Jamaica Gleaner Sport

Published: Monday Thursday | July 16, 2009

'Record can go any time'
PARIS (AP): Usain Bolt is gearing up for next month's World Championships by running tomorrow at the Areva Meeting outside Paris, and a world record in the 100-metre race at the Golden League event is not out of the question."I definitely think the world... Read More...

Phillips in front
National 400-metre hurdles champion Isa Phillips continued his impressive 2009 form with victory at an athletics meet in Lucerne, Switzerland, yesterday.Phillips, a former St Andrew Technical High student, won in 48.66 seconds beating American Michael... Read More...

Jamaica whip Guyana
Jamaica, yesterday, pulled themselves back into contention for the three-day TCL Group WICB U-19 Cup when they recorded an emphatic nine-wicket win over Guyana at Sabina Park.Jamaica, who lost their opening encounter by an innings and 64 runs to title challengers ... Read More...

Hot-stepper Stewart
When Kerron Stewart sped to the fifth-fastest legitimate 100-metre time ever run by a female sprinter in the history of track and field last Friday in Rome, as far as she was concerned, it was only another stepping stone... Read More...

Athlete Profile
Name: Shelly-Ann Fraser Date of birth: December 27, 1986Place of birth: Kingston, JamaicaPersonal best: 10.78 (100m), 22.15 (200m)Best performances: Gold medal in 100m at last year's Beijing Olympics. Read More...

41-second barrier may be broken
One of the biggest disappointments of last year's Beijing Olympics was the failure of Jamaica's women's sprint relay team to win gold in the final. The quartet of Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart and Veronica Campbell was by far the best on show... Read More...

UEFA reduces Drogba, Bosingwa bans by one match
NYON, Switzerland (AP): UEFA reduced Didier Drogba's Champions League ban Wednesday from four matches to three after his foul-mouthed rant at the referee after Chelsea's semi-final elimination in May.UEFA's appeals body lowered the ban after the Chelsea... Read More...

Flintoff's Ashes farewell
LONDON (AP):England allrounder Andrew Flintoff announced yesterday that he will retire from Test cricket after the Ashes series against Australia because of his ongoing struggle with injuries. The 31-year-old Flintoff is still determined to featuren... Read More...

Young golfers gunning for Woods
TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP): British bookmakers have listed Rory McIlroy as the third favourite at Turnberry, unusual for someone playing in his first British Open as a pro.Stranger still is that he doesn't seem fazed, perhaps because his age (20) matches... Read More...

Gasquet's great escape
LONDON (AP): Richard Gasquet escaped a lengthy doping ban yesterday when the International Tennis Federation ruled that he inadvertently took cocaine.The 23-year-old Frenchman, who was cleared to resume playing after completing a 21/2-month ban... Read More...