Gold Rush Continues - Gold number three for VCB - Veronica Campbell-Brown joins the Beijing party
BEIJING: VERONICA Campbell-Brown retained her Olympic Games 200-metre title in fine style yesterday, becoming only the second woman to win gold in consecutive Games in the event. Campbell-Brown destroyed her rivals, including American World Champion Allyson Felix...
Rogge raps Bolt
BEIJING (AP): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Jacques Rogge, criticised Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt yesterday for showing a lack of respect for other competitors after his record-breaking gold medal performances in the 100 and 200 metres...
... Record holder hints at 400m
DOUBLE OLYMPIC gold medallist and world 100 and 200 metres record holder, Usain Bolt, hinted on Wednesday that he could attack the 400m record sometime in the future. Bolt, who could end the Beijing Games with a sensational three world records and three...
Simoes lauds Jamaica's 'discipline'
TORONTO, Canada: AFTER HOLDING Canada to an admirable 1-1 draw at the BMO Field in Toronto, Canada, on Wednesday night, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) technical director René Simoes praised his players for their tactical discipline...
Pardo rallies Mexico to victory
MEXICO CITY (AP): SVEN-GORAN Eriksson made a victorious return to international management on Wednesday night with Mexico rallying to beat Honduras 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier. Pavel Pardo smashed in two long-range shots in three minutes to spare the...
Americans scrape by Brazil
BEIJING (AP): CARLI LLOYD scored in the sixth minute of extra time, giving the United States a 1-0 victory yesterday over Brazil and the Olympic gold medal in women's football.Outplayed for most of the game, the US snatched victory when Amy Rodriguez won...
US, Aussies to clash for gold
BEIJING (AP): DIANA TAURASI scored 21 points and the US women's basketball team beat Russia 67-52 yesterday to advance to their fourth straight Olympic gold medal game.The Americans will try to win an unprecedented fourth straight gold tomorrow against...
Caymanas Park incident .. Mavado's sidekick gets suspended sentence
Nehemiah Shaw, the Mavado entourage member, who attacked Caymanas Track Limited security boss Jason McKay on Derby Day, June 14, at Caymanas Park, was yesterday slapped with a 12-month suspended sentence in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court...
Dettori, Kinane for SA jockeys' challenge
Frankie Dettori and Mick Kinane, two of the biggest names in horse racing, are among the six international jockeys who will clash with South Africa's top riders in the International Jockey's Challenge at the Steinhoff International Summer Cup race...
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