Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Wednesday | April 15, 2009
Jamaica take series with 43-29 victory
Jamaica's Under-21 netballers won their first international series under new head coach C. Lloyd Walker, following their 43-29 victory over their English counterparts in their second match of the three-Test series at the G.C. Foster College in St Catherine... Read More...
Rough starts for Aiken and Byfield
BRISBANE, Australia (CMC): Jamaican star players Romelda Aiken and Althea Byfield have endured tough starts to the second season of netball's lucrative ANZ Championship and are without a win from two games with their teams... Read More...
Bolt backtracks
Jamaica's triple Olympic gold-medallist, Usain Bolt, has categorically denied reports which have surfaced quoting the sprint star as stating that every child in Jamaica learns how to roll a marijuana joint.In an official statement issued... Read More...
Visa woes hit Holmwood
Holmwood Technical High School is having problems obtaining United States (US) non-immigrant visas for some of its athletes, who are expected to participate at the annual Penn Relays, which is scheduled for the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia... Read More...
JCA aims to maintain dominance of WI cricket
Paul Campbell, president of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), said the success of Jamaica's team in retaining the Clico West Indies Under-15 championship is a continuation of the JCA's plan to dominate regional cricket... Read More...
Last call!
Coaches desirous of being included in the second batch of students at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) University of Technology (UTech) Coaching School will have to register today in order to gain acceptance. Read More...
John Mills set to extend streak
Perennial champions John Mills headline a list of schools that will be participating in the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) All-Age and Junior High Schools Track and Field Championships, which is set to begin at 10 a.m... Read More...
Chelsea, Barcelona advance in Champions League
LONDON (AP): Chelsea and Barcelona advanced to the Champions League semi-finals with separate other draws yesterday and will face each in the next round.Chelsea held on to oust Liverpool 7-5 on aggregate after a 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge in the second... Read More...
Leewards win, but Windwards end second
ST THOMAS, US Virgin Islands (CMC): Leeward Islands survived a scare from the Windward Islands before securing a 28-run victory, 25 minutes before lunch on the final day of their final-round WICB Regional four-day match yesterday.Starting the day... Read More...
STETHS, Port Antonio in Headley Cup decider
Back-to-back all-island champions St Elizabeth Technical (STETHS) will seek to add yet another ISSA/Grace Headley Cup title to their collection when they face surprise finalists Port Antonio High in the three-day final at Chedwin Park, St Catherine,... Read More...
Brilliant Ricketts snares weekly MLS award
SANTA CLARA, California (CMC): Jamaican goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts had a superb United States Major League Soccer (MLS) debut for the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday and has copped the Player of the Week award. Read More...
Bonner spurs Mico to all-island crown
A good all-round performance from Nkrumah Bonner helped crown Mico University College champions of the Inter-Collegiate cricket competition, when they beat College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) in the final... Read More...
Rockets close in on Southwest crown
HOUSTON (AP):The Houston Rockets moved within one win of the NBA's Southwest Division title with an 86-66 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Monday. Yao Ming scored 22 points to lead the way for Houston, while Luis Scola grabbed 15 rebounds... Read More...
Djokovic, Murray reach third round at Monte Carlo
MONACO (AP): Third-seeded Novak Djokovic and No. 4 Andy Murray both won in straight sets yesterday to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters. Djokovic was rarely troubled in a 6-1, 6-2 win against Oscar Hernandez of Spain... Read More...
