Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Tuesday | February 2, 2010
Target man - Jamaican striker wooed by Canada's national team
A promising young Jamaican player has become a prime recruiting target for Canada's men's national football team as it cranks up its efforts to qualify for World Cup 2014 in Brazil.
Canada's head coach, Stephen Hart, said he has approached St Ann-born striker O'Brian White... Read More...
Gayle confident West Indies can win ODI series
CANBERRA, Australia (CMC): Despite having little rest since the end of the three-Test series against Australia late last year, West Indies captain Chris Gayle said he is fully motivated for the upcoming one-day series against the hosts.... Read More...
Whitmore applauds locals
National head coach Theodore Whitmore was full of praise for his local-based charges after leading his Reggae Boyz to a workman-like 1-0 victory over Canada in their friendly international inside the National Stadium on Sunday night... Read More...
Olympic ski hopeful needs $5m
It's a race against time as Jamaica's ski-cross hopeful, Errol Kerr, is in jeopardy of missing this month's Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, as he is still in need of approximately $5 million to participate at the showpiece event... Read More...
Anglin juggles way to South Africa
Jamaica to the World again! The Red Bull Street Style World Finals will welcome St Thomas-born Aaril Anglin, who, on Saturday, showed the near 800 people in attendance and his fellow street stylists how to really control a football... Read More...
Bridgmohan closes gap with double
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CMC):Form jockey Shaun Bridgmohan followed up his triple on Saturday with two more wins Sunday, and the Jamaican is now just six wins off the lead in the Fair Grounds jockeys' championship standings.Bridgmohan won the sixth and... Read More...
Hockey to get centre of excellence
G.C. FOSTER College's acting vice-principal and head of physical education, Maurice Westney, says the institution is looking to establish a centre of excellence for hockey by September. Speaking at the first-ever Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF) level one coaches... Read More...
Gilbert cops double, Carter shines at Queen's meet
The Queen's School's Diandra Gilbert was the notable double winner at last Saturday's Grace Jackson/Queen's Invitational track and field meet, which started at Stadium East and ended inside the National Stadium. On the senior side, Nesta Carter stole the spotlight with a 10.15 clocking... Read More...
Campbell, Goule top High Mountain 10k
Jamaica's junior representatives, Kemoy Campbell of Bellefield High and Natoya Goule of Manchester High, ran away with the respective male and female sections at Sunday's High Mountain Coffee 10K road race in Williamsfield, Manchester... Read More...
Taylor returns as Jamaica train with pink balls
Champions Jamaica yesterday held their first training session with the new pink cricket ball. The training session, which took place at Melbourne Oval, was the first since the team arrived last week... Read More...
Gibson new West Indies coach
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Ottis Gibson has been named as the new West Indies head coach.Ernest Hilaire, the chief executive officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), confirmed weekend media reports that the former Barbados and West Indies fast... Read More...
English, Morgan secure DPL transfer
Fiery left back Irvino English and promising schoolboy Marvin Morgan head a list of last-minute transfers in the Digicel Premier League, as the January transfer window came to a close on Sunday.... Read More...
IOC considers probing US relay doping case
LONDON (AP):The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering opening an investigation that could lead to another US relay team being stripped of an Olympic gold medal for doping.Crystal Cox, who ran in the preliminaries for the US women's 4x400... Read More...
Molynes, Hampshire showdown
A pulsating encounter is expected when defending champions Hampshire 'A' face Molynes United 'A' in the quarter-finals of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Open League Consolation... Read More...
