Bolt, Fraser-Pryce are IAAF Athletes of The Year
Jamaica’s double sprint world record holder Usain Bolt and back-to-back Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran away with the Male and Female Athletes of The Year awards today at the…
Cuba’s Ortega Defects; Eyes USA
Missing Cuban hurdler Orlando Ortega has surfaced in Europe. According to an August 27 Associated Press (AP) report, the 22-year-old athlete has turned up in Italy, where he is staying…
Jamaicans Top Sprints in Zurich
Jamaica’s top two sprinters took center stage once again on August 29 in front of a packed stadium at the Zurich Diamond League, the 13th and penultimate stop in the…
Bolt, Fraser-Pryce among 20 Short-listed for IAAF Award
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has short-listed ten male and ten female athletes for the 2013 World Athlete of the Year award. The candidates have been selected by…
Sherone Simpson Joins State-of-the-Art IMG Academy in Florida
Jamaica’s Sherone Simpson has left the MVP training camp, where she started her professional career and has trained for years under the guidance of Stephen Francis, for the state-of-the-art multi-sport…
Panel Suggests Public Warning for Campbell-Brown
The anticipation over the verdict in doping case of Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown is over. The disciplinary panel that heard her case ruled today that she should be given a public…
Jamaica Ends Worlds in Blaze of Glory
When the 14th renewal of the IAAF World Championships ended in Russia yesterday, Jamaica’s medal tally stood at six gold, two silver and one bronze to lead the Caribbean standings.…
Schoolboy Takes Jamaica to World 4×4 Silver
Calabar High School student Javon Francis ran a stunning anchor leg today to take the Jamaican mile relay team to a silver medal in the men’s 4x400m final of the…
Jamaica’s Damar Forbes Jumps into World Final
With just one jump remaining to secure a spot in the final of the long jump competition at the World Championships in Moscow on Wednesday, Jamaica’s Damar Forbes leaped 26…
Fraser-Pryce Recaptures World 100m Title
Two-time Olympic 100m gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica recaptured the World Championships women’s 100m title in Moscow, Russia yesterday with a sizzling world-leading 10.71secs run in the final. Fraser-Pryce,…