Burrell issues warning to ISSA
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president, Captain Horace Burrell, has issued a stern warning to the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) to enact measures to deal with the recent spate of disturbances involving...
Spanish Town still lagging
Spanish Town High beat Trench Town 2-0 in their Group C ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup match yesterday at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex.Victory lifted them to third on 13 points and they will need to close a six-point gap...
Rough day for Sunshine Girls
Jamaica's Sunshine Girls had a rough start to their World Netball Series 'FastNet' campaign in Manchester, England, yesterday, with close defeats to Australia and New Zealand either side of a victory over Samoa.They now face must-win games against...
Tranmere gives Barnes the boot
BIRKENHEAD, England (CMC): Jamaican-born Liverpool legend John Barnes was fired yesterday as manager of the English League One side Tranmere Rovers.Tranmere sacked Barnes and assistant Jason McAteer after a run of just two league wins from 11...
All set for boxing showdown in Barbican
Boxing action returns to the Corporate Area with tonight's staging of the Institute of Sports-sponsored 'Saturday Night Fight' card at the Barbican Beach playing field, which will feature the highly anticipated clash between...
St Jago making strong bid for glory this year
With the 2009 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup at the halfway stage teams are beginning to eye spots in the second round.There have already been more than a few surprises in the competition.
Ghana, Hungary reach U20 World Cup semis
SUEZ, Egypt (AP): Hungary reached the semi-finals of the Under-20 World Cup yesterday by beating Italy 3-2 in an extra-time thriller that contained four red cards, 44 fouls and finished with both coaches being sent off.
Manchester, Spaldings poised to qualify
Western Bureau: With reigning champions St James High School and many-time champions Cornwall College already assured of their place in the inter-zone round of the 2009 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel rural area daCosta Cup schoolboy football...
Cavalier, JDF in top clash
Cavalier will meet the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in today's feature game of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association Claro Super League at St George's College, starting at 3:30 p.m.Last season's runners-up Cavalier...
SPORTS BRIEFS
HOMESTEAD, Florida (AP):When at top speed, Tony Kanaan can drive 100 metres in less than one second. Usain Bolt, understandably, is impressed.
Determined Majesty Gardens, Rebels want victory
A Thrilling contest is expected today when Majesty Gardens face Runnin' Rebels in the National Basketball League (NBL)/Flow championship, which both coaches describe as a must-win game.The match will be played at the National...
Former champions holding sway but ...
Western Bureau: After five weeks of action, the 2009 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup, which started with 77 teams in 12 zones, is now on in earnest as the various teams set their sights on both the coveted cup and the $175,000...
Tracking Gleaner's top five
Western Bureau: In the lead-up to the 2009 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup, defending champions St James High, Munro College, Spaldings High, Lennon High and St Thomas Technical were selected by The Gleaner as the teams to watch in the race for the...
Balaclava High ... the surprise package
Western Bureau: When the 2009 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup started, not many persons would have given Balaclava High School a chance to hold their own in Zone E against former champions St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), Munro College and...
Bridgeport, the team to beat
With several of last season's top players no longer eligible to play, this year's ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup promised to be one of the most competitive and wide open to date.
Mattocks on target for golden boot
Bridgeport High's 19-year-old forward, Darren Mattocks, has so far amassed 15 goals in seven games and has his sights set on achieving his personal target of 35 goals.Mattocks made a sparkling start to this season's...
Silvera Memorial's for Undaunted
The progressive three-year-old colt UNDAUNTED, who has won his last four races, comes face to face with the classy three-year-old filly SAINT CECELIA at Caymanas Park today in the open allowance feature over 1600 metres for...
Secretariat heading to big screen
DOSWELL, Virginia (AP): In an era defined by a dispiriting war and a surreal Washington scandal, Secretariat gave Americans and their bruised psyche something to cheer about when the big thoroughbred captured the Triple Crown in...
Nadal, Djokovic in semi-finals at China Open
BEIJING (AP): Rafael Nadal moved into the semi-finals of the China Open yesterday by beating Marat Safin 6-3, 6-1.Nadal outclassed the former top-ranked Russian almost from the start and remains on track to meet Novak Djokovic in tomorrow's...
In your neighbourhood
CGM Gallagher Group, the Caribbean's largest insurance broker with 10 offices in more than six territories, hosts six teams in a limited overs, six-a-side tournament tomorrow at University of the West Indies, Mona campus.
Rogge re-elected IOC president
COPENHAGEN (AP): Jacques Rogge easily won re-election as president of the International Olympic Committee yesterday for a final four-year term.The 67-year-old Belgian, who has served as IOC president since 2001, was the only candidate and...
Hinds displays fine form
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):West Indies batting all-rounder, Ryan Hinds, claimed a fine five-wicket haul on Thursday and propelled his side to victory in the latest Barbados President's Cup trial match at Kensington Oval.Batting first, the Kirk Edwards...
Bravos warm up in style
BANGALORE, India (CMC):West Indies champions Trinidad and Tobago were piloted by top performances from the Bravo brothers, as they whipped Karnata State by 110 runs in a Champions League Twenty20 warm-up match on Thursday.Dwayne Bravo lashed 60 not out...
The big mystery: What's wrong with Argentina?
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP): On the streets and in Buenos Aires' pubs, a great mystery is baffling almost everyone.