Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Sunday | January 10, 2010
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Jamaica in driver's seat
Wavell Hinds reminded cricket fans that he still has what it takes to perform at the regional level when he slammed 95 to push defending champions Jamaica into a commanding position against the Windward Islands ...

Students in command
Western Bureau:Spinner Kavesh Kantasingh broke the hearts of his countrymen when he bowled the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) to a 127-run first-innings lead over Trinidad and Tobago on yesterday's second day of their...

Kerron Stewart: Ottey is my idol
She is only one-hundredth of a second slower than the iconic Jamaican, but for Olympic and world silver medallist Kerron Stewart, time-tested sprinter Merlene Ottey is the greatest female athlete that the island has ever produced ...

Harbour View, BT hunt last berth in end of round final
The second round of the Digicel Premier League will come to a close today with Harbour View and Boys' Town seeking crucial points to advance to the end-of-round final against the already qualified Waterhouse. Of the two, Harbour View appear to be in pole position...

Gladstone Robinson is dead
The local cricket fraternity is today mourning the loss of former national batsman Gladstone Robinson who died on Friday at the University of the West Indies Hospital after a long battle with lung cancer.

Francis hits top form
Having failed by one winner to catch Omar Walker in the 2009 jockeys' championship, Paul 'Country' Francis bounced back to his best form at Caymanas Park yesterday with three winners on the 10-race programme. Among them was...

Slim lead for Leewards
Leeward Islands rallied from behind to secure first-innings honours over Barbados on yesterday's second day of their West Indies regional first class match at Kensington Park. Resuming on 74 without loss, replying...

Record leap for Porter
Manchester High's Chanice Porter was the star performer at yesterday's WATA-Powerade JC Development Meet.Porter, a first-year Class-Two athlete, cleared the high jump bar at 1.80 metres for the day's first record. Porter, who described her performance ...

Matthews versus Ventura - 50 years ago
The year 2009 was a blessed one for sports in Jamaica, and although it cannot and will not challenge 2009 and 2008, simply because of the exploits of the country's athletes, because of the glorious and magnificent deeds of Usain Bolt and company...


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