Steve Mullings Rewarded With Ingratitude
Veteran sprinter Steve Mullings, who has been under intense media and public scrutiny, got word from the disciplinary hearing panel that it has granted the request to reschedule his hearing…
Who Seem Set to Lose Big at Worlds?
The 13th World Championships begins in Daegu, South Korea, two weeks from today and the world’s greatest track stars are busy completing their proverbial dress rehearsal. As with any major…
Worlds Men’s 100m: Powell on the Inside Track
NEW YORK: Jamaican sprint dynamo Asafa Powell may be the Sisyphus of track and field, but nothing lasts forever. He looms large and dangerous as the 13th World Championships appears…
Women’s 100m Predictions Present Complicated Truth
NEW YORK: Both the men’s and women’s 100m races at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu present tantalizing predictions, but the women’s event is a close call. The Jamaican sprint…
‘Dean of Jamaican Hurdling’ Positive About Young Talents
Maurice Wignall, Jamaica’s best 110m hurdler ever, has words of praise and advice for Andrew Riley, Keiron Stewart and Hansle Parchment. In a recent interview, Wignall called Riley and Stewart…
Like Father, Like Daughter
THE world loves to watch her and she engages the world. She excites, she entertains and she pulls spectators into the competition with her. She likes to strike a pose…
Trinidad’s Jehue Gordon Adjusting to Life as a Pro
In only Jehue Gordon’s second year of running with the big boys, fans tend to forget that even though he has accomplished so much in his young track career, the…
I Wouldn’t Count Out Asafa, Says Steve Mullings
Steve Mullings said that it is going to take a 9.7 performance to win the 100m at the Jamaica national trials and that he will be ready. Mulling, who is…
Ashmeade Likely to Go For the 400m Next Year?
NEW YORK: Jamaica’s Nickel Ashmeade not only has turned into a world class sprinter, he also has come to like the 400m, an event that fans always have believed he…
Kirani James: We’re Motivated to Put Grenada on The Map
“IT IS a very special feeling to represent my country, and we are happy for the support that we get from our fans back home,” said Kirani James, the reigning…