Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Saturday | February 6, 2010
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Great start!
CANBERRA, Australia, CMC:West Indies captain Chris Gayle says his side's crushing warm-up win on Thursday was an ideal start to their one-day tour and augured well for the upcoming series against Australia.

Maradona calls up six newcomers for Ja match
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP):Diego Maradona has called up 101 players since he took over as coach of Argentina 15 months ago.The latest call-up for Wednesday's friendly against Jamaica in the resort town of Mar del Plata includes six who have never...

Manchester schoolboy in Boyz 18
Manchester High forward Jason Johnson is the only newcomer named in the Reggae Boyz's 18-man squad which will leave the island today for South America, where they will play world number eight-ranked Argentina in an...

Rae Town take aim at top spot
Rae Town will have the perfect opportunity to acquire the lead in the Claro/Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Super League when they host out-of-contention Barbican at Breezy Castle in today's feature match,...

Brown bows out in SA quarter-finals
JOHANNESBURG (AP):JAMAICA'S Dustin Brown's encouraging run at the South Africa Open tennis championship came to an end at the quarter-finals yesterday, when he was beaten by Frenchman Stephane Robert.

Donaldson inducted into Colorado Hall of Fame
Former Jamaica international footballer, Lorne Donaldson, has been inducted into the Colorado Youth Soccer Hall of Fame.

'A big boost to my career'
Before Kenardo Forbes stepped onto the field to represent the Reggae Boyz against Canada in their friendly international match last Sunday at the National Stadium many things were running through his mind but as soon he...

Jamalco favoured to move into semis
Defending champions Jamalco are expected to blow away Blades United in their Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Open League quarter-final match at the...

Wanderers squander opportunity to beat McCook's Pen
Leaders McCook's Pen were held 1-1 by joint third-place team Wanderers in The Captain's Bakery & Grill St Catherine FA Division One match at the Passagefort playing field on Thursday.

UK to issue biological passports
LONDON (AP):British anti-doping authorities will issue the country's athletes with so-called biological passports, in an effort to further deter the use of banned substances in the lead-up to the London 2012 Olympics.

Top schools to clash at Jamalco
The 17th staging of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA)/Puma Development meet takes place at Jamalco in Clarendon today, starting at 9 a.m.

Coley says young Windies could have done better
Jamaican members of the West Indies Under-19 team (from left), Nicholson Gordon, John Campbell, Jermaine Blackwood, Andre Creary, Akeem Dewar and coach Andre Coley, stand together at Sabina Park shortly after their arrival from the ICC Under-19 World...

St Jago's girls hunting top-four spot
Four-time girls' champions St Jago High aim to use their distance programme to claw their way back into the top four at Boys and Girls' Championships next month.

In your neighbourhood: Robinson affair
Brothers Douglas and Nicholas Robinson, members of Jamaica's groundbreaking junior bridge team to 2008's first World Youth Mind Sports Olympics in Beijing, separately accounted for both completed events on this week's...

Winning start for 2014: Mixed bag from Jamaica's Boyz
It was supposed to be a mismatch: out-of-competitive-shape Canada against motivated and more seasoned Jamaica ...

Whitmore pleased with display
Theodore Whitmore was a pleased man following Jamaica's close 1-0 victory over Canada in their football friendly inside the National Stadium last Sunday.

World Cup campaign: Burrell: JFF will stick with home games
Despite the very high cost associated with staging international matches at the National Stadium, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) does not intend to engage in more away matches than...

'Cassanova' set for King's Plate
Nine very fit horses are down to face the starter at Caymanas Park today for the fifth running of the valuable King's Plate over 1500 metres, a grade II handicap for open allowance horses.

Shelton has high hopes for current squad
Despite getting the winning strike which saw him join Paul 'Tegat' Davis as Jamaica's all-time leading scorer with 28 goals, 24 year-old forward Luton Shelton was not overly pleased with his performance during Sunday's friendly...


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