Olympic athletics: Bolt, Brathwaite anxiously eyeing semis
August 8th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS/CMC) Sprint superstar Usain Bolt described his opening 200 metres heat here as "easy" as he took a giant step towards an unprecedented repeat Olympic sprint double at ... Read more...
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Olympics: Bolt admits to pressure ahead of 100m conquest
August 7th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS/CMC) Sprint legend Usain Bolt has admitted to being under pressure to defend his men's Olympics 100 metres title in London.Shortly after storming to victory in a new ... Read more...
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Fit-again Bolt admits to past back injury
July 27th, 2012 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt has disclosed he had suffered a back injury but was quick to say he has gotten over the problems which had ... Read more...
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Bolt squares off with Powell again in Oslo
June 7th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, June 7 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt will square off with fellow countryman Asafa Powell for the second time in as many weeks in a 100 metre contest at ... Read more...
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Bolt confirmed for Weltklasse Zurich
May 17th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, May 17 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has been confirmed for the Weltklasse Zürich Diamond League here in August, officials said.Bolt is the biggest drawing card in world athletics ... Read more...
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Humans will be immortal in 20 years, says leading scientist
September 24th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 24 (ANI): American scientist Ray Kurzweil, dubbed the smartest futurist on Earth by Bill Gates, believes that today's 60-year-olds could go on to live forever.The 61-year-old American elaborated that technology ... Read more...
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Bolt a global icon, lack of sensitivity shown to Semenya: Diack
August 23rd, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 23 (DPA) Usain Bolt has established himself as a global sports icon while the case of Caster Semenya could have been treated with more sensitivity, world athletics supremo Lamine Diack ... Read more...
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Ex-Olympic sprint champ Linford Christie’s niece becomes first black Miss England
July 21st, 2009 - 11:39 am ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): British sprinter Linford Christie's niece, Rachel, has become the first black woman to be crowned Miss England.The 20-year-old won the title in the event hosted at Metropole Hilton ... Read more...
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Bolt to visit Man U headquarters today
May 16th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 16 (ANI): Double Olympic sprint king Bolt will visit the Manchester United headquarters at Old Trafford on Saturday ahead of the team's match against Arsenal.Bolt, a United fan, dropped ... Read more...
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Laureus World Sports Awards for 2008-09 announced
April 17th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.17 (ANI): A panel of leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters from 112 countries have announced the Laureus World Sports Awards for 2008-09, which includes six nominations in each category.The ... Read more...
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Rajasthan Royals nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards
March 26th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 26 (ANI): The Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Rajasthan Royals, led by Shane Warne, are in the early running to be nominated for a gong at a Laureus World Sports ... Read more...
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China did have clearer skies during Olympics: Satellite imagery
December 17th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) China did have clearer skies and easier breathing when it shut down factories and banished many cars in a pre-Olympic sprint to clean up Beijing's air. Taking advantage ... Read more...
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Olympic pollution control by China a huge success, reveals satellite data
December 17th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): New satellite data has revealed the impact of the pollution control strategy that China took during the Olympics, which resulted in the levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) ... Read more...
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Usain bolts to sprint history (Profile)
November 24th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Monte Carlo, Nov 24 (DPA) Only Olympic supremo Jacques Rogge was not fully amused about the way Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt took the sports world by storm with his golden ... Read more...
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Bolt and Isinbayeva are World Athletes of the Year
November 24th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Monte Carlo, Nov 24 (DPA) Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt and Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva were named World Athletes of the Year by the governing athletics body International Association ... Read more...
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‘Lane 1 advantage’ for sprinters closest to starter’s pistol
June 22nd, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 22 (IANS) Sprinters in lane eight may well be at a disadvantage, says a new study that suggests the reaction time of those close to the source of a loud ... Read more...
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Racers closest to starter pistol likely to be ahead of competitors further away
June 19th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): Sprinters running in lane 1 in the upcoming Olympics would certainly have an advantage over those running in other lanes, for researchers at the University of Alberta ... Read more...
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