Winning start for Jamaica in Regional U-15 tournament

A fourth wicket stand of 128 between Raewin Senior, 69, and Dominik Samuels, 54, enabled Jamaica’s Under 15 cricketers to begin their quest for the WICB title with an exciting three wicket win over Barbados at Up Park Camp.  

It was the visitors who took first strike and posted 219-8 off 50 overs as Joshua Corbin top scored with 43. He received good support from Jadan Jones, 33, Kirkland Brathwaite, 26 not out, and Joshua Bishop, 23. Skipper Raewin Senior took 3-38 to be the pick of the Jamaican bowlers.

In their reply, the Jamaicans were reeling at 18-3 off two overs. Senior and Samuels led the fightback with a run-a-ball 128 run partnership. Senior cracked two sixes and eight fours in his knock of 69, while Samuels hit six fours in his 54.

Both batsmen went with the score on 150. Andre McCarthy then scored 34, and Byron Brown, 26 not out, as the Jamaicans reached their target, losing 7 wickets off 47.2 overs.

The boys from Trinidad and Tobago began their title defence on a winning note, after a six wicket victory over the Windward Islands, with five overs to spare at Kensington Park, while Guyana recorded an emphatic 113 run victory over the Leeward Islands.

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Winning start for Jamaica in Regional U-15 tournament

Jamaica's women make winning start to Caribbean basketball tournament

Jamaica’s female basketball team opened its Caribbean Championship campaign on a winning note, with an 86-26 rout of Guyana.

Shennieka Smith led the Jamaican charge with 16 points, while Jennifer George had a double-double 13 points and 14 rebounds. Loretta Gordon netted 12.

The team will next play St. Vincent & the Grenadines later on Wednesday.  

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Royal Vibes to return to winning ways

ROYAL Vibes, who ran gallantly to finish third in the Jamaica Derby, looks primed to extend his win record to two for the season in an imported three-year-olds and upward non-winners of three and maidens, and native-bred three-year-olds Restricted Stakes at Caymanas Park today.

The event, which will serve as highlighter for the day’s 11-race card, has attracted an interesting field of eight runners going 1,600 metres for a share of the $715,000 purse. The event is the seventh on the card and is set to go to post at approximately 3:35 pm, with first post at 12:20 pm.Following a half-hearted performance in the Jamaica St Leger, Royal Vibes returned to non-winners of two in his next race.Trained by Wayne DaCosta for owner Carlton Watson, Royal Vibes, a bay colt by Natural Selection out of November Lace (Peaks And Valleys) bred by YS (1955) Ltd now pitted against much the same company as on last, has as good a chance to continue the winning form. Dick Cardenas, who was aboard Royal Vibes on his most recent win, will again ride.In a race of predominantly local breds, the imported bay colt Admiral Snow, trained by George Moo-Young for owner Patrick Salmon, who beat Rum Punch, the stablemate of Royal Vibes some three weeks ago over today’s trip, looks to be the main danger to a Royal Vibes victory.Jockey Richard Mitchell, who piloted the American to his maiden win on local soil from three starts is recalled in place of Omar Walker.Ones To WatchRace 1 Golden Bullet (Shane Ellis)Race 2 Miracle Speed (Milton Powell)Race 3 D’ Angel (Dane Nelson)Race 4 Grande Marque (Orlando Foster)Race 5 Tropicaldepression (Shane Ellis)Race 6 Step It Up (Richard Mairs)Race 7 Royal Vibes (Dick Cardenas)Race 8 Mikenificent (Richard Mairs)Race 9 Reign Of Deftiny (Dane Nelson)Race 10 Best Flyer (Vijay Ashley)Race 11 Man Alive (Dane Nelson)Royal Vibes, under Dane Nelson, scoring his maiden win last year ahead of Numero Uno. (PHOTO: HURBUN WILLIAMS)

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Royal Vibes to return to winning ways