Jamaica Gleaner Sport

Published: Monday Tuesday | January 26, 2010

Ground broken again... Work to begin on JFF academy at UWI next Monday
For the third time around, ground was broken for the construction of a US$1.2 million Jamaica Football Feder-ation (JFF) academy, during a short exercise at the University of the West Indies (UWI) yesterday afternoon... Read More...

Bernard floors six as Jamaica notch third straight win
FOURSQUARE, Barbados (CMC): Dave Bernard Jr gave the West Indies selectors a gentle reminder when he bowled leaders Jamaica to an innings and 27-run victory over Guyana in the WICB regional first-class championship yesterday.Bernard, who was overlooked... Read More...

Harbour View's experience got them through
Harbour View's coach, Donovan Hayles, said the level of maturity displayed by his team was crucial to their 1-0 victory over Clarendon's Sporting Central Academy in their Digicel Premier League match at the Harbour View Mini Stadium.... Read More...

U-19s lose semi-final
LINCOLN, New Zealand (CMC):West Indies Under-19s were unable to sustain their impressive early pressure on Pakistan's batsmen and the former champions marched to a fighting four-wicket victory in their ICC Under-19 World Cup semi-final yesterday.Sent to... Read More...

Nigeria, Egypt in semis
LUBANGO, Angola (AP): Two-time champion Nigeria beat Zambia 5-4 on penalties to advance to the semi-finals at the African Cup of Nations, where they will meet Ghana. Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama scored the decisive penalty after Thomas Nyirenda had missed for Zambia.... Read More...

Nigeria, Egypt in semis
LUBANGO, Angola (AP): Two-time champion Nigeria beat Zambia 5-4 on penalties to advance to the semi-finals at the African Cup of Nations, where they will meet Ghana. Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama scored the decisive penalty after Thomas Nyirenda had missed for Zambia.... Read More...

Tivoli aiming for the maximum
Tivoli Gardens' head coach, Lenworth Hyde Snr., says his team's plan is to win all 11 games in the third round of the Digicel Premier League and send a message to their main rivals.Speaking at the end of his team's comfortable 2-0 win over Humble Lion ... Read More...

Boys' Town rock Village 3-1
Western Bureau:Boys' Town FC added some momentum to their title aspirations and heightened Village United's relegation woes on Sunday night, when they spanked the Trelawny aggregation 3-1 in their their Digicel Premier League (DPL) game ... Read More...

Coaches bemoan poor finishing after draw at Arnett
St Georges' Sports Club coach Braxton Hyre wants his team to kick its bad habit of wasting goalscoring chances, to enhance their title aspirations in the Digicel Premier League. Their latest shortcomings at the offensive end was displayed in a 0-0 draw... Read More...

Gibson backs Waulgrovians' youth to win Open League title
Despite leading a fairly young and inexperienced squad in this year's Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Open League competition, Nichala Gibson, captain of Waulgrovians, said she was very optimistic ... Read More...

T&T edge Girlz 1-0
Jamaica's Under-20 female footballers ended their campaign at the CONCACAF Under-20 World Cup qualifiers on a losing note, going down 0-1 to Trinidad and Tobago in their final preliminary game in Guatemala yesterday.The junior Reggae Girlz ended Group B... Read More...