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Spirit of Australia leads Lightning Bolt
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Spirit of Australia leads Lightning Bolt
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 19, 2010
PORT ANTONIO, Portland -- Spirit of Australia, captained by Brenton Hall, came into the Errol Flynn Marina at 3:46 pm followed by Hull and Humber (Uni...
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PJ Patterson impressed with Cricket Hall of Fame
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PJ Patterson impressed with Cricket Hall of Fame
May 19, 2010
MEMBERS of the Cricket Hall of Fame located in Hartford, Connecticut, recently had the pleasure of hosting former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson...
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Bolt clocks 9.86 in 100m
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Bolt clocks 9.86 in 100m
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May 19, 2010
DAEGU, South Korea (CMC) — Sprint wonder Usain Bolt opened his international 100 metres campaign impressively when he dismissed the field at the Colou...
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Sevilla top Atletico in Copa del Rey
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May 19, 2010
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Diego Capel scored early and Jesus Navas added a second late as Sevilla beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 yesterday to secure their se...
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Regional board proposes new hockey series
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May 18, 2010
A two-tiered Pan Am Cup series, replacing the existing the Pan American Cups, was one of the highlights of the three-day Pan American Hockey Federatio...
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Grenadian James PRs at SEC meet
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Grenadian James PRs at SEC meet
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May 18, 2010
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (CMC) -- Rising Grenadian star Kirani James lowered his personal best for the second time in two months when he clocked 45.01 sec...
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Photographs: Usain Bolt wins 3-D 100m
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Photographs: Usain Bolt wins 3-D 100m
Sheneka Dias Observer Writer 
May 18, 2010
South Korea win broadcast live in 3-D TRIPLE world record holder Usain Bolt won the 100 metres in 9.86 seconds as he romped to victory in his season d...
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Sunshine Girls gear-up with training camp
May 18, 2010
JAMAICA'S Sunshine Girls began preparations for their busy four-month schedule with a training camp held at their netball house, the 'Sunshine Chalet'...
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Windies try again
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Windies try again
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May 18, 2010
Tackle SA after WT20 flop ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda (AFP) — South Africa will be looking to restore self-belief, when they open their tour of the...
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Shillingford puts ‘A’ team in command
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May 18, 2010
DHAKA, Bangladesh (CMC) -- West Indies 'A' seized control of the opening four-day "Test" against Bangladesh 'A' yesterday, after bundling the hosts ou...
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Tomorrow’s People inch towards semis
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Tomorrow’s People inch towards semis
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
May 18, 2010
TUCKER, St James — Former champions Tomorrow's People inched towards a place in the semi-finals of the St James Football Association's Claro Senior Le...
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Franklyn visits Cricket Hall of Fame in Hartford
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Franklyn visits Cricket Hall of Fame in Hartford
May 18, 2010
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Delano Franklyn stopped by the Cricket Hall of Fame in Hartford, Connecticut, on Wednesday, April 28, to make a presentation about his...
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Super League teams hunt DPL berths
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Super League teams hunt DPL berths
BY LIVINGSTON SCOTT Observer staff reporter 
May 18, 2010
THE race for two spots in next season's Digicel Premier League (DPL) starts today with Reno taking on Cavalier at Frome and Meadows facing Benfica at ...
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Racers arriving for Caribbean Champs
May 18, 2010
THE teams of race drivers and motor cyclists from Guyana and Barbados will begin arriving in the island today and tomorrow for Monday's Caribbean Moto...
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Comfort hunt second win in Div One quarters
Oshane Tobias 
May 18, 2010
MAY PEN, Clarendon -- Group A leaders Comfort will be going for their second straight win in the quarter-final round of the FX Trader/Clarendon Footba...
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Wretched Windies! Pathetic home side bows in first T20
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Wretched Windies! Pathetic home side bows in first T20
CMC 
May 18, 2010
NORTH SOUND, Antigua (CMC) — Beleaguered West Indies slumped to another miserable defeat yesterday with a 13-run beating by South Africa that condemne...
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Ben Johnson to speak at Sports Symposium
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Ben Johnson to speak at Sports Symposium
May 18, 2010
JAMAICAN-BORN Ben Johnson, who enjoyed a high-profile athletics career during the 1980s, has accepted an invitation to be a panellist at the inaugural...
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Romario to run for Congress
May 18, 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — The Brazilian Socialist Party says that national football great Romario will be one of its candidates for a seat in Cong...
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Miller says ready to face Proteas
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Miller says ready to face Proteas
Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
May 18, 2010
LEFT-ARM orthodox spinner Nikita Miller says he is ready to face South Africa when the teams meet in a series of Twenty20 and One Day Internationals (...
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Greater Portmore High top 15th MultiCare Track & Field Champs
May 17, 2010
Greater Portmore High School emerged champions at the 2010 MultiCare Foundation's Track & Field Championships which was held at the GC Foster College ...
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Francis targets two-metre mark
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Francis targets two-metre mark
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May 17, 2010
FORMER national youth representative Sheree Francis has set her sights on improving her national high jump record to two metres by the end of the seas...
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Bolt’s first 100 of season tomorrow
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May 17, 2010
DAEGU, South Korea — Usain Bolt is set to make his season debut in the 100 metres tomorrow at the venue that will host next year's world championships...
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