Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Sunday | October 18, 2009
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Advantage Australia - Sunshine Girls beaten 53-51
Jamaica's Sunshine Girls went down 53-51 to Australia in the opening game of their two-Test National Commercial Bank Sunshine Series at the National Indoor Sports Centre yesterday.

Man U back on top
LONDON (AP):Manchester United beat Bolton 2-1 to return to the top of the Premier League yesterday after Chelsea tossed away their lead to lose 2-1 at Aston Villa.

Premier League clubs lament low gate receipts
With an estimated yearly intake of only $2.8 million from gate receipts, several officials from top clubs contesting the Digicel Premier League (DPL) are complaining that they are not making enough money from match ticket sales and have had to create innovative means of attracting more supporters to the games.

Taylor 'on top of the world'
Teenaged West Indies women's opener Stafanie Taylor says she is "on top of the world" following her maiden One-Day International century against South Africa on Friday.

Briefs - Hermon Spoerri double wicket today
The annual Hermon Spoerri Business House Cricket Association double wicket cricket competition takes place today at Jamaica Broilers playing field, Spring Village, starting at 10.

T&T look to maintain winning streak
With a place in the semi-finals assured, Trinidad & Tobago are mulling over resting key players ahead of their final match of the Twenty20 Champions League today.

All set for CJ Sports Pro 15/15
It should be non-stop excitement today at St Ann Bauxite Oval when a number of past and current West Indies and Jamaica players, and World and Olympic double sprint champion Usain Bolt take the field for the second Chris Gayle-led CJ Sports Pro 15/15 Extravaganza.

A toast to champions past
Jamaica is enjoying success in sports on the world stage that is making bigger and richer, much bigger and much richer countries envious of its achievements and quite rightly so.

Sweet revenge for St James
St James High School gained sweet revenge for their first round loss and sealed their place in the Ben Francis KO yesterday afternoon when they outscored arch-rivals Cornwall College 3-2 in their top of the table Zone A daCosta Cup clash at Jarrett Park, in Montego Bay.

Impressive run by Al Fouzia
The talented filly AL FOUZIA stormed through in the last 200 metres to win race No. 1 in the lucrative Supreme Ventures 2-Y-O series, the $2.95 million Cash Pot 'Only One For Me' Trophy over 1200 metres at Caymanas Park yesterday.

Excelsior humbles Calabar
Excelsior, in a dominant display, spanked Calabar 5-0 in their Group C Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup clash at Red Hills Road yesterday.

Hyde goes to Mexico
Former Jamaica Under-23 coach and the man currently guiding Tivoli Gardens in the Digicel Premier League (DPL), Lenworth Hyde Sr, will depart the island today for Mexico to participate in a seven-day coaching course.

Bell/Ziadie Memorial matches on tomorrow
The 24th staging of the Bell/Ziadie Memorial football matches will be held tomorrow at Winchester Park, St George's College. In the opening game, a media invitational team will oppose a referee select team at 2:30 p.m.

Arnett, BT in big clash
HAVING been jolted by the tragic passing of national and Tivoli Gardens midfielder/defender Oraine Simpson at midweek, fellow footballers and clubs will be looking to refocus in their hunt for maximum points, in today's Digicel Premier League.


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