Jamaica Gleaner - Sports - Monday

Roach sets up tense last day

LONDON, England, (CMC): A devastating spell from pacer Kemar Roach rocked England late on the penultimate day yesterday, leaving the hosts stunned and handing West Indies a glimmer of hope of winning the first Test at Lord's.Set 191 for victory, England...

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Wearing Whitmore's number a dream - Stevens

The Reggae Boyz number 11 shirt appears to be in good hands, as its new owner, Errol Stevens, continues to impress at each opportunity. Stevens proved a game changer in the team's 1-0 win over Guyana at the Montego Bay Sports...

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Watson, Day impressive at JAAA All Comers

The University of Technology's Nicholas Watson and MVP's Christine Day gave encouraging performances in their events over the weekend at the JAAA All Comers track-and-field meet at the National Stadium....

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Napoli win Italian Cup

Napoli won their first Italian Cup title since Diego Maradona's team won the 1987 double after they handed league champions Juventus their first defeat in 43 matches with a 2-0 win at the Stadio Olympico in Rome yesterday.Juventus saw their hopes...

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Babe Ruth jersey sells for record US$4.4 million

NEW YORK (AP):A baseball jersey worn by Babe Ruth has sold for more than US$4.4 million, a record for any item of sports memorabilia, according to the buyer and seller.SCP Auctions says the circa 1920 New...

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Chelsea celebrate first Champions League win

LONDON (AP): In front of tens of thousands of Chelsea fans, the new kings of Europe paraded the Champions League trophy through London's New King's Road yesterday....

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Djokovic faces Nadal in Rome

ROME (AP):Novak Djokovic will today defend his Italian Open title against Rafael Nadal after the men's final was postponed a day due to heavy rain in Rome yesterday.The match was scheduled for yesterday afternoon, but will now take place at midday local...

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Heat tame Pacers, level series

INDIANAPOLIS (AP):LeBron James scored 40 points, superstar sidekick Dwyane Wade added 30 - 22 in the second half - and Miami's dynamic duo took over after half-time to get the Heat even in the series with a 101-93 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 4...

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Henry hits double ton for Portland

Portland captain and all-rounder Herman Henry scored the first double century of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Senior Cup yesterday, however, in the end it was only good enough to lead his team to first innings...

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Race against time for Jamaican drivers

As the Jamaica Race Drivers' Club (JRDC) prepares for a superb race meet, come next weekend, at the Dover Raceway, St Ann, there are confirmation that one of the nation's top-flight drivers will be absent from the grid when the starter wave the green flag....