Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Saturday | January 2, 2010
$10 million for 'Champs' celebrations
With 81 days to go before the start of the 100th staging of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships, organisers are preparing to shell out at least $10 million towards celebratory activities leading up to the special staging. Read More...
Sky is the limit for Under-20 Reggae Girl
When Jamaica's Under-20 female footballers take the field in their opening Group B game against the United States in the final round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers in Guatemala City on January 20, a lot will be expected of striker Simone Honeyghan. Read More...
In Your Neighbourhood
Defending champions Angels 'A' took their fourth hold on the St James Goodwill Open League trophy, when they thrashed their sister team Angels 'B' 28-17. Read More...
Cavalier, Santos in Super clash
An exhilarating encounter is expected when second-place Cavalier entertain third-place Santos in today's feature Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Claro Super League 14th-round match at The Spring Complex, starting at 3 p.m. Read More...
Teammates pull guns on each other
Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other during a Christmas Eve locker-room argument over a gambling debt, according to The New York Post. Read More...
'Confident' WI Under-19 aim for title
An upbeat West Indies Under-19 squad left here yesterday evening to con-test the ICC Under-19 World Cup, which bowls off in New Zealand in mid-January. Read More...
Gayle watches as Western Australia lose again
Western Australia Warriors, playing without injured West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, slumped to their second consecutive loss yesterday in Australia's Big Bash Twenty20 tourna-ment, when Tasmania beat them by 17 runs at the Bellerive Oval. Read More...
Women footballers need nutritional supplements
With less than three weeks to go before the start of the CONCACAF final round World Cup Under-20 female qualifiers, Vin Blaine, head coach of Jamaica's junior Reggae Girlz, said they are still in need of proper nutrition. Read More...
Bennett says trio has to live with the 'consequences'
Jamaica's senior cricket team coach, Junior Bennett, is refusing to comment on the likely impact of the omission of fast bowlers Daren Powell and André Russell, and off-spinner Bevon Brown, from the 13-member squad for their opening encounter against the Windward Islands at Chedwin Park, starting next Friday. Read More...
Chief to rule in ninth race
The back-to-back holiday carnival continues at Caymanas Park today with another well supported 10-race programme, starting at 12:15 p.m. Unlike yesterday's card which featured three trophy races, none is being offered today. Read More...
Ellis rides four-timer
Former champion jockey Shane Ellis rode four winners at Caymanas Park yesterday to start the new year with a bang, serving notice that he will be a force to be reckoned with this year. Read More...
Ramgeet wins at Tampa Bay
Former Jamaica champion jockey, Andrew Ramgeet, ended his 2009 campaign with a fine come-from-behind victory at Tampa Bay Down on Thursday afternoon. Read More...
Backward move! ... Roberts, Benjamin, Ambrose knock WICB on move to shorten four-day tournament
At least three former West Indies players - fast bowlers Curtly Ambrose, Andy Roberts and Winston Benjamin - are of the opinion that the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) move to reduce the number of matches per team for the upcoming 2010 regional from 14 to seven domestic four-day tournament is a retrograde step. Read More...
PM Golding bats for cricket clubs
Prime Minister Bruce Golding does not profess to know much about cricket. Like most West Indians, however, he is concerned about the performance in recent years of the West Indies team and recently, at the headquarters of the game in Jamaica, he came up with a suggestion that would lead to improvement in the fortunes of the regional team. Read More...
Young assistant coach giving something back to the game
Lamar Morgan, 26, would have been at the peak of his football career if he was still lacing up his boots and playing as a defender, but instead he is now giving instructions from the sidelines. Read More...
