Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Thursday | June 11, 2009
Bolt wins Laureus World Sportsman award
TORONTO (AP): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award yesterday for his record-breaking performance in the Beijing Olympics.Bolt became the first man to win gold in the 100 metres (9.69 seconds), 200 metres (19.30)... Read More...
Windies fall short
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP): Sanath Jayasuriya and Tillakaratne Dilshan put on an opening stand of 124 yesterday to lead Sri Lanka to a 15-run win over West Indies at the Twenty20 World Cup. Jayasuriya smashed 81 in 47 balls and Dilshan... Read More...
'Bruce', Saint Cecelia headline Derby field
Guineas winners BRUCEON-THELOOSE and SAINT CECELIA head a list of 15 native-bred three-year-olds declared at the overnight stage yesterday for the 89th running of the United Bookmakers Association Jamaica Derby, to be run over 2400 metres at Caymanas... Read More...
Jamaica still No. 4
MANCHESTER, England (CMC): Regional powerhouse Jamaica and other Caribbean teams have remained steady in their positions in netball's latest world rankings.The latest International Federa-tion of Netball Associations (IFNA) ratings list for June shows... Read More...
Milan won't win without Kaka - Paolo Maldini
MILAN (AP): Former AC Milan captain, Paolo Maldini, said yesterday the club has no chance of winning the Champions League next season after selling Kaka to Real Madrid.The Brazilian confirmed his move to Madrid for a reported €65.5 million (US$92... Read More...
Rivoli's Hodges scores big at DPL awards
Devon Hodges of Rivoli United should be a happy man today, having copped four of the top awards in the Digicel Premier League (DPL) Awards ceremony, held at the Grand Ballroom, Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday night. The prolific goalscorer, who netted 25 times... Read More...
August Town, Humble Lions qualify for premier league
August Town and Humble Lions clinched the two spots for next season's Digicel Premier League after securing contrasting results in the final round of yesterday's confederation play-off series. August Town walloped Brazil 4-0... Read More...
New deal clears way for restart of KSAFA leagues
The way is now clear for the resumption of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) competitions, this after the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) signed off on a new sponsorship deal for referees with Wisynco yesterday.... Read More...
Burrell makes call for protocol to be respected
President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell, has called for respect of protocol when differences arise, to ensure continued development of the sport in Jamaica. The JFF boss was speaking in an address at the Digicel Premier... Read More...
Bolt's arrival excites Canadians
ONTARIO, Canada (CMC): Jamaican sprint marvel, Usain Bolt, created a flurry of excitement at the Pearson International Airport on Tuesday as he arrived for today's Festival of Excellence track meet at Varsity Stadium.Bolt, who thrilled fans... Read More...
Brooks, Mullings win
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP): Cuba's Olympic hurdling champion Dayron Robles returned from an injury to win his first race of the season in northern Greece yesterday. Robles clocked 13.60 seconds in the 110 hurdles at the Thessaloniki 2009 track meet,... Read More...
Elim confident heading into Basic Schools Champs
Defending champions Elim Early Childhood Development are full of optimism heading into the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS)-sponsored two-day Basic Schools Athletics Championships, which begins today at the National Stadium, starting at 9 a.m.June Gibson... Read More...
Magic shoot 63 per cent to close gap
ORLANDO, Florida (AP): Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis scored 21 points each as the Orlando Magic beat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-104 in Game Three of the NBA finals on Tuesday night, to pull within 2-1 in the best-of-seven series... Read More...
Taylor hoping for birthday joy
TAUNTON, England (CMC): West Indies all-rounder Stefanie Taylor will be looking for a big birthday gift today when the International Cricket Council's Women's World Twenty20 Championship bowls off. The right-handed opener, who also bowls clever off-spin,... Read More...
