Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Wednesday | October 28, 2009
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Jamaica, T&T in massive showdown
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Defending champions Trinidad & Tobago and regional four-day title-holders Jamaica will clash in the feature match of the opening round in the WICB President's Cup limited-overs competition today at Providence.

Ganga backs Gayle for WI captaincy
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):Daren Ganga has shunned suggestions that he should captain West Indies to Australia next month and has given Chris Gayle a vote of confidence.Several regional and international figures have weighed in on the debate...

... Sarwan too
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Ramnaresh Sarwan feels his time as West Indies captain has passed and fully endorses Chris Gayle for the position. Sarwan, as well as Gayle, Trinidad & Tobago captain Daren Ganga, T&T vice-captain Dwayne Bravo...

St James, Munro in giant battle
Western Bureau:The two teams that will contest the finals of the 2009 Ben Francis Knockout will be decided this afternoon, when champions St James High School oppose Munro College at Jarrett Park and Glenmuir High oppose Paul...

Brigitte honoured for 'dedication to vocation'
The Rotary Club of St Andrew North has rewarded sprint hurdler Brigitte Foster-Hylton with a Vocational Service Award, for her gold-medal achievement at the World Championships in Berlin in August. The award, worded in a lovely citation...

Big four vie for Walker Cup final spot
The finalists for this season's ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Walker Cup knockout senior schoolboy football competition will be decided today in the semi-finals at Constant Spring Football Field.In the first game at 12:45 pm,...

Take Excellence
Twelve native-bred maiden two-year-olds are down to contest today's Caymanas Park feature race for the Lester Saunders Memorial Cup over 1400 metres, among them a newcomer in ANGEL OF JOY. A dark bay filly by Vanadium out of Jamaican Dream...

Panthers, Majesty eke out close wins
Blazing Panthers and Majesty Gardens recorded narrow victories in the Jamaica Basketball Association (JBA)/FLOW National Basketball League on Monday night at the National Stadium Courts. In the curtain-raiser, the Panthers registered an exciting 66-63 win over...

Creary smacks 50
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): André Creary and Kraigg Brathwaite were again among the runs on Monday as the second President's Cup practice match for the West Indies Under-19 team ended at the Police ground in a victory for Yannick Ottley's XI against...


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