Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Sunday | September 13, 2009
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Gay gets it on the line
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP):Tyson Gay clocked 9.88 in his last major race of the season yesterday to beat Jamaica's Asafa Powell in the 100 metres at the World Athletics Final.Gay overcame a slow start to pull away from Powell, who clocked 9.90.

The truth and nothing but the truth
The West Indies team is now in South Africa preparing for The Champions Trophy.

Chelsea maintain top spot
LONDON (AP):Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor scored against former club Arsenal on Saturday in a 4-2 victory that maintained the expensively revamped squad's winning start to the Premier League season.

Inter-Bank football starts today
The league competition for the 2009 JNBS/Western Sports-sponsored Norman Goodison Inter-Bank football competition commences today with three matches at two venues.

Aussie clincher
LONDON (AP):Brett Lee's 5-49 reduced England to 220 all out and Australia cruised to a seven wicket victory at Lord's yesterday to take an unassailable 4-0 victory in the one-day series.

Maiden win for Sergeon
Eighteen-year-old apprentice rider Georgina Sergeon, who recently graduated from the Jockeys' School, was the toast of Caymanas Park yesterday when notching the first win of her career aboard 4-1 chance NAVAJOJOE in the fifth...

Jamdammers Grand Prix begins today
The first race in the Burger King/Jamdammers Five Race Grand Prix Series runs off this afternoon with the Ministry of Health's 5K in celebration of Caribbean Wellness Day.

Hot offerings in DPL
The opening round matchings were tame.

St James whip Spot Valley
Western Bureau:Rural champions St James High School started the defence of their daCosta Cup title in impressive fashion with a 4-0 win over Spot Valley but their urban counterparts, Manning Cup champions St George's College, had...

TVJ inks IAAF deal
Television Jamaica (TVJ) has secured the exclusive right to produce and market a Digital Video Disc (DVD) with highlights of the station's recent coverage of the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Berlin, 2009.

Exciting start to Red Stripe 20/20
Kensington Dragons, G.C. Foster College Crocodiles, St Catherine Crusaders and Lucas Eagles recorded exciting victories in the opening round of the inaugural Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Red Stripe Twenty20 Knockout Championships yesterday.


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