Saunders, Thompson take doubles

The finals of this year’s Senior All Jamaica Badminton Championships that were played at the Constant Spring Golf Club this weekend produced two double winners in Nigella Saunders who won the ladies singles and doubles and Daniel Thompson who took the men’s doubles and mixed doubles events.

Upsets abound in All Jamaica Badminton

It was excitement throughout yesterday’s opening day of this year’s Senior All Jamaica Badminton Championships that are being played at the Constant Spring Golf Club. After a delayed start due to the late or non-arrival of some players, the first round of the men’s singles went pretty much as expected. It was in the [...]

‘DIGICEL KICK START CLINICS FOOTBALLERS GAINED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN SUNDERLAND AFC’ – ACCORDING TO FIFA VICE PRESIDENT, JACK WARNER

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The week-long training camp for the Digicel Kick Start Footballers from the Caribbean – which took place in Sunderland AFC in September – played a vital role in supporting the development of football in the Caribbean by giving young footballers an opportunity to experience life in an English Premier League football club [...]

MEN’S BASKETBALL LEAGUE RESULTS

October 2, 2009 @ the Montego Bay Cricket Club Multipurpose Court
City Knights 70 Marchtown Spartans 45

Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total

Knights
12
28
16
14

Spartans
10
5
12
10

City Knights
Omroy Kerr – 23pts, 7rebs, 4assts, 7stls
Jhuan Bryan – 12pts, 13rebs, 4stls, 3blks
Jamoy Richards – 11pts, 4assts, 2stls
Marchtown Spartans (Hanover)
Royal Ferguson – 22pts, 16rebs, 6stls
Garfield Johnson – 10pts, 7rebs, 7stls
Bay City Lions [...]

DIGICEL CRICKET CLINICS WIN HIGH PRAISE FROM STAR WEST INDIES CRICKETERS

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The Digicel Cricket Clinics – which just wrapped up following a successful tour of six countries in the Caribbean – have received high praise from an array of past and present West Indies cricketers.
West Indies legend, Sir Garry Sobers; coaches, Keith Arthurton, Kenny Benjamin and Vasbert Drakes; cricketers, Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, [...]

Was Usain Bolt actually offered $115 million over Five years? Story from Jamaica Gleaner, Comments by Larry Eder

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PUMA made an investment in Mr. Bolt when he was quite young, and Mr. Bolt has been happy with PUMA. Mr. Bolt also has contracts with Gatorade, and several other companies. This writer wonders out loud why McDonald’s has not picked him up, considering his love of chicken nuggets. From www.runblogrun.com

DIGICEL KICK START CLINICS FOOTBALLERS READY FOR SUNDERLAND CHALLENGE

Sunderland, England: Following their long journey from the Caribbean Island of Jamaica to Sunderland in England, the eight talented young footballers selected by John Barnes, Head Coach of the Digicel Kick Start Clinics, for the one-week training camp at Sunderland AFC’s Academy of Light, are ready and rearing to go.

Kareem Flowers of Wolmers Boys won three titles at STAG JTTA National Championships

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Kareem Flowers of Wolmers Boys won three titles, trouncing Tomlinson 11-8, 15-13, 11-6 (3-0) in the final of the boys under-18. And teamed with Cai to defeat Tomlinson and Don-Walker Petinaud 8-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6 (3-1) in the boys doubles final, and Lamount and Ricardo Richards 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 (3-0) in the [...]

Western Basketball Association Mens Basketball League Results

Played: September 5, 2009 @ the Montego Bay Cricket Club Multipurpose Court

City Knights 59  Trelawny Tornadoes 58

Team

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Total

Knights

13

15

24

7

Tornadoes

12

24

10

12

City Knights
Omroy Kerr – 23pts, 4rebs, 3stls
Jamoy Richards – 10pts, 5rebs, 2assts, 4stls
Aswani Hemmings 0 8pts, 3rebs

Trelawny Tornadoes
Huntley Dehaney – 23pts, 12rebs, 3stls
Fitzroy Gordon – 10pts, 2rebs, 2assts, 2stls
Sanjay Campbell – 10pts, 2stls
Bay City Lions 20 Negril Power [...]

CARIBBEAN DIASPORA GETS SET TO WATCH JAMAICA AND ST. VINCENT

Digicel brings the Caribbean Diaspora an exciting day of football with Jamaican Dancehall Artiste, Elephant Man, entertaining the crowd in New York.

Western Basketball Association Mens Basketball League Results

Played: August 29, 2009 @ the Montego Bay Cricket Club Multipurpose Court

Trelawny Tornadoes 54 Marchtown Spartans 31

Team

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Total

Tornadoes

13

10

14

17

Spartans

=2 0

6

4

4

17

Trelawny Tornadoes
Fitzroy Gordon – 22pts, 9rebs, 5stls
Diego Hines – 18pts, 4rebs, 3assts, 2stls
Melvin Hanshaw – 9pts, 7rebs, 3stls, 2blks
Marchtown Spartans (Hanover)
Kaydian Ferguson – 13pts, 5rebs
Garfield Johnson – 8pts, 3rebs, 2stls
City Knights 20 Negril Power Rangers 0

Team

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Total

Knights

Power [...]

TWO BRONZE MEDALS IN DOUBLES FOR JA AT CADET TT CHAMPS

Jamaica’s Cadet table tennis players picked up two bronze medals in Doubles, in the individual section of the Caribbean Region Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) Table Tennis Cadet Championships which finished in Barbados yesterday. This, after the under-10 girls had earned a bronze medal in the team events, earlier.

USAIN BOLT SMASHES THE 200M RECORD IN 19.19 seconds

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Congrats.
In case you missed it The Kingston Chronicle stated 19.18 seconds way back in 2008. “The Kingston Chronicle says this year 19.18 seconds or maybe even 19.12 seconds for the Men’s 200m by Usain Bolt“

Also did say:

Asafa Powell, Tyson Gay, or Usain Bolt?
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BRONZE MEDAL FOR UNDER-10 CADET TT GIRLS

Jamaica’s Under-10 girls secured a bronze medal at the Caribbean Region Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) Cadet Championships, as the team events section of the Championships came to an end on Tuesday evening.

Man or Woman? The Importance of Knowing

This week, the track world was shocked with allegations that perhaps South Africa’s running sensation and women’s world track champion in the 800 meters race may actually be a man! The International Association of Athletes Fedederation (IAAF) has requested that eighteen-year-old Caster Semenya undergo tests to verify her gender, however the results of the tests [...]

Jamaica 5th in PanAm Juniors team event

Jamaica’s team team event players who finished 5th at the 2009 Pan American Junior Badminton Championships (L to R) – Gerald Isaacs, Shana-Kay Bailey, Gareth Henry (Captain), Mikaylia Haldane & Anthony McNee.
Jamaica lost a close quarter –final match to number three seeded U.S.A. 3-2 yesterday morning and had to be content with a play-off [...]