Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Thursday | January 21, 2010
'We haven't been getting any starts'... Perry defends decision to drop Marshall
Nehemiah Perry, the Jamaica Cricket Association's chairman of selectors, has defended the decision to drop misfiring batsman Xavier Marshall for the team's regional four-day match against Guyana, which starts tomorrow in Barbados... Read More...
Confident Reggae Girlz tackle USA
Jamaica's Under-20 female footballers will face powerhouse United States in the opening game in Group B of their final round CONCACAF Under-20 World Cup qualifiers in Guatemala City today, starting at 3:30 p.m. Read More...
Arsenal beat Bolton to top Premier League
LONDON (AP): Arsenal recovered from two goals down yesterday to beat Bolton 4-2 and go top of the English Premier League. Tomas Rosicky and Cesc Fabregas pulled Arsenal level after Bolton had surged into a surprise 2-0 lead. Defender Thomas Vermaelen... Read More...
Hussey saddling up for polo
Hall of Fame jockey Charles Hussey hung up his whip on April 26 last year; but now has plans of taking up a mallet.The four-time champion jockey has rode 1,239 winners on the national circuit and close to a 1,000 on the North... Read More...
WBA to stage Haiti benefit games
Western Bureau: Sports will be added to local efforts to assist the people of earthquake-ravaged Haiti, when the Western Basketball Association (WBA) stages a fund-raising double-header at the Montego Bay Cricket Club Courts ... Read More...
Cavalier, Waterhouse draw - Boyd double gives Tivoli advantage over Harbour View
Premier League outfit Waterhouse were held to an exciting 0-0 draw by Super League campaigners Cavalier, in their Claro/KSAFA Jackie Bell KO first-leg quarter-final football match at The Spring Complex yesterday... Read More...
Nadal, Roddick take easier path than del Potro
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP):US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro held off James Blake in a marathon five-setter yesterday, while Justine Henin was advancing in her Grand Slam comeback with a win over the reigning Olympic champion.Fourth-seeded del Potro... Read More...
Young West Indies in quarters
PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand (CMC):West Indies Under-19s are through to the quarter-finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup, after Pakistan dramatically edged Bangladesh by four wickets in a tense Group D match yesterday.Pakistan's thrilling victory off... Read More...
Caribbean Strikers, Jungle 12 top Insports Community finals
Caribbean Strikers and Jungle 12 crowned themselves parish champions for Kingston and St Andrew, respectively, in the inaugural Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) All-Island Community Football Championship Sunday at the Barbican... Read More...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Shaq joins 28,000 club - CLEVELAND (AP):Cleveland Cavaliers centre Shaquille O'Neal has become the fifth player in NBA history to score 28,000 points. Read More...
