Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Tuesday | July 28, 2009
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We did it! - Jamaica U-19s claim Cup
Jamaica's Under-19 cricketers yesterday pulled off an amazing 10-wickets win over defending champions Barbados at Kensington Park to win the regional three-day TCL Group WICB Under-19 Cup. Needing to take a mammoth 13 wickets on yesterday's third and final day...

Ver, Shelly clash
Several top Jamaican athletes, including Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser and 200 metres gold-medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown, will be in action at today's Herculis Super Grand Prix in Monaco. Fraser and Campbell-Brown will clash over 100...

Three the hard way in 4x400m
THE United States has been the most dominant female team at the senior level in the 4x400 metres and, following their success at the last World Championship, they will be hoping to continue this trend in Berlin. After posting a national record of 3:19.73 in Osaka...

Athlete PROFILE
Name: Simone Facey, Date of birth: May 7, 1985, Place of birth: Manchester, JamaicaEvent: 100m, 200mPersonal bests: 10.95 (100m), 22.25 (200m)Season bests: 11.23 (100m), 22.65 (200m)Performance: Silver medal winner in the 4x100m relay...

Windies look to rebound
The West Indies will be seeking to rebound quickly when they meet Bangladesh in the second one-day international today in Roseau, Dominica.Bangladesh won the opening match on Sunday by 52 runs at Windsor Park.

Strauss: Flintoff will be fit
LONDON (AP): England captain Andrew Strauss expects Andrew Flintoff to be available for the third Ashes Test against Australia. Flintoff has been troubled by a knee problem that threatens his participation in the remaining three matches of the series...

Johnson ready to take down Dawson in title rematch
After more than two decades in the ring, Glen Johnson still hasn't figured out "the math" boxing has forcibly tried to teach him. Being on the harsh end of several high-profile, controversial decisions - which cost him world titles...

Season best times for Jamaica swimmers
On day two of the 13th FINA Swimming World Championships in Rome, Italy, Kendese Nangle and Jonathan Wong both swam season best times but failed to advance.Nangle was first into the pool when she swam in the women's 100 metres backstroke event.

Golf the winner as Buccaneers take JMMB Cup
Golfers and golfing enthusiasts turned out in their numbers to witness the Buccaneers of Caymanas clinch the inaugural 2009 Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) Cup in an exhilarating final that culminated at Sandals Golf and Country Club on Sunday...

Olympic 1500-metre champ Ramzi faces doping panel
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP): Olympic 1,500-metre champion Rashid Ramzi faced an International Olympic Committee (IOC) disciplinary hearing yesterday to explain why he tested positive for the blood-boosting drug CERA after the Beijing Games....


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