Beijing Olympic gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser won the opening semi-final of the women’s 100 metres a short while ago at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany to qualify for this afternoon’s final.
President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Lamine Diack says he is happy that the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) cleared five top runners including Asafa Powell to compete at the World Championships.
Anti-doping officials have collected 350 blood samples from athletes competing at the world championships, plus another 100 samples to be tested for the human growth hormone.
Jamaica’s national senior football team is scheduled to arrive at the Norman Manley International Airport in another 15 minutes after defeating hosts St Kitts and Nevis 1-0 in an international friendly last night.
Beijing Olympic triple gold medallist Usain Bolt says he was not thinking about a world record when he lined up for the men’s 100-metre final on yesterday’s second day of the World Championship in Berlin, Germany.
Nine Jamaicans, including Beijing Olympic 100-metre gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser, will be in action on today’s third day of competition at the World Championships.
Defending champions Jamaica will go in search of their second win from as many games when the West Indies Women’s 50-overs cricket championship continues today in Georgetown, Guyana.
The world athletics federation says it will wait until Monday before deciding whether four Jamaican athletes, who were cleared of doping offences by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel earlier this week, can take part in the World Championships.
The annual renewal of the $390,000 to $340,000 claiming race for the Ossie Steele Memorial Cup over 1200 metres is the feature event at Caymanas Park tomorrow.
Triple Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt wants to emulate the great Jesse Owens at the World Athletics Champions in Berlin, according to a report on www.edition.cnn.com.
Veronica Campbell-Brown has put the injuries behind her and feels ready to claim a world championships sprint double, the two times Olympic 200 meters gold medalist said today, according to a report on www.reuters.com.
Eleven Jamaicans, including Beijing Olympic triple gold medallist Usain Bolt, will be in action on tomorrow’s opening day of the World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
Unbeaten Jamaica will face Papua New Guinea this afternoon in their fourth Pool ‘D’ game of the 2009 World Youth Netball Championship in the Cook Islands.
Hamilton Masakadza scored a maiden century and Brendan Taylor added 94 runs today to guide hosts Zimbabwe to a 69-run victory over Bangladesh in the third one-day international at the Queens Sports Club.
Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps was not injured when the SUV he was driving collided with another car in Baltimore, but the other driver was taken to a hospital.
Jamaica’s local-based Reggae Boyz are scheduled to depart the country at 2 p.m. for the Eastern Caribbean to play hosts St Kitts and Nevis in a friendly international.
Boys’ Town and Waterhouse recorded victories yesterday to book the last two spots in the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association/Claro-sponsored Champion League.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is expected to rule on the doping cases involving five Jamaican athletes today, just 24 hours before the opening of the world championships in Berlin, Germany.
Jamaica will attempt to keep their perfect win record when they face Malawi in their third Pool ‘D’ game of the 2009 World Youth Netball Championship in the Cook Islands this evening.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said it will rule on the doping cases involving five Jamaican athletes before Saturday\'s opening of the world championships in Berlin, Germany.
