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Unlucky Girlz! Duo barred from C'Rica ahead of qualifier
Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girlz gather shortly after arriving in San Jose, Costa Rica, yesterday afternoon. (Photo: Sean Williams)
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Bad luck continues to mar Jamaica's Under-17 women's team to the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying tournament even before a ball has been kicked. The Jamaicans are set to begin their qualifying series this afternoon against Group A rivals Canada at the Morera Soto ...more
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La Liga club for J'can coaching camp
Thursday, March 11, 2010
EUROPEAN-style football is among the world's most popular, while Spain is the top-ranked country. For one week in March, 100 Jamaican youngsters and 50 local coaches will get an opportunity to experience a little of both at the Next Generation Pro Ba ...more
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JCA launches 2010 'Cricket Fest'
Thursday, March 11, 2010
THE Supreme Ventures Sports Betting (SVSB) 2010 Cricket Festival was launched on Tuesday at the Acropolis Gaming Lounge by the Jamaica Cricket Association. Supreme Ventures, thorugh its SVSB brand, handed over a cheque for $5 million to the JCA to h ...more
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Sammy steers spunky WI to big win
Thursday, March 11, 2010
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) -- A career-best spell from Darren Sammy carried West Indies to a 141-run victory in the third One-day International against Zimbabwe yesterday. Sammy captured four wickets for 26 runs from 10 overs, as Zimbabwe, chasing ...more
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Top clubs to meet in Flow KO quarters
Thursday, March 11, 2010
TOP premier league clubs Harbour View and St Georges FC will clash in the marquee Flow Champions Cup All-island Knock-out quarter-final following yesterday's draw at the Jamaica Football Federation's (JFF's) headquarters. In the other match-ups set ...more
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Bolt cops another Laureus Award
Thursday, March 11, 2010
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) -- Jamaica's track megastar Usain Bolt has been named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second straight time, after continuing his amazing blitz on sprinting last year. Bolt repeated his triple gol ...more
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Seaview collect Syd Bartlett trophy
Thursday, March 11, 2010
IT was all smiles at the Seaview Football field last Sunday as the Claro/KSAFA Syd Bartlett champions were presented with the trophy by KSAFA president Rudolph Speid in a brief ceremony. The club was up in arms last week following their victory over ...more
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Sporting coach eyes DPL top six
Thursday, March 11, 2010
CLARENDON PARK, Clarendon -- Vassell 'Tutu' Reynolds, the new head coach of Sporting Central Academy, lost his first game in charge of the struggling Digicel Premier League outfit but is optimistic the vision of playing top-flight football next seaso ...more
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Reggae Boy scores in 2-0 win for QPR
Thursday, March 11, 2010
LONDON, England (CMC) -- Jamaican defender Damion Stewart netted a second-half header on Tuesday evening and spurred Queen's Park Rangers to a 2-0 win over struggling Plymouth Argyle in England's League Championship. Stewart scored soon after the br ...more
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Munro, JC in U-19 hockey final
Thursday, March 11, 2010
DEFENDING champions Munro College will face Jamaica College (JC) in the final of the ISSA/JHF Schools Under-19 League next week Wednesday at Mona after semi-final victories last Tuesday. Brandon Clarke added his sixth goal of the season when he scor ...more
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Young stars on show at Central Champs
Thursday, March 11, 2010
THE fourth MILO Central Champs runs off today at GC Foster College in St Catherine with a record 40 schools including two new ones, Ascott High and Hydel High. The two-day meet will begin at 9:30 am each day and will feature defending girls and boys ...more
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H'View, Cavalier ahead in KSAFA Confed U-17
Thursday, March 11, 2010
HARBOUR View scored their fifth consecutive win in the Claro/KSAFA Under-17 Confed League on Tuesday after beating third-placed Waterhouse 4-1 at home to lead with 15 points -- two more than Cavalier. The competition's leading scorer Jorginho James ...more
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Ja name U-16 netball squad for April event
Thursday, March 11, 2010
DESPITE having a close to impeccable record at the event, defending champions Jamaica will be taking nothing for granted as they prepare for next month's Jean Pierre Youth Netball Championship in Barbados. So says assistant coach Minneth Reynolds of ...more
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Madrid, Milan out of Champions League
Thursday, March 11, 2010
LONDON (AP) -- Big-spending Real Madrid were knocked out of the Champions League by Lyon yesterday and Manchester United spoiled David Beckham's return to Old Trafford with a 4-0 victory over AC Milan. Madrid were held 1-1 at home by Lyon, which mea ...more
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Girlz delayed - Time against U-17s after flight hiccup
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
AT press time, the Under-17 Reggae Girlz were still languishing at the Norman Manley International Airport as their flight out of Kingston was delayed. American Airlines flight AA 628 to Miami was first indefinitely delayed until airline officials g ...more
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New-look Sabina pitch for S'Africa series
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
WHEN South Africa arrive for the final game in the five-match limited-overs series on June 3, they will find a Sabina Park pitch with a distinct grass surface, according to Jamaica Cricket Associaton (JCA) interim curator Oneil Cruickshank. The venu ...more
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Boys' Town strive to beat growing pains
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
GROWING pains, lack of motivation, an ageing team beset by injuries and a shortage of resources are impeding the progress of Boys' Town in the third round of the Digicel Premier League, according to technical director Andrew Price. The Red Brigade ...more
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Judge urges JCA to reform rules
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
THE Supreme Court has upheld a ruling by the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) regarding the use of an ineligible player, but has urged the local body to reform their laws. The local cricketing body scored a major win in the courts las ...more
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Windies hunt lead in third ODI
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) -- A resurgent West Indies will chase a crucial series lead in the third One-Day International on Wednesday, as they seek to assert their authority over a troublesome Zimbabwe. Upset in the opening encounter in Guyana las ...more
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Kim Smith cops sprint double at NAIA
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee (CMC) -- Jamaican Kimberly Smith sped to the sprint double and led a flurry of Caribbean winners at the National Association of Inter-collegiate Athletics (NAIA) Indoor Track and Field Championships this past wee ...more
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NBA dream draws closer for Samuels
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
AS Samardo Samuels heads to New York City this weekend for the Big East Tournament, he must be somewhat relieved and satisfied with this season. It started with much uncertainty, both in terms of whether he would go pro after his sophomore year or ...more
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Triple goalscorer Kemar Mitchell of Jamaica College (right) attempts a shot while teammate Nico Hunter (background) and Rameish McCalla of Tivoli Gardens High look on during their Under-19 semi-final game at the Mona Facility yesterday. JC won 3-0 an ...more
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Lara says region still needs academy
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
LONDON, England (CMC) -- West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has reiterated his call for a Caribbean cricket academy. The 40-year-old Lara, who quit international cricket in 2007 following the Cricket World Cup in the region, said this initiative ...more
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All set for weekend's Mayberry swim meet
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
SOME 900 swimmers from 40 schools will take part in the 12th staging of the Mayberry Investments Swim Meet this Friday and Saturday at Bournemouth Bath, off Norman Manley Highway in Kingston. The high school and university section will get un ...more
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Harmony face Holland in Trelawny clash
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
BOUNTY HALL, Trelawny -- There could be a new leader in the Trelawny Football Association's National Rums of Jamaica Major league this afternoon after joint second-placed teams, Harmony FC and Holland United meet for a rescheduled game at the Bounty ...more
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Fairburn win again in 40-over league
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
MAY PEN, Clarendon -- Fairburn are now sole leaders of Group A, after half-centuries from Omar Knight, Kevin Walters and Fernando Howe carried them to a big 225-run victory over Treadlight in second-round action of the Clarendon Cricket Association's ...more
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