Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Tuesday | December 30, 2008
NZ target Gayle - Kiwis believe stifling WI skipper is key to ODI series
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (CMC): Belligerent West Indies opener Chris Gayle will be New Zealand's main target when the two teams clash in the opening One-Day International at the Queenstown Events Centre tomorrow (tonight Eastern Caribbean time)...
Breese hands in resignation letter to JCA
Brian Breese, Jamaica Cricket Association's (JCA) Cricket Operation Officer, has announced his intention to quit his post in three months' time, which should take him up to around March 22, 2009.Breese, who started out with the JCA ...
Goodison nets goal
LONDON, England (CMC): Caribbean players Jason Roberts and Ian Goodison netted important goals for their teams in English football on Sunday.Grenadian Roberts had a goal and an assist for resurgent Blackburn Rovers, but they had to settle for a 2-2...
McKay Security sets day for 'small claimers'
A DAY for 'small claimers' is how McKay Security Chief Executive Officer, Jason McKay, has described Thursday's New Year's Day race meet at Caymanas Park, when his firm will sponsor co-features for $180,000 claimers worth a combined purse of $1.13 million...
West Indies could dislocate Kiwis' ODI ranking
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (CMC): West Indies could dislocate New Zealand in cricket's one-day international (ODI) team ratings if they defeat the home side in their forthcoming series.Currently rated No.8 in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table,...
Cavaliers cool off Heat to stay unbeaten
CLEVELAND (AP): LeBron James scored 33 points - four more than Dwyane Wade, the NBA's leading scorer - as Cleveland remained the league's only unbeaten team on its own floor with a 93-86 win over the Miami Heat on Sunday night. For the second straight...
Selassie Gardens qualify for NBL
Selassie Gardens booked their spot in next season's National Basketball League (NBL) following a 71-56 victory over the Jaguars in the all-island play-offs at the Montego Bay Cricket Club on Sunday. The South St Andrew-based...
Berbatov gives Man U 1-0 win over Middlesbrough
LONDON (AP):Dimitar Berbatov scored yesterday to give Manchester United a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough to boost their title defence.The Red Devils remain seven points adrift of leaders Liverpool, but with two games in hand.On a frustrating...
Quick return sought for T&T women's world champ Salandy
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):A speedy return to the ring is being planned for Trinidad and Tobago's multiple women's world light middleweight boxing champion Jizelle Salandy.Her manager Boxu Potts announced Sunday that his young star fighter...
Gerrard arrested for bar assault
LONDON (AP): Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was arrested early yesterday in connection with an alleged assault at a bar that left a disk jockey hospitalised with facial injuries. The England midfielder was celebrating after Liverpool extended its lead...
