Jamaica fight on ... Nash, Bernard Jr to the rescue

Sensible batting by Brendan Nash and penetrative bowling from David Bernard Jr towards the end resulted in Jamaica staying in the fight against the Windward Islands on day one of their Regional Four-Day Tournament clash at Sabina Park yesterday.

Time for juniors to step up, says Anderson

Following a year which saw Chris Binnie reclaim the senior men's squash title after a four-year absence from the sport, and Karen Anderson taking the female equivalent after sitting out the previous year due to injury, Anderson, who is the president of the Jamaica Squash Association, is looking forward to some of the juniors breaking through this year and challenging their senior counterparts.

16 for Jockeys' School

Sixteen young riders have been selected by the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) to undergo a six-month training course at the Jockeys' School, beginning on Monday, February 6 at the Caymanas Estates.

Jamalco hunt FastNet repeat

Defending champions Jamalco will oppose Waulgrovians 'A' in the opening game of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) FastNet tournament at the Leila Robinson courts starting at noon.

In Your Neighbourhood

Petrojam captured seven awards at the KSAFA/Western Sports Business House Football Association (BHFA) awards presentation function held at Red Stripe Sports Club on Monday night.

Goalpost issue still on the agenda as primary league kicks off

The launch of the LIME/INSPORTS Primary League on Thursday at the Anthony Spaulding Complex has brought back into sharp focus the need for guidelines regarding school-safety regulations concerning sporting equipment and how they are developed.

Milo Relays will be a day/night affair

In its inaugural staging in 1978, the Milo Western Relays was staged in the blazing sun on a grass/dirt track at Cornwall College. Now, fast forward 34 years, this year's event will be staged under floodlights on the synthetic track at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in St James.

Johnson, Deonarine steady Guyana against Leewards

Leon Johnson stroked a half-century as Guyana made the most of the rain-hit opening day of their first round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship match against Leeward Islands here yesterday.

Uncle Ken set to rebound

The annual renewal of the $250,000-$210,000 claiming race for the Mortimer 'Morty' Heron Memorial Cup over 1820 metres is the feature event at Caymanas Park today, with 10 down to face the starter.

Olympic gold medallist calls for more Jamaican throwers

Former Olympic javelin champion, Theresa 'Tessa' Sanderson, is concerned that more Jamaicans aren't getting involved in the discipline and has offered her expertise in the area.

Jamaica's road to the Olympic Games (Pt I)

Up until the revival of the Olympic Movement in the last quarter of the 19th century, athletic meets were dominated by professional runners and gambling was inextricably linked to athletic competitions. Over time, gambling led to public scandals and mob violence, which deeply offended the moral rectitude of the Christian community in Victorian England.

Goodwill tourney in limbo, but ...

The 2011-12 St James Goodwill Netball Competition which was slated to start immediately after the recent Christmas holiday but was put on hold on account of the unavailability of its founder/coordinator, Charles Stephenson, is set to start within another three weeks.

Brissett cop Malcolm/Samuels Trophy

Brissett crowned themselves champions of the 2011-12 Hanover Sports Development Council Stephen 'Shorty' Malcolm/Denton Samuels seven-a-side football champions, when they defeated Lucea Old Road 6-5 on penalties, Sunday at Central playing field in Hanover.

NFL vets favour Giants for Super Bowl win

The New England Patriots may be the favourites for local bookmakers Justbet, but as far as some of the biggest players in NFL history are concerned, Super Bowl XLVI will go to the New York Giants when both teams meet in Indianapolis tomorrow.

Burrell gets FIFA appointment

FIFA says it has appointed Caribbean official Horace Burrell to its committee organising Olympic soccer tournaments, three weeks after he completed a suspension for unethical behaviour.

Hurdlers take spotlight at Youngster Goldsmith

THE 2012 track and field season will continue this morning with the staging of two meets - the JAAA/Puma Development Meet at Jamalco in Clarendon and the Youngster Goldsmith Classics at G.C. Foster College in Angels, Spanish Town.

CTL attacks illegal light connections

THE sore issue of electricity theft from Caymanas Park, carried out by residents of squatter settlements bordering the horse-racing facility, has again come to a head.

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