Jamaica Gleaner News- Sport - Tuesday

Western Bureau: While coach John Barnes was not exactly a happy man on Sunday afternoon in the aftermath of Jamaica's 1-1 draw against arch-rivals Trinidad & Tobago, in their Digicel Caribbean Championships fixture at the Trelawny Mini-Stadium...

Bolt a shoo-in for top JAAA award - Campbell-Brown, Walker head race for women's title

Jamaica's Athletes of the Year will be known today at the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association 'Athlete of the Year' awards luncheon, to be held at the Jamaica Pegasus today. Olympic Games triple gold medallist, Usain Bolt, who won the 100m in 9:69 seconds...

Dodgy weather frustrates WI

DUNEDIN, New Zealand (CMC):West Indies were greeted by chilly temperatures and rainy weather here yesterday, as they prepared to fine-tune their dress rehearsal for the opening Test against New Zealand at University Oval Thursday....

Watson powers UTech past JDF

Former champions University of Technology (UTech) defeated host and defending champions, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), 3-1 in the Jamaica Table Tennis Association (JTTA)/Northwest Development division two Club league on Saturday....

Henry on the double

MIAMI, Florida (CMC): Wesley Henry rode two winners at the Calder racetrack on Sunday afternoon to highlight four Jamaican wins as the Tropical Meet continued.The former Jamaica champion jockey landed the first and fourth races, while jockey Jermaine...

Amateurs to get prize money

Amateur boxing history will be created this week when for the first time, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) will allow amateur boxers to receive prize money. This ground-breaking precedent will be set at the AIBA World Cup Tournament...

T&T players discuss concerns with board

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) captain Daren Ganga said Saturday he was pleased with the state of discussions with the cricket board here, as both parties sought to avoid any fallout over several issues raised...

Asst coach pleased with weekend sessions

Assistant coach of Jamaica's volleyball teams, Garth Bonner, has declared last weekend's training sessions a success. Last Saturday and Sunday, the national women's and men's teams, under the watchful eyes of Bonner, had two training sessions each at the University...

Heavily guarded England back in India

CHENNAI, India (AP): England's cricket squad returned to India yesterday amid tight security to play two Test matches, 10 days after its tour was suspended and the team flew home in the wake of terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed at least 171 people...

Holmwood, St Andrew are all-island queens

Rural area champion Holmwood Technical grabbed their fourth successive hold on the ISSA/Digicel All-Island Netball senior league title, following a hard-fought 47-44 extra-time win over urban area champions Vauxhall High, while St Andrew High got the better of Herbert Morrison...

Bennett inspired by performances at trial

Following the first four-day trial match for Jamaica's senior cricketers, Junior Bennett, the team's head coach, expressed satisfaction with the general performance of the players.On what Bennett described as a flat Sabina Park pitch...

Manchioneal clip Ujama

MANCHIONEAL Community Club registered a fighting 2-1 victory over Ujama to kick off their Portland Co-op Credit Union KO campaign on a winning note at Hector's River on Friday.Manchioneal goals came from Kashane Henry...

Haitians secure must-win mandate

Western Bureau: Haiti made a bold bid to claw their way back into the 2008 Digicel Caribbean Cup last night when they clipped Cuba 1-0 in the final round's preliminary Group 'B' game at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay, to pull ahead...