Jamaica Gleaner Sport

Published: Monday Thursday | January 22, 2009

England arrive in St Kitts for Carib tour
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC): ENGLAND, WITH new captain Andrew Strauss and interim coach Andy Flower, arrived at the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport yesterday for their Caribbean cricket tour. Anxious to sustain their recent dominance...

Tomlinson remains in charge
WESTERN BUREAU: EVERTON TOMLINSON was re-elected to serve yet another term as president of the Westmoreland Football Association on Tuesday night when the association's seemingly satisfied affiliates endorsed his candidacy for a fifth consecutive term...

Despite Caribbean Cup, Barnes still has doubters
DESPITE HIS success in capturing the recent Digicel Caribbean Cup, many loyal fans of Jamaica's Reggae Boyz are yet to be convinced in regards to the credentials or even credibility of national coach John Barnes. While the team lifted the regional title...

Sammy to go on show once more
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): ALL-ROUNDER DARREN Sammy and offspinner Amit Jaggernauth will look to nudge selectors ahead of the England tour, when they turn out for West Indies 'A' against the tourists at month's end. Both players have been ignored by...

KFC finals tip off today in Montego Bay
WESTERN BUREAU: THE BATTLE for supremacy in the KFC Western Schoolboy Basketball League will enter its final phase this afternoon with a doubleheader at the Montego Bay Cricket Club Courts with game one in both the best-of-three Under-16 and Under-19...

Safin, Federer to renew rivalry
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): ROGER FEDERER and Marat Safin rolled to easy victories yesterday against first-time opponents to reach the Australian Open's third round, where the familiarity factor will be much higher: They'll be playing each other....

Armstrong happy to be back
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP): TWO DAYS into his first professional cycling race in three years, and after a hard day at the Tour Down Under, Lance Armstrong said yesterday he was having "a helluva good time". However, the 37-year-old has no illusions that his return to cycling...