Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Friday | January 30, 2009
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Kensington showdown - Jamaica, Barbados meet in top-of-the-table clash
Champions Jamaica and Barbados will renew their age-old rivalry when they clash in a top-of-the-table contest at Kensington Park in the fourth round of the 2009 WICB Four-Day Championships. The teams, who have over the years treated fans to some breathtaking cricket...

Jamaica's Ruddock, Brooks, Dixon for Millrose Games
WHEN the 102nd Millrose Games gets under way tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York, three Jamaicans - Olympians Vonette Dixon and Sheri Ann Brooks, along with former St Jago High hurdler Natasha Ruddock - will be on show...

Take The Red Skull
With FIRELINK scoring a 50-1 upset in the ninth race at Caymanas Park last Saturday, both the Pick-9 and Super-6 eluded punters.As a result, the Super-6 boasts a hefty carryover of $1,128,408, while the Pick-9 has has $1,063,664 in the kitty...

Federer, Serena march into Aussie Open finals
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP);Roger Federer moved within one victory of his 14th Grand Slam title with another dominating victory, ousting Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 yesterday to reach the Australian Open final.Roddick, whose rigorous off-season training...

Manchester, STETHS showdown for Grace/ISSA KO
St Elizabeth Technical (STETHS) and Manchester High will square off for the second straight year in a schoolboy cricket final when they battle it out in the Grace/ISSA knockout this morning in Mandeville. Action bowls off at 10:00 for the 35-over contest...

Windies 'A' on a cruise in St Kitts
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC):Lendl Simmons and Adrian Barath plundered superb centuries for West Indies 'A' yesterday to snatch the attention of regional selectors while spoiling England's build up for next week's first Test.Simmons, repeatedly overlooked...

Forbes confident Girls can beat England
Captain of the Jamaica's Sunshine Girls netball team, Simone Forbes, is confident that Jamaica can reclaim their third place world ranking when they face England next month."I think we can beat England and and I am really...

Bolt to run 400m at Camperdown Classic
Olympic triple gold medallist Usain Bolt is set to open his 2009 track season at the fifth staging of the Camperdown Classic, which is scheduled for the Stadium East field on February 14. Cynthia Cooke, principal of Camperdown and chairperson of the meet...

Flow pumps $28m into Champions Cup KO
New title sponsor, cable and broadband operator Flow, has committed $28 million to the island's largest knockout football competition, the Champions Cup, over the next three years.Partnering with Flow in the venture will be regional broadcasters...

Young taking it one game at a time
Despite a greatly improved run of form, new coach at the helm of Waterhouse, Paul Young, can only be cautiously optimistic with regards to his team's chances of rejoining the race for the Digicel Premier League title. Of course, the Drewsland team...


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