Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Saturday | September 5, 2009
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Fantastic run - Bolt zaps fourth-fastest 200; Richards, Isinbayeva, Bekele share $1 million jackpot
Even though Yelena Isinbayeva, Sanya Richards and Kenenisa Bekele earned a split of the $1 million Golden League jackpot yesterday, Usain Bolt claimed all the attention again with the fourth fastest 200 metres in history.

Manchester, Bellefield to battle out Zone F honours
Zone F is one of two the parish of Manchester will host in this season's Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/Digicel/Pepsi daCosta Cup rural schoolboy football competition.

Kaka admits Messi's the best
Although Kaka remains hopeful he will be crowned the best player in the world again, he acknowledges Lionel Messi deserves that title for now.

NZ win Twenty20 series 2-0
Seamer Shane Bond picked up three wickets yesterday to propel New Zealand to a 22-run win against Sri Lanka in the second and final Twenty20 match to give the tourists a 2-0 series victory.

WICB, WIPA to go before CCJ
The Caribbean Court of Justice could be asked to rule in the bitter dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA).

JAAA to review 'camp' policy
FOLLOWING the recent controversy in Berlin that was triggered by the non-appearance of six members from the MVP track club at a scheduled training camp for athletes selected to represent the country at the World Championships, the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) says it will review its policies pertaining to camps for world events.

Barbican, Harbour View in semi-final showdown
Barbican and Harbour View's women's teams will today renew rivalry when they meet in the first leg semi-final of the Sherwin Williams Women's League.

Winning route goes through Shanghai's Pass
Open-allowance horses take the spotlight at Caymamas Park today, when eight face the starter over 1700 metres for a purse of $605,000.

Hot battle for NPL title looms - Tivoli tipped to retain title
A new look 2009 Digicel Premier League football season kicks off tomorrow with defending champions Tivoli Gardens hosting newcomers Humble Lions in the day's feature match at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex starting at 5:00 p.m

Star shooter seeks more glory
Local practical shooting star, Lesgar Murdock, will leave the island today to seek further glory at the United States Handgun Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada.

IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Cornwall are the champions of the Kingston Wharves Under-15 cricket competition following their easy five-wicket win over the Best of the Rest at Sabina Park recently. It was the first time that the county champions were defeating the Best of the Rest team.

Bucknor, Davis praise JFF coaching school
Former international cricket umpire Steve Bucknor and former national footballer Fabian Davis heaped praise on the JFF/JMMB/University of Technology (UTech) Coaching School, which graduated its third and fourth batches of Advanced Level One coaches on Thursday at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium at UTech.


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