Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Sunday | April 5, 2009
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KC by a whisker!
In one of the closest finishes ever in the history of Boys and Girls' Championships, Kingston College (KC) dethroned defending champions Calabar by 1.5 points to lift the winning trophy for the 31st time at the National Stadium last night.

Sisters going to the top together
Two days before the start of the annual GraceKennedy/ISSA Boys and Girls' Championships, Millicent Gallimore-Bailey told her older daughter, Nikita Tracey, that her sister, Ristananna Tracey, would defeat her in the 400m hurdles open at the meet, but the response was "Mom, are you crazy?"

First innings battle in MoBay
Guyana, behind Narsingh Deonarine, who became the first batsman to score a 1,000 runs in a single regional domestic season, were battling along at 268 for six in reply to Jamaica's first innings 389 at the close of play on yesterday's second day of their 13th round fixture at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay.

Jackson a Carib Games ambassador
Jamaica's Grace Jackson, the 1988 Seoul Olympics 200 metres silver medallist, was yesterday officially named as an ambassador to the Caribbean Games which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago July 12-19.

Champions KO semis today - vs Boys' Town at 3 p.m., Waterhouse vs Tivoli at 5:30
It should be non-stop excitement at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex today with the playing of the semi-finals of the Jamaica Football Federation's All-Island Flow Champions Cup KO.

India in control
Zaheer Khan claimed his sixth five-wicket Test haul and Mahendra Singh Dhoni held six catches as New Zealand was dismissed for 197 runs in reply to India's first innings of 379 on the second day of the third cricket Test yesterday.

Saint Cecelia, 'Bruce' on top in Guineas
The lightly raced SAINT CECELIA, running at odds of 4-1, and 4-5 favourite BRUCEONTHELOOSE won the season's first classics, the 1000 and 2000 Guineas, respectively, in contrasting fashion before a bumper crowd at Caymanas Park yesterday.

Liverpool take lead
Liverpool substitute Yossi Benayoun scored in stoppage time yesterday to secure a 1-0 victory at Fulham that piles more pressure on defending champion Manchester United in the title race.

WI still eighth in ODIs
West Indies' loss to England in their five-match one-day inter-national (ODI) series on Friday did them no favours as they remained stagnant in eighth spot in the ICC one-day rankings.

Unreasonable expectations in sports
Jamaica has a long and rich history in sport, and no one can question that.Ever since George Headley broke on the scene in 1930, this country ... has produced some of the best sportsmen and sportswomen in the world.

Tivoli Gardens 'A' put unbeaten run on the line
Former champions Tivoli Gardens 'A' will put their unbeaten record on the line when they play Waulgrovians 'A' in today's feature game of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) Berger Paints Super League competition at the Leila Robinson Courts at 7:10 p.m.


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