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Jamaica Gleaner Sport
published: Sunday | August 20, 2006

Jamaica go treasure hunting
Jamaica enter today's final day of the 11th IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships at the Chaoyang Sport Centre in the Chinese capital with hopes of winning four more medals.

Baugh blasts Melbourne into semis

CARLTON BAUGH Jr. smashed a whirlwind century of 114 runs yesterday to help defending champions Melbourne into the semi-final of the Capital and Credit Limited Overs cricket championship.


Barbados, Guyana seek place in final

Hosts Guyana and title-chasing Barbados will seek victories to enhance their claim for places in the final, when the fourth and penultimate round of the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Cricket Challenge bowls off today.


Recharged Pakistan try to salvage a win

England were 253 runs short of avoiding an innings defeat against Pakistan yesterday at the close of play on the third day of the fourth and final test at the Oval.


WI women U-19 tour ends on high note

The inaugural closing and awards ceremony for the West Indies Women's Under-19 Cricket Championships took place on Friday night at the Shortwood Teachers' College.


Sport briefs

Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines played to a bizarre draw on Friday night, but Barbados, along with Trinidad and Tobago still ensured their qualification for the World Championships in Fiji next year.


MIND YOUR BUSINESS

The 2006 Tank-Weld Business House Five-A-Side football competition continues on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with a full slate of matches.


Performers of the week - Powell, Spencer on top of the world

Asafa Powell, no stranger to this column, ran an unprecedented 9.77 seconds in the 100 metres for the third time for a world record hat-trick in Zurich, Switzerland, on Friday.


Harding rejoins Henry with three-timer

The four contenders for this year's jockeys' championship all rode winners at Caymanas Park yesterday, but reigning champion Brian Harding led the way with three winners to rejoin Wesley 'Callaloo' Henry at the top of the standings.


Junior Reggae Boyz cruise into quarters

Jamaica's Under-17s eased into the quarter-finals of the Caribbean Football Union's (CFU) Youth Cup yesterday with a convincing 8-0 win over Dominica in their final preliminary round match played in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.


Woods and Donald set up classic showdown

Tiger Woods and Briton Luke Donald were tied for the lead at 14 under par after the third round of the PGA Championship yesterday.




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