'We did not play as a unit'
Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore, coach of Jamaica's Reggae Boyz, said yesterday that the team's first round exit from the CONCACAF Gold Cup, currently on the way in the United States is unacceptable.Whitmore told The Gleaner following his arrival at the Norman Manley...
Honours even at Sabina Park
Jamaica will have to dig deep in their reserves if they are to claim first innings points from Guyana in their three-day TCL Group WICB U-19 Cup clash at Sabina Park.
Winning the toss and electing to field yesterday, Jamaica, who lost their first round game...
Bangladesh triumph as West Indies wilt
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC): West Indies handed Bangladesh their first Test win overseas and only their second overall, when they crumbled to a 95-run defeat in the opening game of the series at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex here yesterday....
Scotiabank hosts cricket camp for prep students
The top 20 players from the recently concluded Scotiabank/ Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Preparatory League are currently going through the rudiments of cricket at a camp sponsored by the Scotiabank Group. The camp started on Friday at Sabina Park...
Injury scare as Campbell-Brown clocks 10.96
ATHENS, Greece (AP): Beijing Olympic gold medallists LaShawn Merritt of the United States and Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica cruised to victories at the Tsiklitiria Athens Grand Prix track meet yesterday. Merritt, the men's 400 metres Olympic...
'St Bess' All Stars claim Milo Challenge Cup
A South East St Elizabeth Under-15 All-Stars outfit claimed the inaugural Milo Challenge Cup after defeating a Portmore Under-15 All-Stars team by 86 runs, at Uprising cricket ground in Bull Savannah, St Elizabeth, on Sunday...
Coach hails two medallists
BRESSANONE, Italy: Jamaica's head coach to the sixth IAAF World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy, Danny Hawthorne, has lauded the performances of medal winners Traves Smikle and Danielle Dowie.Smikle threw a personal...
New Hope, Enfield top JN All-Island cricket champs
New Hope and Enfield captured the All-Island All-Age and Primary/Jamaica National (JN) Championships following victories over Discovery Bay and Orange Bay, respectively, at Melbourne Oval last Thursday. In the Primary schools' final...
'Tevez ignored my calls'
MANCHESTER, England (AP): Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says Carlos Tevez ignored his phone calls and text messages as he tried to persuade the Argentina striker to stay at the club. Ferguson said yesterday that he made repeated attempts to keep...
Buccaneers, Advantage General finalists
Western Bureau: Buccaneers of Caymanas and Advantage General earned the right to contest the July 26 final of the Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) Golf Cup on Sunday when they topped the six-team play-off on match-day three at the scenic Cinnamon Hill Golf Course ...
Mexico defeat Guadeloupe 2-0 in Gold Cup
GLENDALE, Arizona (AP): Gerardo Torrado and Miguel Sabah scored either side of half-time to give Mexico a 2-0 win over Guadeloupe on Sunday to win Group C in the CONCACAF Gold Cup without suspended coach Javier Aguirre."We qualified and we feel good,"...