Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Tuesday | June 23, 2009
'We tried our best'
West Indies captain Christopher Gayle says while the team did not win the just-concluded ICC World Twenty20 Championship in England, he was happy with the effort as they had tried their best.Speaking at the Norman Manley International Airport yesterday... Read More...
Gayle, Bravo gain all-star selection
LONDON (CMC):Two members of the West Indies side that reached the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup were named in the team of the tournament announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday.The selection panel chose West Indies captain... Read More...
Harbour View lift Champions League title
Harbour View United won the Claro KSAFA Under-20 Champions League, following a 2-0 victory over Meadhaven United yesterday at the University of the West Indies Bowl. However, this achievement was not an easy feat as Meadhaven... Read More...
Glover holds on to win US Open
FARMINGDALE, New York (AP): In a final hour packed with emotion, Lucas Glover played a steady hand to win the US Open. So many amazing stories belonged to contenders all around him yesterday at Bethpage Black, from Phil Mickelson's stirring bid to win ... Read More...
Bravo is Chappell's choice for captain
LONDON (CMC): A former Australia captain believes that West Indies need look no further than Dwayne Bravo for their next captain.Ian Chappell believes that Bravo is the ideal man to lead West Indies, if and when Chris Gayle steps away from the job."Bravo... Read More...
Clarendon lead SDC Champs
Clarendon emerged the overall champions of the Social Development Commis-sion's (SDC) Inter-parish Track and Field Championship, hosted at the Kirkvine Sports Club in Manchester on Saturday. Manchester, as was the case with... Read More...
Aiken fires as 'Birds' cool Steel
BRISBANE, Australia (CMC): Romelda Aiken's incredible rebounding skill and the Queensland Firebirds' fervent defence helped them to inch to a 52-50 victory over Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship yesterday.Aiken grabbed six rebounds... Read More...
Federer, Williams win, Blake upset
WIMBLEDON, England (AP): The new roof wasn't tested. Roger Federer was - briefly. The retractable roof stayed open yesterday at Wimbledon and Federer fell behind early in the opening match on Centre Court before charging past Yen-hsun Lu of Taiwan, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2. Read More...
Henry, Pinchin star at Calder
MIAMI, Florida (CMC): Jamaican racing men Wesley Henry and Jose Pinchin shared four wins in Calder horse racing this past weekend.Jockey Henry, a Top-10 rider here, scored two wins on Saturday and trainer Pinchin had single victories back-to-back... Read More...
Altidore's warning to Spain lost in translation
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP): Jozy Altidore better hope his scoring touch is better than his language skills when the United States play Spain in the Confederations Cup semi-finals. Altidore warned the European champions of the American threat through... Read More...
Victory enhances Rae Town's push for title
RAE TOWN strengthened their chances for promotion to the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) top-tier league competition, with a 1-0 win over Cooreville Gardens in their Claro KSAFA Major League match on Saturday.Ian Barnes was the... Read More...
