Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Sunday | February 15, 2009
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Captains ignore distractions
Captains Chris Gayle and Andrew Strauss are confident the distractions of the abandoned second cricket Test will not effect their teams in the hastily arranged third Test at the Antigua Recreation Ground today.

'Cobra' Gaynor refuses to give up
This is the final of a two-part feature on former national footballer Barrington 'Cobra' Gaynor's battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a mysterious, paralysing - and incurable - disease. ALS is a disease caused by the degeneration of motor neurons, the nerve cells in the central nervous system that control voluntary muscle movement.

Easy 400m win for Bolt
Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt cruised to an easy win over 400 metres in 46.35 seconds as he opened his season yesterday at the Camperdown Classics held at the Stadium East field.

World-leading 38.72 for MVP at Western Relays
MVP Track Club, led by former 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser, dominated yesterday's Milo Western Relays with sizzling runs in the men's and women's 4x100m at the G.C. Foster College.

Anelka stars as Chelsea win 3-1
Nicolas Anelka scored three times as Chelsea came from behind to beat Watford 3-1 yesterday to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Jamaica in control
Donovan Pagon struck his third first-class hundred and placed reigning champions and tournament leaders Jamaica in control against Guyana on the second day of their sixth-round WICB Regional Four-day match yesterday.

Tivoli take Bell KO
Tivoli Gardens claimed their first major football title in three years when they defeated Meadhaven United 1-0 in the final of the KSAFA Jackie Bell Knockout at the Tony Spaulding Sports Complex on Thursday night.

Another sad day in Antigua
After many, many years of poor performances, West Indies cricket got a shot in the arm two Saturdays ago when the West Indies, riding on the backs of Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, and Brendan Nash, Jerome Taylor and Sulieman Benn, rose up at Sabina Park and won the first Test match by an innings and 23 runs...

Brilliant Regal Selection lifts King's Plate
The vastly improved four-year-old colt REGAL SELECTION completed a hat-trick of wins at Caymanas Park yesterday, this is the fourth running of the King's Plate open allowance feature over 1500 metres in stakes record time of 1:31.2.

Dehring: It was too close to call
The curtain came down on an absolutely delightful, riveting and historic 2008 on Friday night as two women, Olympic 200 metres gold medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown and winner of the 400m-hurdles gold Melaine Walker, were named joint winners of the 48th RJR Sports Foundation's 2008 Sportswoman of the Year award.

Bartlett: Sports have helped to establish Ja as a unique place
In what may be described as an evening of pomp and pageantry, men and women came out in their finery to honour some of Jamaica's best in sports at the 48th renewal of the RJR Sports Foundation Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards ceremony, held Friday night at the Courtleigh auditorium.

Boys' Town, Portmore hunt big bonus
QUARTER-MILLION dollars richer. Portmore United or Boys' Town will be just that for winning today's second end-of-round final in the Digicel Premier League, which is set to kick off at 5 p.m. at Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex.


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