Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Tuesday | June 16, 2009
West Indies win thriller
LONDON (AP): West Indies are through to the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup after a thrilling five-wicket victory over England in a rain-affected match at The Oval yesterday."We're happy to be in the semi-finals," captain Chris Gayle said. Read More...
JCA, clubs battle
The row between the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) and its affiliate clubs - St Catherine and Melbourne - over the non-deduction of points from recently crowned two-day Jamaica SuperCricket League (JSL) champions Manchester ... Read More...
Ver may not double at trials
Claude Bryan, manager of two-time Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, said his charge and technical staff are 'quite satisfied' with her progress. However, he is uncertain if she will run the 100-200m double at the National Championships... Read More...
'Nervous' Olympic women hammered by Harbour View
"My team was a bit nervous," said Michael Peart, coach of Olympic Gardens, following their 6-0 loss to Harbour View on Sunday in the first round of the Sherwin Williams Women's League match, at Harbour View Mini Stadium. Read More...
St Ann, JDF for Senior Cup final
St Ann Cricket Association and the Jamaica Defence Force will contest the final of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Senior Cup this weekend, after recording first innings semi-final victories over St Catherine Cricket Association and Kensington... Read More...
Campbell overcomes stress to card national title
Fabian Campbell captured this year's staging of National Amateur Golf Championships, following his victory over former champion Xavier Rose in the Jamaica Golf Association (JGA) 54-hole tournament, which ended at the Caymanas Golf Club in St Catherine... Read More...
Bryant, Lakers reign once more in NBA
ORLANDO, Florida (AP): Kobe Bryant's seven-year chase of a coveted NBA championship ended Sunday, when the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 99-86 to take an unassailable lead after Game Five of the best-of-seven finals series. Bryant now has his... Read More...
Never count Bora out, not even with Iraq
JOHANNESBURG (AP): By now, it is easy to understand why Bora Milutinovic has one of the biggest smiles in football. After leading five different nations at the World Cup, he pulled his latest trick Sunday in the Confederations Cup... Read More...
