August 14, 2015
Star Sport


Bolt at his best cannot be beaten
“SINCE winning the men's title in the 4x100 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Jamaica has gone on to win.... read more
Who will win womens' 4x100m

THREE years ago, at the London Olympic Games, the United States women's 4x100 metres relay quartet posted a world record 40.82 seconds to win gold. The following year, at the World Championships in Moscow...

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Absence of British flag on World Champs kit annoys Rutherford

OLYMPIC long jump champion Greg Rutherford has criticised the absence of British flag on the team's World Championships kit.

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Traditional Prince again

TRADITIONAL PRINCE is too fit to be second-guessed in tomorrow's 1300-metre Seek Exercise Book feature for open allowance runners.

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Leicester fines Vardy over racist term

Leicester has fined striker Jamie Vardy after he was filmed using racist language towards a Japanese man in a casino.

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De Grasse relishing underdog role in Beijing

AS if the world of men's sprinting didn't have an extraordinary cast of characters already, along comes Canada's 20-year-old Andre De Grasse.

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USA mile relay unbeatable

JAMAICA is one of the few teams to have beaten powerhouse, the United States, in the women's 4x400 metres relay at a major championships.

This they did at the 2001 event in Edmonton, Canada.

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'Donkey Man' will need a team to win in Beijing

TWO years ago, Javon Francis ran one of the most amazing 400 metres anchor legs at the highest level in the final of the men's 4x400m in Moscow to give Jamaica a silver medal at the World Championships.

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Girls outlast Uganda

Jamaica's Sunshine Girls rebounded from Tuesday's loss to New Zealand, defeating Uganda (59-47) in their latest game at the Netball World Cup at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia.

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Caribbean teams rebound

Barbados outclassed Sri Lanka, 67-33, to register their first win of the tournament. Both nations entered the match without a win at the Netball World Cup.

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Veteran Brown Jr rolls back years

Veteran Ronald Brown Jr edged Andrew Yap by 10 points in an exciting showdown in standard division on way to clinching three titles at the recent Jamaica Cup Emancipation Pistol Championship.

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Hi-Pro fertilises Tennis Jamaica event

A total of $260,000 in prize money is at stake for this year's staging of the Hi-Pro All-Jamaica Senior Tennis Championships start next Monday at the refurbished Eric Bell Centre, Piccadilly Road.

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ATP fines Kyrgios for ‘insulting remark’ towards Wawrinka

The ATP fined Nick Kyrgios yesterday for his "insulting remark" towards French Open champion Stan Wawrinka during a match at the Rogers Cup.

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Klishina hoping to mend broken senior fence

In January 2009, 18-year-old Darya Klishina, the reigning world youth long jump champion, was at the CSKA Indoor Arena in Moscow, absorbingevery word being spoken by long jump world record-holder...

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Razor Ruddock turns back the clock in title bid

Donovan 'Razor' Ruddock, once regarded as one of the best heavyweight boxers in the world, created waves in boxing circles earlier this year, when he returned to the ring after a 13-year break, at age 51.

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Boyz donate $250K to charity

JAMAICA'S national men's senior football team handed over a total of $250,000 to three charity organisations yesterday afternoon at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) offices in New Kingston.

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Jamaican trio have good shot at WI youth spot

MANAGER of the Jamaica Under-19s, Junior Deans, believes fast bowling all-rounder Odean Smith, off-spinner Michael Frew, and batsman Shahid Crooks...

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