Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Friday | November 13, 2009
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Reggae Boyz depart for 'motherland' ... Jamaicans leave island for South Africa friendly
Several members of Jamaica's 20-man senior football team departed the island yesterday for South Africa, where they will face the FIFA 2010 World Cup host in a friendly international at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein next week Tuesday...

Bridgeport, Eltham in Manning Cup derby
Former champions Bridgeport High will meet Eltham in today's lone rescheduled Group Two quarter-finals round game in the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel urban area Manning Cup competition at the Spanish Town Prison Oval, starting at 3 p.m....

Phillips loving life in Norway
National utility player Demar Phillips is enjoying life in the Norwegian Premier League following his move to the Scandinavian country, earlier this year, where he is now suiting up for top-flight club Aalesunds...

Rose battles injuries for top form
World Junior Championships sprint relay gold medallist, Remaldo Rose, is said to be working himself back in competitive shape ahead of the 2010 track and field season.Rose, who also won bronze in the 100m at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Italy...

'Legends and Veterans' lead off Super Weekend
Caymanas Park will come alive with back-to-back meets this weekend, as the Super Thoroughbred Weekend of racing kicks off with a nine-race programme today.The card will features the Exotic Stone Creations' Legends and Veterans Jockeys race over 800 metres...

Windies speedster takes aim at Aussies
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):Buoyed by healthy returns in the two-Test series against minnows Bangladesh, West Indies pacer Kemar Roach is champing at the bit to face the mighty Australians Down Under.The 21-year-old pace ace snatched 13 wickets against...

Go-kart rivalry climaxes this weekend
The tense rivalry in the long, action-packed go-kart season climaxes this weekend with a double race meet, which gets under way tomorrow at the Palisadoes International Raceway, Kingston. The season's grand finale takes place on Sunday.

Alpha and St Andrew record big wins
Action in the Bigga/JISA Prep School Football Competition continued on Wednesday afternoon with Alpha and St Andrew scoring identical 7-0 wins over Hopefield and SOS, respectively.Elsewhere, Michael Roach scored a hat-trick, his second in two matches,...

Tyson in airport scuffle
LOS ANGELES (AP):Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson and a photographer are being investigated for misdemeanour battery after an airport scuffle that injured the paparazzo, police said yesterday.Tyson and Tony Echeverria, 50, made citizens'...

Ferguson banned for criticising referee's fitness
WEMBLEY, England (AP): Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has been banned from the bench for four games - two of them suspended - and fined £20,000 for criticizing the fitness of referee Alan Wiley after a Premier League game.Ferguson received the...


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