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High-performance programme opens for elite players
CMC 
March 29, 2010
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -- Cricket officials started a long-term, high-performance programme for Guyana's senior elite players yesterday aimed at hal...
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Bolt, Powell clash in Paris on July 16
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Bolt, Powell clash in Paris on July 16
AFP 
March 29, 2010
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt will compete at the Paris meet of the IAAF Diamond League on July 16, organisers said yesterday...
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How Kingston College lost Champs
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter 
March 29, 2010
MISSING out on valuable points in the Class Two boys' 110m hurdles and the long and triple jumps is seen as the major let-down to Kingston College's 2...
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Harmony, Holland hunt lead in Trelawny Major League
Paul Reid 
March 29, 2010
BOUNTY HALL, Trelawny -- Harmony FC and Holland United could move past idle leaders Clarks Town, as the Trelawny Football Association's National Rums ...
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GM Timur Gareyev captures JNBS UWI Masters section
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GM Timur Gareyev captures JNBS UWI Masters section
March 29, 2010
The Uzbekistan Grand Master Timur Gareyev completed his domination of the JNBS UWI Chess Open during the Masters section when he defeated Jamaican FID...
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Busta Fighters top Tri-Asian Championship
March 29, 2010
JAMAICA's combined martial arts teams scored historic victories recently, winning tiebreakers to top the Tri-Asian Championship in Ho Chi Minh City, V...
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Registration for Advanced Level One coaching course closes today
March 29, 2010
Coaches intent on being a part of the first Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB)/Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and University of Technology (UTech)...
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Jamaica make winning start at World Junior Tennis Qualifier
March 29, 2010
Jamaica's 14 & Under boys tennis team of Andrew Bicknell, Simon Levy, Dylan Levy and non-playing captain Peter Berry started off on a winning note at ...
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Caribbean Strikers, Claremont make INSPORTS All-Island football final
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Caribbean Strikers, Claremont make INSPORTS All-Island football final
March 29, 2010
Kingston's Caribbean Strikers will meet Claremont of Hanover in the April 10 final of the INSPORTS All-Island Community Football Championship, after s...
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Maragh moves into Gulfstream Park’s top-five
CMC 
March 29, 2010
HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida (CMC) -- Rajiv Maragh celebrated his memorable victory in the Louisiana Derby in New Orleans the previous day with a pair of...
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Bulli grabs six in six balls for big win
BY ANDREW HANCEL Observer writer 
March 29, 2010
Former national youth player Dennis Bulli etched his name into the annals of cricket when he captured six wickets in six balls against Portland to hig...
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Murphy, Morrison out
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Murphy, Morrison out
BY KAYON RAYNOR Senior staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 29, 2010
Hamstring injuries force stars our of Carifta Champs BRIDGEPORT High School's Jazeel Murphy, reigning Carifta Games Under-17 100- and 200-metre gold m...
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Wolmer’s Boys celebrate ‘Champs 100’ win
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Wolmer’s Boys celebrate ‘Champs 100’ win
BY DANIA BOGLE Observer staff reporter 
March 29, 2010
CLASSES were suspended for an hour and a half yesterday morning as the Wolmer's Boys' and Girls' Schools population came out to celebrate the boys tea...
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TT players off to Caribbean Pre-Cadet Championships
March 29, 2010
Four boys and three girls left the island on Saturday for Utuado, Puerto Rico, to represent Jamaica in this year's Caribbean Region Table Tennis Feder...
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Trinidad withdraws bid for Commonwealth Games
CMC 
March 28, 2010
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - A leading sports official in Trinidad & Tobago has disclosed that the twin-island nation has withdrawn from bidding to...
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Green clocks best at Raleigh Relays
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Green clocks best at Raleigh Relays
By Paul Burrowes Observer writer 
March 28, 2010
Despite the 400m being his pet event, Leford Green has imposed himself in the 400 hurdles with a personal best 50.47 seconds last weekend at the Ralei...
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Lethal Torres spur Liverpool
AFP 
March 28, 2010
LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) -- Fernando Torres was at his lethal best as he scored a sublime double to help Liverpool overwhelm Sunderland 3-0 yesterday ...
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Ramnarine says players unhappy with WICB’s performance
CMC 
March 28, 2010
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -- Outspoken players union chief Dinanath Ramnarine says regional cricketers are displeased with the current state of af...
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Gov’t contemplates new multi-purpose stadium
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Gov’t contemplates new multi-purpose stadium
DANIA BOGLE 
March 28, 2010
Minister of Sport Olivia Grange says her government is seriously considering building a new facility that would eventually replace the ageing National...
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Gayle fails but Kolkata break losing slide
CMC 
March 28, 2010
MOHALI, India (CMC) -- West Indies captain Chris Gayle failed but his Kolkata Knight Riders broke their three-match losing slump in the Indian Premier...
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Jamaica, Barbados set for opening showdown
CMC 
March 28, 2010
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -- Defending champions Jamaica and fancied Barbados meet in the feature attraction of the opening round in the West Indi...
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Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell to square off at Paris meet
AP 
March 28, 2010
PARIS, France — World-record holder Usain Bolt will race Jamaican teammate Asafa Powell in the 100 metres at the Diamond League meet in France on July...
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