'Only a superhuman effort can beat Asafa'
RENOWNED TRACK and field coach Stephen Francis believes it's going to take a superhuman effort to beat his sprint star, Asafa Powell, in Beijing. Powell, according to Francis, who has been his coach since 2001, said since Usain Bolt's 9.72 seconds world record run...
Dunkley relieved not to be burden on sprint relay team
SPRINTER JULIEN Dunkley says he is happy that the ordeal he faces regarding the positive test of his 'A' sample at the National Championships will affect him and not the entire 4x100m relay team at the Olympic Games. Speaking to KLAS Sports Radio...
Put an end to Games mutiny
DEJA VU. Sydney madness has returned eight years on in Beijing; there's mutiny in the Jamaica Olympic camp. Just when everything appeared all so rosy with the country set for a record medal haul, news broke yesterday on a radio programme here and also in a published report...
Jamaica title hunt begins today in Cayman
JAMAICA, LED by national champion Xavier Rose, begins its title hunt at the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships (CAGC) in the Cayman Islands today. The Jamaicans are expected to face stiff competition from the likes of Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados...
Rum Talk for PM Stakes
IT'S HOLIDAY racing at Caymanas Park today, the Independence Day 10-race programme, featuring the $1.1 million Prime Minister's Stakes (grade one) over 2000 metres to be contested by seven starters. It promises to be an intriguing contest among top contenders MAJOR MAYER...
Bahía eclipse Half Moon to take title
WESTERN BUREAU: NEWCOMERS GRAN Bahía Príncipe, behind a hat-trick from striker Devon Hodges, captured the JPS-sponsored Western Hotels Sports Association All-Island football title when they upstaged Half Moon Hotel 3-1 in Monday afternoon's final in...
It's now down to Game Five
WESTERN BUREAU: A FIFTH game is now required to decide the winner of the Western Basketball Association (WBA) Lucozade Men's Championship as Inner City Avalanche won Sunday night's Game Four showdown against Hoopers to level the best-of-five series 2-2...
Pietersen's will have to change his ways - Warne
LONDON (AP): KEVIN PIETERSEN'S cricketing friends and foes alike agree that the new England captain is going to have to change his ways to succeed in his new job.Close friend and fierce rival Shane Warne, who bowled against Pietersen for Australia, said...
Ronaldo staying at Man U - Ferguson
MANCHESTER (AP):CRISTIANO RONALDO is certain to play for Manchester United this season, according to manager Sir Alex Ferguson.Ronaldo has been linked with a move to Real Madrid since the end of last season, when he scored 42 goals to lead United...
US hold on for a tough win
SHANGHAI, China (AP): UNDEFEATED BUT no longer unchallenged. The US Olympic basketball team wrapped up its exhibition schedule with its toughest test, pulling away to beat Australia 87-76 yesterday in its final game before heading to Beijing...
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