Olympic athletics: Felix wins 200m gold
August 9th, 2012 - 3:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) America's Allyson Felix won Olympic gold in the 200 metres sprint Wednesday.Felix, the Beijing silver medalist, clocked 21.88 for gold, holding off 100 metres champion ... Read more...
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Olympics: Fraser-Pryce through to 200 semis, Walker falls
August 7th, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS/CMC) The Caribbean will be heavily represented in the women's 200 metres semi-finals Tuesday as all but one of their sprinters booked semi-final spots at the London Olympics.Defending ... Read more...
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Olympics: Francis tips Fraser-Pryce for sprint double
August 6th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS/CMC) Stephen Francis, coach of the women's Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, says Saturday's triumph has given her momentum and he has now tipped the Jamaican to ... Read more...
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Blake warns Bolt with convincing 100m win
May 11th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
George Town (Cayman Islands), May 11 (IANS/CMC) World 100 metres champion Yohan Blake stormed to the second fastest time in the world this year to win the 100 metres at the ... Read more...
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World champions Blake and James win at Berlin meet
September 12th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 12 (IANS/CMC) World champions Yohan Blake and Kirani James led four young Caribbean athletes with notable victories at the International Stadium Festival meet here Sunday to enhance their growing ... Read more...
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Asafa may join Bolt in skipping CWG
August 22nd, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 22 (IANS) After triple Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt, it is now fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell who is likely to skip the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here.
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No Stosur, Hewitt in Australia’s CWG tennis squad
August 18th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 18 (IANS) Australia Wednesday announced a second string tennis squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games without their star players Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur.
The eight-member team will be ... Read more...
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Star pullout of Commonwealth Games not good: Sports Minister Gill (Lead)
July 18th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) India's Sports Minister M.S. Gill Sunday lamented the withdrawal of some of the world's leading athletes like Usain Bolt, Chris Hoy and Shelly-Ann Fraser from the Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Gill laments pullout of star athletes from Commonwealth Games
July 18th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Sports Minister M.S. Gill Sunday lamented the withdrawal of some of the world's leading athletes from the New Delhi Commonwealth Games and said the Commonwealth Games Federation ... Read more...
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Olympic champ Fraser suspended over doping
July 9th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, July 9 (DPA) Olympic and world 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser of Jamaica is provisionally suspended for failing a doping test, the ruling body IAAF confirmed Friday.
"The IAAF can confirm now ... Read more...
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