No shocks in Jamaican Olympic squad
SIMONE FACEY was the only mild surprise in Jamaica's 51-member track-and-field squad named by the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) yesterday for the Olympic Games in Beijing next month. Facey, who failed to make the women's 100m final last weekend trials...
Asafa not fazed by opponents
RUNNING 9.68 second is fast, really fast. Actually, Tyson Gay's clocking at the United States' Olympic Trials in Oregon at the weekend is the fastest ever recorded over the distance. It was done with a following wind of 4.1 metres per second (mps), well above the allowable...
Miller, Findlay join Windies ODI squad
FIRST-TIME West Indies call-ups, left-arm spinner Nikita Miller and left-arm batsman Shawn Findlay, should now be settling in St Kitts ahead of the final two one-day internationals against Australia, which will be held at Warner Park this Friday...
Florence for 'Doc's' memorial
RICHARD AZAN'S FLORENCE gets the ideal distance in this afternoon's Cup race, the Dr Clifford Grey Memorial at 1300 metres for three-year-old maidens. FLORENCE showed her preference for middle-distance events last time out, losing at 1400m in a driving finish...
Hyde takes charge at Tivoli
LENWORTH HYDE Sr has been appointed coach of National Premier League (NPL) runners-up Tivoli Gardens for the upcoming season.Hyde, who was removed as coach of dethroned champions Harbour View last season, will take over duties at the west Kingston...
Williams sisters move closer to final
WIMBLEDON, England (AP): THE WILLIAMS sisters moved closer to another Wimbledon final yesterday, using their power tennis to cruise into the semi-finals in straight sets.Defending champion and four-time winner Venus Williams beat Thailand's Tamarine...
|
