As easy as one, two, two
BEIJING: JAMAICANS CELEBRATED for the second night in a row at the Beijing National Stadium when little-known Shelly-Ann Fraser, a fun-loving 21-year-old from the Waterhouse community in St Andrew, led a historic sweep of the medals in the women's 100 metres final...
Bolt not done yet, says Bailey
BEIJING: USAIN BOLT is not done yet...that's the opinion of Canadian Olympic gold medallist Donavon Bailey. In the Olympic men's 100m final on Saturday night, Bolt, who eased down 30-metres out, looked both sides and started his celebrations.
Walker sends out warning to rivals
BEIJING:WORLD LEADER in the women's 400m hurdles, Melaine Walker, sounded a warning that she will be hard to beat for gold come Wednesday's final after an impressive run in the heats of the event on day three of track and field at the Beijing Olympics...
Sprint hurdlers advancing nicely
BEIJING: SPRINT HURDLERS Vonette Dixon, Delloreen Ennis-London and Brigitte Foster-Hylton all advanced after victories in their opening heats yesterday.Dixon underlined her good form by winning heat two in a season-best 12.69 seconds, Ennis-London eased...
Chelsea crush Pompey
LONDON (AP): CHELSEA GAINED an early advantage over Manchester United in the Premier League title race yesterday, routing Portsmouth 4-0 as the defending champions were held 1-1 by Newcastle. Aston Villa suggested they can improve upon last season...
From the Fanstand - Oh what a night
The celebrations after Usain Bolt's victory continued way into the night. The Jamaica fans were reluctant to leave the venue and only started drifting after prompting from the dozens of blue suited security detail lined up in the concourse areas of the 'Bird's Nest' stadium....
'Lightning' Bolt strikes 9.69 twice
PERHAPS IT was just coincidence, maybe it was a sign of things to come, but Usain Bolt had broken his own world record and declared himself Olympic champion days before gracing the track for Saturday's final in Beijing. A video posted on Youtube shows...
Great eight for Phelps
BEIJING (AP): MICHAEL PHELPS locked arms with his three teammates, as though they were in a football huddle calling a play, then hugged each one of them. It took a team to make him the grandest of Olympic champions. And one last big push from Phelps himself...
Ethiopia a 'distance' ahead
BEIJING (AP): AS JAMAICA dominated the sprints over the weekend, Ethiopia completed a similar sweep in the 10,000, with Kenenisa Bekele adding the men's title on top of Tirunesh Dibaba's win to show they are the world's greatest long-distance...
Nadal wins gold for Spain
BEIJING (AP): AS RAFAEL Nadal stood in front of the medal podium, his nation's flag draped across his back like a cape, he looked a little like a Spanish Superman.In tennis, he is.Already assured of the No. 1 at the Olympics.
Petrojam outscore Gleaner to win KO title
PETROJAM WON the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA)/Scotia-bank Group Business House knockout competition after defeating The Gleaner 4-2 on penalties in the final at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex on Saturday. Both teams had played to an exciting...
Brearley blames WI heads for side's demise
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):FORMER ENGLAND Test captain Mike Brearley has blamed West Indies cricket administrators for the failure of successive Caribbean teams over the past 13 years. The 64-year-old Brearley, who led England in 31 matches between 1972 and 1981...
Jamaica on list to host 2019 Rugby World Cup
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): JAMAICA HAS never played in the Rugby World Cup, but the Caribbean island has put in a bid to host the sport's biggest showpiece.When the International Rugby Board (IRB) tendering for the 2019 tournament ended on Friday,...
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