Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Sunday | November 30, 2008
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George's break drought
Members of victorious St George's College Manning Cup team celebrate after defeating JC 2-0 in the final at the National Stadium yesterday.

Spaldings, St James in final
WESTERN BUREAU:BEN FRANCIS champions St James and Spaldings High earned the right to contest the final of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup when they emerged victorious from yesterday's semi-finals.

Dussard, Edwards to lead squad next year
NICHOLAS DUSSARD, the Pan-Am International Tae kwon do Federation gold medallist, and United States Open silver medallist Kenneth Edwards topped the standings for selection to the 2008-2009 Jamaica Combined Martial Arts team...

Fogo guides XLCR to victory
EXCELSIOR'S VALENTINO Fogo celebrated his 17th birthday with two goals to guide his school to a 5-1 thrashing of defending champions Calabar in the final of the Inter-Secondary Schools Association (ISSA)/Digicel Walker Cup...

MIND YOUR BUSINESS: Cable and Wireless Jamaica (C&W) advance to 20/20 final
Cable and Wireless Jamaica (C&W) advanced to the final of the Digicel 20/20 cricket competition last Sunday when they defeated Jamalco by six wickets in semi-final action at Cable &...

'Bruce' humbles Miss Ruth in Pick-3 feature
BRUCEONTHELOOSE, RIDDEN by leading all-time jockey Winston 'Fanna' Griffiths, duly turned the tables on the previously unbeaten filly MISS RUTH to win the $3 million Pick 3 Super Challenge Trophy race over 1400 metres in a...

England to decide on Indian Test series soon
LONDON (AP):ENGLAND'S CRICKETERS returned to Heathrow Airport from India yesterday in the wake of the shootings and explosions that killed more than 150 people in Mumbai, and said they will decide within 48 hours whether it is safe enough to return for...

Arnett, Boys' Town showdown
ARNETT GARDENS will host rivals Boys' Town in a Trench Town derby that highlights today's opening second-round matches in the Digicel Premier League at Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, beginning at 4 p.m.Another derby...

Garner tips tight series
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC):WEST INDIES fast bowling icon Joel Garner believes the upcoming Test series between New Zealand and West Indies will be an evenly contested affair.Garner, the Barbados Cricket Association president and West Indies Cricket...

More suffering for Sunderland while Aston Villa, Fulham draw
MANCHESTER, England (AP):

BOLTON RALLIED to beat Sunderland 4-1 yesterday and heap more pressure on manager Roy Keane as he took charge of the team for the 100th time, and Aston Villa were held to a 0-0 draw by Fulham in the Premier League.

Adams to the rescue?
DURING A long cricket career, beginning as a teenager representing Jamaica and blossoming into a 54-Test match run with the West Indies, Jimmy Adams was often the one his team turned to in a crisis.

... Chambers out to find Usain's 'weak spot'
LONDON (CMC):TOP BRITISH sprinter Dwain Chambers intends to find the crack in Usain Bolt's armour and cut him down to size.

The changing face of cricket
ONCE UPON a time, years and years ago, the men of England, according to reports, spread their influence across the world with a Bible under their arm, a bat in one hand and a ball in the other.

Bolt eyes 400m in 2010
OLYMPIC GAMES triple gold medallist, Usain Bolt will, in two seasons, attempt a third individual world record, his coach Glen Mills said recently.


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