Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Thursday | June 25, 2009
Injuries will not stop MVP
Several athletes from the MVP Track Club will be going into this weekend's National Track and Field Championships literally walking wounded.Most of their top stars are carrying injuries and at least one, 4x100-metre Olympic gold medallist Nesta Carter... Read More...
Fringe players get chance to impress in Grand Cayman
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman: PLAYERS on the fringe will get another opportunity to stake a claim for a place on Jamaica's CONCACAF Gold Cup squad when they face off against a Cayman Islands All-Star team in one of two matches on astro turf at the T.E. McField Sports... Read More...
Sharapova upset by Dulko
WIMBLEDON, England (AP): Maria Sharapova won seven straight games during one stretch but let a late lead slip away yesterday and lost to Gisela Dulko, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round at Wimbledon.Sharapova saved four match points in a wild, 14-point... Read More...
Santana may drop defensive tactics
JOHANNESBURG (AP): South Africa coach Joel Santana may be about to shed his defensive tactics for today's Confederations Cup semi-final match against his native Brazil.Santana has been criticised for regularly fielding three defensive midfielders in his... Read More...
United States shock Spain 2-0
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP): The United States ended Spain's record winning streak with a 2-0 upset victory yesterday that gave them an unlikely but deserved place in the Confederations Cup final.Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey exposed a sluggish... Read More...
Bolt makes donation to Dare To Care Centre
Usain Bolt had a good workout yesterday, but this time it was around the table, where he played dominoes with kids at the Dare To Care Centre in Spanish Town.Bolt, Jamaica's triple Olympic Games gold medalist, not only... Read More...
BRIEFS - No Squash Champs for T&T
Swine flu fears have forced health officials here to pull the plug on the Senior Caribbean Squash Championships. The tournament was scheduled to be contested from August 13-24 but will... Read More...
The Greyt Doctor obliges in feature
THE GREYT DOCTOR, one of three winners for title-chasing jockey Paul 'Country' Francis, held off pesky SINGING-INTHERAIN by a length to win the Valbert Marlowe Memorial Cup feature (non-winners of three other than) over... Read More...
