Jamaica Gleaner News- Sport - Sunday

ST JAMES High School are the undisputed champions of rural schoolboy football in Jamaica after defeating Spaldings High 2-0 in the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup final at Jarrett Park yesterday to add that title to the Ben Francis KO crown they won earlier in the season.

England rally from jittery start

ANDREW STRAUSS and Paul Collingwood put on an unbroken 129-run partnership yesterday for England to lead India by 247 at stumps on the third day of the opening Test.

Memories of the little green table

THE ANNUAL Caribbean Table Tennis Championships serve off in the auditorium of the University of Technology (UTech) tomorrow evening. For those of my vintage, the very thought of the tournament - now celebrating its 50th anniversary after first seeing the light of day in 1958 in Port-of-Spain - brings back not only memories of some brilliant action and exciting contests ...

Cavalier win war of attrition

SUBSTITUTE KEIRON Brock struck in extra time as Cavalier beat Santos 1-0 in their Claro/Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Super League match at Constant Spring yesterday.

Ministerofjustice obliges in William Read Memorial

THE PROGRESSIVE three-year-old colt MINISTEROFJUSTICE, ridden by Dane Nelson, turned in workmanlike performance to win the overnight allowance feature for the William Read Memorial Trophy over 1300 metres at Caymanas Park yesterday.

Jamaica, Grenada go head on for title

HOSTS JAMAICA and Grenada will battle for regional football kingship in the final of the Digicel Caribbean Championships at the National Stadium this evening at 6 p.m.

Gerrard saves Reds blushes against Hull

LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN Steven Gerrard's double retrieved a 2-2 draw against Hull yesterday, but a third straight stalemate at Anfield cast further doubts on the Premier League leaders' title credentials.

Falling 76ers fire Cheeks

MAURICE CHEEKS was fired yesterday as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, who are slumping at 9-14 a year after making the play-offs. Assistant general manager Tony DiLeo was appointed interim coach.

Fastest man ... in a fast car

USAIN BOLT, the world's fastest man, touched the road yesterday with his BMW M3, one of the fastest cars in the world."It's a good combination, fast car, fast person," Bolt said of the car, purchased for his 22nd birthday by his sponsors, Puma.

MIND YOUR BUSINESS

Jamaica Broilers won the Business House Cricket Association's 35-over KO cricket competition last Sunday when they defeated Jamalco by 39 runs in the final at Kensington Park.

Gayle, Chattergoon survive early pressure

CHRIS GAYLE and Sewnarine Chattergoon survived a difficult 14 overs before closing time, after the West Indies made hay, when play resumed in the weather-marred opening Test against New Zealand on Friday (Jamaica time).