Jamaica Gleaner News- Sport - Monday

Leaders Harbour View sting Village 2-1

Western Bureau: End-of-first-round final champions, Harbour View FC, made Village United pay for a spate of missed chances in the first half when they fought back strongly in the second half to score a 2-1 win, in yesterday's Digicel Premier League fixture at the Elleston Wakeland...

Foreign-based trio due later

Three more members of Jamaica's overseas-based contingent for the Digicel Caribbean Championship are expected to arrive in the island today, ahead of Wednesday's opening fixture against Barbados at the National Stadium. Joining the 20-man team this afternoon ...

Arsenal stun Blues

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Chelsea lost ground in the Barclays English Premier League title race yesterday after being upset 2-1 by Arsenal, enabling defending champions Manchester United to close the gap to five points with a 1-0 victory over Manchester...

Own-goal denies Sporting victory

WESTERN BUREAU: A defender's goal minutes from full time resulted in Sporting Central Academy drawing 1-1 with Reno Football Club in their Digicel Premier League match-up at the Frome Sports Club in Westmoreland. The Christopher Dawes-coached Sporting Central went ahead...

Tivoli whittle down depleted Meadhaven

IT took Tivoli Gardens 68 minutes to crack 10-man Meadhaven, before registering a 2-0 win over the struggling promoted side in their second round Digicel Premier League encounter at Constant Spring yesterday. Unmarked Damion Gordon's tame shot...

Georges string up Waterhouse at Lynch Park

St Georges Sports Club again tightened the noose on a Digicel Premier League opponent again at Lynch Park, as Daniel Shaw 33rd minute free kick earned the Portland team a 1-0 victory over Waterhouse yesterday. St Georges completely dominated the first half...

Sri Lanka sweep series 5-0 after 19-run win

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP): Muttiah Muralitharan took five wickets yesterday to lead Sri Lanka to a 19-run win over Zimbabwe and a 5-0 sweep in the limited-overs series.After Sri Lanka were bowled out for 152 for its lowest total in the series, Muralitharan...

Controversial goal seals victory for Boys' Town

A controversial 45-yard blast by Daemion Benjamin saw Boys' Town claim a 1-0 victory over rivals Arnett Gardens, in the latest instalment of the Trench Town derby, in the Digicel Premier League (DPL) at the Anthony Spaulding Complex yesterday...

Johnson to get another crack at world crown

MIAMI, Florida (CMC): Jamaica's former world champion, Glen Johnson, is now in pole position for a major title fight after the World Boxing Council (WBC) confirmed him as the mandatory challenger for the light-heavyweight title. The WBC confirmed recently...

Henry scores

MIAMI, Florida (CMC): Jamaican jockey Wesley Henry delivered a confident front-running ride with the filly Oilgonewile, to score an upset win in the Live Oak GTOBA Debutante Stakes at Calder on Saturday afternoon.Oilgonewile, a 13-to-1 bet in...

Barbados looking to topple Jamaica, T&T

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): The Barbados captain, Norman Forde, is anxious to shock more fancied teams at the 2008 Digicel Caribbean Championship finals as he and his teammates take aim at their first-ever regional title.The Barbadians, currently ranked...