Bolt remains beacon of hope: Sports medicine expert

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 14:20

Six-time Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt remains a beacon of hope in a sport rocked by elite athletes testing positive for banned substances, a leading sports medicine specialist in Jamaica has said

Asafa Powell says will not retire, hopes to clear name

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 12:00

Former world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell has no plans to retire despite a positive finding for a banned stimulant.

Injury forces Yohan Blake out of World Championships

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 08:39

Reigning 100 metre world champ Yohan Blake has withdrawn from next month`s World Athletics Championships in Moscow with a hamstring injury.

Sprint stars Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell fail drug tests

Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 08:43

Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell, two of the four fastest men in history, sent shockwaves through the blue riband 100m when both men failed drug tests.

Jamaican hurdler smashes 14-year record

Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 16:24

Jamaican sprint hurdler Yanique Thompson has smashed a 14-year record and bagged her country’s first gold medal at the IAAF World Youth Championships (WYC) here

Kim Collins to be honored by a Texas university

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 18:48

Caribbean sprint legend Kim Collins is to be inducted into the Texas Christian University’s (TCU) Hall of Fame during an official ceremony later this year.

Yohan Blake injured, out for six weeks

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 13:18

World 100 metres champion Yohan Blake has been sidelined for six weeks after medical reports raised concern about an injury sustained at an event in Jamaica last weekend.

Usain Bolt to join London Anniversary Games

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 16:52

One year after winning three gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, sprint king Usain Bolt will return to the Olympic stadium for the July 26-28 London Anniversary Games.

Yohan Blake suffers hamstring injury

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 09:40

Reigning world 100m champion Yohan Blake could be out up to six weeks after suffering a right hamstring injury during the UTech Classic track and field meet in Kingston on the weekend.

Bruno Lins` chance to face Bolt in Rio sprint

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 12:17

Brazil`s Bruno Lins earned the right to challenge Usain Bolt in Sunday`s 150-metre exhibition sprint on Copacabana beach by winning heat for the last remaining starting berth.