Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Tuesday | February 17, 2009
West Indies chase mammoth total
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): West Indies made an unsteady start to their first innings, following Paul Collingwood's eighth Test hundred which put England in control of the third Test yesterday. West Indies, replying to England's first innings total of 566... Read More...
Jamaica overtaken after draw with lowly Guyana
PROVIDENCE, Guyana (CMC): Guyana snapped their four-game losing streak and held title-holders Jamaica to a draw, in their sixth-round WICB Regional Four-day match, which ended yesterday at the National Stadium. The Jamaicans tried to engineer an outright... Read More...
Under-20 Reggae Boyz sharpen up against classy Mexico
Jamaica's Under-20 Reggae Boyz will continue their preparation for the World Cup qualifying Under-20 Finals when they tackle Mexico in a friendly at 7 p.m. at Ferdie Neita Park, Portmore. The 28-member Mexican delegation that arrived in the island yesterday... Read More...
Dream return for Eduardo
LONDON (AP): Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva had a dream return to club football nearly a year after breaking his leg, scoring twice in a 4-0 win over Cardiff in their FA Cup replay Monday night and ensuring the Gunners advanced to the tournament's fifth round... Read More...
Dyson concerned about pitch at ARG
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): John Dyson accepts that West Indies will face an uphill struggle over the last three days to stay competitive in the third Test against England on an Antigua Recreation Ground pitch that has started to play unevenly.... Read More...
Special Olympians get warm reception
Jamaica's Special Olympic athletes got a warm reception on their arrival from the World Winter Games in Boise, Idaho, at the Norman Manley International Airport yesterday.
The athletes were met by Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, Minister of Sports, who presented them with gift baskets.... Read More...
Hot Seba win big against Bamboo FC
Western Bureau: Mid-season champions Seba United continue to put daylight between themselves and the other contenders in the 2008-09 Captain's Bakery Western Super League, when they defeated Bamboo FC 3-0 to move five points clear atop the 12-team standings... Read More...
Jamaica girls blank Bermuda 2-0 to grab seventh spot
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC): Top Caribbean side Trini-dad and Tobago had to settle for fourth place and Jamaica finished seventh in the eight-nation Women's Pan American Cup hockey on Sunday.The Jamaicans secured seventh spot with a 2-0 victory over hosts... Read More...
Ramgeet bags winner at Tampa
TAMPA BAY, Florida (CMC): Kirk Ziadie stayed atop the trainers' standings with one victory Saturday and Andrew Ramgeet rode one winner as the Jamaican pair sustained their prominence in the current Tampa Bay Downs meet. Ziadie's win with the seven-year-old... Read More...
