Sluggish Bolt wins as sharp Blake also triumphs
September 8th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels (Belgium), Sep 8 (IANS/CMC) Sprint icon Usain Bolt and fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake scored contrasting victories to headline the season-ending Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meeting here.While Bolt coasted to ... Read more...
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IOC bans Syrian hurdler for doping
August 11th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syria's 400-metre hurdler Ghfran Almouhamad has been disqualified from the London Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced ... Read more...
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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 athletics: Bolt, Blake headlines semi-finalists for 100m
August 5th, 2012 - 6:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/CMC) Defending champion Usain Bolt and nemesis Yohan Blake easily won their first round heats to qualify for the semi-finals of the men's 100 metres at the London ... Read more...
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Olympics: Former world champ Kim Collins pulls out of sprint
August 4th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Former world champion 100 metres runner Kim Collins has said he will not run in the Olympics after a fallout with his national Olympic committee.Reports ... Read more...
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I thought I’d got away, says dope-tainted cyclist
August 4th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Disgraced Russian cyclist Victoria Baranova said here Friday that she had taken testosterone ahead of the Olympics, and she had thought she was in the ... Read more...
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Olympic cycling: Russian cyclist Baranova expelled for doping
August 4th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian track cyclist Victoria Baranova has been caught doping and sent home from the London Olympics, according to reports.Baranova, 22, was due to participate in ... Read more...
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EU spends millions on office in Barbados
July 30th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Amid a global economic downturn and financial crunch being faced by some of its members, the European Union (EU) has spent millions of pounds of the ... Read more...
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St. Kitts sprinter Williams sent home after testing positive
July 29th, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) St. Kitts and Nevis sprinter Tameka Williams has been sent home from the London Olympics after failing a doping test, officials said Sunday.The St Kitts and ... Read more...
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‘Madam Speedy’ looking for Olympic glory
July 12th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 12 (IANS) Tameka Williams, the sprinter from the tiny Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, will travel to the London Olympic Games with hopes of making her ... Read more...
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St Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates its Indian heritage
June 2nd, 2012 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) St Vincent and the Grenadines, a string of small islands in the Caribbean, celebrated its Indian heritage on a grand scale Friday. A commemorative function ... Read more...
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Bolt wins but disappointed by time
May 26th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ostrava (Czech Republic), May 26 (IANS/CMC) World sprint star Usain Bolt remained unbeaten this season with a win here but was left lamenting his sluggish time after labouring to dismiss a ... Read more...
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Runako Morton laid to rest in homeland
March 19th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Charlestown (Nevis), March 19 (IANS/CMC) Former West Indies batsman Runako Morton was laid to rest here, following a five-hour service that was attended by several dignitaries and former cricketers.Morton died two ... Read more...
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Clarke wins 100m gold at Pan American Games
October 26th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guadalajara (Mexico), Oct 26 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican Lerone Clarke won the men?s 100 metres at the Pan American Games here to lead a podium sweep for Caribbean runners in the marquee event ... Read more...
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FIFA bans Jamaica chief for six months
October 15th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, Oct 15 (IANS/CMC) Football's world governing body FIFA has slapped a six-month ban on Jamaica Football Federation president Captain Horace Burrell for his role in the cash-for-vote scandal and also ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka confident of securing bid for 2018 Commonwealth Games
October 12th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 12 (IANS) With one month to go before the host city is selected, Sri Lanka Wednesday said it was confident of winning the bid to host the 2018 ... 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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Blake, James win Zurich Diamond League
September 9th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, Sep 9 (IANS/CMC) World champion sprinters Yohan Blake and Kirani James sustained their purple patches from the recent Daegu showpiece, clocking personal bests to dominate the Weltklasse Zürich Diamond League ... Read more...
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World atheletics: Jamaican quartet claim 4×100 relay record
September 5th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Daegu (South Korea), Sep 4 (IANS) The Daegu world championships finally reached a thrilling peak, witnessing a world record falling in the last event with Usain Bolt's final ... Read more...
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Players association welcomes Caricom’s initiative on Gayle
July 5th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, July 5 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has welcomed the lead taken by Caricom (Caribben Community) to resolve the ongoing dispute between estranged Jamaican opener Chris ... Read more...
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Caricom to intervene in Gayle-WICB dispute
July 4th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Basseterre (St. Kitts), July 4 (IANS/CMC) Caricom (Caribbean Community) heads of government will accede to former West Indies captain Chris Gayle's request to intervene in the festering dispute between him and ... Read more...
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Tragedy averted in Mumbai harbour (Lead)
March 23rd, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) A tragedy was averted in Mumbai harbour last week when ill-fated container cargo ship MSC Chitra - which had partly sunk after a collision last August ... Read more...
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Tragedy averted in Mumbai harbour
March 23rd, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) A tragedy was averted in Mumbai harbour last week when ill-fated container cargo ship MSC Chitra - which had partly sunk in August last year after ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to hear black money issue
February 10th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Thursday conduct a hearing in the black money case a day after the Centre notified it that the illegal money stashed in ... Read more...
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Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson Dies Of Pancreatic Cancer
October 25th, 2010 - 2:02 am ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The sixth Prime Minister of Barbados David Thompson breathed his last at his private residence in Mapps, St. Philip, yesterday. The Government of the Caribbean Island ... Read more...
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Athletes thrilled with ‘magnificent’ CWG opener
October 4th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Participating athletes and delegates were thrilled with the colourful spectacle of dance, music, drums and lights at the 2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony Sunday night, and described ... Read more...
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Africa has highest, Americas the least countries at CWG (Lead)
October 3rd, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Africa has the highest number of countries and the Americas the least among the 71 nations and territories from five continents and two regions participating in the ... Read more...
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Continent-wise countries at the Delhi Commonwealth Games
October 3rd, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The over 6,700 athletes and officials at the Delhi Commonwealth Games have come from 71 countries and territories spread across six continents and regions. The 71 teams ... Read more...
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Sheila Dikshit extends deadline for completion of work at CWG Village
September 28th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 28 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday extended the deadline for the completion of work at the Commonwealth Games Village by two days as workers raced against ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm, Fiona, Not Likely To Take On The Strength Of A Hurricane
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 2, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The National Hurricane Center (NHC), headquartered in Miami, had asserted on Monday that the tropical storm named Fiona had constructed itself in the Atlantic Ocean ... Read more...
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Factfile on Commonwealth countries
September 2nd, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Here is a factfile on Commonwealth countries ahead of the 19th Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi Oct 3-14. These nations were once part of ... Read more...
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Public Advisory Issued as Hurricane Earl Strengthens to Category 3
August 30th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A public advisory has just been issued from the Hurricane Center in Miami Florida, notifying citizens that Hurricane Earl has just became a major hurricane, causing watches ... Read more...
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Earl becomes a major category three hurricane
August 30th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Hurricane Earl strengthened into a major category three storm as it neared the northernmost Virgin Islands on Monday, forecasters said.Additional hurricane warnings have been issued for the Puerto ... Read more...
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U.S. Naval Ship conducts training in Barbados with regional divers
May 27th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by BNO News
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Navy is deploying a Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship and a Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) to the Caribbean to conduct training exercises ... Read more...
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1,200 Caribbean troopers to guard Commonwealth meet
November 15th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, Nov 15 (IANS) About 1,200 Carribean troopers along with local security personnel will maintain a hawk-eye vigil during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held ... Read more...
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