Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Tuesday | March 31, 2009
Crisis talks
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP): The West Indies Cricket Board and the region's players' union will hold crisis talks today to try and break an impasse that threatens to lead to a boycott of the fifth one-day international against England.WICB president Julian... Read More...
Gayle sets sights on series decider
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):West Indies captain Chris Gayle has described as "very disappointing" his side's failure to secure a series win in the fourth one-day international on Sunday at Kensington Oval and declared he was looking forward to the last... Read More...
FIFA asks for report on stadium deaths
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP): FIFA yesterday asked for a full report into what caused a football stadium tragedy that killed at least 19 people in the Ivory Coast.In addition to the deaths, 132 people were wounded on Sunday when the crowd stampeded... Read More...
Side strain bowls over Miller
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):West Indies have replaced one left-arm spin bowler with another for the fifth and final one-day international against England on Friday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia.A side strain has sidelined Nikita Miller... Read More...
Jamaica retain title as Morton gets record
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis (CMC):Runako Morton yesterday scored an unprecedented second double century in as many games, the first time in the history of sponsored regional cricket since 1966 that a batsman has scored double centuries in consecutive matches.... Read More...
Sporting pour agony on Village
Alanzo Adlam, a member of the failed national Under-20 unit, scored a hat-trick as Sporting Central Academy hammered Village 4-0 at Brancourt on Sunday to set off contrasting emotions among teams hovering in the relegation-threatened bottom six... Read More...
Portmore focused on staying ahead
The coach of Premiership leaders Portmore United, Linval Dixon, stated that his team will be focusing on maintaining their lead in the Digicel Premier League standings, following their 2-0 victory over St Georges Sports Club at Ferdie Neita Park in Braeton... Read More...
Emotional farewell for D'Oliviera at Harbour View
After nine months in charge as technical director of Harbour View Football Club, Waldemar D'Oliviera is heading back home. The Brazilian, who took charge at the start of the 2008-09 Digicel Premier League season, has been... Read More...
'We just did not execute in the final third'
WATERHOUSE failed to capitalise Sunday on home advantage, playing to a 0-0 Digicel Premier League draw with lowly Reno at Drewsland.Starting the day fifth on 40 points, Waterhouse edged a point up the standings... Read More...
Donovan, Humbert dominate scoring
Argentinians Jorge Donovan and Juan Humbert, both playing on opposing teams, dominated the scoring in the opening matches of the fourth annual NCB Capital Markets Jamaica Open Polo Tournament at the Kingston Polo Club,... Read More...
Dyson 'happy' to stay
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): John Dyson has unfinished business with the West Indies which he intends to complete before considering another coaching position in international cricket.Nearly two weeks ago, media reports in Britain emerged that the West... Read More...
Pietersen had asked to leave tour
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP):England captain Andrew Strauss confirmed that batsman Kevin Pietersen was denied permission to leave the team's troubled tour to the West Indies to visit home.Pietersen, who was stripped of the captaincy in January... Read More...
