LONDON, England (AFP) — Rafael Nadal was sent crashing out of Wimbledon by dread-locked German qualifier Dustin Brown yesterday, his fourth successive humiliation at the All England Club. Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 champion, slumped to a 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 second-round defeat against the world number 102 who hit 13 aces and 58 winners. It was the 29-year-old’s first ever defeat to a qualifier ... »
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked the fastest 100 metres of the year at the National Senior Championships at the National Stadium on Friday. Fraser-Pryce, got her usual bullet start and left all in her wake from then to win in 10.79 seconds with her MVP teammate Natasha Morrison surprising the field to take second in 11.03, as former World Championships gold medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown finishi... »
Asafa Powell crowned himself king of Jamaica’s sprinting on Friday at the National Senior Championships, securing victory in the 100 metres at National Stadium. Powell with a slower than usual start, caught early risers Nesta Carter and Nickel Ashmeade at the 30 metres mark. Under pressure from Ashmeade, Powell maintained his form and powered to victory as Ashmeade got home ahead of the fast finis... »
Global sprint star Usain Bolt is among 18 Jamaicans listed to compete at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York City on Saturday. Global sprint star Usain Bolt is among 18 Jamaicans listed to compete at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York City on Saturday. The meet might see not only a number of meeting records, but also its biggest ever crowd at the IAAF Diamond League meeting. Event tickets are sold ou... »
Rihanna might be off the market again and no it’s not Chris Brown, Drake or Leonardo DiCaprio. The “American Oxygen” singer is dating Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema. Rihanna and the French soccer star were spotted partying together at a popular night spot in New York City last night before grabbing breakfast at 5 AM at Coppella. Sources close to the Bajan pop beauty told us that they have been ... »
Track superstar Usain Bolt has been accused of being an inconsiderate neighbour by the wife of dancehall hit maker Sean Paul. “Between the bikes … loud, horrid music, parties and screams, I honestly wish he would go back to where he came from. He’s a horrible neighbour. I cannot wait to move,” Jodi Stewart-Henriques, also called Jinx, said via social media in a long rant. Stewart-Henriques is a re... »
Usain Bolt won the 200 metres race at the Golden Spike meet on Tuesday, as the Jamaican star prepares for the world championships after a season marred by injuries. Facing rain and cold at the IAAF World Challenge event, Bolt came out of the bend slightly ahead and breezed unchallenged to victory, crossing the finish line in 20.13. The six-time Olympic champion improved on his previous season’s be... »
Triple world record holder Usain Bolt and former 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell are among five Jamaicans on their way to Ostrava for the IAAF World Challenge Golden Spike meeting on Tuesday. Bolt will turn out in the men’s 200 metres for his 7th appearance at the meet and his third time contesting the 200 metres event. Powell will be making his 4th appearance in Ostrava and will... »
Veronica Campbell-Brown clocked 22.60 seconds to win the 200 metres at the World Challenge Beijing meet on Wednesday. Campbell-Brown of Jamaica, who skipped the 100, expectedly won the 200 easily, leaving American Kaylin Whitney and Jamaican Schillonie Calvert to take the second and third places. The women’s 100 was won by Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad and Tobago in 11.05, ahead of ChaRonda Willia... »
Barcelona FC supporters, reggae star Jah Cure and fitness expert wife Kamila McDonald-Alcock, arrived in Madrid on Sunday for their team’s clash against Atletico Madrid. The Catalan giants will be looking to wrap up the first part of a potential treble by beating Atletico at the Vicente Calderon. Jah Cure and Kamila arrived at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport at around 9:30 AM Jamaican time an... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Asafa Powell was brilliant in winning the men’s 100m in a world leading 9.84 seconds at the Jamaica International Invitational on Saturday night. Stepping high to the line and with public enemy number one Ryan Bailey from the United States fighting his way back into second place, Powell registered his 87th sub – 10 seconds time to send the National Stadium crowd in a... »
The pressure of a $180 million payday never got to Floyd Mayweather Jr, even if the richest fight ever wasn’t the best. Using his reach and his jab Saturday night, Mayweather frustrated Manny Pacquiao, piling up enough points to win a unanimous decision in their welterweight title bout. Mayweather remained unbeaten in 48 fights, cementing his legacy as the best of his generation. After the fight, ... »
Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay powered the Americans to a five-metre advantage through three legs of the highly anticipated race and Ryan Bailey brought the team home in 37.38 seconds. Bolt, who had missed last year’s inaugural World Relays, made up ground on Bailey in the anchor leg but could not close the gap as Jamaica, running their 2013 world championship team, finished secon... »
Jamaica, anchored by Veronica Campbell-Brown, won the Women’s 4×100-metre relay, the final event at the 2015 IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas a short while ago. Veronica Campbell-Brown leads Jamaica to an easy victory in the Women’s 4×100 at the World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas The Jamaican won in a world-leading time of 42.14 seconds to easily beat the United States. Simone Facey, Kerron Stew... »
Defending champions Calabar lead a quartet of Jamaican school down to compete in the Championship of Americas 4×800-metre finals on Saturday’s third and final day of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Kingston College, Holmwood Technical and St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) are among the fastest 12 teams from Friday’s heats to qualify for the finals. Calabar ran 8:00.12 ... »
Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt was not happy with his execution even though he still won the Mano y Mano 100 metres in Rio, Brazil on Sunday. Bolt had a sluggish start in rainy conditions in Rio but surged at the end to win in 10.12s ahead of American Ryan Bailey, 10.24. Brazilian Jose Carlos Moreira was third in 10.51 and Churandy Martina of the Netherlands was fourth in 10.53. “My start wa... »
The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, is in a bullish mood ahead of what is shaping up to be a rather exciting season. The towering Jamaican ran his first 200 metres in almost two years at last weekend’s UTech Classic and left the track with a word of warning for those eyeing his scalp. “It’s impossible to beat me once I’m fit,” Bolt said after a workman-like 20.... »
Wolmer’s Boys’ School’s Jaheel Hyde and Calabar’s Michael O’Hara will not be allowed to represent their respective high schools at the Penn Relays. According to a release from the Inter-Secondary Schools’ Sports Association (ISSA), the decision has come from the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA), the state high schools governing body, which sanctions the Penn Relays High Sch... »
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer Sunday, April 12, 2015 Medallists (from left) Sanjae Lawrence (shot put silver), Safia Morgan (high jump gold), Shanae McKenzie (high jump bronze), Isheeka Binns (javelin gold), Ayesha Champaignie (javelin silver) and Demar Gayle (shot put gold) pose with their medals. Christopher Taylor crosses the finish line to win the Under-18 400m in a new record 46.64 seconds a... »
It appears that United States President Barack Obama and sprint sensation Usain Bolt are quite fond of each other. Obama, who recently paid a working visit to Jamaica, had high praises for Bolt. The Olympic champion said that the president told him that ‘he [Bolt] is the greatest.” Bolt also said he was a bit nervous to meet Obama. The President met with Bolt and shared an epic moment where they d... »
Jamaica put on another master class to top the medal tables at the 44th CARIFTA Games that ended at the Kim Collins stadium in Basseterre, St Kitts on Monday. The Jamaicans amassed a whopping 85 medals, comprising 41 gold, 25 silver and 19 bronze, to top the medal tables for a 31st straight year and 39th time overall in the 44th year of the championships. Jamaicans also accounted for 10 of the 14 ... »
Christopher Taylor continued his phenomenal rise as he broke a long-standing record belonging to the legendary Usain Bolt on Saturday at the 44th CARIFTA Games at the Silver Jubilee Stadium in St Kitts. Sixteen-year-old Taylor clocked 46.64 seconds to beat the 47.33 seconds set by a 15 year old Bolt in the Bahamas in 2002 as he won the Under 18 boys 400m gold medal. He was pushed all the way by Tr... »
Jaheel Hyde lived up to expectations with an easy win in the Boys’ Under-20 400-metre hurdles at the 44th CARIFTA Games at the Kim Collins stadium in Basseterre, St Kitts on Sunday. The IAAF World Junior Champion took control early and jogged to the line after the final barrier to win in 50.96 seconds, followed home by team mate Marvin Williams, who clocked 51.11 seconds. Barbados’ Stephen Griffit... »
Usain Bolt, the six-time Olympic gold medalist, has been ranked as the 16th greatest athlete in the past 20 years in a list compiled by ESPN.com to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Retired NBA great Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady and Roger Federer are the top five on the list. Bolt, the fastest man that ever lived and an eight-time World Championship gold medallist was also pl... »
All but one of Jamaica’s representatives in the 100m event at the 44th CARIFTA Games, being held at the Silver Jubilee Stadium in St Kitts, advanced to Saturday’s finals. Rene Medley, in the Under 20 girls section, was the only runner not to advance as she finished at the back of her semi-final heat in 12.40 seconds. Natalliah White will however fly the Jamaican flag after winning her semi-final i... »
