third Test match between the West Indies and Australia has turned into an open contest following an enthralling third day's play on Friday and West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is convinced his side can win. Read More...
JaVA to elect execs today
Members of the Jamaica Volleyball Association (JaVA) are slated to elect a new general secretary and treasurer to its executive, at a special general meeting at the Jamaica Defence Force Conference Room, Up Park Camp, today. Read More...
Benn banned - ICC bars Windies spinner for on-field fracas with Australians
West Indies left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn has been banned for two one-day internationals for his fracas with Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson during the third Test on Thursday. Cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), said yesterday the 28-year-old Benn had been charged with a Level 2 offence... Read More...
JAAA, Scotiabank team up for Golden Cleats Awards
In a bid to raise at least $1.5 million for purchasing track-and-field equipment, Scotiabank has joined forces with the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) to host a fund-raising awards banquet. The banquet, dubbed 'Golden Cleats Awards', will be held on the evening of January 8 on the lawns of Jamaica House... Read More...
Jamaica in line for golden upgrade - Jones' relay teammates lose preliminary ruling to keep medals
Two United States women's relay teams lost a preliminary ruling yesterday in their fight to keep the Olympic medals stripped from them because of Marion Jones' doping offences. Read More...
McDonald happy for Olympic bronze, but ...
Recently, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a decision to strip the United States' Marion Jones of the medals she had won at the 1996 Olympic Olympic Games in Sydney. One of the Jamaicans to benefit from this decision was Beverly McDonald in the 200 metres. Read More...
Tivoli shooting for the right combination
Tivoli Gardens 'A' will be seeking their second consecutive victory in the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Open League competition, when they oppose Jetsetters 'B' in today's feature game at the Leila Robinson Courts, starting at 5:20 p.m. Read More...
A good schoolboy football season - JC will be back with a bang next year
Ian Forbes, manager of Walker Cup champions Jamaica College (JC), has described the just-concluded season as a good one for the Old Hope Road-based school. Read More...
A good schoolboy football season - Bell says ISSA is getting it right
This season's urban area Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Manning Cup football competition was, for the most part, a success, says St George's College coach, Neville 'Bertis' Bell. Read More...
A good schoolboy football season - Forbes says rural teams get better support
The Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) competitions director, George Forbes, thinks rural area football is much better supported than urban area football. He is of the opinion that rural area football teams get 10 times the support their urban area counterparts receive. Read More...
