Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Tuesday | March 10, 2009
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World at their feet - D-day for Under-20 ' ballers in World Cup bid
It will be do-or-die for Jamaica's Junior Reggae Boyz today when they face Honduras in their final Group B game in CONCACAF Under-20 World Cup qualification, at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago, starting at 5 p.m.(4 p.m. Jamaica time). The United States...

Injury stumps Gayle for start of ODIs
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Chris Gayle could miss the start of the limited-overs part of England's tour of the Caribbean which begins later this week.The West Indies captain strained his right hamstring on Sunday's third day of the fifth and final...

Taylor proud of 'amazing' role in West Indies win
NEWCASTLE, Australia (CMC): Stafanie Taylor has described as 'amazing' her feeling about playing the lead role on her World Cup debut as West Indies beat South Africa on Sunday. The 17-year-old off-spinning all-rounder returned splendid figures of four...

Keyes nets hat-trick in massive Boys' Town win
WESTERN BUREAU: Boys' Town were on fire in Westmoreland on Sunday, when they hammered Reno FC 5-0 in their Digicel Premier Football League matchup at the Frome Sports Ground. Three of the Red Brigade's goals came from the boots of Peter Keyes...

Shaw goals revive St Georges
A second-half brace from striker Daniel Shaw and a goal in the 39th minute from Gary Banton earned Portland's St Georges a 3-0 win over Tivoli in their Digicel Premier League on Sunday at Lynch Park, Buff Bay. Winning coach Geoffery Maxwell was elated...

Portmore remain on top
Western Bureau: Reigning champions Portmore conquered both their opponents and the difficult playing conditions at the Elletson Wakeland Centre in Falmouth on Sunday afternoon, when they clipped struggling Village United 1-0 in their Digicel Premier League fixture...

Sporting maintain perfect record
Sporting Central Academy continued their excellent run in the third round of the Digicel Premier League, as they registered a third straight win, beating Rivoli United 2-1 at the Spanish Town Prison Oval on Sunday. The match, played under favourable weather...

Early wickets spark West Indies hope
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): West Indies collected three late wickets to wobble England in their second innings after Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brendan Nash struck hundreds that helped limit the visitors' first innings lead to just two runs...

Richardson blasts out T&T on final day
NAIN, St Elizabeth: Fast bowler Andrew Richardson turned in his best performance of the season to guide champions Jamaica to a comfortable 124-run win over Trinidad and Tobago in their West Indies Regional Four-day showdown at Alpart Sports Club yesterday...

Central rule to continue - Holness predicts extended dominance of Champs
Jerry Holness, International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) Level 5 elite sprint and hurdles coach, believes schools from the central region will continue to dominate the girls' section of the annual Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships...

Mexico rout Jamaica
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CMC): Mexico completed a 5-0 shut-out of Jamaica in their Americas Group II Davis Cup tennis play-off at the Rafael Osuna Stadium on Sunday.Already with a winning 3-0 lead entering the last day, the Mexicans maintained their...


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