Simpson looks to strengthen weaknesses for Olympics
Despite season best performances at the National Olympic Trials at the National Stadium last weekend, 2006 Commonwealth Games 200-metre champion Sherone Simpson is not a happy camper. Simpson, who was on Tuesday named to the Olympic...
National Championships Review ... the ladies stole the show
Another outstanding result among the women came in the 100 metres hurdles as former national champion Brigitte Foster-Hylton regained her title in fine style. Foster, who had two poor runs at the Berlin Golden League ...
National Championships Review - Usain, Asafa filled the seats but...
It is now history. The three-day National Championships came to an end at the National Stadium on Sunday with some breathtaking performances and a record number of spectators. Several new stars emerged and Olympic dreams...
Pregnant Williams-Darling to miss Olympics
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) Bahamian Tonique Williams-Darling has announced that she is pregnant and will not defend her Olympic 400-metre title in Beijing this summer. Williams-Darling broke her silence Tuesday night...
U-19 cricketers off to Barbados
Steadfast on defending their limited overs title and capturing the three-day crown, Jamaica's Under-19 cricketers left the island yesterday en route to Barbados for the TCL Group Caribbean Championship. The team, which has in its line-up...
Yao Ming raffling trip to Olympics to raise money for foundation
HOUSTON (AP) NBA centre Yao Ming is raffling a trip to the Beijing Olympics to raise money for his personal foundation, which he launched to help victims of the May 12 earthquake in China. Tickets for the raffle are $2...
FIFA ref Morrison challenges Clarendon footballers
Footballers in Clarendon have been asked to get involved in curbing the indiscipline that plagues the sport and the country. The call was made by FIFA and Clarendon-based referee Kevin Morrison at a specially arranged...
Man United doctors assess Cristiano Ronaldo's ankle
MANCHESTER, England (AP) Cristiano Ronaldo's right ankle was assessed yesterday by doctors from Manchester United - the first face-to-face contact with club officials since speaking of his desire to leave Old Trafford.
Pistorius misses Olympic qualifying mark in Italy
MILAN, Italy (AP) Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius slowed on the final straight yesterday in his first able-bodied race in nearly a year, finishing fourth and well outside the Olympic qualifying time...
FIFA implicated in fraud trial
ZUG, Switzerland (AP) A Swiss court ruled yesterday that FIFA failed to properly oversee marketing payments worth hundreds of millions of dollars in a case that revealed how sports officials for years received large sums...
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