Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Friday | August 7, 2009
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Seven Jamaica players in West Indies U-19 squad
Following their historic regional three-day and one-day double, Jamaica's Under-19 cricket team had more reasons to celebrate Wednesday night when seven players were named to the West Indies U-19 Youth World Cup squad, which will begin preparation for the next year's event...

Portmore FC beaten 1-0
Portmore United FC lost a hard-fought battle, 1-0, to five-time Norwegian premiership champions Lillestrom SK yesterday, as they continued their 10-day preseason tour of Norway. Last year's Digicel Premier League runners-up seemed to be suffering...

Digicel backs NY Carib Cup
BROOKLYN, New York (CMC): Mobile telecommunications giant Digicel has announced their three-year sponsorship of New York's long-running Caribbean Football Cup.Valerie Estime, the conglomerate's general manager for the Diaspora Region, told a launching...

Williams makes the big leap to World Champs
AFTER two successful years at Florida State University, former Vere Technical High school jumper, Kimberly Williams, has finally made the big leap. In Berlin, she will compete in the triple jump for the first time at a major championships...

Athlete PROFILE
Name: Richard PhillipsDate of birth: January 26, 1983Event: 100 metres hurdlesPersonal best: 13.39 secondsSeason best: 13.42 secondsBest performances: Seventh in final at 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Gay heads USA line-up for Berlin
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (CMC): Their sprinting pride severely dented by Jamaica's awesome performance at the Beijing Olympics a year ago, United States' track officials are eager to restore honour this summer and the superb Tyson Gay heads their roster...

Young Sunshine Girls seeking top three spot at World Youth
A confident 12-member Jamaica Under-21 netball team left the island yesterday for the World Youth Netball Championships, which will be held in the Cook Islands from August 10-20. The Jamaicans finished fourth in the last championships...

Five-star Walker
This year's Derby winner HE'S REALLY OK won his initial battle against older horses at Caymanas Park yesterday, thanks to a decisive victory in the Prime Minister's Stakes (grade one) feature over 2000 metres...

Ponting reveals details of heated fan exchange
LEEDS, England (AP): Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed yesterday details of a heated exchange he had with an England supporter during the third Test and said the incident could have been avoided with better security.Ponting, who has been booed...


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