This will be his second assignment to a qualifying tournament as he was also an ITO at the Asian tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan from April 3-13.

Brown, who is a former Olympic Judge, is one of the 13 international technical officials in the Americas who are qualified to be officials at AIBA Elite tournaments.

The ITO performs a variety of functions at these tournaments, and these include, supervising the referees and judges, and assessing their performances during the tournament, acting as members of the jury, being responsible for the draw, weigh-in and medical examinations, managing all the equipment that is used in the tournament, ensuring that boxers and trainers adhere to the competition rules, including the strict time schedules that are necessary for these types of events.

There are 250 places available for men in the summer Olympic Games to be held in London, England in July and August. Some boxers qualified at the World Championships that were held in Baku, Azerbaijan earlier this year, after which five other qualifying tournaments were assigned to Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and Oceania.

Those in Asia, Europe and Oceania are now completed and the qualifier for the Americas takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from May 4-13.

The qualifying tournament for women to fill the 36 places available will take place in China from May 9-20. Jamaica will be sending teams to Rio and China.

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FIFA said the group would now be contested by three teams with the winners progressing to the next stage of qualifying.

Bahamas beat Turks and Caicos Islands 10-0 on aggregate in a two-leg preliminary tie, Lesly St Fleur scoring five goals in a 6-0 first-leg win.

They were the biggest risers in last month’s FIFA rankings, leaping from 197th place to 152nd.

The Bahamas Tribune said the withdrawal was caused by the unavailability of a new Chinese-built 23,000 capacity stadium which the federation had planned to use for home games.

It added that although the stadium was handed over by the Chinese government in June, approach roads, car parks, landscaping and sewerage had not been completed.

The report said the alternative would have been to play home matches at neutral venues but the cost would have been prohibitive.

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The match got off to a shaky start for Binnie who only won two points while losing a lop-sided first game. However, the Jamaican quickly regained form to dish out a decisive beating to his Guyanese rival.

The victory was sweet revenge for Binnie who took the senior CASA title in 2009 but lost it to Chin the following year.

Personal triumph

“This win is a personal triumph for me because one of my goals for this year was to take back my Caribbean men’s title which I had lost to Richard in 2010,” Binnie said.

“Last year, I didn’t win a single game when Richard beat me and this time around I got off to a nervous start when I lost the first game, but I just kept my head and stayed focused, and there was no looking back after that,” he added.

The Caribbean Championship caps off a dream year for Binnie who has been steadily adding local and international titles to his resume. In February, he won the deciding game which secured a 13th straight US National College Championship for his school, Trinity College. At the end of the college season he was named most valuable player by Trinity and was also listed among the All American College Squash Players and the All Academic American College Players for 2010-2011.

And just last month, Binnie won the All Jamaica senior men’s championship without dropping a game. The 21-year-old is now looking to join the men’s professional circuit once he finishes university next year.

The 2011 CASA senior championships is now under way in Grand Cayman. Focus now shifts to the team competition which started yesterday and ends tomorrow.

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JAMAICA lost to the Bahamas 25-15, 27-25, 16-25, 22-25,10-15 on day three of the Eighth Junior Caribbean Volleyball Championships at the University of Technology Auditorium yesterday. 

The Bahamas will now face Trinidad & Tobago, who finished third at the last championship in 2009, at 10:00 this morning in the quarter-finals, after the US Virgin Islands battle Guadeloupe at 8:00 am.

Meanwhile, Curacao and Barbados journeyed straight into the semi-finals after victories over Guadeloupe and Trinidad & Tobago yesterday.

Curacao overpowered Guadeloupe 25-22, 15-25, 20-25, 25-17, 23-21 in a two-hour, 30-minute thriller, while Barbados outduelled Trinidad & Tobago 27-25, 25-21, 25-18 in one hour 23 minutes.

Quinten Anthony led the attack for Curacao with 23 points, including 21 spikes. His teammate Jurcham Meulens chipped in with 14 points

(nine spikes).

Daryl Bultor starred for Guadeloupe, who finished fourth at the last championship, scoring 15 points, with Rony Sophiyair and captain Oliver Kantapareddy adding 10 points apiece.

Jabarry Goodridge (12 points), Klode Thompson (nine points) and Janeil Craigg (eight points) spearheaded Barbados to victory, while Brandon Legall was the star performer with 25 points (23 spikes).

Later today will also be the semi-finals at 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm featuring group winners Barbados and Curacao, respectively.

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This is a dream come true,” said an elated Alicia Ashley yesterday, as she savoured her Saturday-night victory over Texan Christina Ruiz, at Hunts Point in the Bronx, New York. Jamaican-born Ashley defeated Ruiz by unanimous decision in the 10-round fight to take home the World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title.

Ashley, whose record is now 17 wins, nine defeats and one draw, made an unsuccessful challenge for the title on August 20, 2009, when she dropped a controversial majority decision to Marcela Acuna, in Argentina. Since then, she said, her goal had been to take this particular title home.

“The WBC title is the one most highly regarded, and that is why I wanted to win it. For me, this is mission accomplished.”

Her opponent, Ruiz, who entered the ring with a 6-3-1 record, with four knock-out victories, was seen as a dangerous power puncher. Ashley said that she was aware of this, and, as a result, was wary when the fight started.

Things turned quickly during the fight.

“The strange thing is that when she caught me, I did not have any problem absorbing her power punches, but after I landed some solid left hooks and an uppercut early in the fight, I could see that she was hurt, and backed away. She became very cautious after that, and I did not have any problems with her. I used my quickness to good advantage and she could not find any answers. She just could not catch me with anything solid, and I think that she only won one round,’ Ashley said.

The judges agreed with her, as one judge scored the fight 100-90, another 99-91 and the other 98-91, a clear indication that Ashley was the superior fighter on Saturday night.

When asked what was next for her, she said, “Other people want to go to Disneyland, I want to go to Jamaica. I have not been home for a while and I want to get there very soon. The next dream to be fulfilled for me is a title fight in Jamaica.”

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T&T was beaten 4-2 in a kickoff by host nation Cayman Islands after both sides ended the match, deadlocked at 8-8, in the final of the North America, Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Under-19 Championships 2011. At the Truman Bodden Stadium on Saturday evening, the young “Calypso Warriors” took an 8-0 advantage with a try scored by Joseph Anderson and a convergent scored by Jamal Stewart. However, both efforts were canceled out by Cayman Islands which responded with another try and penalty in the final play of regulation time. Cayman then held their defensive line, allowing T&T no chance for a further breakthrough, taking the match to a standstill at the end of full time. Cayman then proved to be the better kicking side, leaving T&T in the dust after the “Calypso Warriors” found the target on only two occasions to Cayman’s four.

The U-19 boys were 22-19 winners over Mexico on Wednesday which earned them a place in the final. Carlton St Clair, Melville Eastman scored tries, while Jamal Steward took points with a couple of converted efforts. On Monday, T&T defeated Jamaica 20-7. T&T lead 15-0 at half time with an assertive performance but slumped to a more sloppy display in the second half. Olton Charles impressed with three tries while Brandon Scotland also touched the white line with a try of his own.

T&T was more impressive in the Women’s final, as the team lifted the trophy following a resounding victory over Cayman Islands 50-0 on Friday. Dalia Jordon Brown, Tanesha Samuels, Latoya Edwards, Alesha Bruce, Talia Wislon and Nicolette Pantor scored tries for the 2009 Caribbean Champions T&T along with the tournament’s outstanding player, fly half Juliana Straker who also converted four efforts and was awarded the “Most Valuable Player”. Straker also scored three tries in T&T’s comfortable win over Jamaica in the semi final of the women’s competition on Tuesday.

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Published: Sat, 2011-07-16 20:00

Jamaica won the 2011 regional under-15 cricket crown with a four-wicket victory over Barbados in the fifth and final round of the tournament yesterday at UTT’s ground in Omera. The Jamaicans finished the round-robin tournament with 40.1 points to claim the title. T&T finished second with 34.6 points after their win over the Leewards in their match. The Guyana, Windwards match ended in a draw with the former finishing third. Yesterday, Barbados resuming on 57/6 in their second innings were bowled out for 79 with Christopher Tufton 3/10, Ramaal Lewis 3/22 and Hakeem Wright 2/11 doing the damage. Jamaica then made a meal of the victory target but got home at 78/6. Spinner Chad Williams took 4/22 to finish the match with 12 wickets.

T&T was also in winning form and easily took care of the Leewards at Honeymoon Park. Resuming yesterday on 120 for seven the Windwards crashed to 134 all out. Shawn Tuitt fought a lone battle getting an unbeaten 91, while Shane Smith 3/28, Jesse Bootan 3/15 and Camillo Carimbocus 2/3 ensured T&T had an easy target. The hosts then got the winning target at 126 for four with Brian Christmas getting 44 and Jeremy Solozano 36. Going into the final day, Guyana still had a chance of lifting the title but fell away after stubborn resistance from the Windwards. Tagnarine Chanderpaul struck his second fifty of the match to take them to 254 for seven off 60 overs. This left the Windwards with a victory target of 267 runs held out for the draw at 199/8. Chad Phillip stroked 56 and Gidron Pope 45. The pick of the Guyanese bowlers was the consistent Steven Sankar with 4/66.

SCORES

REGIONAL UNDER-15 SCORES
At Honeymoon Park: Leewards 147/7 (30)(Avier Christian 41, Shakeel Martina 34, Mark Gookarran 14, Shane Smith 2/29, Justin Joseph 2/30) & 134 all out (42.2)(Shawn Tuitt 91no, Shane Smith 3/28, Jesse Bootan 3/15, Camillo Carimbocus 2/3) vs T&T 156/4 (30)(Jeremy Solozano 58no, Brian Christmas 20, Kerron Kanhai 27, Justin Joseph 25no, Daniel Dorum 3/45) & 126/4 (19.5)(Brian Christmas 44, Jeremy Solozano 36, Daniel Dorum 3/28). T&T won by 6 wkts. TT 12.9pts, Leewards 0pts.Man-of-match Jeremy Solozano.

At NCC: Guyana 159/2 (30)(Shimron Hetmyer 62, Tagnarine Chanderpaul 51no) & 254/7 (60)(Tagnarine Chanderpaul 58, Kemo Paul 50, Deron Hypolite 4/88) vs Windwards 147/8 (30)(Roland Cato 46, Chad Phillip 41, Steven Sankar 3/49) & 199/8 (62)(Chad Phillip 56, Gidron Pope 45, Steven Sankar 4/66) – Match draw. Guyana 6.4pts, Windwards 3.1pts. Man-of-match: Tagnarine Chanderpaul.

At Omera: Barbados 84 all out (34.5)(Joshua Drakes 26, Shakeel Richards 18, Jafari Toppin 15, Hakeem Wright 5/21, Ramaal Lewis 3/23) & 79 all out (51.3)(Matthew Jones 26, Christopher Tufton 3/10, Ramaal Lewis 3/22, Hakeem Wright 2/11) vs Jamaica 86 all out (31.5)(Odain McCatty 28, Nicholas Walters 22, Carl Reid 21, Chad Williams 8/18) & 78/6 (31.4)(Odain McCatty 19, Malcolm Whyte 17no, Chad Williams 4/22, Matthew Jones 2/29). Jamaica won by 4 wkts. Jamaica 12.4pts, Barbados 0pts. Man-of-match: Chad Williams.

Final Standings

Pos TEAM P W D L NR PTS
1 JAMAICA 5 1 4 0 0 40.1
2 T&T 5 1 3 0 1 34.6
3 GUYANA 5 0 4 0 1 31.5
4 WINDWARDS 5 0 4 0 1 18.9
5 BARBADOS 5 0 3 1 1 14.3
6 LEEWARDS 5 0 2 1 2 10.2

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Binnie played No. 4 for the Bantams and went 3-0 in the CSA National Championship Tournament including the national-title-clinching, 3-1 win to give Trinity a 5-4 victory against Yale in the CSA Finals. Binnie was 18-2 record this winter, which tied him for second on the squad in wins and winning percentage, and won two matches to advance to the CSA National Singles Championship Quarterfinals. Binnie was ranked as the No. 13 player in the nation at the end of the year. He finishes his squash career with a 52-5 record, and a Malloy Championship Trophy won at the CSA Singles Championships in 2008-09. Binnie, who will continue to play soccer for the Bantams in the fall, was the U-19 National Champion in his native Jamaica. A graduate of Campion College, he is the son of Gill and Ray Binnie.

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