Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Saturday | January 9, 2010
Golden Cleats, Bolt, Fraser, Francis sprint away with JAAA awards
Holmwood struggling to finance track programme
Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser were named Jamaican male and female Athletes of the Year, respectively, while MVP coach Stephen Francis was down to be presented with the Coach of the Year award, at the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association... Read More...
Miller in seventh heaven, Spinner claims seven as Jamaica dismiss Windwards on first day
If the organisers of this season's WICB Regional Four-day Cricket Championship were looking for a competitive start to the feature match of the new-look season, then they certainly got one yesterday at Chedwin Park in the game between Jamaica and the Windward Islands. Read More...
Togo ambushed, Driver killed, six injured in machine gun attack on bus carrying footballers
LUANDA, Angola (AP): Gunmen in an Angolan area plagued by separatist violence opened fire on a bus carrying Togo to the African Cup of Nations yesterday, wounding at least six... Read More...
Ride with Danielle My Girl
Claiming horses from the $350,000-$300,000 group take the spotlight at Caymanas Park today in the 1100-metre Milliard Ziadie Cup to be contested by 10 starters. Read More...
False-start rule, lights for JC meet
The 2010 track and field season official runs off today at Jamaica College, Old Hope Road, with the staging of the WATA/Powerade/JC Track and Field development meet, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Read More...
Mountain View sure about scoring against 'Spring'
A fascinating encounter is anticipated when third-place Mountain View travel to the Spring Complex to tackle fifth-place Constant Spring in today's feature match in the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Claro... Read More...
BRIEFS
NEW YORK (AP):The New York Knicks pulled out a 97-93 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats with a late flurry of three-pointers in the NBA on Thursday. Read More...
WORLD SPORTS calendar 2010
Holmwood struggling to finance track programme
Manager of the Holmwood Technical High School girls' track and field squad, Chester McCarthy, says team officials are facing a big struggle to get the athletes fit and ready for Champs 100, scheduled for March 24-27 at the... Read More...
Schoolboys invited to Reggae Boyz training
When Jamaica's training squad for the upcoming friendly against Canada on January 31 convenes, it will comprise five of the youngsters who participated in the recently concluded schoolboy football season.The five are St James... Read More...
Waulgrovians poised for fourth win
Waulgrovians 'A' are expected to stroll to their fourth straight win when they oppose Omega 'A' in today's feature game of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Open League competition... Read More...
CCC make steady start
Western Bureau: The Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC), behind a classy 88 from opener Omar Phillips, turned in a good performance against Trinidad & Tobago on yesterday's opening day of their West Indies Cricket Board... Read More...
Barbados in strong position
Barbados are in the driver's seat against the Leeward Island ,entering today's second day of their West Indies Cricket Board Regional Four-day Championship first-class cricket match at Kensington Park.The Barbadians will... Read More...
In your neighbourhood
The Jonathan Hibbert Foundation, established in January 2006 in memory of the former Munro College daCosta Cup player, will stage a football scholarship festival at the school today, starting at 9 a.m.The day's activities... Read More...
Teens ensure even finish in Rivoli-Tivoli showdown
Two of the youngest players on show at the Spanish Town Prison Oval on Wednesday afternoon scored during the Digicel Premier League football match between Rivoli United and Tivoli Football Club, which ended 1-1.Owen Powell's... Read More...
Egypt eyes historic treble at African Cup
LUANDA, Angola (AP):Having failed to qualify for the first World Cup on African soil, Egypt will have to settle for a chance to win an unprecedented third straight title at the African Cup of Nations.Egypt, who haven't played in a World Cup since 1990... Read More...
Clijsters, Henin in all-Belgian showdown
BRISBANE, Australia (AP): Kim Clijsters will meet Justine Henin in a highly anticipated all-Belgian final of the Brisbane International after both won their semi-finals yesterday.Top-seeded Clijsters beat Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 6-2, hours after... Read More...
Britain's deep freeze hits Premier League
LONDON (AP): Britain's deep freeze has caused the cancellation of more than half of the weekend Premier League programme due to concerns about safety surrounding stadiums.Four of today's seven matches have been postponed. Read More...
