I will be hard to beat next season: Blake
September 21st, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), Sep 21 (IANS/CMC) Reigning 100 metres world champion Yohan Blake has sent out an early warning that he will be hard to beat when the new track and field ... Read more...
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Olympics: Stewart quietly confident despite setbacks
August 1st, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/CMC) Olympic silver medallist runner Kerron Stewart has been nowhere close to her best for the last two years but the determined Jamaican says she will not let ... Read more...
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Kenya’s Jelimo seeks Olympic glory after return from injury
March 14th, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, March 14 (IANS) Olympic 800m champion Pamela Jelimo says she will not rest on her laurels until she successfully defends her crown in London.Jelimo was speaking to reporters after ... Read more...
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Djokovic, Cheruiyot, Barcelona win Laureus Awards
February 7th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) Despite freezing weather, many fans waited and shouted alongside the red carpet as winners of the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards were unveiled here Monday.Serbian ... Read more...
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Baptiste, Bravo, Mohammed voted Trinidad and Tobago best
December 31st, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Dec 31 (IANS/CMC) Sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste and West Indies batsman Darren Bravo were named the Trinidad & Tobago Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year.The 25-year-old Baptiste grabbed ... Read more...
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Bailey eyes podium finish in London
December 30th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
St. John's (Antigua) Dec 30 (IANS/CMC) Sprinter Daniel Bailey has said that he wanted to at least go a step further and collect a medal at the 2012 Olympic Games.The sprint ... Read more...
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Blake pips Usain Bolt for Jamaica’s top athlete award
December 10th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), Dec 10 (IANS/CMC) World champions Veronica Campbell-Brown and Yohan Blake were formally recognised as the toast of Jamaican track & field this year.The two claimed the Athlete-of-the-Year awards Friday, ... Read more...
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Bolt, Blake make shortlist for Athlete-of-the-Year award
November 5th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Monte Carlo, Nov 5 (IANS/CMC) Dynamic Jamaican sprint duo of Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake are the only two Caribbean track stars that made the shortlist for the IAAF Athlete-of-the-Year awards.Compatriot ... Read more...
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World Champion James gets highway honour
October 15th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
St. George's (Grenada), Oct 15 (IANS/CMC) There will be a Kirani James Boulevard named after the 400 metres world champion athlete in Grenada soon, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas announced here.A highway ... Read more...
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Bolt sparkles but upstaged by amazing Blake
September 17th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels (Belgium), Sep 17 (IANS/CMC) Sprint sensation Usain Bolt stormed to a world-leading 9.76 seconds in the 100 metres, but for the second time in three weeks was upstaged by compatriot ... Read more...
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Bolt’s peerless victory in Zagreb 100 metres
September 14th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Zagreb (Croatia), Sep 14 (IANS/CMC) Usain Bolt continued to rebuild his air of invincibility with a peerless victory in the men's 100 metres in an IAAF World Challenge meet here Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Usian Bolt’s mother ‘forgives’ chief starter
September 13th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Cumbria (England), Sep 13 (IANS/CMC) Fate brought the 100 metres chief starter and the parents of sprint king Usain Bolt together during the recent World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.Alan Bell ... Read more...
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World Athletics: Kenya’s Kirui men’s marathon title
September 4th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Sep 4 (IANS) Kenyan runner Abel Kirui retained his world title in the men's marathon here Sunday after finishing the 42.195-kilometer race in two hours, seven minutes ... Read more...
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World Athletics Championships: Vikas Gowda finishes 7th in discuss
August 30th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Aug 30 (IANS) India's Vikas Gowda finished seventh in the discus throw finals at the World Athletics Championships here Tuesday.The US-based Gowda, an Arjuna Awardee and national ... Read more...
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World Athletics: Kenya’s Rudisha claims gold in 800m
August 30th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Aug 30 (IANS) David Rudisha of Kenya took the gold medal in the men's 800m race clocking 1min 43.91sec at the World Athletics Championships here Tuesday.Abubaker Kaki ... Read more...
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World Athletics: ‘Disappointed’ Bolt now eyes win in 200m
August 29th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Aug 29 (IANS) Usain Bolt, who was disqualified for a false start in the men's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships here Sunday, said he would ... Read more...
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Bolt disqualified for false start in 100m in Daegu; Blake wins
August 28th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Aug 28 (IANS) Usain Bolt of Jamaica, the world's fastest man and defending champion, was dramatically disqualified from the men's 100m final after a false start at ... Read more...
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Bolt to lead Jamaican charge at World Championships
August 17th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), Aug 17 (IANS/CMC) World sprint champion Usain Bolt leads an array of stars in a Jamaica 50-member contingent for the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, later this month.
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Amputee Pistorius, Semenya to compete in World Athletics
August 8th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Aug 8 (IANS) Oscar Pistorius is all set to become the first amputee athlete to compete at the World Championships.Double-amputee sprinter Pistorius and controversial world 800 metres champion Caster ... Read more...
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Bolt clocks season-best at Monaco Diamond League
July 23rd, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Monte Carlo, July 23 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt carved out his best performance of the season this year when he streaked to victory in the 100 metres at the ... Read more...
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Two Indian walkers qualify for London Olympics
June 27th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India's Gurmeet Singh and Babubhai Panocha have qualified for the 20 km walk at the 2012 London Olympics with impressive performances at the 18th Dublin ... Read more...
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