Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Tuesday | April 28, 2009
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Jamaica poised after massive win
Jamaica's Under-16 netballers registered their fourth consecutive victory in the Jean Pierre Caribbean Championships, hammering Barbados 54-19 at the Leila Robinson Courts late yesterday evening.In the evening's other games, Trinidad and Tobago defeated St Lucia 40-26 ...

Taylor to test fitness against Lions
CHELMSFORD, England (CMC): Fast bowler Jerome Taylor will test his match readiness when he lines up against England Lions on Friday in West Indies' final tour game before the first Test bowls off next week. Taylor was expected to arrive in England...

We're confident of doing well - Dyson
CHELMSFORD, England (CMC): West Indies have remained upbeat ahead of their preparation for the upcoming Test series even though rain ruined the final day of their three-day tour match against Essex yesterday.Heavy rain on Sunday night continued into yesterday...

Lennon continue march towards title
Defending champions Lennon High School will continue the journey to their second hold on the Inter-secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) girls' football title, when they play St Jago High School in one of two semi-final round encounters at the Prison Oval...

Siblings sharing success - Tracey sisters enjoying memorable moments on and off the track
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Their journey began Thursday morning, in wind-swept, chilly and overcast conditions. It was crowned two days later by brilliant sunshine and roaring, joyous ovation from nearly 50,000 fans - a huge chunk of them Jamaicans...

Crumbie, Sinclair top interscholastic tourney
Versan's Camarsh Crumbie and KBC Learning's Siquena Sinclair were the toast of the Burger King Interscholastic tennis tournament, copping the boys' and girls' Under-18 titles, respectively, as the tournament came to a close at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre on Sunday...

Portmore dish out massive assist - DPL champs make multiple grants off J$124m Austin deal
Following the transfer of their star midfielder Rudolph Austin to Norwegian football club Sports-klubben Brann, worth $1,050,000 pounds (J$124 million), Portmore United yesterday announced a series of initiatives aimed at giving back to its community and other institutions...

Title race wide open
The race for championship honours in the KSAFA Super League was thrown on its head on Saturday when Cavalier recorded a hard-fought 1-0 win over leaders August Town at the UWI Bowl. David Riley headed home the all-important goal in the 83rd minute...

Walsh hoping to transfer skills to youth at clinics
Former West Indies captain Courtney Walsh, the former record holder for the most wickets in Tests, is hoping to impart much of the knowledge and skills gained during his career to youngsters participating in the Supreme Ventures/Courtney Walsh Cricket Clinics...

FIFA empowers refs to delay matches for security reasons
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP): FIFA said yesterday that World Cup match referees have the authority to delay kick-offs for safety reasons, after 19 fans were killed in a stampede at a stadium in the Ivory Coast.Football's governing body has also asked...


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