The planned showdown between the world’s fastest man Jamaican Usain Bolt and American Tyson Gay at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels, Belgium on Friday has been cancelled.
The Jamaica Anti-Doping Appeals Tribunal will continue the public hearing for the five athletes accused of doping violations tomorrow morning at the Institute of Jamaica, East Street.
Roger Federer of Switzerland has extended his US Open winning streak to 35 matches with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 victory over NCAA champion Devin Britton of the USA in the first round today.
Jamaican Brigitte Foster-Hylton won the women’s 100-metre hurdles in 12.88 seconds at the IAAF Aviva British Grand Prix at Gateshead’s International Stadium earlier today.
Kim Clijsters, who recently returned to tennis after retiring to start a family, easily won her first match at the U.S. Open today, beating Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine 6-1, 6-1.
The speedy Jamaican forward, Dane Richards, notched his second goal in two games as New York Red Bulls edged Columbus Crew one-nil in US Major League Soccer at Giant Stadium last night.
History-making boxer Jiselle Salandy, who died in a car crash on January, will receive Trinidad and Tobago’s highest national honour, the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Seventeen Jamaicans, including Olympic and World Championship gold medalist Melaine Walker, will compete at the 59th edition of the Zagreb Grand Prix in Croatia today.
Jamaican David Summerbell has retained the lead in the 2009 Caribbean Motor Racing Championship Series, following the second leg in Barbados yesterday.
Emmanuel Adebayor yesterday kept up his record of scoring in every league game this season to help big-spending Manchester City maintain their perfect start to the English Premier League season.
Trinidadian Football legend, Dwight Yorke, is expected to retire from international duty following Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup qualifier against Honduras next Saturday.
Out-of-favour West Indies batsman, Dwayne Smith, cracked another magnificent half-century to lead Sussex to a 38-run victory over Yorkshire in their English Pro40 Division One match yesterday.
World record-holder Usain Bolt shook off his Jamaican teammate Asafa Powell to win the 100 metres in 9.81 seconds at the Weltklasse meet in Switzerland today.
Former captain of Jamaica’s Senior Women’s Hockey team Andrea Cobran has been selected by the Jamaica Hockey Federation to attend a High Performance Coaching Programme in Jalisco, Mexico from August 30 to September 5.
Jamaica’s Olympic and World sprint silver medallist Kerron Stewart continues her search for a share of the US$1 million Golden League Jackpot this afternoon in Switzerland.
Skipper Kumar Sangakkara cracked an unbeaten 64 to put hosts Sri Lanka in a strong position to win the second Test against New Zealand, finishing today’s third day with a 339-run lead.
