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An Image of Usain Bolt in front of the unfinished National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
Olympics

Usain Bolt to feature in Tokyo 2020 stadium inauguration

October 19, 2019
Japan will be opening a brand new National Stadium for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo on December 21 and former sprinter, the world’s fastest ever man, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt will…
JADCO to proceed with defamation lawsuit against Dr. Emir Crowne
Jamaica Athletics

JADCO to proceed with defamation lawsuit against Dr. Emir Crowne

October 18, 2019
Lawyers representing the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) are proceeding to initiate legal action against noted attorney Dr Emir Crowne after the latter refused to apologize for alleged defamatory comments he…
Tokyo 2020: Marathon and race walking events moved to Sapporo over heat concerns
Athletics

Tokyo 2020: Marathon and race walking events moved to Sapporo over heat concerns

October 16, 2019
The marathon and race walking events for the 2020 Olympic Games will be moved from host city Tokyo to Sapporo in a bid to protect athletes from the heat, it…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
Jamaica Athletics

Fraser-Pryce makes shortlist for Female Athlete of the Year award

October 15, 2019
Jamaica sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has predictably been named to a shortlist for the 2019 IAAF Female World Athlete of the Year award. The 32-year-old Fraser-Pryce set the track alight…
IAAF president dubs post-Bolt World Champs the best in history
World Championships

IAAF president dubs post-Bolt World Champs the best in history

October 14, 2019
IAAF President Sebastian Coe has described the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 as the best in history in terms of the quality and depth of performances produced by the…
Federer to play at 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo
Olympics

Federer to play at 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo

October 14, 2019
Roger Federer has confirmed he will play at the 2020 Olympic Games, revealing his "heart decided" to compete again. The Swiss will be aiming to secure a third medal next…
Kipchoge among Male World Athlete of the Year nominees
Athletics

Kipchoge among Male World Athlete of the Year nominees

October 14, 2019
Eliud Kipchoge has been shortlisted for the Male World Athlete of the Year two days after making history in Vienna. The legendary Kenyan long-distance runner became the first person to…
Kosgei smashes Radcliffe's marathon record in Chicago triumph
Athletics

Kosgei smashes Radcliffe's marathon record in Chicago triumph

October 13, 2019
Brigid Kosgei smashed Paula Radcliffe's world record as the Kenyan star became the quickest woman to run a marathon in Chicago on Sunday. Radcliffe's time of two hours, 15 minutes…
Sergio Ramos would not refuse Olympic Games call
Olympics

Sergio Ramos would not refuse Olympic Games call

October 12, 2019
Sergio Ramos says he would not turn down the chance to play for Spain at the 2020 Olympic Games. Reports this week suggested Spain's skipper, who has already won the…
Eliud Kipchoge makes history by running marathon in under two hours
Athletics

Eliud Kipchoge makes history by running marathon in under two hours

October 12, 2019
Eliud Kipchoge made history by becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours on Saturday. The Kenyan distance runner recorded a historic time of one hour,…
Farah happy to be tested 'anytime and anywhere' amid Salazar questions
Athletics

Farah happy to be tested 'anytime and anywhere' amid Salazar questions

October 11, 2019
Mo Farah said he is happy to be tested "anytime and anywhere" in a terse conversation with reporters as he made his first public comments since former coach Alberto Salazar…
Tokyo gold dream shows Ramos is still ambitious - Moreno
Olympics

Tokyo gold dream shows Ramos is still ambitious - Moreno

October 11, 2019
Sergio Ramos has impressed Spain boss Robert Moreno with his desire to play for his country at next year's Olympic Games. A source close to Ramos this week apparently leaked…
Nike to close Oregon Project after Salazar ban
Athletics

Nike to close Oregon Project after Salazar ban

October 11, 2019
Nike has decided to close down the Oregon Project less than a fortnight after coach Alberto Salazar was banned from athletics for four years. The United States Anti-Doping Agency sanctioned …
Danusia Francis
Olympics

Danusia Francis headed to Tokyo 2020 after big performance in Germany

October 07, 2019
Twenty-five-year-old artistic gymnast Danusia Francis became only the second Jamaican to qualify for gymnastics at the Olympics, with a breakthrough performance at the World Gymnastics Championships in Germany on Friday.…
Jamaica claim silver, bronze in 4x400m relays, disappointment for defending champs T&T
World Championships

Jamaica claim silver, bronze in 4x400m relays, disappointment for defending champs T&T

October 06, 2019
Jamaica’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams refused to come away from the Doha World Championships empty-handed after battling to win silver and bronze medals, respectively, as the event ended…
Ali wins hurdles gold as USA finish on a high note
World Championships

Ali wins hurdles gold as USA finish on a high note

October 06, 2019
Nia Ali was crowned 100 metres hurdles champion, while Joshua Cheptegei and Timothy Cheruiyot struck gold on the track on the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Doha.…
Grenada's Anderson Peters celebrates after winning the gold medal.
World Championships

Peters stuns field to claim javelin gold for Grenada

October 06, 2019
Anderson Peters became only the second athlete in history to claim a gold medal for Grenada at the IAAF World Championships after claiming gold in the men’s Javelin on Sunday.
Nia Ali, of the United States wins the gold medal in the women's 100 metre hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha. Jamaica's Danielle Williams finished third.
World Championships

Williams battles to claim 100m hurdles bronze

October 06, 2019
Jamaica Diamond League champion Danielle Williams held on for bronze behind the United States duo of Kendra Harrison and Nia Ali in the women’s 100m hurdles final on Sunday. Williams,…
Shanieka Ricketts, of Jamaica, competes in the women's triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019.
World Championships

Long time in coming – Shanieka Ricketts pleased with third World Champs outing

October 05, 2019
Jamaica’s Shanieka Ricketts, who fulfilled the promise of an excellent season by mining silver at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics points out that her rise to the podium was…
Desisa delivers Ethiopia's first men's marathon gold since 2001
World Championships

Desisa delivers Ethiopia's first men's marathon gold since 2001

October 05, 2019
Lelisa Desisa became the first Ethiopian since 2001 to win the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships with a tight victory in Doha. Desisa, the 2013 silver medallist in…
Javon Francis, foreground right, of Jamaica and Kevin Borlee, left, of Belgium, cross the finish line in their men's 4x400 meter relay heats during the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019.
World Championships

US imperious, Jamaica hunt for more medals in 4x400 men

October 05, 2019
Jamaica’s men, like their women in the 4x400-metre final in Doha, Qatar on Sunday look for all intents set to come off second best after heats on Saturday, the penultimate…
Jamaica’s 4x400 women head to finals as fast underdogs
World Championships

Jamaica’s 4x400 women head to finals as fast underdogs

October 05, 2019
The United States will go into tomorrow’s IAAF World Championships of Athletics Women’s 4x400-metre finals as understandable favourites after bettering the qualification of Jamaica’s team by more than half a…
Anderson Peters (left) and Keshorn Walcott
World Championships

T&T's Walcott, Grenada’s Peters set for medal showdown in Doha

October 05, 2019
Former Olympic Champion Trinidad & Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott and Grenada’s Anderson Peters are set for a showdown for medal placings after the heats of the Javelin at the IAAF World…
Gold medalist in the 4x100 from left: Jonielle Smith, Natalliah Whyte, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson, of Jamaica, celebrate at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019.
World Championships

Jamaica’s 4x100 relay women live up to favourite tag in Doha

October 05, 2019
Jamaica’s female sprinters lived up to the billing of favourites in the 4x100 relay at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics in Doha, Qatar on Saturday despite missing double Olympic…
Hassan seals unprecedented double, dramatic gold for Kovacs
World Championships

Hassan seals unprecedented double, dramatic gold for Kovacs

October 05, 2019
Sifan Hassan completed an unprecedented double after winning 1500 metres gold, while Joe Kovacs was crowned shot put champion in a dramatic World Athletics Championships final in Doha on Saturday.…
Shanieka Ricketts, of Jamaica, competes the women's triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019.
World Championships

Jamaica’s Ricketts earns silver behind Rojas’ virtuoso performance

October 05, 2019
Jamaica’s Shanieka Ricketts earned a silver medal in the triple jump at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics in Doha, Qatar on Saturday. Ricketts put together, probably the best series…
Brittney Reese, of the United States, competes in the women's long jump qualification at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019.
World Championships

Chanice Porter knocks defending champion from long jump final

October 05, 2019
Veteran long jumper and defending World Champion, the United States’ Brittney Reese was eased out of the long jump final at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics in Saturday’s qualification…
Danielle Williams of Jamaica (left) competes in a women's 100 metre hurdles heat at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019.
World Championships

Danielle Williams leads four Jamaicans through to 100 hurdles semi-final

October 05, 2019
Jamaica’s intentions to improve their medal haul in individual events at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics continued on Saturday with four women through to the semi-finals of the 100-metre…
"I will not be tendering apology" to JADCO - Dr Emir Crowne
Jamaica Athletics

"I will not be tendering apology" to JADCO - Dr Emir Crowne

October 04, 2019
Noted sports attorney Dr. Emir Crowne will not be apologizing to the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) for comments he made about the commission in the days leading up to the…
Barshim thrills home crowd as record-breaker Muhammad takes gold
World Championships

Barshim thrills home crowd as record-breaker Muhammad takes gold

October 04, 2019
Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim sent a raucous home crowd into raptures with a stunning gold in the men's high jump at the World Athletics Championships. Empty stands often dogged the…
World champion Steven Gardiner did it for his country
World Championships

World champion Steven Gardiner did it for his country

October 04, 2019
Newly minted World 400m champion Steven Gardiner dedicated his gold medal to the people of his country that were recently devastated by Hurricane Irma.
Jamaica's Jonielle Smith, right, screams to encourage teammate Natasha Morrison during the women's 4x100 meter relay at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.
World Championships

Jamaican women fastest, T&T women help fly Caribbean 4x100 flag

October 04, 2019
Jamaica’s 4x100-metre relay team at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics in Doha, Qatar, are the quickest through to the final of the event after Friday’s heats.
Steven Gardiner, of Bahamas, reacts after winning the men's 400 metre finals at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.
World Championships

Steven Gardiner produces magical performance to bring Bahamas 400 gold

October 04, 2019
His heat and semi-final had suggested something special was in the making, a medal was likely, but the only one Steven Gardiner would be concerned about in the 400 metres…
Rushell Clayton of Jamaica the bronze medal winner celebrates after the women's 400 meter hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.
World Championships

Rushell Clayton mines brilliant bronze in world-record 400 hurdles

October 04, 2019
In a race where the winner broke her own world record, Jamaica’s Rushell Clayton ran faster than she ever has before to continue her country’s rich history in the 400-metre…
Danniel Thomas-Dodd, of Jamaica, celebrates after winning the silver medal in the woman's shot put final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019.
World Championships

Little country girl making her mark on the world – Thomas-Dodd thankful after Doha silver

October 04, 2019
A silver-medal winning throw already in the bag, Danniel Thomas-Dodd hit close to 20 metres with her penultimate throw in the shot put final at the IAAF World Championships of…
Shaunae Miller-Uibo, of Bahamas, silver winner, top, congratulates Salwa Eid Naser, of Bahrain.
World Championships

'To finish with a PR like that is huge'- Miller-Uibo not disappointed with silver medal run

October 03, 2019
Bahamian national record holder Shaunae Miller-Uibo insists she had very little reason to feel disappointed despite finishing second to Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser in the women’s 400m on Thursday. Miller-Uibo…

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