Sunday, November 08, 2009 3:33 AM

Sport

Leaders stay perfect in daCosta Cup

Garfield Stewart (left) of Marcus Garvey Technical tries to get by Rusea's High's Jermaine Woozencroft during yesterday's ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Inter-zone game at Jarrett Park. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. See report on Page 40. (Photo: Paul Reid)

MAY PEN, Clarendon - Glenmuir High, Spalding High, Manchester and Dinthill Technical maintained perfect win records in the Inter-zone round of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup schoolboy competition after scoring wins in yesterday's second set of matches to top their respective groups....more


TG face Georges in DPL first-round final

Sunday, November 08, 2009

After making history with their first-ever qualification for a major national final, St Georges Sport Club from Portland will try to go one better by topping Digicel Premier League champions Tivoli Gardens in the first End-of-Round final at the National Stadium this evening, starting at 7:00....more

Buff Bay abuzz over Georges' feat

Sunday, November 08, 2009

There is a buzz about the sleepy seaside town of Buff Bay, which is located on Jamaica's north-east coast....more

TG want to do it for slain Simpson

Sunday, November 08, 2009

Tivoli Gardens FC manager Brian Rose has assured the Sunday Observer that his team is psychologically ready to tackle St Georges SC in today's first end-of-round final of the Digicel Premier League (DPL) at the National Stadium....more

Manning race intensifies after latest round

Sunday, November 08, 2009

The race for automatic semi-final spots in Group One of the ISSA Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup quarter-final round remains a three-horse affair between St George's College, Jamaica College and Calabar....more

JFF moves to reprimand KSAFA boss

Sunday, November 08, 2009

The board of directors of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) last Tuesday passed a resolution to issue a "severe reprimand" to the current Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) president Rudolph Speid for his alleged role in the unsuccessful Reggae Boyz tour of England in 2007, which left the JFF indebted to the tune of more than J$21.1 million....more

Kangaroos retain local one-day title

Sunday, November 08, 2009

Melbourne Kangaroos won the domestic 50-over championship for the third straight year after beating Manchester Lions by 34 runs in a low-scoring contest at Chedwin Park yesterday....more

Trainer's death raises security concerns

Sunday, November 08, 2009

The shooting death of racehorse trainer Donovan Bruce on Friday evening has left trainers tense, uncomfortable and insecure due to the state of the security arrangement at the 50-year-old Caymanas Park Racing Complex....more

Arsenal go second after 4-1 rout

Sunday, November 08, 2009

LONDON, England (AFP) - Arsenal swept Wolves aside to climb to second place in the Premier League yesterday as a fifth consecutive draw resulted in Manchester City being ejected from the top four....more

XLCR, STATHS win

Saturday, November 07, 2009

St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) and Excelsior High (XLCR) scored identical 2-0 victories over Tivoli Gardens and Kingston College respectively, in their Group Three ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup second-round matches at Constant Spring Complex yesterday....more

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ISSA bans reckless father for three years

Saturday, November 07, 2009

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) have taken action following the ugly incident which disrupted the Manning Cup match between Jamaica College and Calabar on Tuesday November 3, 2009....more

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Gayle presents $500,000 worth of sporting goods to schools

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Digicel-sponsored West Indies cricketer, Chris Gayle, this week presented over $500,000 in sporting equipment to 16 primary and high schools across Jamaica from funds raised from the two recently held Digicel-sponsored Pro 15/15 cricket tournaments in St Ann and St Elizabeth, respectively....more

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Byfield wins

Saturday, November 07, 2009

NATIONAL MASTER Geoffrey Byfield is the 2009 Jamaica Chess Open champion after copping the title at Jamaica College last weekend, finishing unbeaten on five points from six games after securing a critical final-round victory over the defending champion, National Master Andrew Mellace....more

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Old Harbour's daCosta Cup manager distances team from U-16's indiscretion

Saturday, November 07, 2009

OLD HARBOUR, St Catherine - The manager of the Old Harbour High daCosta Cup team has sought to clear the air about the team's involvement in disciplinary actions handed out by the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) earlier this week....more

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Majesty Gardens look to cement place in NBL

Saturday, November 07, 2009

As teams jostle for a top-five finish and a place in the Flow/National Basketball League (NBL) Southern conference final, the race intensifies as the regular season winds down....more

Lions challenge Kangaroos for One-Day supremacy today

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Defending champions Melbourne Kangaroos will seek to retain the domestic limited-over title when they face SuperLeague champions Manchester Lions at Chedwin Park today, beginning at 9:30 am....more


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