Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Friday | November 20, 2009
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JBA moves to lift standards
In an effort to improve the standard of basketball across the island, Ajani Williams, president of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JBA), said the association is acquiring the services of American-based official, Michael Henderson, to assist with the training and development...

Reggae Boyz are back home
TWENTY-SIX members of the Jamaica senior football squad, which drew 0-0 with 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa on Tuesday, returned home yesterday.Three members of the 29-man squad travelled to Europe while the rest of the touring party travelled back...

Roach shines but West Indies toil
BRISBANE, Australia (CMC): WEST INDIES hit back late on the second day but Queensland Bulls took command of the four-day tour match after Nick Kruger and Wade Townsend carved out superb maiden first-class centuries yesterday.Kruger stroked an outstanding...

Test cricket feeling the heat, says Chappell
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): Greg Chappell fears competi-tion in Test cricket could shrink to as few as four countries.The former Australia captain said yesterday that the growth in the Twenty20 game and diminishing public interest in the traditional...

Kemar Brown credits coach with win
University of Technology (UTech) golfer Kemar Brown, who recently captured the Jamaica Golf Association/2009 University of the West Indies (UWI) Golf Classic at the Caymanas Golf Course, said his coach, Jason Lopez, was the man behind his victory...

'Hand of Shame' sparks debate on cheating, replays
LONDON (AP):Irish football officials accused Thierry Henry yesterday of damaging the integrity of the game when he blatantly handled the ball to set up the goal that booked France's place at next year's World Cup finals in South Africa.Letters were...

Questions for ISSA
The Editor, Sir:In response to your Gleaner sports lead story 'JC Coach in Trouble', I think it is important to analyse what Mr Henry is saying and ask yourself some very pertinent questions.

De-Batchelor for a flying start
Crack apprentice Dou-shane Gordon Gordon and DE-BATCHELOR should get Super-6 players off to a flying start on tomorrow's 10-race programme at Caymanas Park.The event, the fifth on the programme over 1000 metres straight, sees DE-BATCHELOR meeting main...

Yearling sold for record $2.8m
A handsome chestnut colt by Traditional out of the 1994 One Thousand Guineas winner Me-lissa's Song fetched the record price of $2.8 million in the annual TOBA yearling sales held in the official car park at Caymanas Park last Sunday...

World record stand
AHMEDABAD, India (AP): Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene and Prasanna Jayawardene broke a 72-year-old world record yesterday as India conceded a massive first-innings lead in the first cricket Test.Sri Lanka declared their first innings at 760-7 - thanks ...

FIFA charges Egypt FA
ZURICH (AP):FIFA has charged Egypt's football federation after an attack by fans on the Algerian national team before a World Cup qualifying match in Cairo last week.FIFA said yesterday its disciplinary committee will rule on a case...


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