Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Sunday | September 6, 2009
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Tivoli test for 'Lions'
Tivoli Gardens host Humble Lions in a rank David versus Goliath kick-off to this season's Digicel Premier League (DPL), a competition that is always greeted with great anticipation at the beginning and oftentimes the end.

A battle to the bitter end
I could have bet anyone my last dollar. In fact, some time ago while he was in Jamaica, I told Sir Shridath Ramphal that he was wasting his time - that as good as he is, as experienced as he is, he would not be able to successfully mediate between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA).

West Indies were almost dumped from T20 World Cup!
West Indies were almost disqualified from the ICC World Twenty20 Championship ahead of their semi-final clash with Sri Lanka, a West Indies Cricket Board director has revealed.

Advantage Barbican
Defending champions Barbican defeated Harbour View 2-0 in their first leg semi-final of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF)/Sherwin Williams Women's League match at the Barbican field yesterday.

Federer slips but doesn't fall in US Open Tennis
Roger Federer skidded and fell to the ground before recovering to beat Lleyton Hewitt 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 yesterday and extend his US Open winning streak to 37 matches by reaching the fourth round.

Big SDC Twenty20 final at Alpart today
Content Gardens of St Ann and St Elizabeth's Junction will face off today in the final of the Social Development Commission's (SDC) national community Twenty20 cricket competition. The venue is Alpart Sports Club in Nain, St Elizabeth, and match time is 2 p.m.

Wap by a head
Fighting tooth and nail from start to finish, the American filly WAP scrambled home by a head to win the highly competitive open allowance race over 1700 metres at Caymanas Park yesterday.

WICB president slams WIPA
Regional cricket chief Julian Hunte has hit out at West Indies Players Association (WIPA) president, Dinanath Ramnarine, for having not taken the mediation process seriously.

JNA boss wants strong showing against top teams
President of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA), Marva Bernard, said on Friday the Sunshine Girls would be pushing for a strong showing in their respective home series against world champions Australia and New Zealand next month.


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