November 16, 2009
Star Sport


St Georges back on top
“Beaten end of first round finalist St Georges regained the Digicel Premier League (DPL) top spot after battling to an exciting 1-1 draw with the resurgent Arnett Gardens team in their match-up at Lynch Park yesterday.... . read more
St Catherine rivals battle for final spot

The team to join defending champions St George's College, Excelsior and St Andrew Technical in the semi-finals will be decided today when the last set of matches are played in Group Two of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Manning Cup football competition....

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Hombre stuns Superstakes field

The little-fancied HOMBRE turned the form book upside down at Caymanas Park on Saturday with a 52-1 upset in the 31st running of the ADL 'Blanca Nieves' Superstakes over 2000 metres, slamming the best distance horses in the country...

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Wizards stump JDF

For the second year running, Westmoreland Wizards, were able to carve out a play-off victory and avoid relegation from the nation's premier two-day cricket competition, the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) SuperCricket League...

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Lawrence carries JC home

WHEN Jamaica College found themselves with backs against the wall, depleted by injury and taking on Kingston College (KC) in the high schools' final of the recent McKay Security Invitational and Junior Open Tae Kwon Do tournament, it took a gutsy performa

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Maradona banned

ZURICH (AP) FIFA has banned Argentina coach Diego Maradona from all football activities for two months for his expletive-filled rants aimed at journalists after his team qualified for the World Cup.

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Oraine Simpson laid to rest

Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their final respects to former national player Oraine Simpson at a funeral service, held at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre yesterday.

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'Teddy' in the groove for SA friendly

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa: Jermaine 'Teddy' Johnson was in the groove yesterday, hitting some very powerful shots to score from every angle, during the Reggae Boyz's penultimate training session ahead of their friendly...

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Williams, Ricketts face off in MLS CUP final

BRIDGEVIEW, Illinois (CMC) Donovan Ricketts and Andy Williams, two of Jamaica's finest footballers, will be on opposite sides for the final of the Major League Soccer Cup. This follows the Conference Finals on Friday...

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Dyson: Windies have no chance

SYDNEY, Australia (CMC): The verbal flourishes that typify Australia's tactics before any Test series escalated yesterday. John Dyson indicated Chris Gayle's side had no chance against Ricky Ponting's Baggy Greens....

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Ramdin ready for Aussie challenge

BRISBANE, Australia (CMC): Denesh Ramdin has been appointed once again to the position of vice-captain of the West Indies side on their current tour of Australia. No official announcement on the appointment was forthcoming...

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Windies to face referral system in Australia series

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): West Indies may yet again encounter the controversial Umpire Decision Review System in their three-Test series in Australia. This follows two host boards choosing not to use the UDRS...

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