Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Thursday | April 30, 2009
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Richards proud to have led U-16s to title
National Under-16 captain Shereesha Richards feels proud to have led Jamaica to championship honours in the Jean Pierre Caribbean Championships, which ended at Leila Robinson Courts last night.Jamaica went unbeaten in their...

Upbeat Taylor ready to charge at England
Fast bowler Jerome Taylor, who joined the West Indies team earlier this week for the upcoming series against England, said he was eagerly looking forward to the challenge.The athletic 24-year-old was comfortable as he bowled in the nets at Derby County...

PM approves model for McKenley statue
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has approved the model of the statue that will be erected in honour of Olympic great, Herb McKenley.Sculpted by noted Jamaican artist Basil Watson, the presentation was made in the presence of Minister of Youth, Sports and...

Portmore maintain six-point lead
Portmore United secured a hard fought 0-0 draw with second place Harbour View at Ferdie Neita Park yesterday, to maintain their six-point lead atop the standings in the Digicel Premier League.Portmore...

Tivoli maul BT
Tivoli Gardens had revenge on their minds when they slammed rivals Boys' Town 4-0 in the Digicel Premier League to end the penultimate round of the compe-tition on a high note at Collie Smith Drive yesterday.

Felix changes strides to pursue Campbell-Brown
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (USA):It took a whole lot of soul searching and some tinkering with her preparations, but American Allyson Felix believes she should be just right by the time her rivalry against Jamaica's Veronica...

Big three save Celtics
BOSTON (AP):Paul Pierce made three straight jump shots in the final 77 seconds of overtime as the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Chicago Bulls 106-104 on Tuesday night and take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven play-off series.Rajon Rondo scored 28...

Six CERA cases known
LONDON (AP): The gold medallist in one of track and field's glamour races and a silver winner in cycling are among six athletes from the Beijing Games nabbed for blood doping in the latest Olympic drug scandal.National sports bodies in Bahrain and Italy...

Jamalco seek win
The Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Berger Paints Super League competition resumes today after a two-week break, with four matches at the Leila Robinson Courts.In the day's feature, defending champions Jamalco oppose Hampshire 'A', Speg 'A' tackle...

Satisfier delights in lifting Centenary Cup
Veteran campaigner SATISFIER won the City of Kingston Centenary Cup high claiming feature in a driving finish at Caymanas Park yesterday, to record his 27th career win and his fourth from five starts this season.

Battle on for Test spots
DERBY, England (CMC):Several players will try to cement their places when West Indies face the England Lions in a four-day tour match, starting today.The next four days should have been a final dress rehearsal for the visitors ahead of the opening Test...

Man United beat Arsenal
MANCHESTER, England (AP): John O'Shea gave defending champion Manchester United a 1-0 victory over Arsenal yesterday in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.The fullback scored in the 18th minute after Arsenal failed to clear a corner.


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