Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Monday | February 9, 2009
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West Indies more consistent, says Dyson
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): West Indies coach John Dyson was still buzzing yesterday from his side's famous innings and 23-runs victory over England, in the opening Test inside four days at Sabina Park. It allowed Dyson the luxury of 'lyming' by the pool...

IPL auction one reason for England's 51 - Gooch
LONDON (AP): Former captain and batting great, Graham Gooch, blamed poor preparation, the lack of a full-time coach and the distraction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for England's disastrous 51 all out and its innings defeat to the West Indies...

Boys' Town make late rally to seal final date with Portmore
ROLAND DEAN scored a brace to hand Tivoli Gardens a comfortable lead, but Boys' Town staged a remarkable comeback and netted twice in the final 17 minutes, to draw their Digicel Premier League match 2-2 and secure their first End-of-Round final berth...

Planter reaps rewards with late goal for Rivoli
Arnett Gardens and Rivoli United played to a one-all scoreline in their Digicel Premier League football match at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday. A seventh-minute stike by Leon Strickland gave Arnett Gardens the lead...

Draw keeps Portmore atop standings
Portmore United retained their status atop the Digicel Premier League (DPL) after holding second end-of-round final aspirants Harbour View to a 0-0 draw at the Harbour View Mini- Stadium yesterday. The result left Portmore on 43 points, two more than Harbour View...

Anderson double lifts Waterhouse
Waterhouse Football Club continued their rebound in the Digicel Premier League yesterday, defeating Sporting Central Academy 2-0 at the Drewsland Mini-Stadium.Waterhouse, who have managed to remain in the top six of the league...

Meadhaven 'feel good' with triumph
WESTERN BUREAU: Meadhaven United Football Club defeated Reno FC 1-0 through a 65th-minute penalty in their Digicel Premier League matchup at Frome Sports Ground in Westmoreland yesterday. Keammar Daley slotted home for Meadhaven after his team was awarded a penalty kick...

Man United back on top
LONDON (AP): Manchester United returned to the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at West Ham, extending their record-breaking run to 13 matches without conceding a goal. Arsenal may have been the last team to breach and beat the defending champions in the league...

Eboue says he must control himself
LONDON (AP): Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Eboue pledged to control his temper in the future, after being sent off in yesterday's 0-0 draw at Tottenham. Eboue apologised for kicking out in retaliation at Luka Modric in the 37th minute and earning his second...

Sports fraternity heaps praise on Dr Smith
A wonderful show of various sports personalities, as well as a corresponding wave of tributes, was a feature of the thanksgiving service for the late, popular sports doctor, Glenton Astwell Smith, in Mandeville on Saturday. Typical of all sentiments was the line that Smith...

Jamaica suffer heavy loss
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC): Jamaica lost 10-0 to the United States and Bermuda also crashed to a 10-0 defeat, on the opening day of the eight-nation Women's Pan-American Cup, which opened at the National Sports Centre on Saturday.Trinidad and Tobago went...

Daley scores in Bradford City win
LONDON, England (CMC): Jamaican midfielder Omar Daley hit one of two Bradford City goals, as they collected a valuable away 2-0 win over Gillingham FC in the English League Two on Saturday. Daley scored on the stroke of half-time and Michael Boulding...

Nets notch up fourth straight victory
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP): The New Jersey Nets notched up their season-high, fourth straight win by crushing the Denver Nuggets 114-70 on Saturday.Devin Harris scored 14 of his 28 points from the free-throw line, rookie Brook Lopez added 15 points...

Hawthorne tops 60m field in NY
DESPITE a host of Jamaica's collegiate athletes participating at the two-day New Balance Track and Field Meet at the Armory Track in New York on the weekend, only the University of Connecticut's Trisha-Ann Hawthorne was able to score a victory while a few others...


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