Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Thursday | May 28, 2009
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Fraser withdrawn
Shelly-Ann Fraser, Beijing's Olympics 100m champion, has pulled out of this weekend's Reebok Grand Prix in New York City.Bruce James, president of Fraser's MVP Track Club, yesterday confirmed Fraser's withdrawal....

Bolt, Crawford to clash in Toronto
TORONTO, Canada (CMC): Former Olympic 200-metre champion, Shawn Crawford, will be among the challengers for triple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt at Canada's Festival of Excellence meeting on June 11.The event will provide the platform for Bolt's...

Barcelona outclass United
ROME (AP): A rare headed goal by Lionel Messi helped Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions League final yesterday, giving the Spanish side its third European Cup title and third trophy in a magical season...

Jamalco, Waulgrovians 'A' in final showdown
Defending champions Jamalco will face arch-rivals Waulgrovians 'A' in Game One of their best-of-three finals of the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Berger Paints Super League competition at the Leila Robinson Courts today, starting at 6 p.m...

Gayle looks to T20 World Cup
BIRMINGHAM, England (CMC): West Indies captain Chris Gayle, reeling from a cluster of poor results in his team's just-concluded series against England, wants the Caribbean side to rebound in next month's ICC World Twenty20 Championship. Already beaten 2-0...

Shiv moves ahead of Gayle
LONDON, England (CMC): West Indies batting star Shivnarine Chanderpaul made a slight gain to No.2 this week in the one-day international (ODI) cricket ratings, trading places with his captain Chris Gayle.In the latest Reliance...

Howard's magical OT shooting ruins James' Cavs
ORLANDO, Florida (AP): Dwight Howard scored 10 points in overtime to lead a sharp-shooting Orlando to a 116-114 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, giving the Magic a surprise 3-1 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference finals series...

Humble Lions carry Clarendon's dreams
Two Premier League teams for Clarendon again? That's the common motivation thread that hung in comments previewing Humble Lions' matchup with August Town of KSAFA, that will take place at the York Town Community Centre....

Olympic champs honoured with souvenir coins
To honour the achievements of the Jamaican gold medal winners at the Beijing Olympics, the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) yesterday presented a number of them with souvenir gold coins.At a ceremony at the BoJ auditorium, the central bank governor, Derick...

Walters returns
Undefeated Jamaican featherweight boxer Nicholas Walters returns to the ring tonight to face the Panamanian teenager Leovigildo Siris in a non-title bout at Hotel El Panama.

Sharapova joins Safina in third round
PARIS (AP): Maria Sharapova struggled again in her Grand Slam tournament comeback at the French Open, needing three sets and a few extra games to reach the third round with a 6-2, 1-6, 8-6 victory over 11th-seeded Nadia Petrova yesterday.Again playing...

Flintoff out of England's World Twenty20 squad
LONDON (AP): England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was ruled out of next month's World Twenty20 tournament yesterday because he has not fully recovered from knee surgery.The England and Wales Cricket Board had expected Flintoff to get over last month's...

Two semi-final spots up for grabs
Adrian Frater, News EditorWestern Bureau:With the preliminary round of the 2009-10 Trelawny Football Association's (TFA) National Rums of Jamaica Major Football League drawing to a close, the battle for the final two semi-final places should take...

Aiken and Byfield's teams lose narrowly
CANBERRA, Australia (CMC): Romelda Aiken continued her impressive form, but the Queensland Firebirds had their four-game winning streak snapped when a last-second penalty goal sealed a thrilling 51-50 win for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ...


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