Rusea's edge Grange hill to qualify for Ben Francis Cup semi-final
WESTERN BUREAU: RUSEA'S BECAME the first qualifiers for the Ben Francis Cup Knock-out final yesterday when an Andre Atkinson first-half strike gave them a 1-0 win over Grange Hill in their semi-final showdown at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay...
Calabar, JC meet in emotional encounter
A THIRTY-three-year gap stands between Jamaica College (JC) and their last schoolboy football title and the JC faithfuls believe that it's about time for that to end. However, to do so today, they must outlast a rugged Calabar team, which is playing for a fallen mentor....
Smith plots path to Olympic gold
CHANGES ARE on the cards in order to achieve gold at next summer's Beijing Olympic Games. However, decathlete Maurice Smith is not ready just yet to reveal his strategies. "There are a lot of things we are working, on but I cannot disclose that right now," he told The Gleaner...
CFU Club Champs set to kick off
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): A NEW-look Caribbean Foot-ball Union (CFU) Club Championship, featuring recent title-winners San Juan Jabloteh, Harbour View and Portmore United, kicks off this weekend. The near two-week tournament, to be played across several venues in Trinidad...
It is I to atone
With Wednesday's programme at Caymanas Park producing a number of upsets, both the Pick-9 and Super-6 offer carryovers. Thanks to upset wins by ALERT THE BRAVE at 54-1 and CHINA TOWN at 22-1, Pick-9 consolation prizes were paid on puntershaving six winners, each receiving $47,811.
HORSE SENSE - No honeymoon for new board
Racing interests do not want much more than to see the industry recognised for the tremendous potential which remains untapped. The sport of horse racing, despite its solid contribution to the social and economic fabric of this country, still remains a little heralded...
Jamaica on course for Caribbean Equestrian Association (CEA) showjumping title
The final leg of the Caribbean Equestrian Association (CEA) junior showjumping competition takes place tomorrow and Sunday at the Kingston Polo Club, Caymanas Estates, with Jamaica favourites to lift the title. The action begins tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.
Aussies pick 13-man squad for first Test
BRISBANE, (Reuters):AUSTRALIA'S CHAIRMAN of selectors, Andrew Hilditch, has admitted it was 'daunting' choosing the first Australian Test team since the retirement of Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne and Justin Langer. Australian selectors yesterday announced a squad of 13 ...
ON THE BOUNDARY - Thank you very much, Kitty Sharpe
THE SPORTS fraternity recently lost three people - Mickey Murdoch, David Hunt and Kitty Sharpe. Based on the reaction of the people in sport, and more so by the numbers or the lack of it at the service of thanksgiving for her, Sharpe was the least remembered...
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