Jamaica Gleaner Sport
Published: Monday Thursday | August 13, 2009
IAAF still awaiting Jamaica doping info
BERLIN (AP): The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is still awaiting information on a ruling that cleared five Jamaican athletes of doping and a decision on their participation in the World Championships is likely to come close... Read More...
The five can compete, says athletes' attorney
The five Jamaican athletes who were recently cleared from doping violations can still take their place at the World Championships on Saturday. In an interview published in yesterday's Gleaner, Dr Paul Wright, a physician and sports analyst, said ... Read More...
Aiken on fire
AVARUA, Cook Islands (CMC):Led by world-class shooter Romelda Aiken, Jamaica steamrolled the United Stats of America (USA) 108-11 to record one of the most massive victories, while their Caribbean colleagues Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago were beaten... Read More...
Four-pronged attack on 100m gold
IT WILL be four the hard way in the women's 100 metres as Jamaica's Kerron Stewart, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Veronica Campbell-Brown and the United States Carmelita Jeter are expected to have a blanket finish to decide on the fastest woman in the world... Read More...
IAAF brings innew false-start rule beginning next year
BERLIN (AP): THE WORLD governing body of athletics changed its false-start rule yesterday to exclude any runner who jumps the gun from next year. Currently, only the second runner to commit a false start in any race is expelled... Read More...
Athlete PROFILE
Name: Rosemarie Whyte, Date of birth: September 8, 1986Place of birth: Trelawny, JamaicaEvent: 400mPersonal best: 50.05Season best: 51.55Best performance: Bronze medal, 1600m relay, Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 2008.Whyte broke on the scene in 2008... Read More...
Gordon takes issue with Patterson report
PORT OF SPAIN (CMC): West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Julian Hunte has said his board has embraced the majority of recommendations in the P.J. Patterson Report, but those pronouncements have left former WICB president Ken Gordon puzzled... Read More...
Williams looking to grasp chance
NEW JERSEY, United States: Just hours before his international football debut for Jamaica last night, Dicoy Williams hardly seemed to notice the darkening clouds gathering outside his hotel here. His focus was on a far greater threat ... Read More...
