Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Thursday | January 1, 2009
Lightning strikes again - Eurosport names Bolt Sports Personality of the Year
PARIS, France (CMC):Eurosport has named Jamaica's super sprinter, Usain Bolt, its 2008 Sports Personality of the Year, for his enthralling victories at the Beijing Olympics in August. Bolt stories are continuing to flood the international media as they did in August...
Rain bails out struggling West Indies
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (CMC):Rain ruined the opening one-day international between New Zealand and West Indies yesterday, forcing the encounter to be abandoned at the Queenstown Events Centre after just two hours play.West...
Visa woes, money problems hit national hockey team
Despite having selected a 16-man squad for participation in the third Pan American Cup in Hamilton, Bermuda, from February 6-15, the Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF) continues to face a myriad of problems ahead of the event...
Portmore hammer Rivoli
RIVOLI United failed to break their winless jinx against Portmore United in their Digicel Premier League match at the Spanish Town Prison Oval, as they were beaten 3-0 yesterday.Nathan Coo-Booth, Roen Nelson and Steven Morrissey scored the goals...
Ride with The Guardian
CHAMPION trainer Wayne DaCosta's THE GUARDIAN should recoup losses in this afternoon's 1300-metre New Year's Day Trophy co-feature despite facing a tough field, including stablemate FOREVER MINE, FLAGAMAN and HOMBRE. THE GUARDIAN was a disqualified winner on December ...
Bravo pleased with Classic hundred
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):Promising teenager Darren Bravo is delighted with his current form that brought him a hundred in the Pizza Hut/QPCC Gerry Gomez Cricket Classic on Sunday.Bravo stroked 113 and was the principal scorer in the North team's...
Barbados name strong squad
BRIDGETOWN (CMC):The Barbados cricket selectors named middle-order batsman Rohan Nurse, on Monday, as the only newcomer in their squad for the start of the 2009 WICB four-day regional tournament.Nurse, 25, helped to secure his place with a fine hundred...
Prosper,Kew to kick off tourney
WESTERN BUREAU:The fourth annual Stephen 'Shorty' Malcom/Denton Melwood Samuels football tournament gets under way at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Lord's football field in Lucea. Eighteen teams are participating ...
Celtics continue losing slide
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP):The Boston Celtics' surprise slide continued on Tuesday night, as the defending NBA champions were beaten 91-86 by an undermanned Portland Trail Blazers.Steve Blake had 21 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 for Portland...
Wallace looking to spin his way into WI team
Former Jamaica Under-19 representative, leg-spinner Gavin Wallace, is hoping to catch the eyes of the regional selectors during the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) four-cay championship, which bowls off next Friday...
Nadal, Federer to start in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP):Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are wasting no time in resuming their rivalry in 2009, joining four other top-10 ranked players vying for a winner-take-all prize of $250,000 at this...
Sri Lanka see off fighting Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP):Bangladesh made a fight of it but Sri Lanka ultimately won the first Test yesterday, denying a spirited effort by the hosts.Chasing 521, Bangladesh looked in with a chance to pull off an...
