Cavalier SC won the battle of the east on Monday night as they stopped their more storied neighbours and rivals Harbour View 1-0 at the Harbour View Mini-Stadium, and in the process, moved farther away from relegation. The victory and the gains that came with it were due largely to a beautiful left-footed strike from distance by Cleon Price in the 50th minute. It resulted directly from a move where Harbour View failed to capitalise on a scoring opportunity and the ball ended up with Price on a quick counter. “I am feeling overjoyed to know that I scored the winning goal for my team and that we came out victorious,” said an obviously pleased Price at the end of the game. The strike was only Price’s fourth of the season and his second for Cavalier, following a move from Portmore United in the January transfer window. Already, Price is seeing the benefits of his move. “I am happy with the move. I am happy with the players and the club. This team is a good team and I think I can move forward from here. “I left Portmore because I wanted a change, a change to see if I could get more playing time and more eyes on me to see if I could get in the national team,” the 21-year-old former Dinthill striker said. The comfort he feels at Cavalier Price said goes beyond the field and it inspires him to do even better. “I am more appreciated now. The fans are really nice to me. They really appreciate me coming to their team and are giving me the support,” he said. While he is happy with his performance and the reception that he has received, Price is still unsure if the loan move – which runs until September 2016 – will become a permanent deal. “It is not a long-term move. It is a loan until September. But right now, I have not decided what will happen. I guess we just have to wait and see,” said the player who is a handful for defenders because of his physique, pace, movement, and skill. Since being at Cavalier, Price’s returns have not been enough to turn the heads of the national coaches. “I have received no indication as yet that I am getting the kind of looks that I need. I guess I have to play harder, score more goals, because the league is very competitive. We have a lot of strikers who are scoring a lot of goals, so I have to be in that rank before the national coach can give me a look,” Price said. With eight games to go in the regular season, Price promised to make a statement. “Great things can be expected from me for the remaining games. There will be more goals from me and more victories for Cavalier and we will be staying up for sure,” Price declared of his team, which now sits in seventh position and eight points above the relegation zone.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (CMC): Former West Indies cricketer, Franklyn Rose, has been deported from New Zealand, the country’s Immigration Department has confirmed. Rose, who played 19 Tests for the West Indies, was deported after living in New Zealand without a visa for four years. His legal representative, Ramya Sathyanathan, said a last-minute request to suspend the deportation on humanitarian grounds failed. The right-arm bowler has been in a New Zealand prison for the past five weeks after being detained. Sathyanathan says Rose suffered depression, which worsened as a result of his five-week detention at Mount Eden prison. Rose was originally granted a work visa when he was offered a position as coach for the University of Auckland Cricket club, but has not had a valid visa since 2012. He was told he would be deported in 2014, having worked for the Salvation Army and a number of Auckland Schools in the interim in a coaching role. The former Windies player was deported on a flight to Jamaica.
CONSOLATION VICTORY Arnett’s head coach, Jerome Waite, said the victory served as a consolation after missing out on the Red Stripe Premier League title this season. “It will be a consolation. A knockout trophy is always considered that way. We were not at full strength due to injuries,” said Waite, who admitted that Waterhouse was the better team in the second half. The veteran coach is now looking forward to the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) semi-finals on Friday and a match against Trinidad and Tobago’s W Connection in Haiti. “The victory will serve as a boost heading into the CFU Club Championship this weekend,” Waite informed. On the other hand, Waterhouse’s coach, Anthony Patrick, was disappointed. “I think that we started a little flat, but looked better in the second half,” Patrick said. Arnett Gardens FC ended the local season on a high following a 2-1 win over Waterhouse FC to lift the Locker Room/Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Jackie Bell Knockout trophy at Sabina Park yesterday. The ‘Junglists’ gained their sixth hold on the Jackie Bell courtesy of a penalty by Jason Moore in the 12th minute and a goal by Newton Sterling in the 31st. Jermain ‘Tuffy’ Anderson netted for the losers in the 54th minute. Arnett started the game with more purpose and scored twice in the first half. Steve Clarke was cut down inside the 18-yard area by Waterhouse’s central defender, Carlos Wright. It gave Moore the chance to easily slotted his penalty kick past goalkeeper Rashaun Patterson. Sterling then slotted home after a cross from the left flank by former Waterhouse player Neicko Williams. In the second half, Waterhouse improved their play and pulled back a goal when Anderson netted past Peter Harrison in goal for Arnett. Waterhouse took control after their goal and missed several easy chances to at least send the match into extra time. Arnett missed out on the Red Stripe Premier League trophy but etched their name on the Jackie Bell for a sixth time. They also walked away with medals and $400,000 while Waterhouse earned $250,000.
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Fifteen-year-old Christopher Taylor took the Best Youth Athlete of the Year Award for his dazzling 45.27 seconds at the World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia, the fastest time ever in his age group. Shanice Love of Excelsior High School won the Scotiabank-sponsored Howard Aris Scholarship, awarded to the Jamaican student-athlete with the top grade point average, and for being a discus bronze medallist at the Junior Pan Am Championships. The scholarship is valued at $250,000. Scotiabank’s vice-president of asset management, Lissant Mitchell, said: “Today we celebrate sport and more importantly our athletes. Let me just say what a pleasure it is to be associated with you. I am sure I speak on behalf of every Jamaican when I say you give me goosebumps every time. Each time you take the track, it is an euphoric experience that stops the entire country and leaves us all in a great frame of mind.” Though they weren’t there to collect their male and female awards in person at Saturday night’s sixth annual Scotiabank/JAAA annual Golden Cleats awards ceremony inside the Chinese Benevolent Association building (CBA) on Old Hope Road, track megastars Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce gushed with pride and expressed gratitude to organisers Scotiabank and Jamaicans, following their wins. The decorated sprinters spoke via video recordings. Sprint king Usain Bolt, who last won the award in 2013, upstaged the big shot putter, O’Dayne Richards, who had won the award in 2014. Bolt won three gold medals at this year’s IAAF World Championships, including the sprint double under trying circumstances due to injuries which limited his training time. “For me it feels great and it makes me want to work even harder,” he said. “What makes this win special for me … it was a tough, trying season with lots of ups and downs. This one means a lot more because I put in a lot of hard work to get back to where I needed to be so I could win this award, so for me it’s a big one,” said Bolt. He thanked his “coach, close teammates, friends and management team … fans, the ones who stood by me through the season. I will try to do my best and try to continue conquering the world and just ‘bigging up’ Jamaica,” he added. Decorated female sprinter, Fraser-Pryce, who outclassed her 100m rivals at the Beijing World Championships’ women’s final, and who also copped the 4×100-metre gold medal, staved off stiff competition from hurdles World champion Danielle Williams and 200m silver medallist Elaine Thompson, among others. “Winning the JAAA Golden Cleats Award, it’s a wonderful feeling for me. It shows hard work and just being committed to what I set out to do in the year and being able to accomplish that and being rewarded for that accomplishment is wonderful, so I would like to say thank you to each and every one who voted for me to win this award,” Fraser-Pryce noted. “I will be representing the country to the max.” Among other awardees were veteran MVP track and field coach, Stephen Francis, who is based at the University of Technology, for Coach of the Year, while Outstanding Performance of the Year went to the women’s 4x400m gold medal winning team from the Beijing World Championships. Novlene Williams-Mills, Christine Day, Stephenie-Ann McPherson and Shericka Jackson were the members. The award was collected by Day. The prestigious Howard Aris Award went to Edwin Allen High’s Deamar Gayle, who excelled in a non-traditional event, where he dominated in the discus and shot put at the ISSA Boys and Girls’ Champs, CARIFTA and Pan Am Games. BEST YOUTH ATHLETE
JBBC Youth Boxing Tournament Caribbean Development featherweight boxing silver medallist Daniel Hilton will be the main attraction at the two-day Jamaica Boxing Board of Control (JBBC) Youth Boxing Tournament, which is set to begin this Saturday at the Stanley Couch Gym in Kingston at 7 p.m. The 15-year-old was a member of Jamaica’s five-man team that won two gold, two silver and a bronze at the regional tournament only a couple weeks ago and he will be the most recognised boxer attending the event, following his recent exploits. However, another boxer to watch will be St Thomas’ Brandon Gordon. Seven teams are down to participate in the tournament, including defending champions St Thomas Gym, Stanley Couch Gym, Bruisin’ Gym, Seaview Gym, Sugar Knockout Gym, Punching-Tech Gym and Dynamic Trench Town Gym. These gyms will feature junior boxers aged between 14 and 17 years, and youth boxers between 18 and 19 years, battling for the top honours.
WESTERN BUREAU:Surprise ISSA-FLOW daCosta Cup outfit Little London High narrowly missed out on automatic qualification to the Inter-Zone round when they were tagged 1-0 by Petersfield in an ill-tempered Zone D match yesterday at the Frome Sports Complex.By virtue of the win, Petersfield moved up to 16 points for third in the standings. They have a game in hand against lowly Maud McLeod High tomorrow and need a win to advance second behind leaders Godfrey Stewart High.It took an 80th-minute goal from Petersfield defender Kemoy Hamilton to break the stalemate.But the decision by the referee to let the goal stand was controversial as a defender appeared to go down under a challenge inside the area as the ball was swung inside off a corner.Hamilton reacted the quickest as players scrambled for the ball to score what turned out to be the winner.Little London goalkeeper Clifford Clarke protested and was issued a second yellow card. His first had come minutes earlier, but the referee waited for three minutes after the injured player was treated on the field to show the keeper the red card, a decision the infuriated the Little London supporters, some of whom hurled bottles on to the field of play.The loss keeps Little London on 19 points and they can only advance to the next round as one of the best third-place finishers from this round.VERY DISAPPOINTED”I am very disappointed with many things today,” said a visibly upset Jeffery Reece, the Little London coach.”Apart from the fact that we never played as we would have liked, I think other things went against us. Now we can only wait until Monday to see where we finish, but at best, third place will be fine with us and, in that respect, I am happy with my team,” Reece said.Elsewhere, former many-time winners Cornwall College hammered Maldon 6-0, while over in Zone E, Lacovia tagged Munro 1-0 to finish second in the zone. Clarendon College blanked Thompson Town 3-0.Champions St Elizabeth Technical didn’t kick a ball as the scheduled match against Maggotty High at Appleton was rained out. Last year’s beaten finalists Dinthill Technical remained unbeaten as they swamped Ewarton High 4-0.Yesterday’s resultso Petersfield 1 Little London 0o Lacovia 1 Munro 0o Cornwall 6 Maldon 0o Spot Valley 3 William Knibb 0o Ocho Rios 6 A Gallimore 0o Mile Gully 0 Manchester 2o Clarendon College 3 Thompson Town 0o Marcus Garvey 1 Steer Town 3o Dinthill 4 Ewarton 0o Denbigh 0 Garvey Maceo 4o Winston Jones 0 Glenmuir 4o Paul Bogle 0 Seaforth 2
LONDON (AP):Chelsea set a club record of 12 straight English Premier League wins as they beat Bournemouth 3-0 yesterday.Two goals from Pedro and Eden Hazard’s penalty kick ensured that Antonio Conte’s side bettered a run of 11 victories set over two seasons in 2009, beginning in April under Guus Hiddink and ending in September under Carlo Ancelotti.Only once – Arsenal in 2001-02, with 13 straight wins – has a top-tier club had a longer winning streak in one season since World War II.Hazard starred in the absence of suspended duo N’Golo Kante and Diego Costa as the league leaders recorded their 10th clean sheet of the 12-match winning run.”Today, we sent a good message because I think a lot of people thought that without two really important players, we could lose points,” Conte said. “But it didn’t happen, and I’m pleased with this because I can count on all my players in the squad.”As for Hazard, Conte said: “It’s fantastic for me to see the great job (he) is doing with the ball, but also without the ball.”OUTSTANDING PLAY”I thought the decisive moment was the second goal (the penalty), and how that went against us was the key moment of the game,” Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe said. “I thought (Hazard) was outstanding today – his movement and ability to turn on the ball so quickly.”The hosts struggled to create chances early on, but after a moment of magic from Pedro unlocked the Bournemouth defence in the 24th, the Blues didn’t look back.Hazard and the recalled Cesc Fabregas combined to find Pedro on the edge of the Bournemouth box before he created space and curled a precise left-footed effort into the top corner.Jack Wilshere, on loan from Arsenal, had Bournemouth’s two best chances to level at Stamford Bridge as he was first denied by Chelsea ‘keeper Thibaut Courtois before Cesar Azpilicueta crucially blocked Wilshere’s volley after a poor clearance from Marcos Alonso.Fabregas almost doubled the lead 10 minutes before half-time as his free kick landed on the roof of the net, with Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc beaten.Thriving as he deputised in a centre forward position, Hazard all but ended the match in the 49th, winning a penalty after beating Bournemouth captain Simon Francis.Hazard coolly deceived Boruc as he rolled his penalty into the right corner to score his 50th Premier League goal.As Chelsea wasted numerous chances to extend their lead, Courtois once more displayed his importance as he foiled Benik Afobe after Wilshere had played the second-half substitute through on goal.The Blues finally added a deserved third in stoppage time as Pedro picked the ball up in the centre circle before driving at the Bournemouth defence and firing past Boruc via a significant deflection off Steve Cook.
MIAMI, Florida (CMC):California’s Levi’s Stadium has been named to host the final of this July’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, the confederation announced yesterday.The venue, located in Santa Clara, will be one of 14 venues across 13 cities to host matches in the biennial July 7-26 tournament.Levi’s Stadium, which played host to the opening game of last year’s historic Copa America Centenario, will now host the final of the confederation final on July 26.”Levi’s Stadium has quickly earned a place among America’s top stadiums in terms of atmosphere, amenities and fan experience,” said CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani.”We’re proud to now bring the Final of the Gold Cup – the region’s top competition for national teams – to the Bay Area, building on the resounding success of the Copa America Centenario opener, which drew record crowds last year.”Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz heads the list of Caribbean sides for the Gold Cup, with Curacao, French Guiana, and Martinique also having qualified.French nation Haiti face Nicaragua in a playoff next month to determine the final spot in the 12-nation showpiece.Two years ago, Jamaica were good enough to reach the final of the competition before losing to eventual champions Mexico.
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